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Submit your story today!
Here at the Black Bear Review, not only do we believe that everyone has a story to tell, but we also believe that the finest form of story-telling is through our art....click here to read more (Written by Samantha Smith)
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Baba
Before I had a say in the matter, my weekends were dedicated to being with her. The quaint apartment became my part-time home. As years past, our adoration for one another grew stronger...Click to read more. (Written by Shelby Rosen)
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Into Hibernation
In this final Writer’s Den post, the Black Bear Review team would like to thank all of those who have submitted their writing, all of our readers, and all who have worked behind the scenes to make this issue a huge success. It's been amazing to witness the creativity and talent throughout the Kootenays...Click to read more!
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The Kootenay Writers’ Society presents the Winners of the Kootenay Literary Competition 2018
In the fall of 2017 the call went out inviting writers from the West and East Kootenay areas to submit work on the theme ORIGINS: WHO ARE WE? WHERE DID WE COME FROM? Categories were: · Adult Poetry · Adult Fiction · Personal Non-fiction · Newcomers Category (new to Canada) · Indigenous Writers Category · Youth – any genre (grade 9 – 12) We...
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Winter Paws: Vol. 2, Issue 1.
While the West Kootenay’s black bears spent the fall harvesting salmon, insects and your neighbour’s garbage, the writers and editors for the Black Bear Review have been hard at work gathering literary and artistic sustenance to get you through the winter. This issue will lead you through cardboard doors to a forest of burning paper dolls, it’ll dump you in the river, gasping for breath, and...
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What’s in a name?
One of the best parts about starting a literary magazine is figuring out what to call it. What’s in a name? For some, it’s a label, an identity, a compass of sorts. For others, it’s arbitrary, or an expectation to subvert. For us, it was a way to think about the kind of literary work we wanted to see on these pages. We chose...