''The Church-Wellesley Review'' () was a Canadian literary magazine.
Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
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Launched in 1990 as a quarterly supplement in ''
Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former ...
Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former ...
'', October 24, 2011. the ''Review'' published literary work by
LGBT
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The LGBT term is a ...
writers. It was founded by and originally overseen by ''Xtra!'' staff editor
Jeffrey Round
Jeffrey Round is a Canadian writer, director, playwright, publisher, and songwriter, who has encouraged the development of LGBT literature, particularly in Canada. His published work includes literary fiction, plays, poetry and mystery novels.
with assistance from freelance contributor Peter Hawkins.
The ''Review'' won an international design award from '' Publish'' in 1992.
Noted writers who were published in the ''Review'' early in their careers included Brian Francis,
Dale Peck
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Jane Eaton Hamilton
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Hamilton has published the novel ''Weekend'' (Arsenal P ...
,
Daniel David Moses
Daniel David Moses (February 18, 1952 - July 13, 2020) was a First Nations poet and playwright from Canada.
Moses was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and raised on a farm on the Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario, Canada.Colin Bo ...
Marnie Woodrow
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Woodrow has published two short fiction collections, ''Why We Close Our Eyes When We ...
; the ''Review'' also sometimes published work by established writers such as
Jane Rule
Jane Vance Rule (28 March 1931 – 27 November 2007) was a Canadian writer of lesbian-themed works. Her first novel, ''Desert of the Heart'', appeared in 1964, when gay activity was still a criminal offence. It turned Rule into a reluctant m ...
,
David Watmough David Arthur Watmough (August 17, 1926 – August 4, 2017) was a Canadian playwright, short story writer and novelist.
Watmough was born in London, England, and attended King's College London. He has worked as a reporter (the Cornish Guardian, a ' ...
Shyam Selvadurai
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.Directory of Journals at queertheory.com.
''Xtra!'' discontinued the ''Review'' in 2000. It was briefly continued as a separate online publication, but folded by 2002.