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"...CAROUSEL offers a fresh display of
fiction, poetry and artistic endeavors each spring and fall. The prose
features are engulfed by white space and frequently alternate with visual
images, making each page seem like an experience in itself. Expect montages,
graphic novel strips, and, at times, a visual sensory overload." – Utne Reader (Elizabeth Ryan, on C20) |
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"Some journals have managed to shake off
their dusty academic roots to become bold laboratories for exciting, new
– and just plain good – writing... under new direction, this
twice yearly has remade itself with constructivist design and over-the-top
printing, not to mention content ranging from relative newcomers to celebrity
guests Devendra Banhart and Shary Boyle." – Eye Weekly Vol. 15, No. 10 2005 (Brian Joseph Davis) |
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"Another ripe rip is issue #18 of CAROUSEL,
a lit mag that comes out of the University of Guelph in Ontario. It looks
slick as hell and the format—one page of writing/one page of art
(more or less) is really easy to consume. The quality of effort is extremely
high throughout and it includes such writers as bill bissett, plus such
artsos as Devendra Banhart. Extremely check-worthy." – Arthur No. 22, 2006 (Byron Coley & Thurston Moore) |
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created with care for the tasteful reader with a ravenous appetite for
contemporary culture." – David Morand (Naked Air Literary Review) |
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"I like the drawings in here. Whoever picks
them has an eye for what intrigues them and the gumption to call them
worthy." – Jim Munroe, No Media Kings |
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"...it really looks good and is a delight
to hold in the hands, and there is some particularily strong text inside...
CAROUSEL is a fine read." – review of C17: Broken Pencil No. 28 2005 (Jon Pressick) |
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"CAROUSEL presents ideas using
the full spectrum of print communication. Poetry, prose, comics, drawing,
photography and graphic design are all given equal space to commingle
and breed new mongrel modes in a single evolving language." – Marc Ngui, Bumblenut Pictures (creator of the graphic novel, The Unexpurgated Tale of Lordie Jones, Conundrum Press, 2005) |
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and am really impressed by the quality – both of the magazine as
an object, but also the work inside – wow!" – derek beaulieu (author of with wax, Coach House, 2003; Frogments from the Frag Pool, Mercury, 2005 and fractal economies, Talonbooks, 2006) |
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"...quirky and curious..." – review of C18: The NewPages Literary Magazine Reviews (R.T. Duffer) |
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| "...my aging eyes can't take the tiny type-face!" – review of C17: Literary Magazine Review Vol. 23, No. 4 (J. Kates) |
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"CAROUSEL is a fantastic arts/literary
annual. It is simply one of the best in the country." – Yawsun, posted on terminus1525.ca |
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"Congratulations on publishing
hybrid pieces of every sort. It's high time someone found a home for
all these bastard children. You are an island for misfit toys." |
ABOUT:
: : : : CAROUSEL is a hybrid literary & arts magazine. We are
interested in representing both new and established artists, with a specific
focus on positioning Canadian talent within an international context. The
magazine may be seen as a place for creative cross-pollination between global
and Canadian creators. We are currently distributed throughout Canada and
the USA (see below for distribution contacts).
: : : : Founded in 1983, CAROUSEL has published 25 varied editions
to date. In that time, the magazine has generally been published on a yearly
basis, though it experienced a brief hiatus at the end of the 1990s. The resurrected
magazine resumed publishing in 2001, and we have since published ten new
volumes. In 2004, we increased our publishing schedule to twice annually (new
issues are now published in the Spring and Fall).
: : : : CAROUSEL underwent a visual facelift in 2002, aiming for a style that was more in line with its current philosophy, one that emphasizes a merging of textual & visual content. The format for the publication is 9.5" x 7.5", 72 pages in length.
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: : : : CAROUSEL's exceptional and energetic look has been increasingly well-received on the newsstands, and the magazine has twice been awarded with an Honourable Mention for Best Art Direction for an Entire Issue by The National Magazine Awards Foundation. |
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Canada 425 Adelaide St W, Suite 700 Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 3C1 / ph: 416.504.0274 / fx: 416.504.0437 |
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Ubiquity
Distribution Inc 607 Degraw St., Brooklyn, NY 11217 / ph: 718.875.5491 / fx: 718.875.8047 |
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Institutions and Libraries can subscribe to CAROUSEL via the EBSCO Subscription Services for Institutions |
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CAROUSEL is partially funded through the Central Students Association (CSA) at the University of Guelph, and is edited in part by a committed volunteer team (made up of both students and members of surrounding communities) who meet on a regular basis. For those of you in the area who may be interested in participating in our editorial process, please contact us about getting involved: 2010 Jan-Apr Semester Poetry Committee Meetings will occur
Wednesdays from 5:30 – 7pm, UC 216 2010 Jan-Apr Semester Fiction Committee Meetings will
occur Thursdays from 5:30 – 7pm, UC 216
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