Carmen Faye Mathes Reviews Three New Poetry Collections for EVENT 50/1

 •  September 7

Carmen Faye Mathes Reviews: Afua Cooper and Wilfried Raussert, Black Matters, Fernwood Publishing, 2020 John Steffler, And Yet, McClelland...

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kathy thai Reviews Novels From Farzana Doctor and Francesca Ekwuyasi for EVENT 50/1

 •  August 31

kathy thai Reviews: Farzana Doctor, Seven, Dundurn Press, 2020 Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread, Arsenal Pulp Press,...

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An Interview With Dave Margoshes on apart, an Anthology by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild

 •  August 11

Apart: A Year of Pandemic Poetry and Prose is a splendid new anthology published by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild. The 240-page book contains...

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I Cheer With Fists In The Air: Hannah Macready Interviews Alexis Pooley

 •  July 21

Photo by Devon Curtis "I’ve been told that Andrew is dying. They say he’s probably been sick for a long time to grow a tumour that big, maybe...

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Avery Qurashi Reviews Novels from Nina Munteanu and Doreen Vanderstoop for EVENT 49/3

 •  May 27

Avery Qurashi Reviews: Nina Munteanu, A Diary in the Age of Water, Inanna Publications, 2020 Doreen Vanderstoop, Watershed, Freehand...

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Leehu Sigler Reviews Poetry Collections from Kevin Spenst, Annick MacAskill, and Simina Banu for EVENT 49/3

 •  May 17

Leehu Sigler Reviews: Kevin Spenst, Hearts Amok: A Memoir in Verse, Anvil Press, 2020 Annick MacAskill, Murmurations, Gaspereau Press,...

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Flowers in the Concrete: Hannah Macready Interviews Christina Shah

 •  May 11

Christina Shah was born in Ottawa, lives in Vancouver, and works in heavy industry. Her poetry has also appeared in The...

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Cathy Stonehouse Reviews Short Fiction from Jean Marc Ah-Sen and Katherine Fawcett for EVENT 49/3

 •  May 5

Cathy Stonehouse Reviews: Katherine Fawcett, The Swan Suit, Douglas & McIntyre, 2020 Jean Marc Ah-Sen, In the Beggarly Style of Imitation,...

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Kate Dooley Reviews Non-Fiction from Madhur Anand and Billy-Ray Belcourt for EVENT 49/3

 •  April 27

Kate Dooley Reviews: Madhur Anand, This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart, Strange Light, 2020 Billy-Ray Belcourt, A History of My...

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From Issue 49/2: “Over Kawaguchi” by Jason Jobin

 •  January 8

Find the full story in EVENT 49/2. Illustration by Amelia Wiygul.

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