Existere

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Existere - Journal of Arts & Literature is a Canadian magazine, that publishes twice a year at York University's Vanier College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The magazine publishes literary work, poetry, short stories, articles, book reviews, essays, interviews, art, photography, and more.

The magazine's current publisher and executive editor is Edward Fenner (as of April 26, 2007).

Mr. Fenner has revived and revitalized the journal - releasing new issues in September 2007 and April 2008. The goal is to restore the journal to a quarterly publication by 2010.

The magazine's assistant editor is Adebe DeRango-Adem. Adebe is also a writer and currently represents Toronto as Junior Poet Laureate.

The journal was established at York University's Vanier College and has been funded by Vanier College Council since the journal was founded in 1978. It has largely published as a quarterly, but in recent years has published bi-annually.

Existere is also now on a campaign to recover information and back issues lost to the mists of time and unfortunate housekeeping. If you have information or back issues to contribute, contact: existere (at) yorku (dot) ca or via snail mail to: Existere, 101E Vanier College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3.

Noteworthy writers that have appeared on Existere pages include:

• Barry Dempster (Canadian poet and novelist based in Holland Landing, Ontario)

• Carole Langille (American-born Canadian poet and writer in Atlantic Canada). She was nominated for the Governor General's Award in 1997)

• bpNichol (late Canadian poet, concrete poet, teacher, and writer in many genres). His poem Lament appeared in Existere in 1982)

• Michael Redhill (American-born Canadian poet, playwright, current publisher & editor of Brick, A Literary Journal in Canada, and 2007 Man Booker Prize longlisted novelist)

• Oliver Rice (American poet and winner of the Theodore Roethke Prize in 1998)

• Susan Swan (Canadian author and (now retired) professor at York University in Toronto)

• Priscilla Uppal (Canadian poet, novelist, and professor of literature and creative writing at York University in Toronto)

• Ellen Visson (Swiss writer.)

• Myna Wallin (Canadian poet, prose writer, radio host, and poetry editor for Tightrope Books)

Publishers & Executive Editors

• 2008-2009 Vol.28. Edward Fenner

• 2007-2008 Vol.27. Edward Fenner

Editors-in-Chief / Publishing Editors / Editors (in charge of journal)

• 2006-2007 Adebe DeRango-Adem (did not publish due to lack of resources)

• 2005-2006 Vol.26. Leigh Kotsilidis & Jo Panton

• 2004-2005 Vol.25. Kristen Rose & Jacob Scheier

• 2003-2004 Vol.24. Jonathon Hedderwick & Jacob Scheier

• 2002-2003 Vol.23. ?

• 2001-2002 Vol.22. J.Ryan Waye & Jeremy McLeod

• 2000-2001 Vol.21. Rob Read

• 1999-2000 Vol.20. ?

• 1998-1999 Vol.19. Richard Laporte

• 1997-1998 Vol.18. Erica Cameron & Sandra Fahy

• 1996-1997 Vol.17. Scott Harris & L.Erin Vollick

• 1995-1996 Vol.16. Scott Harris & L.Erin Vollick

• 1994-1995 Vol.15. Tim Conley

• 1993-1994 Vol.14. Tim Conley

• 1992-1993 Vol.13. Jon Papernick

• 1991-1992 Vol.12. Laura Paterson Pratt

• 1990-1991 Vol.11. Dennis Garces

• 1989-1990 Vol.10. Dennis Garces, Doris Montanera, Dave Lomax, Kathie Hornyak, Farhad Desai, Laura Paterson Pratt (No individual listed. Decisions "made through consensus".)

• 1988-1989 Vol.9. Kate Reider-Collins & Robert Leonard Williams

• 1987-1988 Vol.8. njk, Dave Lomax, K.J.Taylor, Janet Lee Broomhead, & Kate Reider-Collins (mixed rotation for each issue)

• 1986-1987 Vol.7. Walter W. Secord

• 1985-1986 Vol.6. Walter W. Secord

• 1984-1985 Vol.5. C.J.Keep

• 1983-1984 Vol.4. Gary Barwin & Margaret Christakos (includes at least one issue in newpaper format)

• 1982-1983 Vol.3. Scott Mitchell

• 1981-1982 Vol.2. Mark Humphrey & M. Michael Schiff (Art Ed.)

• 1980-1981 Vol.1. Terry Hrynyshyn (Restarted volume and issue counts at Vol.1, Issue 1, Oct.1980. Reason unknown.)

• 1979-1980 Vol.2. Gary Kenny & Geri Gasgupta

• 1978-1979 Vol.1. Gary Kenny & Geri Gasgupta (Existere's founders. Produced two volumes and several issues beginning with Vol.1, Issue 1, Oct. 1978)

Note: Journal year follows York University's academic year which runs from May through April.

[edit] External links

• Existere home page

• Myna Wallin home page