“Stand Up For Yourself on the Page”: An Interview with Memoirist Nicole Breit

 •  June 17

NICOLE BREIT (she/her) is an award-winning essayist, bestselling author and founder of the R/evolution Story Lab, a creative community and online...

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Poetry: “Organic Matter” by Elaine Lee

 •  June 16

ELAINE LEE lives and writes in Toronto. She is currently completing an MA in English in the field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto....

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Fiction: “Hotel Greif” by Susan Mersereau

 •  May 11

SUSAN MERSEREAU’s short stories have appeared in Meridian, The Massachu­setts Review, december, PRISM inter­national, Riddle Fence, filling...

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Poetry: “Half Sister” by PW Jarungpiterah

 •  April 16

PW JARUNGPITERAH is working on her first poetry collection, exploring themes of memory, childhood and familial inheritance. She has been featured in...

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Poetry: “Another Year with No Herring” by Chris Bailey

 •  March 9

CHRIS BAILEY is a commercial fisherman from Prince Edward Island. His work has appeared in Brick, The Fiddlehead and Best Canadian Stories. Chris is the...

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Alex Trnka Reviews Two Novels for EVENT 54/2

 •  March 3

Alex Trnka Reviews: Bronwyn Fischer, The Adult, Penguin Random House Canada, 2023Holly Pester, The Lodgers, Assembly Press,...

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Rosalie Morris Reviews Two New Memoirs for EVENT 54/2

 •  March 3

Rosalie Morris Reviews: Tree Abraham, elseship: an unrequited affair, Book*hug Press, 2025Rachel Phan, Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family...

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Marguerite Pigeon Reviews New Poetry Collections for EVENT 54/2

 •  March 3

Marguerite Pigeon Reviews: Matthew Gwathmey, Family Band, The Porcupine’s Quill, 2024Alice Burdick, Ox Lost, Snow Deep, Anvil Press,...

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Kathryn MacDonald Reviews Three Books of Poetry for EVENT 54/2

 •  March 3

Kathryn MacDonald Reviews: Jaspreet Singh, Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock, NeWest Press, 2024 Michael Trussler, 10:10, icehouse poetry...

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Poetry: “Your Breasts are like Twin Fawns” by Dora Prieto

 •  January 22

DORA PRIETO is a Vancouver-based poet and a 2025–27 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut collection, Girl Tejido, is...

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