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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What We Both Know: Hannah Macready Interviews Fawn Parker

 •  May 4

In front of me are hundreds of pages of work. Already I feel it leaving me. He will obliterate what is there, replace it, deny I ever wrote a...

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Anuja Varghese Reviews Short Story Collections By Jack Wang and Silmy Abdullah for EVENT 50/2

 •  April 1

Anuja Varghese Reviews: Jack Wang, We Two Alone, House of Anansi Press, 2020Silmy Abdullah, Home of the Floating Lily, Dundurn Press,...

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Suspension, Some Dread, A Lifeline: Rob Taylor Interviews Neil Surkan

 •  March 15

Reservoir – Neil Surkan Carp lurk through suburbs when runoff jumps the dam, sucksmanhole covers up like corks, slopswallpaper with septic...

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Rebecca Păpacuru Reads “Unbecoming” for EVENT 50/3

 •  March 8

REBECCA PĂPUCARU’S first collection of poetry, The Panic Room (Nightwood Editions, 2017),was a finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for...

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50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Collected Notes on Writing

 •  February 14

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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Jessica Rose Reviews Non-Fiction From Christa Couture and Claire Legendre For EVENT 50/2

 •  February 14

Jessica Rose Reviews: Christa Couture, How to Lose Everything: A Memoir, Douglas & McIntyre, 2020Claire Legendre, Trans. David Homel, The Lily...

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Carolyn Nakagawa Reviews Three Poetry Collections For EVENT 50/2

 •  February 14

Carolyn Nakagawa Reviews: Lily Wang, Saturn Peach, Gordon Hill Press, 2020Jen Sookfong Lee, The Shadow List, Wolsak & Wynn, 2021Sachiko...

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2021 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  February 13

EVENT is proud to announce the winners of our 2021 Non-Fiction contest, judged by David A. Robertson. FIRST PLACE ($1,500): Penance,...

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Upcoming (Virtual) Event: Indigenous Voices

 •  February 5

On Thursday, March 3, 2022, EVENT Magazine, and Douglas College’s Indigenous Student Services Office and Creative Writing Department will host an...

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Véronique Darwin Reviews Translation By Melissa Bull and Katia Grubisic for EVENT 50/2

 •  February 1

Véronique Darwin Reviews: Marie-Sissi Labrèche, Trans. Melissa Bull, Borderline, Anvil Press, 2020 Ioana Georgescu, Trans. Katia Grubisic,...

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