Digital Storytelling Workshop
In 2022, a group of Textile writers were invited to learn to code with HTML and CSS, the building blocks of the web. They enhanced their stories with colour, photos, and layout customisations to …
Grieving a Stranger (Digital Storytelling Workshop)
My parents came to Canada as refugees in the late ’80s for better opportunities and to escape Ethiopia’s dictatorship. Though I cannot know the extent of their struggles, I can speak of their … Read more

|___________| (Digital Storytelling Workshop)
“Give me some space.” / “You’re taking up too much space.” / “I need some space right now.” ... Read more

Vermillion (Digital Storytelling Workshop)
The day starts for the poor long before it does for the rich; for the ruled long before it does for the rulers... Read more
Call for Submissions: Digital Storytelling
Call For Submissions for Coding Your Story: A Digital Storytelling Workshop SeriesTextile is working with Sam Nabi, a Kitchener-based web developer and community organizer, to offer a series of wor... Read more

When I First Stepped on the Moon (Digital Storytelling Workshop)
Man first stepped on the moon in 1969. I heard this when I was a child, barely seven or eight years. I started searching for more about it, but there was no internet in Pakistan... Read more
In this act of burial
Kate Kamo McHugh & Maddie Lychek (Summer 2025) Meghan Harder (Fall 2025 - Spring 2026) Conceived and curated by Shalaka Jadhav Presented by Textile in collaboration with the Region of …
Jordan Wallace
Terre Chartrand

Call for Submissions: New Hypermedia
Office hours: Friday May 9, 2025 12-3pmDo you have an idea to submit? Want to talk it over with the editorial team? Join our virtual office hours on Friday, May 9th to discuss co-creating your con... Read more
Black Talk 2024 — Hanif Abdurraqib & Antonio Michael Downing
Textile's inaugural Fall literary event on Sept. 27, 2024 featured readings and a critical discussion on shaping identity, the weight of excellence as expectation, and the relationship between the …History
Telling our StoryThis timeline showcases our track record and evolution, highlighting publications and projects from our launch in 2019 to present day. From curatorial experiments to community-driv...
About
Textile is a community arts collective and mentorship program focused on new and emerging writers and artists in Waterloo Region, Ontario. Textile (formerly Textile Magazine) is a hyper-local art...

An Ode to Closure
Last year students from Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute (CHCI) filled the pages of issue i with creative writing and visual art. For issue ii, we had hoped to continue our collaboration with the … Read more