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Gillian Crawford's grandpa was once caught on the back on a moving steam engine in the middle of a Manitoba winter. Read all about it in our spring issue! Thanks to Jill for sending these great pics!
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We are THRILLED to announce that SEVEN PF pieces will be in the 2027 Best Canadian Anthologies!
A big ol' congrats to:
Essays (Creative Non-Fiction):
Julie Salverson, “Rearranged by Water” (Prairie Fire 46.1)
Cora Siré, “¡Hola, Texas!” (Prairie Fire 46.3)
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Poetry:
Noah Cain, “The Work of His Hands” (Prairie Fire 46.2)
Susan Gillis, “A Visit” (Prairie Fire 46.3)
Danielle Hubbard, “Why I fear the colour orange” (Prairie Fire 45.4)
Anna Navarro, “A lover dies on a Monday in August” (Prairie Fire 46.2)
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Fiction:
Chris Pickrell, “Reading Raymond Carver’s ‘A Small, Good Thing’ ...” (Prairie Fire 46.3)
All of these issue can be found at the PF website. 😀
New book review! Check out Night Birds by Margaret Sweatman! Review by Janet S. Pollock.
www.prairiefire.ca/night-birds-by-margaret-sweatman/
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Lost & Found Issue Update!
We have now contacted everyone whose work we can take for the issue. Thank you to everyone who submitted!
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Our spring issue is on sale NOW on the PF website and in bookstores around the country!
Also, new Canadian subscribers! Get 5 issues for the price of 4 with offer code KITCHENPARTY at checkout!
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From now until June 30, 2026, new Canadian subscribers get 5 issues for the price of 4 with coupon code KITCHENPARTY at checkout!
Congrats to Chris Pickrell for receiving Honourable Mention for his piece "Reading Raymond Carver’s “A Small, Good Thing” ..." at this year's National Magazine Awards!
This story can be found in our fall 2025 issue: www.prairiefire.ca/shop/fall-20...
