On the Shore & Refugees
Once again, to the shore
pebbles and plastic wrappers
in-drawing, withdrawing breath of wind,
that slow moaning of foghorns:
our common humanity washed up,
yet again.
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The Writing Prompt
“I never told anybody this, but…” These were the last words I remember writing at the Third Street Writers’ workshop. It was midmorning in February, two days before Valentine’s day.
Enter the Dreamers Flash Contest – Due Sept. 30
Submit a fiction or nonfiction story of between 300 and 1000 words for your chance to win! The winner will receive $150 CAD and a copy of the Dreamers magazine.
Dreamers Magazine Issue 20 Now Available
We’re pleased to announce the release of Issue 20 of the Dreamers Magazine, featuring our Place & Home winners. Get your copy now!
2025 Micro Nonfiction Story Writing Contest Results
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Dreamers Micro Nonfiction Story Writing Contest, for nonfiction stories between 100-300 words.
CRISPR History, CRISPR Future
CRISPR technology lets us edit genes—targeting DNA at precise locations to replace harmful genes or limit their expression.
Brotherly Love
Hiding in the closet, as far back as possible, I wrap myself up in my grandmother’s beaver fur coat. The warmth envelops me, swaddling, calming me.
Twenty-One
You would be twenty-one now, the age I was when I made the choice. I wonder what life would have been, a mirror universe where a different me made you possible. Not regret, but second guessing.
2025 Place and Home Contest Results
Congratulations to the winners of the Dreamers 2025 Place and Home Contest, based on the theme of migration, place & home.