Canadian Literature (journal)
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| Discipline | Literature |
| Language | English, French |
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| Publisher (country) | University of British Columbia Press (Canada) |
| Publication history | 1959 to present |
| Website | Canadian Literature |
| ISSN | 0008-4360 |
Canadian Literature is a quarterly of criticism and review published out of the University of British Columbia. It was founded in 1959 by George Woodcock.
Each issue contains a variety of articles, selections of unpublished original poetry, and an extensive book reviews section. The general issues deal with a range of periods and topics while the special issues focus on more specific topics, including travel, ethnicity, women's writing, and multiculturalism. Each issue contains both English and French content from a wide range of contributors.
In 1988, Canadian Literature became the first and only journal to win the Gabrielle Roy Prize for best English book-length studies in Canadian and Québec literary criticism. The current editor is Laurie Ricou.
The journal is published quarterly in April, July, November, and January. March, June, September, and December. The print circulation is 1000 and the average length of an issue is 208 pages.
