Nara Monteiro
Brazilian-Canadian editor, writer, and nerd | they/them/ela
Bluesky
Bluesky
MANAGING EDITOR | Augur Society | Canadian Speculative Literary Magazine
MANAGING EDITOR | Augur Society | Canadian Speculative Literary Magazine
Augur Magazine brings together the often too-disparate realms of literary and genre fiction, while making room for under-represented creators.
FINANCA ASSOCIATE | House of Anansi Press + Groundwood Books
FINANCA ASSOCIATE | House of Anansi Press + Groundwood Books
Anansi publishes very good books.
EDITOR + FORMER PUBLISHER | Room Magazine | Canada's Oldest Feminist Literary Magazine
EDITOR + FORMER PUBLISHER | Room Magazine | Canada's Oldest Feminist Literary Magazine
Room Magazine Making Space in Literature, Art, & Feminism Since 1975
Latest Editorial Work
Tales & Feathers Vol 4 | "Through the Doorway, I Watch Her Come and Go" by Diogo Silva Ramos
Tales & Feathers Vol 4 | "Through the Doorway, I Watch Her Come and Go" by Diogo Silva Ramos
In these stories, you’re invited to savour the beauty of quiet storytelling. Stay a moment here—in the land of dreams and magic.
Building a Sustainable Kitchen | TouchWood Editions
Building a Sustainable Kitchen | TouchWood Editions
“A revolutionary road map to changing our food systems, reducing waste, and improving health, with each chapter throwing light on subjects that are of deep interest to the climate-conscious consumer . . . Live well, eat well, and change the world!” —Elizabeth May, OC, MP, Leader of the Green Party of Canada “A refreshi
Spring 2026 Books | TouchWood Editions
Spring 2026 Books | TouchWood Editions
TouchWood Editions is an independent Canadian publisher dedicated to locally inspired cookbooks, fiction, history, biographies, nature, and lifestyle books. Proudly based in BC, we celebrate regional stories and authors. Shop local and discover books that connect you to Canada’s diverse culture, food, and landscapes.
Augur Magaze 8.2 | "The Event Horizon of Honey" by Braydon Beaulieu
Augur Magaze 8.2 | "The Event Horizon of Honey" by Braydon Beaulieu
Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 asks you to exist in the in-between, in the cycles where yes, all things grow and die–but all things also live, vibrantly, exquisitely, and unapologetically–in revolutions where a before, after, and during can be found.
Augur Magazine 8.1 | "Beachside Sundays" by Ash Wahking
Augur Magazine 8.1 | "Beachside Sundays" by Ash Wahking
Mimi placed a blue cartridge into the machine’s receptor drawer and pushed it shut, eliciting a metallic squeal.
Room Magazine 48.2 | Assistant Editor
Room Magazine 48.2 | Assistant Editor
In Travellers we reflect, dream, manifest. In these human ways we time-travel, from infancy to the future, through relationships and into surreal realms.
Fall 2025 Books | TouchWood Editions
Fall 2025 Books | TouchWood Editions
TouchWood Editions is an independent Canadian publisher dedicated to locally inspired cookbooks, fiction, history, biographies, nature, and lifestyle books. Proudly based in BC, we celebrate regional stories and authors. Shop local and discover books that connect you to Canada’s diverse culture, food, and landscapes.
Room Magazine 47.3 Bodies | Lead Editor
Room Magazine 47.3 Bodies | Lead Editor
ROOM 47.3: BODIES Editor: Nara Monteiro Assistant Editor: Lena Belova Shadows: Eleni Vlahiotis and Sadie Graham Cover Art: Escape Artist by Makoto Chi In this issue: Dina Abdulhadi, Emma Aylor, Bibi B., Gitanjali Divisha Bal, Manahil Bandukwala, Lena Belova, Tara Borin, Connie T Braun, Christiana Castillo, Makoto Chi, Julia Cottrelle, Qurat Dar, Em Dial, Rotem Anna Diamant, Jannie Edwards, Ashley Fish-Robertson, Jess Housty, Saba Keramati, Moe Kirkpatrick, Danica Klewchuk, Shayna Kowalczyk, Tonya Lailey, M. Lea Gray, Amanda Leduc, Jennifer Martelli, Hana Mason, Sonali Menezes, Nara Monteiro, Tiffany Morris, Sheila Nopper, Suzan Palumbo, Kaija Pepper, Lisandra Perez, Devon Rae, Kaydance Rice, Colleen Rothman, Sophie Segura, Hannah Siden, Susan Spilecki, Gabrielle Tyrie, Marissa Vazhappilly, Corie Waugh, Theo Yasenchuk, Susan Zimmerman
Interviews & Reviews
Review of Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele | ROOM Magazine
Review of Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele | ROOM Magazine
Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele Invisible Publishing 272 pages $16.95 “The Port Peter peaches lure tourists,” begins Sydney Hegele’s debut novel, Bird Suit, and their hypnotic writing lures readers into this sickly-sweet saga just as effectively. Nestled on the shores of fictional Lake Ligeia, the town of Port Peter survives off the summer glut of […]
Our Ghostly Interactions Creating a Lit Mag with Publisher Nara Monteiro | Lit Mag Love with Rachel Thompson
Our Ghostly Interactions Creating a Lit Mag with Publisher Nara Monteiro | Lit Mag Love with Rachel Thompson
Review of Agnes, Murderess by Sarah Leavitt | ROOM Magazine
Review of Agnes, Murderess by Sarah Leavitt | ROOM Magazine
Agnes, Murderess By Sarah Leavitt Freehand Books 288 Pages, $30.00 Deep in the woods of Northern British Columbia, Agnes McVee makes men disappear. But Sarah Leavitt starts her reimagining of the hair-raising South Cariboo legend far across a continent and an ocean. Agnes, Murderess opens to spare black-and-white drawings of an island on the coast […]
An Interview with Sydney Hegele | ROOM Magazine
An Interview with Sydney Hegele | ROOM Magazine
All hands are on deck working on Issue 46.2 of Room! Send in your submission by October 15th to be considered for publication alongside our 2022 contest winners and commissioned writer Sydney Hegele, who is the author of the short story collection The Pump. Sydney joined us via Zoom to talk about finding your descriptive style, the resonance of the weird, and forging queer futures.
View on mobile
