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LITERATURE

Banff Centre Under Scrutiny for Ties to Controversial Donor

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Amal Alhomsi

Article

The Petty Larceneers + Kasey Suchowersky

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Amal Alhomsi

These interviews dive into the heart of 2025’s AMPfest: mosh pits, misconceptions, and what it means to build a scene in a town not built for you.

Interview

Grief & Pasta: The Art of Courtney Caroline

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Amal Alhomsi

Watch Me Rot by Courtney Caroline is a deeply personal series exploring grief through food. After the loss of her partner, Courtney turned to painting to process the slow, quiet ache of mourning.

Interview

LOTR & Dune Philosophy

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Seth Enriquez

Born in Los Angeles. Married to Brit. Dad to Eve, Augie, Mae, and Josephine. Seth is the Pastor at St. George in The Pines

Essay

The Rhetoric of Empire

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Amal Alhomsi

Amal is a Syrian-Canadian writer, artist, and environmental educator. His short stories and art are featured in magazines and galleries across North America. He also holds the position of editor-in-chief at Oesa Magazine and resides in Banff, Alberta.

Essay

Mustard

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Peter Katsnelson

Peter Katsnelson is a 15 year old author and spoken-word poet based in Calgary, Alberta. He has been creating since he was nine years old, and got his first stories published in E-Zines that same year. He is passionate about exploring all emotions and genres in his writing, and never really sticks to just one style or theme. He's a sucker for a fresh strawberry banana smoothie and a good guitar solo.

Prose

Amything May Take the Form of a Cup

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Natalie Rice

is the author of the poetry collection Scorch (2023) and the chapbook 26 Visions of Light (2020), both published by Gaspereau Press. Her second collection will be published by Gaspereau in 2025.

Poem

Kevan Funk

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Nahanni McKay

Interview

Ass Pass

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Arn Smit

Mountaineering

The Voices of
Birds

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Zach Doyle

Prose

Nonetheless, I consider the Language of Windfall

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Natalie Rice

is the author of the poetry collection Scorch (2023) and the chapbook 26 Visions of Light (2020), both published by Gaspereau Press. Her second collection will be published by Gaspereau in 2025.

Poem

$2 For Your Future

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Amal Alhomsi with Caius

Amal is a Syrian-Canadian writer, artist, and environmental educator. His short stories and art are featured in magazines and galleries across North America. He also holds the position of editor-in-chief at Oesa Magazine and resides in Banff, Alberta.

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