The Antigonish Review

Until now, we believed this went without saying. Since it does not, let us declare our official position: PERSONAL PRONOUNS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO "EDITORIAL DISCUSSION"

@AnaliciaSotelo Thanks for the mention, @leonrxs - we second the idea! Please tell your students we accept all kinds of writing, from the somber to the silly, and we LOVE being a venue for new writers. Wish them luck for us!

Ahem I would like to make an announcement: my dear students, many of whom don’t have university or grad program connections, would like to start sending their work out. What are y’alls favorite places that are looking for new voices? Halp! -A

SHE WON!!! Way to go, @emcrompton!!

Congratulations to our assistant poetry editor @emcrompton, whose poem "You, Icarus" has been shortlisted for @OfficialQWF's Literary Prize for Young Writers! "You, Icarus" appeared in TAR #191 (don't worry - she didn't work here then).

Congratulations to everyone on @cbcbooks' longlist, especially Kim Trainor, Susan Alexander, and Bertrand Bickersteth, all of whom published poems in The Antigonish Review this year. Best of luck, and keep up the good work!

A hearty, heartfelt congratulations to our winners, and to all who entered our contests this year. You can read the winning entries in the forthcoming TAR #195. Same time next year?

The winners of the 2018 Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest, judged by Poetry Editor Patrick O'Reilly are: 1st place: Ora, by Kim Trainor 2nd place: String Theory, Slowly, by Simon Peter Eggertsen 3rd place: Becky Boychuck, by Alice Douglas

The winners of the 2018 Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize, judged by Managing Editor Gerald Trites and Fiction Editor Veronica Ross are: 1st place: Home, by K.R. Byggdin 2nd place: The Last Tantrum of Truth, by Krista Jane May 3rd place: Under Ashes, by Christine Miscione

And now, on with the show...

We thank Gerald Trites, and welcome new Managing Editor, Thomas Hodd. As we move forward, we will do our best to honour Jerry's spirit of encouragement, enthusiasm, and exploration, while holding TAR to the high literary standard he has been so instrumental in setting.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2018 SHELDON CURRIE FICTION PRIZE AND THE GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST!

Stay tuned, we have some big announcements coming up - including the winners of the Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest and the Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize!

@anstrutherpress continues their string of hits with @emilyasbjorn's new chapbook, BIOMETRICAL. Emily's poem "Bullets" can be found here (bit.ly/2wMPuTQ), and in The Antigonish #193

We're grateful for your wonderful poem! Thanks @thisisannick!

Mark your calendars: @JennaLynAlbert's debut collection, Bec and Call, launches in Saint John one month from today! Jenna's poems "Ste. Anne's Point" and "Riverhill Drive" appeared in Antigonish #191.

You can read Amy's poem "Are you paying attention?" in Antigonish #192

Looking for something to read while you wait for the next issue of the Antigonish Review? @amylia_leblanc's chapbook Ladybird, Ladybird is available now on @anstrutherpress! bit.ly/2MIfXeR