March/April 2013

This issue of Briarpatch features the winning entries of our second annual creative writing contest. Among the flood of entries submitted by talented writers from across North America, these two stories most impressed and moved our judges. And with Indigenous social movements and solidarity forefront in people’s minds, we’ve also devoted some space in this issue to Idle No More ­– the movement and the countless conversations it has sparked, as well as the broader context of women’s leadership in resurgent Indigenous struggles.