Getting Caught up to Speed
The Garden City is blooming and flourishing this spring, and we can’t wait to be able to share what we’ve been cooking up now that we have safely escaped the winter blues!
Quickly, before we dive right into what we’ve been working on, we just want to let you know that, yes, our submissions are still open! We’re looking for pieces that reflect the red twig dogwood; A plant that grows through winter, showing that even in the harshest of times, it can still beat the odds. We want pieces that reflect perseverance and strength! We kindly ask that all submissions stick to our theme for this issue. Any pieces centering around nature and the environment are encouraged. Our full-length submissions are open as well!
Moving right along, as you might have seen from our socials, we’ve been busy-bees here at Phylum. The biggest news, we hired two new staff members! In fact, a round of applause for Blythe as she tips her toes in the water of newsletter writing. I don’t know why I’m speaking in the third-person—Hello, Blythe here. Marketing Coordinator reporting for duty! A little bit about me is that I’m a writer and an editor on the side, and I have a cat named Guillotine who you may see stepping onto my keyboard from time to time. Additionally–and I know I’m already dropping a lot of information on you, stay with me–we hired the lovely Renée as our Publishing Assistant! Renée is also ecstatic to be a part of the team, and says: “My name is Renée Colucci (she/her), and I am the new publishing assistant at Phylum Press. My role includes tasks such as grant applications, various administrative duties, and event outreach for upcoming publications. I am a recent graduate from the English Language and Literature program at Brock University where I enjoyed my time as both a student and research assistant. I am an avid reader who enjoys approaching literature both as a hobby and from a research perspective. I believe that literature has the power and the duty to stimulate, challenge, and educate today’s readers, and I look forward to engaging with literature of this nature through my work with Phylum Press.”
Also, we had another one of our fantastic workshops with Anjalee on May 17th. Couldn’t attend? We’ll get you next time!
Lastly, we at Phylum are looking for ARC readers! If you’re interested in reading Phylum’s publications and posting reviews, please email eic@phylumpress.ca with: a short introduction, link to your socials/where you’ll be posting the review, what kind of work you’d be interested in reviewing.
That’s all from us for this week! We hope to see all your gorgeous submissions in our inbox soon!