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Geist 89 on Newsstands Now!
This issue features winners of the 9th Annual Geist Postcard Contest, a seance conducted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and more. Get a copy today! more »
Jul 24, 2013
Sandcastles
Three young boys enjoy a carefree day at the beach. more »
Aug 21, 2013 by Jesus Hardwell in Prose
Geist 58, Fall 2005
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Aug 29, 2013 in SUBSCRIBE
Magpie Memoir
Jim Christy muses on 121 items accumulated over 40 years of travel. more »
Aug 21, 2013 in Reviews
Geist 57, Summer 2005
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Aug 22, 2013 in SUBSCRIBE
According to W.J. Maclean, sworn
An account of an Aboriginal, imprisoned over an issue of tea. more »
Geist 56, Spring 2005
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Aug 15, 2013 in SUBSCRIBE
Grandpa's Fries
A childhood memory of crispy golden fries made during a thunderstorm. more »
Aug 21, 2013 by Sarah Selecky in Prose (2 Comments)
Not Reading
What we do when we absorb words from a screen— and we haven’t yet evolved a verb for it—is not reading. more »
Aug 7, 2013 by Stephen Henighan in Columns (3 Comments)
Geist 53, Summer 2004
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Aug 8, 2013 in SUBSCRIBE
The Geist Sentence Invitational
In celebration of Geist's 90th issue, you are invited to submit a five word sentence that describes Geist. more »
Jul 31, 2013 (18 Comments)
Neighbourhood of Letters
There are imaginary cities for scientists, vampires, lechers and even bad students—but what about writers? more »
Aug 14, 2013 by Alberto Manguel in Columns
My Prizes: A Memoir
An account of the circumstances surrounding seven literary honours bestowed on a writer. more »
Aug 14, 2013 by Devon Code in Dispatches
The Ghost of James Cawdor
A seance to contact a dead miner at Port Arthur, Ontario, in 1923—conducted by Conan Doyle himself. more »
Jul 31, 2013 by Bill MacDonald in Essays
Caught Mapping
Strange Cartographies
Throwback Thursday
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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GEIST NEWS
CBC Prize Nominees
Congrats to Geist contributors Terri Favro and Matthew Hooton on their nominations for a 2013 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize!
Jul 10, 2013 1:18:00 PM
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GEIST NEWS
Michelle van der Merwe elected
Congrats to Michelle van der Merwe! The Geist Editorial Board member has been elected Director of Communications at the EAC.
Jul 10, 2013 10:51:25 AM | 1 comment(s)
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GEIST NEWS
Karen Connelly Wins Award
Geist contributor Karen Connelly has won a National Magazine Award. Congratulations!
Jul 3, 2013 11:31:00 AM
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GEIST NEWS
Book Award Winners
Geist contributors Jonathan Ball and Marcello Di Cintio have respectively won a Manitoba Book Award and two Alberta Literary Awards. Congrats to both!
Jun 5, 2013 12:20:00 PM
Postcard Contest Winners
Blogs
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Kris Rothstein's Blog
Ping Pong
Stories from competitive seniors table tennis
May 5, 2013 5:49:00 PM
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Patty Osborne's Blog
Maladjusted: is it them or is it us?
Headline Theatre's new play, Maladjusted, is an intriguing, thought-provoking and interactive event that takes us deep into the mental health system.
Mar 15, 2013 1:50:00 PM | 1 comment(s)
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Kris Rothstein's Blog
PuSh 2013: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Rollicking Scottish play about folk ballads
Jan 31, 2013 1:40:00 PM
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Kris Rothstein's Blog
PuSh 2013: Reich & Rite
Vicky Chow plays Steve Reich and Igor Stravinsky
Jan 29, 2013 5:21:00 PM
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Kris Rothstein's Blog
PuSh 2013: Winnipeg Babysitter
Daniel Barrow's film of clips from Winnipeg public access TV programs of the 1980s and '90s is sublime.
Jan 27, 2013 7:52:00 PM
