Florencia Varela's chapbook, Outside of Sleep, is forthcoming in 2012. She completed her MFA at Columbia University and currently lives in Brooklyn.

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The Malahat Review, established in 1967, is among Canada's leading literary journals. Published quarterly, the journal presents international and contemporary works of poetry and fiction, and reviews of new publications by Canadian authors.

Dedicated to excellence in writing, our aim is to discover promising new writers and publish their work alongside that of the best established writers, to present work accurately and attractively to readers, and to increase awareness of Canadian writing in general.