{"id":3132,"date":"2021-12-01T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2021-12-01T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:58:03","slug":"soliloquies-anthology-concordia-montreal-emerging-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/soliloquies-anthology-concordia-montreal-emerging-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Upstarts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Concordia’s Soliloquies Anthology<\/em> approaches its 25th year of publishing emerging writers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Christina Marando<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting started in writing and publishing can be intimidating for young talents who are beginning their journey into the literary world. The Soliloquies Anthology<\/em> hopes to help guide them in the right direction, all while uplifting both new and established literary voices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The <\/em>Anthology <\/em>is a student-run literary journal that publishes poetry, prose, fiction, and non-fiction from both emerging and established writers. The team is composed entirely of Concordia University students, and aims to provide the student body with valuable publishing, editing, and design experience. \u201cOpportunities within the publishing field can be scarce, especially at the entry level, so Soliloquies<\/em> is a great way to enrich the university experience while developing practical skills,\u201d says co-editor-in-chief Sophie Villeneuve.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soliloquies<\/em> puts a lot of emphasis on highlighting rising talents in the literary world. \u201cThe second side of our mission is to publish new voices and foster an environment of individual creativity. We try to highlight Montreal-based authors and emerging voices as much as possible,\u201d says Villeneuve. While the journal mostly focuses on highlighting local emerging artists, it has since expanded to include work from international and established writers as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Anthology was initially founded in 1997 as part of Concordia’s \u201cArt Matters\u201d festival. While Soliloquies<\/em> no longer participates in the festival, they have since evolved into their own unique entity. \u201cIt’s fair to say that the anthology has changed a lot since 1997. In addition to printing physical copies, Soliloquies started publishing its issues online in 2011 through an Issuu site, which has allowed us to reach a wider readership,\u201d says co-editor-in-chief Paola B. L\u00f3pez Sauri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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