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The Ex-Puritan began in 2007 as The Puritan Literary Magazine, an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa’s only quarterly prose journal. After a brief hiatus, the magazine returned to publishing, now in the form of an online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.

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title Home
description The Ex-Puritan began in 2007 as The Puritan Literary Magazine, an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa’s only quarterly prose journal. After a brief hiatus, the magazine returned to publishing, now in the form of an online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.
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  • [H2] Issue 72: Winter 2026
  • [H2] This Tree Will Save the World
  • [H2] A Modern-day Knight’s Quest to Rescue His Princess
  • [H2] Tell Me If You Think This Is Funny
  • [H2] ON NO
  • [H2] Our Common Justice
  • [H2] Crimes of Passion
  • [H2] INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEART IN WINTER
  • [H2] "reliable snowshovel" and "since there is no end I take a break in the middle"
  • [H2] BEHALF
  • [H2] Spray Painting My Landlord’s House
  • [H2] In Transit
  • [H2] Palimpsest
  • [H2] When Mystery Becomes Process: A Conversation with Summer Farah
  • [H2] Pack Animal Momentum: A Conversation with Emma Cohen and Emily Wood
  • [H2] The Boyfriend Experience: A Review of Curtis Garner’s Isaac
  • [H2] News
  • [H2] Sign up for our regular monthly newsletter.

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About Us Internal Passing Juice
Austin Clarke Prize Internal Passing Juice
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ON NO Internal Passing Juice
Our Common Justice Internal Passing Juice
Crimes of Passion Internal Passing Juice
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEART IN WINTER Internal Passing Juice
"reliable snowshovel" and "since there is no end I take a break in the middle" Internal Passing Juice
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Spray Painting My Landlord’s House Internal Passing Juice
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When Mystery Becomes Process: A Conversation with Summer Farah Internal Passing Juice
Pack Animal Momentum: A Conversation with Emma Cohen and Emily Wood Internal Passing Juice
Want to manage publicity for a magazine? The Ex-Puritan is now hiring a new Publicity Manager to start in for our Spring 2025 issue. Apply by Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Internal Passing Juice
Issue 72: Winter 2026 has arrived! This edition​ features yet another incredible array of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction representing the best new and established Canadian writing. Internal Passing Juice
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the 2025 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence! Internal Passing Juice
We are thrilled to share Issue 71: Fall 2025 of the Ex-Puritan! Internal Passing Juice
Contact Us Internal Passing Juice
website accessibility External Passing Juice

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