Writing in the Bay is a hub for independent writing in the St. Margaret's Bay area of Nova Scotia that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian writers and artists.
Recently published submissions
Broken, blackened branches,sculpted by fire –Nova Scotian bonsai. by Lynn Reicker
Of all the gifts in my life, I think the greatest one has been the gift of reading. I didn’t acquire the gift early or easily. My mother and my […]
by M. M. (12 years old) Chapter 1 Millie woke up to the sounds of chilling, icy breezes. She knew winter was coming, but on the small piece of land […]
A long path opens before me, a dark and twisted path with no end. This was my decision. This was my choice. I said what I said. It’s better if […]
by Elizabeth Williams I sit, staring at my computer screen. Upstairs, my 10-year-old daughter shrieks, “I hate you!” Her brother rumbles a reply. He’s 13, and his newly deep voice […]
Outside, the drifting snow accumulates on pine trees reaching toward a goose-grey sky. I watch a solitary Blue Jay fly where fading light at dusk illuminates the tracks a deer […]