Author Archives: michael

2023 prize-winning Fiction and Poetry

To download a PDF of the 2023 winning stories and/or poetry suites, please find the author and their work – click the link to download. All works are copyrighted © 2023 The Excelsis Group supports copyright: Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. You may request written permission from […]

Farrow • Callaghan • White ~ December 9, 2023

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 ~ Our special Exile/Christmas literary evening, at the Hothouse Restaurant (Front & Church, Toronto). The evening is RSVP seating. $99 per person: A three-course fine-dining experience with engaging writers, lively conversations, memorable readings, and musical performances for you to enjoy! And each guest will receive a Christmas gift from Exile: the […]

EXILE Quarterly – 50 years!

Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00 to 5:00 A very special celebration and fundraising event to celebrate EXILE Quarterly and 50 YEARS of exceptional publishing! Reservations (or enquires) email: admin@exilequarterly.comor call 519 334 3634 (1:00 to 7:00 EST) Your $125 admission is a very important contribution toward all we do in support of Canadian literary and visual arts • […]

An Eclectic and Engaging Small Press Like No Other!

In 2023 we presented the following books as part of our “Pandemic Recovery” initiative – a special project supported by the Government of Canada • Canadian Heritage, so that readers would discover great Canadian books and authors! For February/March of 2024, this Special Offer page has been renewed for our new subscribers to EXILE Quarterly […]

George Elliott Clarke launches J’Accuse…! (Poem Versus Silence)

Friday, April 1, 2022 Toronto launch of J’Accuse…!at the Tranzac Club (Main Hall), 292 Brunswick Avenue, just south of Bloor, 4 blocks east of Bathurst Street 2 Drink Tickets for first 50 attendees (wine, beer, softdrinks)Complementary sandwich-wrapsDoors open at 6:00Author on stage at 7:00Live piano, guitar, and vocals till 9:00What is it like to be […]

Launching a savoury collection that serves up all-new speculative storytelling…

Food of My People: Exile Book of… Anthology Series, Number Nineteen. +++ Six authors reading from their stories: Geoffrey W. Cole, Sally McBride, Gord Grisenthwaite, Chris Kuriata, Lynn Hutchinson Lee, and Sang Kim. 3:30–5:30, Sunday, December 12The Supermarket Restaurant268 Augusta Avenue(Kensington Market, south of College St.)Readings start at 4:15.  Tasty food & satisfying drinks from the […]

Carter V. Cooper (CVC) 10 Short Fiction Competition long list announced

The long list for Year 10  Emerging writers    The Land of the Lizard-People – Rod Carley Tony Nappo Ruined My Life – Layne Coleman A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman – John Hart Hail to the Roaches! – Jacob Gilligan The Teazer – James Barry MacSwain Ms. P’s 5Ds – Heather […]