(Fort McMurray, AB - April 28, 2019) Friends of NorthWord gathered at the Event Station Centre on April 26, 2019 to celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary. We launched our 20th issue, which was aptly themed Celebration. Edited by the Board: Dawn Booth, President, Kiran Mali...

(Fort McMurray, AB, April 22, 2019) It’s a big day for the Northern Canada Collective Society for Writers (NCCSW), publishers of NorthWord – A Literary Journal of Canada’s North. The group is celebrating 10 years in the community this Friday, April 26, 2019 marking the...

(Fort McMurray, AB, October 8, 2018) Jane Jacques, Managing Editor, NorthWord, said it best. “It was cold. It was snowy. It was Thanksgiving weekend! Had we made a huge mistake in scheduling the launch of Issue 19 of NorthWord?”

“But as always, the friends of NorthWord...

Lovers of poetry and prose gathered at Keyano Art Gallery on March 24, 2018 to celebrate the launch of NorthWord’s Issue 18. Guest edited by Kitty Cochrane, local writer and teacher, and featuring a stunning cover of the Boreal sky by Carol Breen, local visual artist,...

We are very pleased to welcome new members to our board. At our 2017 AGM, Dawn Booth was elected as our new President, Theresa Wells as our new Recording Secretary, and Jenny Berube as our new Treasurer.  Jane Jacques is continuing as our Managing Editor, and Kiran Mal...

We are very happy to announce that the seventeenth issue of NorthWord: A Literary Journal of Canada's North, is being released.

Please join us at Points North Gallery (10015 Centennial Dr) from 5 to 7 pm on Friday, September 22, when we will reveal the long-awaited maga...

We have an exciting day coming up on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

A few years ago, we began planning the creation of Issue #13, our #GameOn edition. Our guest editor, Will Gibson, selected work that revolved around the theme of the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games, which w...

Aspiration, inspiration, and perseverance are prominent leitmotifs in NorthWord’s latest Climbing the Mountain – Issue #15. Although compiled before the evacuation, these themes resonate well with the community more so today. Everyone can explore the summit with readin...

A few games with a few names – you are invited to the official launch of NorthWord magazine’s #GameOn issue on Sunday, September 27, 2015. The event will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days, a province-wide annual ce...