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.

First Nations peoples have lived on this part of Turtle Island for millenia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, the culture and presence of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples enrich the lands and people of this territory.

Over two centuries ago, the Mississauga people welcomed settlers to this territory, providing sustenance and engaging in trade and commerce. Between 1781 and 1820, eight treaties were signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, who opened their territory to settlement. Today, The Ampersand Review runs and operates on Treaty 14 land, also known as the Head of the Lake Purchase of 1806, and Treaty 22 and 23 lands, based on treaties signed in 1820.

Treaty history is foundational, and it is our collective responsibility to honour the land, as we 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 learning, working, and thriving on this land, and we commit to learn the truth and be active in the process of reconciliation.

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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 2025 team (ISSUE NO. 9)

Events & Communications Intern: Jasmin Ibanez

Editorial Intern: Kimberly Cameron

Winter/Spring 2025 team (ISSUE NO. 8)

Events & Communications Intern: Matt Boylan

Editorial Intern: Filomena Cozzolino

Fall 2024 team (ISSUE NO. 7)

Events & Communications Intern: Adriana Scioli

Editorial Intern: Rachelle Lawka

Winter/Spring 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: Bex 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