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The new definition of school
By Heather Taylor-Singh Going into a creative career can be challenging. But what if you aren’t taught the skills to sustain a successful...

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Jun 5, 20194 min read


The shrinking woman
By Emma Sandri The heat was sweltering. It was June and the air conditioning didn’t extend into the seventh and eighth graders’ hallways....

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Jun 5, 20195 min read


Mia Yaguchi-Chow
By Emma Buchanan There is vibrancy in the clutter of Mia Yaguchi-Chow’s home. Just when you think you’ve seen everything, there’s another...

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Jun 5, 20194 min read


Raised on fire
By Zanele Chisholm My head keeps spinning until I feel the blood-moon howling at me. Was it my mother? Begging me to come… Home. Could it...

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Jun 5, 20194 min read


Ode to Winona Ryder
By Jordan Currie Funny how monsters can keep praying on the bodies of the young and beautiful in exchange for spotlights (or, in exchange...

New Wave Magazine
Jun 5, 20191 min read


My Hair
My name is Jada Muirhead. I am 10 years old, and live in Connecticut, U.S.A. I was given a writing assignment in class and my teacher...

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Jun 5, 20191 min read


Daughter
By Jordan Currie And so it seems that violation only brings out her titles case after case after case daughter mother sister wife She...

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Jun 5, 20191 min read


5 and pending
By Maddy Hillis Part 1: Mothballs (January) The therapist’s office smelled like mothballs and cheap lavender candles. I sat on the worn...

New Wave Magazine
Jun 5, 20196 min read


Makeup is for everyone’: How YouTubers of colour are owning their individuality
By Dhriti Gupta I scan the rows upon rows of brightly packaged creams and lipsticks of every colour imaginable. My mom has let me loose...

New Wave Magazine
May 9, 20196 min read


Sustainability and environmentalism a necessary next step for the fashion industry
By Lisa Belmonte In the world of fashion, trends come and go with every new runway show and fashion week around the globe. In recent...

New Wave Magazine
Apr 14, 20194 min read


Canon, at last!
By Jordan Currie How modern children’s cartoons are becoming more visible with LGBTQ+ representation When Marceline and Princess...

New Wave Magazine
Mar 10, 20194 min read


A Silenced Truth
A short story by Bree Duwyn As an Indigenous woman, I believe it is important to give attention to some of the issues that Indigenous...

New Wave Magazine
Mar 10, 20194 min read


Journaling: A Space for You
By Raizel Harjosubroto It was during a subway ride when I realized how little space I’ve trained myself to take. The man sitting across...

New Wave Magazine
Mar 10, 20193 min read


I am not mine
By Sam Di Benedetto I. The boy who destroyed me The monotone of his voice made me cry. His words were empty and grey, but his eyes were a...

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Mar 10, 20193 min read


Rearranging Marriage in 2018
Unpacking what arranged marriage is, what forced marriage is and how to escape. By Sarah Chew He was her best friend. He was a stranger....

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Mar 10, 20194 min read


"You're too emotional"
A photo essay by Aya Baradie As women, we are encouraged to censor and dilute ourselves to avoid being labelled as overly attached and...

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Mar 10, 20191 min read


Caught in the middle
By Dhriti Gupta As a second generation Indian-Canadian, I often find myself struggling to strike a balance between my personal and...

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Mar 10, 20193 min read


Hue
a photo essay by Amber Dror This photo series, Hue, explores the relationship between gender and emotion. It looks at the construct of...

New Wave Magazine
Mar 10, 20192 min read


Rebirth Anthology
An introduction by Jessica Felicity Kasiama The collective body is a cocoon and inside the cocoon is an egg, waiting to become a...

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Mar 10, 20192 min read


Blueprints of trauma
By Emily Peotto Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, stone-faced and fiercely intelligent, stands in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her...

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Mar 10, 20193 min read
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