Welcome to QT! Queer Toronto Literary Magazine is a non-profit dedicated to elevating and celebrating queer voices in Canada.
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Enter the Dream State! At our upcoming launch party for digital issue no.16, “Dream State.”
Friday November 22nd at 7pm est at Black Sheep located at 165 E Liberty St 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON M6K 3K4
Issue no. 14 Dyke is now out!
This issue is for the Dykes. We asked artists to consider the history and meaning of the word and how they fit into that history. What we got back was a wide range of differing perspectives on Dyke. We saw quickly that the word does not mean the same thing to anyone. Everyone’s relationship with their Dyke-ness is different. It is individual. But, it is also communal.
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Call for Submissions
What’s more punk than a dyke?
“Punk and queer are a match made in the gutter. Punk rock embraces this abject status. It celebrates it and rejects the society that rejects it. It is all about bad behavior, anarchy, anti-sociality and noise. It is about claiming a freedom from dulling and hypocritical normative pressures. In other words, punk is queer.” –Jayna Brown and Tavia Nyong'o in Queer As Punk: A Guide To LGBTQIA+ Punk
As some of the most powerful people in the world try to turn queer and trans people, women, and people of colour into political playthings, punks fight back, make art, and build community in protest and resistance – an indignant declaration of endurance.
For QT’s second annual Dyke issue, we are soliciting creative work and visual media that considers the complexity of being a dyke, and connections to punk scenes, art, aesthetics, politics, and organizing. We want to know: why are dykes so fucking punk?
What kind of noise do you need to make right now? What are you breaking apart and building anew? Show us what liberation looks like to you.
A history of defiance has established dykes as the backbone of queer communities, and in a world gone to shit politically, who couldn’t use a little anarchy?
Submissions can be emailed to submissions@qtmag.ca until 11:59 PM on February 28th, 2025 with the subject line “Dyke - QT Submission - Your Name.” Read our submission guidelines here: https://qtmag.ca/submission-guidelines.
In order to be published in the digital zine, pitches for performance, interactive, or immersive art pieces (max 500 words) must be accompanied by a written or visual component, such as an artist’s statement, photo or poem (500 words max).
What if my work doesn’t match the Issue theme?
We are also accepting works to be featured in the Gallery that do not fit the criteria for specific issues. Submissions for the Gallery are accepted on a rolling basis. In other words, submit, submit, submit!
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