About
Studies in Canadian Literature (SCL) is a biannual, bilingual journal devoted to the study of Canadian literature in English and French, and published at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. SCL is peer-reviewed, and welcomes submissions on all aspects of Canadian literature.
Announcements
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2025-10-27
Call for Papers — Speculative Futures in CanLit
Article submissions in English or French are invited for a special 50th-anniversary issue of Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne on the theme of Speculative Futures in CanLit. The issue will be co-edited by John Clement Ball, Laura Moss, and Cynthia Sugars, and with a submission deadline of 15 May 2026.
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2025-02-20
Announcing the Latest Winner of the Herb Wyile Prize in Canadian Literature
The winner of this year’s Herb Wyile Prize in Canadian Literature is Marie-Ève Bradette for her essay “Le conflit des souverainetés linguistiques au Québec : perspectives critiques et littéraires autochtones.” published in issue 48.2.
The winning article was selected by a committee of three adjudicators — Paul Chafe (Toronto Metropolitan U) Allison Hargreaves (UBC) and Sarah Henzi (SFU) — from among the essays that appear in SCL/ÉLC's two issues published in 2023. The prize has a value of $500.
Congratulations to Marie-Ève!
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2024-02-08
Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Herb Wyile Prize in Canadian Literature
The winner of this year’s Herb Wyile Prize in Canadian Literature is Billy Johnson for his essay “A.B. Walker’s Neith (1903-04) and the Aesthetic Grammars of Black Modernism in Canada,” published in issue 47.2.
The winning article was selected by a committee of two adjudicators – Cornel Bogle (Simon Fraser) and Shane Neilson (McMaster) – from among the essays that appear in SCL/ÉLC's two issues published in 2023. The prize has a value of $500.
Congratulations Billy!
Congratulations as well to McKenna James Boechner and Nicholas Bradley for receiving honourable mentions from our committee of adjudicators!