We're working to digitize the literary magazines that contributed to the emergence of Canadian modernism in its various forms. Take a moment to explore and learn more here:
Published in Saint John, New Brunswick, Neith featured the first Black-Canadian editor of a Canadian "little magazine": Abraham Beverley Walker.
See moreWhile short-lived, this mostly French-language magazine sparked controversy because of its editors' cosmopolitan and formalist ideas.
See moreFounded in Montreal by a coterie of friends and acquaintances, Preview published many of Canada's most famous modernist poets.
See moreFrequently remembered for its polemical essays and editorials, First Statement also attracted many notable Canadian modernist poets and critics.
See moreBrowse, sort, and search a complete list of the people who contributed to the magazines in our project's digital repository.
Browse ContributorsBrowse, sort, and search a complete list of the editorials, manifestos, poems, short stories, essays, and other texts we've digitized.
Browse TextsNote: Every effort was made to contact the copyright holders for the materials digitized as part of this project (in cases where the material is still protected under Canadian law). If you live outside of Canada, please check the copyright laws of your own country before downloading any of these magazines. If you believe you are the rights holder for any material on this website for which you have not given permission, please contact us.