ArticlesDavid Jón Fuller
David Jón Fuller is a Winnipeg writer and editor. His debut novel, Venue 13, is forthcoming from Ravenstone (Turnstone Press) in 2026.
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Non-FictionWriting is ‘ritual and resistance’ as poet shares family’s daily struggle in Gaza
For hundreds of thousands in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas has been a continuation of the Israeli government’s doctrine of settler-colonialism. Recent UN estimates show more than 684,000 Palestinians have been displaced, and 93 per cent of households face water insecurity. -
FictionLinked short stories reflect intimacies and challenges of living on compact, rural island
They say no man is an island, but that doesn’t mean no man can create one, as Bill Gaston does – complete with an entire population of characters – in Tunnel Island, his latest collection of short stories. -
Non-FictionThe superhero moment is seen through a critical lens in new anthology
Superheroes are having an extended “moment” with big-budget screen adaptations since the explosive growth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) starting in 2008. Not all are critical or commercial successes. But as the editors of a new academic anthology show, at least one superhero’s exploits provide plenty of food for thought. -
Non-FictionEssays reflect on ‘uncanny’ ghost photographs from early 1900s
Do you believe in ghosts? In Winnipeg a century ago, that was no idle question, but rather the subject of dedicated scientific study. -
FictionCli-fi mystery questions our digital dependence, and survival amid decay
As humanity faces climate change, we’ll certainly need the resources of the information age to survive it. But what if those resources weren’t available? What if electronic records were as fragmented and incomprehensible to future generations as hieroglyphics? -
FeaturesWriting across multiple genres no small task – but managing schedules and headspace helps
Winnipeg-based David A. Robertson is a busy guy these days. For starters, he has three new books coming out this fall. There’s The Barren Grounds, Book 1 of The Misewa Saga series, a middle grade fantasy novel; Breakdown, the first graphic novel in his The Reckoner Rises series; and his memoir Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory. -
FeaturesMagpie a metaphor for NeWest’s publishing ethos of collecting genres
Sometimes, a publisher needs a bird’s-eye view. For Edmonton’s NeWest Press, there’s a specific one that fits. -
FeaturesThree-year-old Regina press aims to increase their genres, publish more books in a year
There’s something about the wide-open prairies that fosters creativity. For Debra Bell, publisher and managing editor of Radiant Press, it makes Regina an apt place to publish great books. -
Young Adult/Children‘What could be more exciting than an assassin riding a dragon?’ Slade asks in new fantasy tale
As young readers will find in Saskatoon-based Arthur Slade’s new middle-grade fantasy, you can’t keep a good assassin down. Slade grew up reading Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern books, and counts them as an inspiration for one of the central parts of Dragon Assassin, the first in a trilogy. -
FeaturesUniversity of Manitoba Press has expanded, especially with Indigenous authors and subjects
Something old, something new, and a good mix of both – that could describe the rich and varied output of Winnipeg’s University of Manitoba Press. Founded in 1967, UMP was the first university press to be established in Western Canada. They publish a diverse array of Canadiana, with titles exploring ethnic history and identity of Indigenous cultures such as Inuit, Anishinaabe, Cree, and Métis, as well as immigrant cultures such as Italian, Japanese, Ukrainian, and Icelandic.
