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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Marcie McCauley Reviews New Fiction for EVENT 52/2

 •  March 18

Marcie McCauley Reviews: Marie Hélène Poitras, Trans. Rhonda Mullins, Sing, Nightingale, Coach House Books, 2023Barbara Joan Scott, The...

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EVENT’S Annual Used Book Sale is Back!

 •  March 11

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is back! Join us at the Douglas College concourse in New Westminster between March 18th and 22nd for five...

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2023 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  March 8

Thank you to everyone who entered our 2023 Non-Fiction Contest. And the winners are… FIRST PLACE ($1,500): ‘Flowering,’ Austen Lee,...

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In the Dream World of Poems: Elena Johnson Interviews Kareem Tayyar

 •  February 23

KAREEM TAYYAR’s most recent book, Keats in San Francisco & Other Poems, was published byLily Poetry Review Books in 2022, and his work has appeared...

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Lara El Mekaui Reviews Two Novels for EVENT 52/2

 •  February 22

Lara El Mekaui Reviews: Mariam Pirbhai, Isolated Incident, Mawenzi House, 2022Saeed Teebi, Her First Palestinian, House of Anansi Press,...

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EVENT Seeks Volunteer First Readers

 •  February 13

EVENT Magazine is seeking volunteer first readers Do you love reading? Would you like to help publish the very best in contemporary poetry and...

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My Lil’wat Love, Song by Russell Wallace

 •  January 25

-- RUSSELL WALLACE is an award-winning composer, producer and traditional sing­er from the St’at’imc Nation (Salish). In 2022, he was...

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Video Poem: fireseed by Mark Mushet and Catherine Graham

 •  January 18

https://vimeo.com/858859786 Mark Mushet, a photographer and video producer, recently worked with EVENT contributor Catherine Graham to create a...

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Nick Thran Reviews New Poetry for EVENT 52/1

 •  December 18

Nick Thran Reviews: Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin, Fire Cider Rain, Coach House Books, 2022 rob mclennan, the book of smaller, University of...

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Avery Qurashi Reviews New Fiction for EVENT 52/1

 •  December 11

Avery Qurashi Reviews: Cynthia Flood, You Are Here, Biblioasis, 2022 Clark Blaise, This Time, That Place, Biblioasis, 2022 Both born...

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