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My Mother’s Eyes

I pick up this morning’s newspaper and read another article about displaced Ukrainians, whose lives have been upended by a war instigated by Russia.

The Vanishing Sky

The bus stopped in the middle of nowhere. The doors wheezed open, spilling cold air inside. Vani gripped Vinita’s shawl tighter. She had been warm, curled against her mother’s side, but now the wind nipped at her nose.

Fragility and Resilience

The Dutch Orphan is a novel by Ellen Keith about Jewish children who are threatened by deportation from The Netherlands and who are separated from their parents and placed in temporary and precarious housing within Dutch orphanages.

Book Review: Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting

At the start of the year, I found myself traveling to Portugal for a funeral instead of a children’s writing conference in NYC. I needed a book that wasn’t too heavy, both literally and figuratively, as I would only have a carry-on, and I was already emotional.

Smarkles

My niece was a glitter girl, perpetually covered in multi-coloured gems from glue guns and magic markers.

Challenge yourself! Here are five literary magazines in Canada that accept flash fiction. Two of them run annual flash fiction/postcard story contests!

Results of the 2024 Dreamers Flash Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Dreamers Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest. There were so many incredible stories this year!

Dreamers Magazine Issue 19 Now Available

We’re pleased to announce the release of Issue 19 of the Dreamers Magazine, featuring our Flash Contest winners. Get your copy now!