About Us
The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing is a literary magazine published by the Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing & Publishing program at Sheridan College. We publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, interviews, and book reviews.
Our mission at The Ampersand Review is rooted in the belief that reading is both enjoyable and enlightening, and that writing in Canada is dynamic, diverse, and worth celebrating. In our pages we seek to provide a venue for excellent, innovative writing from across the country, representing literary voices from a vibrant spectrum of identities, intersections, backgrounds, creativities, and lived experiences.
Because the “Ampersand” in our name signifies the essential relationship between writing and publishing, we also seek to encourage and promote—through book reviews and other features—a vital and inclusive domestic publishing industry that will allow Canada’s remarkable variety of talented writers to thrive.
We hope that in carrying out our mission, we can spark curiosity, fuel the imagination, and even inspire compassionate civic engagement and social change.
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Editor-in-chief:
Paul Vermeersch
MANAGING EDITOR:
Tali Voron
Reviews Editor:
Owen Percy
Designer:
Kilby Smith-McGregor
Founding Editors:
Paul Vermeersch & Robyn Read
Winter 2024 team (ISSUE NO. 6)
Events & Communications Intern: Jenna James
Editorial Intern: Kennedy Cast
Fall 2023 team (ISSUE NO. 5)
Events & Communications Intern: Ashley Haynes
Editorial Intern: Erin Brenneman
WINTER/SPRING 2023 TEAM (ISSUE NO. 4)
Events & Communications Intern: Shaylyn Schwieg
Editorial Intern: Becca Lawlor
Fall 2022 team (ISSUE NO. 3)
Publishing & Web Intern: Emily Breitkopf
Editorial Intern: Jacob Alvarado
winter/SPRING 2022 team (ISSUE NO. 2)
Publishing & Web Intern: Suha Tariq
Editorial Intern: Meaghan Flokstra
fall 2021 team
Publishing & Web Intern: Olivia Costa
Editorial Intern: Krysta Belcourt
winter/spring 2021 team (issue no. 1)
Publishing Intern: Ally Marchand
Editorial Intern: Jasmine Peteran
Web & Social Media Intern: Josée Cadaba
Fall 2020 Team
Thank you to our first team of interns who collaborated on the research and development of The Ampersand Review:
Publishing Intern: Miranda Winters-Sayle
Editorial Intern: Taylor Zantingh
Web & Social Media Intern: Kaitlyn Beimers
Special Thanks
The Ampersand Review would also like to give special thanks to those who contributed ideas, insight, and advice during the early stages of our development:
Sean McNabney
Melissa Mitchell
Candida Paltiel
Fawn Parker
Owen Percy
Jennifer Phenix
Eric Schmaltz
Kilby Smith-McGregor
Karen Skeaff
Shannon Whibbs
Rachel Wong
Leslie Wu
Genevieve Amaral
Gary Barwin
Jennifer Chambers
Anna Chatterton
Glenn Clifton
Morgan Dennis
Raj Dhaliwal
Rebecca Diana
Alex Hollenberg
Mahak Jain
Thea Lim
Melanie Little