Russell Thornton and Phoebe Wang in Conversation–An Excerpt from What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation

 •  November 13

The following is an excerpt from What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation, which will be published by Nightwood Editions in late...

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Isn’t every story or poem about love in one way or another?: Stephanie Sirois Interviews Patricia Young

 •  November 2

Amateurs at Love explores love: what love means, the different ways one can hurt or heal, love between couples, love between children, unrequited...

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Read and Listen: Miigwetch Nshoomis! by Nathan Adler

 •  October 5

English Audio Track: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miigwetch-nshoomis-NIIWEN.m4a Ojibwe Audio...

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An Entire Page of Words About One Damn Thing: Rob Taylor interviews Curtis Leblanc

 •  September 29

Sonnet for the Driveways of Our Childish Years All the tennis balls that our Gretzky curves couldn't guide past the taut rubber screen of a...

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To Boldly Poem: An Interview with Jenna Lyn Albert

 •  September 20

Fearless, precise and bold, Bec & Call is the debut collection from Acadian poet Jenna Lyn Albert. Rife with colloquialisms, irony and a healthy dose...

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30 Non-Fiction Writing Prompts

 •  September 15

“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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J.R. McConvey Longlisted for the Journey Prize

 •  September 2

We're thrilled for J.R. McConvey, who has not one, but two stories longlisted for the 2016 Journey Prize. One of these stories is "How the Grizzly...

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Cover It Up: How to Get Your Photo on EVENT’s Cover

 •  July 21

We would love to receive more cover art submissions. Most EVENT covers are sourced through artist websites, photo blogs, local galleries, Instagram,...

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Issue 45-1: Notes on Writing

 •  July 18

45-1, EVENT's annual Notes on Writing issue, provides a rare inside glimpse at the lives of five notable Canadian writers. Kevin Spenst writes...

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