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What if you are a young artist or photographer looking for a Canadian publication to which you can submit material? What if you are a teacher of the illustrative arts or of creative writing and want to provide your students with examples of their peers' writing? What if you are looking to try your chance at entering your work in a writing contest?

Canada's Fiction Magazine for Teens offers a much-needed venue for the creative work of writers and artists under the age of Published four times a year rising costs have forced a change from a bimonthly publication to a quarterly , the page magazine provides publishing opportunities, as well as book reviews by young adults of young adult fiction, interviews with authors who write for teen readers, art and photo galleries, profiles of its young contributors, and a listing of workshops for writers, educators, and students.

The covers of the four magazines which I received for review were all eye-catching, whether they were original art works, photos, or graphic productions. The magazine uses non-glossy paper, which does diminish some of the intensity from the colour reproduction, but this is a small point, and is necessary in order to keep costs down. Some of the artwork seems a bit derivative of current animation styles, but one has to remember that the artists are teens, and their subjects reflect their interests.

And yet, it was this same power that led to our streets being closed, our families isolated, and friends quarantined. The power we so heavily relied on—the power of touch, of being held, of being loved—was the catalyst for the virus that plagued our cities and shut down our community centers and schools.

And it was this same power that brought us to those same streets, cities, and community centers, during this time of isolation, to continue the fight against police brutality, and to find justice for murdered Black and Indigenous peoples. The journal is a platform for contributors to explore the realities and systems that have shaped them—to make meaning, in a time where meaning is fraught. Also, it is past time for us to listen to those who are able to capture the ever-expanding universe that is race, gender, class, sexuality and ability during the time when we have never been further apart.

While it is produced by adults the content is almost completely created by teens under the age of nineteen. The magazine includes an assortment of fiction, poetry, editorials, book reviews, interviews, art and photography. One of the adult written columns includes the Editor's tip recommendations to help young writers improve their skills. A few word games and contests help lighten the load. The magazine's goal is to provide a venue for young writers and artists to experience the world of publishing first hand.

Their secondary goal is to provide a platform for educators to encourage the same young people to read and create alongside their peers. One of the good things about this magazine is that it promises not to be chalked full of advertising and "fashion or dating tips". The website has a number of different content areas available.

Readers can get a taste for current and previous issues as well as look at some of the overflow that never made it into the magazine because of space constraints.

The "Educators" area has writing related tutorials, tips, and lessons plans in. The lesson plans include writing starters, character sketch template, hero's journey template, poetry, projects, dialog and writing as therapy.

Most are about one page in length and are easy to read and understand. Another section called Write Angles has a series of articles for the young aspiring writer who has been published in the magazine.