Brick, A Literary Journal
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Brick is a Canadian literary magazine published twice a year out of Toronto, Ontario.
The magazine publishes book reviews, poetry, memoirs, fiction, essays and interviews with both Canadian and international writers. It was founded in London, Ontario By Stan Dragland and Jean McKay in 1977 and was originally devoted to reviews of, especially, Canadian books. In 1985, the magazine was taken over by Linda Spalding and Michael Ondaatje who gradually transformed it into a journal of literary non-fiction with an emphasis on the personal essay. Among the many writers who have appeared in Brick are Margaret Atwood, J. M. Coetzee, Marilynne Robinson, Alice Munro, Sharon Olds, Margaret Avison, W.S. Merwin, Jonathan Lethem, Christian Bök, bp nichol, Barbara Gowdy, Russell Banks, Ian McEwan, Michael Chabon, Mavis Gallant, Orhan Pamuk, Virginia Woolf, Guy Maddin, Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, Robert Creeley and many many others.
Brick's current publisher is Michael Redhill. The editorial board consists of Redhill, Michael Ondaatje, Linda Spalding, Michael Helm, Esta Spalding and Rebecca Silver Slayter.
