Here it is: EVENT’s contest shortlist! Congratulations to these talented twelve writers, and our sincere thanks to the 136 writers […]

Nine manuscripts were chosen from 94 entries by EVENT’s editor and assistants, and sent without the writers’ names to Russell Wangersky for final judging. The short-listed entries are:

• ‘CARE’ by Susan Buis, Knutsford, BC
• ‘Cat Face’ by Kayla Czaga, Vancouver, BC
• ‘Remember This’ by Kathleen Kennedy, Mulmur, ON
• ‘Elements’ by Fiona Tinwei Lam, Vancouver, BC
• ‘The Day I Married Jesus’ by Cathy MacLean, Gibsons, BC
• ‘Inshallah’ by Jennifer Morgan, St. John’s, NL
• ‘Shopping Day’ by Leslie Sakata, Coquitlam, BC
• ‘Charcoal’ by Souvankham Thammavongsa, Stouffville, ON
• ‘I Dream of My Standalone Quiznos’ by Benjamin Willems, Victoria, BC

Winners will be announced soon, so stay tuned! Check out the winning pieces in EVENT 42/3 — coming this winter.

Thanks to those writers who sent manuscripts to us. We look forward to reading submissions for our 2014 Non-Fiction Contest next spring. Visit http://eventmags.com/contest-2014 for details.

Spring has sprung, and EVENT is celebrating with a spring issue mega-launch with our local lit-mag pals, Poetry is Dead and PRISM international.

Come on down to Vancouver’s Little Mountain Gallery (195 east 26th Avenue) this Friday evening (April 26th) for readings, treats, and general frivolity…Rumour has it that a dance party may even be in the offing!

Readings at 8p.m. by (local legends):
Rodney DeCroo
Ben Rawluk
Zoey Leigh Peterson

Check out our facebook event page–and we’ll see you there!