''Newfoundland Quarterly'' is a literary magazine published by

Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

in St. John's,

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

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. Having begun as "a literary magazine of interest to Newfoundlanders at home and abroad," ''Newfoundland Quarterly'' today calls itself "a cultural journal of Newfoundland and Labrador", and publishes articles on the province's culture and

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, including biography, local history, book reviews, visual art and poetry. Founded in 1901, it is Canada's longest running magazine.

History

''Newfoundland Quarterly'' was founded in 1901 by John J. Evans, Senior, a printer and publisher in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, who became its first editor. Patrick O'Flaherty, writing about the early years of the ''Quarterly'' in ''The Rock Observed: Studies in the Literature of Newfoundland'', noted that "The dominant theme in the ''Quarterly'' was local history, but there were also excursions into biography, humour, poetry, and story-telling." In 1940 editorship was passed on to John Evans, Junior, who ran the magazine until it was briefly discontinued in December 1951. In 1953 ''Newfoundland Quarterly'' was purchased and resurrected by Lemuel Janes, also a printer by trade. He retired in 1965 and sold the magazine to Creative Printers and Publishers Ltd. In 1981, the magazine was sold to Memorial University of Newfoundland, its current publisher, for the sum of $1. Joan Sullivan is the current managing editor of ''Newfoundland Quarterly''.

Notable Contributors

* Daniel Woodley Prowse * Michael Francis Howley * Henry LeMessurier * Charles Cavendish Boyle * Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris *

Arthur Scammell Arthur Reginald Scammell, CM (February 12, 1913 – August 28, 1995) was a Newfoundland and Labrador writer. Scammell was born in Change Islands, where he grew up and received his early education. He was a schoolteacher in several Newfoundlan ...

Joey Smallwood Joseph Roberts Smallwood (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of ...

* Gregory J. Power * Harold Horwood *

Tom Dawe Tom Dawe, (born October 24, 1940) is a Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador. Life Born in Long Pond, Newfoundland, Dawe has written poetry and children's literature for many years. He is also a visual artist. His work often draws on ...

* Percy Janes * Bernice Morgan * Ted Russell *

Ray Guy William Ray Guy (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a punter for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Guy was a first-team All-American selection ...

Helen Parsons Shepherd Helen Parsons Shepherd LL. D. (16 January 1923 – 9 May 2008) was a Newfoundland and Labrador artist, known for her portraits and still-life paintings. Her father was the poet R.A. Parsons, and her brother was the painter Paul Parsons. Career ...

Helen Fogwill Porter Agnes Helen Fogwill Porter (May 8, 1930 – February 16, 2023) was a Canadian writer, educator, and activist. Early life Porter was born on May 8, 1930, on the Southside of St. John's, Newfoundland, the eldest child of Robert (Bob) Fogwill, wh ...

Mary Dalton Mary Dalton (born 1950) is a Canadians, Canadian poet and educator. Life and career Mary Dalton was born in the parish of Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador. She edited ''Newfoundland Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal'' in 1987 and was ...

* Wallace Ryan

References

External links

''Newfoundland Quarterly''

Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Archives Initiative – ''Newfoundland Quarterly'' (issues from 1901–1965 are available online)
Literary magazines published in Canada Local interest magazines published in Canada Quarterly magazines published in Canada Culture of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Magazines established in 1901 Magazines published in Newfoundland and Labrador Mass media in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland {{italic title