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**All images of Group of Seven paintings on this site are copied from Pinterest and Wikipedia in the public domain**       
 'Group of Seven Flash Fiction' is a two-stage project.  

1. 'The Group of Seven Reimagined', an art/literature book, showcases
lush full-colour reproductions of Group of Seven paintings and the short fictions then inspire, featuring
​acclaimed and award-winning authors from across Canada, the US, UK, and AU.
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2. 'Group of Seven Flash Fiction Challenge 2020' an online publication,
features flash fiction written by emerging and seasoned short fiction writers,
in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Group of Seven
About Flash Fiction
In fewer than 500 words, these miniature stories delight, excite, and challenge the reader's imagination, sensibility, and reason; leaving lots  of time to savour each one, again and again.
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About The Group of Seven
 Canadian modernist landscape painters who explored and documented the unique character and beauty of the Canadian landscape in the early decades of the twentieth century. 
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About The Contributors
Acclaimed and emerging Flash fiction writers from across Canada, the UK, USA, and Australia, give new meaning and significance to the extraordinary paintings of The Group of Seven.    
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Receive notice when new 'Group of Seven Flash Fiction' stories are published, and to vote for your favourite story, each month. (coming, 2020)


​Purchase 'The Group of Seven Reimagined' HERE


 The Group of Seven paintings
Interpreted by Twenty-one Outstanding
​Flash Fiction Writers From Across the Globe
is a Superb and Inspired Literary Feast.  

Advanced Praise for the Book
"As a disciple of the Group of Seven and an aficionado of Canadian wilderness, every page gives me a little leap of pleasure."
​Robert Bateman
“These sharp, imaginative evocations of the world of the Group of Seven are both a joy in themselves and a welcome prompt to make us look at the paintings again. It’s refreshing to find that, a century later, they still speak to us about our lives and our country.”
Ross King author of Defiant Spirits:
The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven
heritagehouse.ca
"The Group of Seven gave us powerful images of our country. With this intriguing book we meet the people who might have inhabited them and hear their vivid stories of loss, wonder, joy, fear, and love. The writers bring the paintings to life with new insights into the human heart and our beautiful, fragile land."
David Wistow, author of Meet the Group of Seven; Educator Emeritus, Art Gallery of Ontario
"Ekphrastic writing is a sub-genre in creative writing where artworks are used as prompts to inspire prose and poetry. This rare anthology of flash fiction, inspired by historic Canadian paintings, incorporates all the elements of what ekphrastic writing entails. There are twenty-one stories in all, edited by Karen Schauber, that capture the imaginations and a landscape of a time when 20th century Canadians—pioneers—were forging a national identity through art. These stories are diverse, personal, and unique in their brevity and ellipses. They, in turn, forge a new understanding of what national identity encompasses in the twenty-first century for many of us. They make us contemplate on the human condition, on nature, on being human today."

Eva Wong Nava

Eva Wong Nava is the founder of CarpeArte Journal, a platform where art and text intersect. 
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ Sept 8, 2019


​"We love good books, and this is definitely one of the best Canadian books this year. IMO"

The Miramichi Reader
​- "The Miramichi Reader's The Very Best Book Awards" - Longlisted, 2020
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Interview with the EDITOR

Media / Press Release

Goodreads

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Emily Carr - Abstract Tree Forms, 1931-1932
91.1 cm X 61.1 cm
Oil on Paper
Vancouver Art Gallery