Toronto Craft Alert

Image courtesy of Chuckman’s Other Collection (Toronto Postcards) Volume 5

Having pen pals and being one was such a huge part of my life as a teenager who made zines– a practice that was, in the [...]

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We’ve been working with our fantastic editorial intern Stevie to generate more content and new ideas for columns and editorial features, and we would like to bring on a bunch of new voices to share ideas, entertain, and inspire TCA readers.  We will even compensate you for your contribution!

Interested? Pitch your ideas for any of the features below to Stevie at stevie.howl@gmail.com.  Writing experience is not necessary, but do let us know if you have any and send a sample or two if available.

Crafts in the ’Hood
This is a where you [...]

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We’re really excited at Toronto Craft Alert about this new feature — CRAFT FICTION. We’ll be bringing you short stories and serialized pieces of creative writing that weave in crafty themes. Feel free to let us know what you think about this new feature, and get in touch if you have your own original work to contribute.

“Stitch and Bitch” by Toronto writer Mary B. Valencia is the inaugural work in our new series. This was written in the Haibun style, which interjects haiki poems into the narrative. Mary’s multi-layered technique combined [...]

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