Sending and Receiving Letters: An Interview With Nadia Ragbar

 •  March 9

Nadia Ragbar lives in Toronto with her partner and son. She has previously published her flash fiction work in This Magazine, as well as Broken...

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“Never Trust Any Writer’s Explanations About Process or Anything Else”: An Interview With Tim Bowling

 •  February 23

As a small boy, Tim Bowling liked to dream about one day publishing a collection of short stories. Fifty-five years later, his dream has come true!...

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“Saying No With Love”: A Conversation With Chelene Knight

 •  February 9

Chelene Knight is the author of Braided Skin (Mother Tongue 2015), the memoir Dear Current Occupant, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award, and...

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“Poetry Is the Potential Space Within the Walls of the Language House”: Cassie Williams Interviews Tolu Oloruntoba

 •  January 26

Tolu Oloruntoba is a project management person and lapsed physician from Ibadan, Nigeria. He is the author of The Junta of Happenstance (Palimpsest...

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“We Will Encounter New Things, But We Will Be Able to Understand Them”: An Interview With Ben Ladouceur

 •  January 12

Ben Ladouceur is an author living on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation (Ottawa). His first book, Otter, was selected as a best...

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2016 Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist

 •  August 3

After many a late night of thrilling reads, EVENT has selected its shortlist for our annual Non-Fiction Contest! Thank you to all the writers who...

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Cover It Up: How to Get Your Photo on EVENT’s Cover

 •  July 21

We would love to receive more cover art submissions. Most EVENT covers are sourced through artist websites, photo blogs, local galleries, Instagram,...

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Issue 45-1: Notes on Writing

 •  July 18

45-1, EVENT's annual Notes on Writing issue, provides a rare inside glimpse at the lives of five notable Canadian writers. Kevin Spenst writes...

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Review: K.D. Miller’s All Saints & Marilyn Gear Pilling’s On Huron’s Shore

 •  May 12

This fiction review first appeared in EVENT 43/3. K.D. Miller, All Saints, Biblioasis, 2014 Marilyn Gear Pilling, On Huron’s Shore, Demeter...

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Gena Ellett a National Magazine Awards Finalist

 •  May 3

Hey guess what? Gena Ellett is a National Magazine Awards finalist in the Personal Journalism category! Her nominated essay, "The Back Roads," first...

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