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NorthWord launches Issue #20 amid 10-Year Anniversary Celebration

(Fort McMurray, AB - April 28, 2019) Friends of NorthWord gathered at the Event Station Centre on April 26, 2019 to celebrate our 10-Year...

NorthWord all set for 10th Anniversary “Celebration” this Friday

(Fort McMurray, AB, April 22, 2019) It’s a big day for the Northern Canada Collective Society for Writers (NCCSW), publishers of NorthWor...

It's All About “Say What You Mean”

(Fort McMurray, AB, October 8, 2018) Jane Jacques, Managing Editor, NorthWord, said it best. “It was cold. It was snowy. It was Thanksgiv...

NorthWord launches “Whispers” filled Issue 18 with an invite to “Say What You Mean”

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...

New Board, New Future

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 o...

Launch of Issue #17: Dystopia

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

Annual General Meeting

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 ...

Climbing the Mountain with NorthWord’s Issue #15

Aspiration, inspiration, and perseverance are prominent leitmotifs in NorthWord’s latest Climbing the Mountain – Issue #15. Although comp...

NorthWord wraps up busy fall - #GameOn issue launched and more

Community and collaboration have been a focus of NorthWord amid a busy fall season. The #GameOn Issue #13 was launched during Alberta Cul...

NorthWord to Launch #GameOn Issue During Alberta Culture Days

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...

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