LITERARY ARCHIVE

Here in OPIRG Kingston’s archives, we have a small collection of magazines, reviews, and chapbooks from local artists and publications. Below is a catalogue of what we have — if you see something you want to take a look at, come visit us at AKA Autonomous Social Centre (75 Queen Street) during our office hours!

 

Our Catalogue

 

 

Able

Able was a publication project supported by the AMS at Queen’s that had the objective of providing disabled community members and their allies an outlet to explore the complexities of disability, compiling visual art and written pieces.

  • Volume 1, 2010 – 2011
  • Volume 3, 2012 – 2013

headsUP!

headsUP! was a publication that aimed to create an opportunity for dialogue about mental health and illness, recognizing that the topic is often silenced and considered taboo. Contributors shared their stories and experiences through poetry, prose, and visual art.

  • Volume IV, 2010

Queen’s Feminist Review

Queen’s Feminist Review was an annual anthology of poetry, short stories, essays, and visual art addressing feminist perspectives and issues.

  • Volume 5, 1997
  • Volume 7, 1999
  • Volume 8, 2000
  • Volume 16, 2008
  • Volume 18, 2010
  • Volume 19, 2011
  • Volume 21, no year listed

Culture Shock

Culture Shock was an anti-racist literary magazine publication at Queen’s that ran out of the AMS Social Issues Commission, showcasing both visual and written pieces by students of all racialized backgrounds.

  • Volume 6, 2005
  • Volume 9, 2008 (breaking the silence)
  • Volume 11, 2010 (I Survive)
  • Volume 12, 2011 (Scars and Triumphs)

Here and Queer in Kingston: A Directory of Queer-Positive Resources

By the Queen’s Positive Space Committee, June 2007

This booklet provides an overview of queer-and-trans-friendly spaces and resources that were operating in Kingston at the time, from campus resources and counselling, to online spaces, to bars and erotica shops.

OutWrite! A Queer Review

OutWrite was established as a sub-committee of EQuIP in 2002, and was funded by the Queen’s Social Issues Commission as an independent publication after they recognized the need for a queer outlet. The published anthologies include poetry, photography, short stories, and visual artworks made by queer and/or trans members of the community.

  • Volume 1, 2003 – 2004
  • Volume 2, 2004 – 2005
  • Volume 3, 2005 – 2006
  • Volume 5, 2007 – 2008
  • Volume 6, 2009
  • Volume 7, 2009 – 2010
  • Volume 8, 2012 – 2013
  • Volume 9, 2012 – 2013

 

The Alteration

By stef lenk, 2006

A story about a girl and a dress, told entirely through drawings.

Collective Reflections, Volume 1

2013 – 2014

This publication has been placed in “Miscellaneous” as it collects pieces from all of the reviews listed above. Collective Reflections combined the publications of Culture Shock, headsUP, Able, OutWrite, and Queen’s Feminist Review, wanting to increase the attention to the intersectionality of complex identities.