Non-Fiction Prompt #4

 •  January 5

This exercise is inspired partly by Ernest Hemingway's minimalist writing style, and partly by an exercise from John Gardner's craft book, The Art...

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Non-Fiction Prompt #3

 •  January 4

Since many are returning to school today after the holidays, our third prompt invites you to recall and write about a teacher from when you were in...

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Non-Fiction Prompt #2

 •  January 3

When I consider the phrase "Missed Connections," I imagine a hollow space, a kind of emptiness where a relationship might have been. Think of those...

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Non-Fiction Prompt #1

 •  January 2

For the next couple months we'll be posting non-fiction writing prompts in preparation for our 2016 Non-Fiction Contest.  Our first prompt is a...

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Introducing Creative Non-Fiction Contest Judge Ayelet Tsabari

 •  November 18

EVENT’s 2016 Non-Fiction Contest is open for submissions until April 15. Winners receive fame and fortune ($1500 in prizes!). EVENT's editor and a...

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#LitMagLove: Room Magazine Interviews EVENT Editor Shashi Bhat

 •  November 3

Room Magazine is running a series of interviews on their blog called #LitMagLove, featuring editors of different literary and cultural magazines. For...

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Appearing in Two Places at Once: EVENT Interviews Armand Garnet Ruffo

 •  October 9

Armand Garnet Ruffo draws on his Ojibway heritage for his writing. His creative biography Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird appeared...

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And We Have a Winner!

 •  July 1

Congratulations to Hoa Nguyen, whose poem, 'A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure,' published in EVENT  42/3, was selected for this year's Best...

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Put CanLit on the Map: Lovereading.co.uk’s Google Maps Book Mash-up

 •  June 22

Lovereading.co.uk has created a Google Map that shows the settings of your (and other people's) favourite books. But while putting together your...

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Notes on Writing: A Preview

 •  June 15

We’ve just mailed out EVENT 44.1, our annual ‘Notes on Writing’ issue (so you can stop those eager daily calls to your local post office)....

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