“There's also something about a body in space. When language fails, that's the tool that I use to speak.” – Vanessa Godden Read Camila Salcedo’s interview with Vanessa Godden in our latest issue:

“there   are   beach   roses   on   the   way  to  landwash, which call  to   mind   a  tradition  we   share.” – Daze Jefferies, “cordage” Read the full poem in our latest issue:

“The kitchen felt full of spirits. He wanted to open a window.” – Phoebe Wang, “Double Storey” Read the full piece in our latest issue:

“The mall is a microcosm of the world writ large.” – Andrew Sampson, “The Mall's Shadow: A Review of Kate Black's Big Mall” “The Mall's Shadow: A Review of Kate Black's Big Mall” by Andrew Sampson is published in The Ex-Puritan’s latest issue:

“Art-making is an absurd form of labour. We’re also doing it in a structure that is hierarchical and capitalist and works within those timelines and scarcity of resources.” – Eve Tagny Read Tamara Jones’ interview with Eve Tagny in our latest issue:

“My grandparents taught me that ghosts are a fact of everyday life. You live with them like you live with the rain.” – Kawai Shen, “Chasing Ghosts” Read the full piece in our latest issue:

"The mechanisms of inheritance, often measured through scientific knowledge and quantitative methods, are reimagined through poetic lines that curve/swirl/intersect/overlap, thereby forming the architecture of cells.” – Andrei Fuentebella

“Bullet-train aeronaut, microwave screech.” – Y.S. Lee, “To the red-winged blackbird who dive-bombs me at 6 a.m.” Read the full poem in our latest issue:

“Remember Algebra? How they said we would use it in the real world?” – Mara Aguilar Egan, “no tiger” Read the full piece in our latest issue:

“Their work was not simply about inclusion in a canon but about reimagining and transforming the textual and political landscape and the literary world in radical ways.” – Ronald Cummings

We are delighted to announce Ryanne Kap as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Ex-Puritan! Ryanne (@ryannekap) first joined The Ex-Puritan back in 2018 as a proofreader, and has recently been on the masthead as our Managing Editor. We are excited to continue working with them!

We are thrilled to announce the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence Poetry Runner-Up: “Ballad of an Indonesian Jackal” by Juliana Putri Tan! Please join us in congratulating Juliana, and make sure to read her work in our latest issue:

We are thrilled to announce the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence Fiction Runner-Up: “Mom Camp” by Véronique Darwin! Please join us in congratulating Véronique, and make sure to read the piece in our double issue:

We are thrilled to announce the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence Poetry Winner: “hybridity as a phantom body” by Jordan Redekop-Jones! Please join us in congratulating Jordan, and make sure to read the prize-winning piece in our double issue:

We are thrilled to announce the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence Fiction Winner: “Paradise Lost” by Ash Kaul! Please join us in congratulating Ash, and make sure to read the prize-winning piece in our double issue:

The Ex-Puritan is hiring a Managing Editor! We are looking for a passionate individual to join our team, starting in March 2025. Email your application to expuritaneditors@gmail.com by Friday, January 31st. Further information can be found on our website:

We’re excited to release our Summer and Fall 2024 double issue! Thank you to all the contributors, readers, staff, and masthead for their work creating this issue, and to Liz Howard and Canisia Lubrin for judging the prize. Follow the link in our bio to read the double issue.

We're thrilled to share the poetry shortlist for the 2024 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence! These pieces were chosen by this year’s poetry judge, Liz Howard (@ParabolicOcelot). Congratulations to the short listed writers!

We're thrilled to share the fiction shortlist for the 2024 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence! These pieces were chosen by this year’s fiction judge, Canisia Lubrin. Congratulations to the short listed writers!

The Ex-Puritan is hiring a Publicity Manager! We're looking for a dedicated individual to manage our publicity, starting in February. Email your application to editors@ex-puritan.ca by Monday, January 20th. Further information can be found on our website: