7:00 PM – 8:00 PM MT
Online (Zoom)
Free
Registration Required
Ever wondered what actually happens after you hit “submit” to a literary magazine? Join the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Youth Committee and Filling Station for a virtual conversation designed to pull back the curtain on the literary magazine process. Whether you’re submitting for the first time or trying to better understand how lit mags work behind the scenes, this session will walk through what editors are looking for, how submissions are read, and what happens between the slush pile and publication.
This event will offer practical guidance and plenty of space for questions. We’ll talk about how to approach submissions, how to make sense of editorial processes, and how emerging writers can engage with literary magazines with more confidence.
About the panelists: Joni Doornenbal is a full-time radio enthusiast and a part-time writer, holding an MA in Writing, Editing, and Mediating from the University of Groningen. She is the current Managing Editor for Filling Station Magazine, and she is focused on the institution’s ability to empower writers and develop the curatorial acumen of our collective.
Aubrianna Snow (she/her) is a feminist writer and educator living in Treaty Six Territory. She is Chair of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Youth Committee, and her writing has been featured by CBC, Chatelaine, the Edmonton Journal, This Magazine, and other regional and national publications. She is currently working on a full-length manuscript.
Nisha Patel (she/her) is a Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton and a Canadian Poetry Slam Champion. She is a disabled culture worker with a passion for local arts and advocacy. Her works (Coconut, A Fate Worse Than Death) are available where books are sold, and her third collection, For the Record, will be out in the fall of 2026 with Arsenal Pulp Press.
