The Fifth Province - Literary Culture Magazine

Where Culture, Books, and Place Meet

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We are creating the magazine we want to read

print is dead

no one needs writers. 

ai can do it for us.

no one reads anymore

 

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We are founded on the (delusional) belief that print isn't dead and people still want to read good stories. 

We want that world to still exist so we are insisting that it does.

We want a magazine to keep and page through years from now.

We want writers to get paid to write.

 

 

We hope you'll join us, at the very least it will be fun.

Engaging Articles

Each issue of the magazine is centered on a theme. 

Readers can expect long and short form essays penned by a diverse array of established and emerging voices. We are commissioning feature-length historical and literary pieces paired with short fiction and poetry. 

Additionally, you’ll find insightful book and music reviews, interviews with artists, and opinion columns. 

Our inaugural issue is centred around the theme of Interiors.

issue one

And yet it is a true doctrine; 

for truth is not on the surface of things,

but in the depths.

John Henry Newman

 

 

What does it mean to have an interior life?

 

We are looking for fiction, photography, and features that examine the history and idea of interiority

We would also like to see visual essays on interior spaces; places that are private, perhaps secret. 

Please see our submissions page for specifics on how to submit

Diverse Contributors

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our mission

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