We see criticism as a vital mode of community building. Toronto Review fosters local writers’ voices, shines a spotlight on work by Canadian creatives, and creates a hub to connect readers to a vibrant literary scene. While we place an emphasis on Canadian and Torontonian voices, TR engages in conversation with all kinds of books and writers and thus we welcome contributors from all over the world.
Toronto Review is founded by Emma Olivia Cohen, Tia Glista, Abby Lacelle, Adrianna Michell, and Winnie Wang, with art direction by Sonja Katanic. TR will launch in 2026.
“Canadian literature is quickly bypassing its constraints and thresholds into what I believe is an oncoming literary transformation. We will need housings like Toronto Review who can help new and established writers bloom into this otherwise hinterland.”
— JOSHUA WHITEHEAD, Lambda Literary award-winning author of Jonny Appleseed
“Toronto is a city of cultural creation without reliable, consistent, and well-circulated sources of cultural criticism. Toronto Review gives me hope.”
— ADAM NAYMAN, critic and author
“Thrilling to imagine this convergence of text-sensitive stylists and aesthetes creating an original and vital document for our time and our city. This city has the brainpower and artistry for its own Paris Review. Brilliant.”
— CLAUDIA DEY, best-selling author of Daughter, and HEIDI SOPINKA, author of Utopia and National Magazine Award winner
Toronto Review Inc. is an incorporated nonprofit. We are a scrappy volunteer-run start-up with serious ambitions for this city’s literary culture. When you donate to TR, you support a dynamic climate of ideas, literacy, and creativity. Please note that at this time TR does not have charitable status and therefore cannot issue tax receipts. Donations over $200 will be thanked on our completed website and with a 10% discount and early access to our forthcoming merch shop.
If you would like to discuss making a pledge, becoming a long-term donor, partnering with us, advertising, or other forms of support for TR, please email us at partnerships@thetorontoreview.ca.
If you are a publisher or other organization looking to partner with or learn more about Toronto Review, please reach out to us at contact@thetorontoreview.ca.
At this time, we are not accepting pitches from writers, but please check our website for submission guidelines in early 2026.
