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Celebrating International Women’s Day and Other News for March at PQL

Today is International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to commemorating the achievements of women worldwide, raising awareness about gender bias, and promoting gender equality. As part of our celebration here at PQL, we would like to take a few moments … Continue reading

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PQL Author of the Month: Leon Rooke

On the heels of the success of our inaugural Author of the Month post featuring Margaret Avison, we’re turning our attention to other worthy backlist authors in our catalogue. For the month of May, which happens to be Short Story … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Heartwarming Reads to Bring You In from the Cold

The Danish concept of hygge, which refers to the state of being comfortable or cozy and basking in life’s simple pleasures, has never been more popular. From home décor to cooking to photography and design, comfy is the new cool. … Continue reading

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From the Vault: Unconventional Love

Love it or hate it, you can’t escape the Valentine’s Day blitz going on right now. Jewellery commercials bombard the airwaves, sappy love songs play on the radio, and walking into Wal-Mart is the visual equivalent of listening to the … Continue reading

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News for February

You know what I like about February? It’s not afraid to be what it is: short. It doesn’t need to apologize that it’s not as long as all the other months. It’s all for spontaneity—every few years it decides to … Continue reading

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News for September

If there is ever what might be called “down time” at PQL, we might have to call it August. Some well-deserved vacation had us enjoying the end of summer. But that’s not to say we’ve been slacking off! R. Murray … Continue reading

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The Porcupine's Quill would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. The financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) is also gratefully acknowledged.