The Malahat Review publishes new work by emerging and established writers of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from Canada and abroad.
The Malahat Review is based in Victoria, British Columbia, and circulates locally, regionally, and nationally throughout Canada and sixteen other countries.
The magazine was edited by Skelton from 1971 to 1983, and thereafter by Constance Rooke, Derk Wynand, Marlene Cookshaw, and John Barton (editor from 2004 to 2018).
The magazine initially represented Skelton's interest in European and international literature, but has focused on Canadian fiction, poetry, and book reviews since 1983.
[3] Katherine Magyarody's début short story and Malahat Review Open Season Fiction Award winner "Goldhawk," published in April 2016's issue #194, was one of the twelve winners of the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
The Malahat Review holds a variety of contests each year: Open Season Awards: November 1 deadline, three CAD$2,000 prizes (one for each genre).