About Augur

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.

And our warm thanks to our First Readers: A. Alistair, Briar Grayson, Chido Muchemwa, Cindy Ly, Elena Selthun, Eugénie Szwalek, Habiba Dokubo-Asari, Julia Conner, Lara Yildirim, Leah Duarte, Lily Hart, Madeleine Vigneron, Maia Fields, Manuela Amiouny, Monica Kim, Nico VC, Nisa Malli, Oscar Cadeau, Perseus Rebelo, Quin Braden, Rebecca Cave, Rebekah Young, Sam Hounsome, Sapphyre Smith, Shauna Durant, Suchita Chadha, Tatiana Morand, Theodore/Elizabeth Brennen, Trisha Jain, Vishaka Sriram, and Yamilet Guerra.