Enter EVENT’S 2024 Non-Fiction Contest!

 •  September 24

Our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest deadline is now extended until October 20, 2024. Featuring $3,000 in total prizes, plus publication in EVENT....

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50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Collected Notes on Writing

 •  March 15

Celebrate with us! 50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Collected Notes on Writing is now available.EVENT celebrates 50 years of publication with a Notes...

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30 Non-Fiction Writing Prompts

 •  February 24

“Writing is an act of great courage, and writing creative non-fiction raises up the stakes even higher. It is not a genre for the...

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REVIEWS from the ARCHIVES: Greg Bechtel’s “Boundary Problems” Kathy Page’s “Paradise & Elsewhere “

 •  January 17

REVIEWS from EVENT 44.1 Greg Bechtel's Boundary Problems & Kathy Page's Paradise & Elsewhere With a title like Boundary Problems, Greg Bechtel’s...

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“Stand Up For Yourself on the Page”: An Interview with Memoirist Nicole Breit

 •  June 17

NICOLE BREIT (she/her) is an award-winning essayist, bestselling author and founder of the R/evolution Story Lab, a creative community and online...

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Poetry: “Organic Matter” by Elaine Lee

 •  June 16

ELAINE LEE lives and writes in Toronto. She is currently completing an MA in English in the field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto....

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Fiction: “Hotel Greif” by Susan Mersereau

 •  May 11

SUSAN MERSEREAU’s short stories have appeared in Meridian, The Massachu­setts Review, december, PRISM inter­national, Riddle Fence, filling...

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Poetry: “Half Sister” by PW Jarungpiterah

 •  April 16

PW JARUNGPITERAH is working on her first poetry collection, exploring themes of memory, childhood and familial inheritance. She has been featured in...

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Announcing EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  March 24

EVENT is proud to announce our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest short list! Judged by Vinh Nguyen, this year’s contest saw 197 submissions. And the...

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Internship Opportunity with EVENT

 •  March 11

EVENT is offering a paid part-time internship opportunity, starting this May. If you're a student or recent graduate in the Vancouver area who is...

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Poetry: “Another Year with No Herring” by Chris Bailey

 •  March 9

CHRIS BAILEY is a commercial fisherman from Prince Edward Island. His work has appeared in Brick, The Fiddlehead and Best Canadian Stories. Chris is the...

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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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EVENT’S Annual Used Book Sale is Back March 16-20!

 •  March 5

EVENT's Used Book Sale, our biggest fundraiser of the year, is back! Join us at the Douglas College second-floor concourse, 700 Royal Avenue,...

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Alex Trnka Reviews Two Novels for EVENT 54/2

 •  March 3

Alex Trnka Reviews: Bronwyn Fischer, The Adult, Penguin Random House Canada, 2023Holly Pester, The Lodgers, Assembly Press,...

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