Anthologies

 
 
After a smashingly successful inaugural year of the Students, Writers And Teachers Creative Residencies Program the NOW HEAR THIS! team published/presented The Armadillo, a suberb anthology of creative writing by student participants of the program. This perfect-bound softcover book captures the energy of Year One in once concise volume.
 
 

 
Following the third year of the S.W.A.T. Program, NOW HEAR THIS! launched our second anthology of student writing: The Barracuda. This second installment in our alphabetical series of anthologies showcases student-written stories, poems, personal essays, and documents the success of Toronto’s first-ever ongoing writers-in-schools program.
 

 
 
The Armadillo & The Barracuda have allowed students to publish original work — just like their mentors — exposing them to the ins and outs of the publishing process. What’s more, the students’ pieces are joined by personal essays by the writers-in-residence who had the amazing experience of working with these talented youth. The writers' reflections contextualize the students’ creative work, outlining some of the workshops they developed to draw out each student’s original voice.
 
And now you can purchase your own copies of The Armadillo and/or The Barracuda today! You can buy them online at the Descant website, here. As well, The Barracuda is now available on magazine stands and in bookstores across the country and will be on sale at future NOW HEAR THIS! events!