A Choreography of Meanings: Elena Johnson Interviews Isabella Wang

 •  March 17

ISABELLA WANG is the author of the chapbook, On Forgetting a Language, and her full-lengthdebut, Pebble Swing, shortlisted for the Dorothy...

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Fiction: “Cut Off” by Zilla Jones

 •  February 27

ZILLA JONES is an African-Canadian woman writing in Treaty 1 (Winnipeg). In 2023, she won the Journey Prize and was shortlisted for the Bronwen...

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Poetry: “High Risk Potentially Lethal” by Jónína Kirton

 •  January 21

JÓNÍNA KIRTON, a Red River Métis and Icelandic poet, was 61 when she received the 2016 Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for an Emerging Artist in...

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12 Curated Gift Ideas for Canadian Literature Enthusiasts

 •  November 28

Winter is here, and that means the season of gift-giving is upon us. For writers, or friends of writers, finding the right gift is never easy. You...

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Fiction: “Net” by Alex Leslie

 •  November 26

ALEX LESLIE has published two collections of poetry, The things I heard about you (Nightwood, 2014) and Vancouver for Beginners (Book*hug,...

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Poetry: “¡Ay de mí Llorona, Llorona!” by Yael Tobón

 •  October 28

YAEL TOBÓN is a queer Mexican writer and poet based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Admitted initially into med school,  they are now enrolled in the...

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Poetry: “Caterpillar” by Patrick Grace

 •  September 24

PATRICK GRACE is a queer author and teacher from Vancouver, BC. His poems have beenpublished widely in Canadian literary magazines, including Best...

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Poetry: “raindeer sundeer clouddear” by Jane Shi

 •  September 10

JANE SHI lives on the occupied, stolen, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú-7mesh (Squamish) and...

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Preview “Strike” by Jane Ozkowski from EVENT 53/1

 •  July 22

JANE OZKOWSKI lives in Prince Edward County, ON, where she splits her time between writing and renovating vintage campers. Her work has been...

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Poetry: “kainai ndn days pow-wow 2023” by Henry Heavyshield

 •  June 24

HENRY HEAVYSHIELD is a Blackfoot reader and writer from Kainai (Blood Tribe First Nation) living at home on Treaty #7 territory. His work has...

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