Pretending I Don’t Write At All: EVENT Interviews Souvankham Thammavongsa

 •  May 6

Souvankham Thammavongsa was born in Nong Khai, Thailand in 1978. She is the author of two poetry books, one of which, Small Arguments, won a...

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Punk’s not dead(lines)

 •  April 9

Libby Zeleke’s non-fiction story, “We Were Punk Rockers” (writing as Livvy Black), was one of the two winning entries in our 2012 Creative...

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Here comes the judge…an interview with Russell Wangersky

 •  March 14

EVENT's creative non-fiction contest deadline is only a month and a day away! To help you with that last push to the finish line, we called upon our...

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On The Tip of The Tongue Like Good Morning: an Interview with Poet Nick Thran

 •  November 21

Nick Thran is the author of two collections of poetry Every Inadequate Name (Insomniac Press, 2006) and, most recently, Earworm (Nightwood Editions,...

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Wayde Compton: Hybridity and Hogan’s Alley

 •  September 19

Photo by Lani Russwurm As I head toward Little Italy, also known as Commercial Drive, to interview Vancouver writer and EVENT contributor Wayde...

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Jen Currin, A Renowned Collagist

 •  June 30

“I think if I were the last person on earth after the apocalypse, I would still be writing. I probably wouldn’t have any paper so I’d probably...

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Pop-Culture & Poetry: David McGimpsey on Confessional Poetry in the Era of The Real Housewives

 •  June 21

“I'm not a friend, but friend is a character I play on Facebook” –David McGimpsey Nowadays, the person sitting beside you on the bus is more...

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