About Augur

The Augur staff & story

What is Augur Magazine?

The hows & whats of who we are

In Ancient Rome, an Augur was a religious official who looked for the will of the gods in the flight patterns of birds, and made predictions based on the stories they read there. In contemporary Toronto, Augur is a literary magazine that believes we can better engage with our pasts, presents, and futures through stories that explore what-ifs and could-bes.

We are excited by writing that is difficult to classify—whether speculative, surreal, or slightly strange. We’re interested in realist pieces that verge on the dreamlike; speculative stories that are almost realist; and, on top of that, any form of literary fantasy/science fiction/speculative fiction. Augur makes room for writing from uncommon perspectives, and brings together the often disparate realms of literary and genre fiction.

Our goal is to publish at least 75% Canadian and Indigenous content, offering new opportunities to the rich communities of speculative fiction writers in the North. And, more importantly, we’re committed to featuring intersectional narratives as represented by characters, storytelling, and, in particular, author representation.

We want the kind of liminal that pulls voices together, and honours difference as an integral part of our literary canon.

Meet the Augurians

Kerry C. Byrne
Publisher & CEO

Terese Mason Pierre
Co-Editor In Chief

Avi Silver
Co-Editor in Chief

Yilin Wang
Tales & Feathers Co-Editor in Chief

Anna Bendiy
Tales & Feathers Co-Editor in Chief

Amy Wang
Creative Director

Toria Liao
Managing Editor

Ayesha Mumal
Marketing & PR Manager

Victor Martins
Comics Editor

Conyer Clayton
Poetry Editor

Catherine Mwitta
Fiction Editor

Julia Bortolussi
Assistant Poetry Editor

Melissa Ren
Tales & Feathers Editor

Sonia Urlando
Brand Lead

Lorna Antoniazzi
Art Director, T&F; Cover Artist, Augur

Escher McDonell-Maulsby
Poetry Editor

Suha Tariq
Poetry Editor

ViNa Nguyễn
Fiction Editor

Natasha Ramoutar
Tales & Feathers Senior Editor

Azure Arther
Tales & Feathers Editor

Kelley Tai
Online Editor

Sienna Tristen
Typesetter

Vivian Li
Editor

Frankie Hagg
Editor

Sri Prasad
Assistant Fiction Editor

André Geleynse
Tales & Feathers Production Manager

Terese Mason Pierre Photo Credit: Chaad Pierre; Victoria Liao Photo Credit: Kerry C. Byrne; Amy Wang Photo Credit: Kerry C. Byrne; Vivian Li Photo Credit: Kerry C. Byrne; Sonia Urlando Photo Credit: Frankie Figliomeni; Conyer Clayton Photo Credit: Manahil Bandukwala; Natasha Ramoutar Photo Credit: Matthew Narea; ViNa Nguyễn Photo Credit: Dav James; Catherine Mwitta Photo Credit: Doreen Mwitta

And our warm thanks to our Submissions Managers, Omi Wilde and Louise Koren, and our First Readers: Allison Zhao, Amelia Martínez-White, André Geleynse, Anya Carter, Azure Arther, Elliott Gish, Eugénie Szwalek, Frederica Danzinger, H.E. Casson, Iana A, Jacqueline Valencia, January Adams, Leah Duarte, Lois Chan, Mariam Ahmed, Maria Hossain, Marie Song, Melissa Ren, Monica Kim, Nailah King, Nara Monteiro, Nico VC, Paola Tolentino, Perseus Rebelo, Sean Dowie, Shauna Durant, Trisha Jain, Vannessa Barnier, Yanna Regina Mondoñedo, Z Ollikka

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