Who We Are
The Liar is an independent annual literary zine that is student run and published from Capilano University in North Vancouver, BC. For over 30 years, The Liar has featured work from emerging and international authors such as Margaret Atwood, Charles Bukowski, Anne Stone and R. Scott Bakker.
The Liar lives in the rupture between the personal and the political. Curating a provocative collection of powerful stories in fiction, poetry, art, drama and more that explore the intersectional complexities of our world.
The Liar is maintained by the Creative Writing program at Capilano University.
HISTORY
The Liar was first published as a single paged flyer named Thursday in the 1980’s by a group of students in the creative writing department at what was then Capilano College. In 2017, The Liar celebrated it’s 30th anniversary issue.
2024/2025 Team
Caroline Zhang
Ewan Banks
Gabi Donato
Jordan Van Bergen
Lou Nistor
Max Alserda
Millie Beatch
Oliver Oksanen
