Some people maintain that writing is a lonely business. In my experience, that’s not necessarily true. When I sit down to write, I am joined by a crowd of internal negative voices: the infernal censor, the cranky critic, and the whiner who keeps reminding me of all the other things I could or should be doing.
carte blanche was founded in 2004 by members of the Quebec Writers’ Federation. Since then it has grown into an internationally recognized literary magazine. From 2011 to 2015, carte blanche [More…]
carte blanche and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society are pleased to announce the long list for our 2015-16 creative nonfiction competition.
Congratulations to everyone who made the long list and a big thank you to everyone who participated!
You start a literary magazine and one day you wake up and 10 years have gone by. When you tell people, they say things like “Wow!” and “10 years?” as if turning 10 is a real accomplishment that no one, least of all yourself, ever thought would be achieved. This is because literary magazine years are different than people years—they are more like dog years. Read more →
Wind swells the trees rain scratches at the night sullen as an unhappy woman irritated at being ignored until lightning unzips the air impatient to get naked sparks fly Zeus [More…]