Announcing a new writing contest!

November 2024

NQ and WritersNL are teaming up to present NL’s first creative non-fiction writing contest – essay, memoir, biography, travelogue, long-form journalism, or an excerpt from a longer piece are all up for submission. Open to anyone over 18 – but the content must have some relevance and connection to NL. 2500 words, submitted by February 10, 2025, to info@writersnl.ca
Good luck writers! We look forward to seeing your work.

The Sentinels – Part 2

By Lisa McLean Inside my cousin Jim’s fishing store, special dates are recorded in permanent marker on white walls. The time his daughter won a prestigious scholarship, and the birth…

Q & A

What does July 1st mean to you?

BY Joan Sullivan

What does July 1st mean to you? “Up front, I should say that I am a pacifist and that has always coloured the way I’ve marked July 1st. Nationalism is strongly…

Q & A Canada 150

The View From the Bottom

BY Gary Newhook

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, “Let’s fill in all the potholes,” nobody speaks up for us. Nobody talks about our role in the provincial economy.