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.

The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing would like to acknowledge that the land on which we are housed has been and still is the traditional territory of several Indigenous nations, including the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, the Métis, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Since time immemorial, numerous Indigenous nations and Indigenous peoples have lived and passed through this territory,

We recognize this territory by the Dish with One Spoon treaty and the Two Row Wampum treaty which emphasizes the importance if joint stewardship, peace, and respectful relationships,

The Ampersand Review if Writing & Publishing affirms it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working and living on this land.

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Editor-in-chief:

Paul Vermeersch

MANAGING EDITOR:

Tali Voron-Leiderman

Reviews Editor:

Owen Percy

Designer:

Kilby Smith-McGregor

Founding Editors:

Paul Vermeersch & Robyn Read

Fall 2024 team (ISSUE NO. 7)

Events & Communications Intern: Adriana Scioli

Editorial Intern: Rachelle Lawka

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:

Mahak Jain
Melissa Mitchell
Morgan Dennis
Owen Percy 
Rachel Wong 
Raj Dhaliwal 
Sean McNabney
Fawn Parker