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Spring/Summer 2026 (55/1)

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New on the EVENT Blog 🌱 Read a preview of "The Kri

New on the EVENT Blog 🌱 Read a preview of "The Krishna of Kelowna" by Vivek Sharma

VIVEK SHARMA is a poet from the foothills of the Himalayas who dwells in the myths of the Mahabharata and whose peripatetic lines chronicle love, loneliness, elephant gods as well as the mechanics of flipping burgers at many McDonald’s stores across Canada.

Click the link in our bio to read the full excerpt from the poem, then find two complete poems in EVENT 55/1.

Have a writing prompt or tip that always gets you

Have a writing prompt or tip that always gets you unstuck? Share your favourite in the comments so other writers can give it a try.

And if your draft turns into something you want to send out, EVENT’s 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is open until October 15, with $3,000 in total prizes and publication in EVENT for all three winners.

Find the full contest guidelines through the link in our bio.

#CreativeNonfiction #CreativeWriting #WritingPrompt #EVENTmagazine #WritingContest

We are excited to announce Minelle Mahtani as the

We are excited to announce Minelle Mahtani as the judge for EVENT’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest!

Minelle Mahtani is a Muslim Iranian/Indian/Canadian writer, former TV producer and radio host. She is Chair of Canadian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her memoir, May It Have a Happy Ending has been called a “magnificent and stunning debut.” It won the Hubert Evans Prize for best non-fiction of the year. She has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards and won a gold medal for best personal essay in the Digital Publishing Awards. Mahtani is also the author of the book Mixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Geist, Maisonneuve and Southeast Review. She is currently working on a book about erosion with UBC Press.

EVENT's 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is open until October 15, 2026, with $3,000 in total prizes and publication in EVENT for all three winners. Your entry fee also includes a one-year subscription or renewal. Find the full submission guidelines and submit through the link in our bio.

Do you have an essay you believe in? Take the leap

Do you have an essay you believe in? Take the leap and send it our way.
These words of encouragement come from 2025 Non-Fiction Contest judge Vinh Nguyen's essay in EVENT 55/1.

Vinh Nguyen is the author of the speculative memoir The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse (HarperCollins, 2025), a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction, the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, and the Toronto Book Award. He is also a nonfiction editor at The New Quarterly.

EVENT's 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is now open, with $3,000 in total prizes and publication in EVENT for all three winners. Your entry fee also includes a one-year subscription or renewal. Enter by October 15, 2026. Find the full submission guidelines through the link in our bio.

What are our 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest win

What are our 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest winning essays about? Swipe through to find the essay that speaks to you!

Our three winning essays were selected by contest judge Vinh Nguyen, author of The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse, shortlisted for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Read "Metaphors We Die By" by Jennifer Manuel, "Waiting for the Bus: A Memoir of Dementia" by Meredith Quartermain, and "The Shrine" by Hannah Amaris Roh, along with Vinh Nguyen's judge's essay, in EVENT 55/1, available through the link in our bio.

CANADIAN WRITERS: Have you been waiting for a sign

CANADIAN WRITERS: Have you been waiting for a sign to submit your work? This is it!

EVENT is currently seeking fiction and poetry submissions from Canadian citizens and residents, both emerging and established.

We recommend submitting early, as we may close submissions early if we reach our cap. Find the full guidelines and submission link in our bio.

#CanadianWriters #EVENTmagazine #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit #LitMag

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Canadian Fiction (August 2026)

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Canadian Fiction (August 2026) has reached its submission cap and is now closed. We will open again to fiction submissions on December 1.

Have you been dreaming of seeing your work in the pages of EVENT?

We are currently accepting fiction and poetry submissions from Canadian citizens and residents.

We encourage you to submit early, as spaces are limited. Read our full guidelines and find the link to submit in our bio.

#CanadianWriters #EVENTmagazine #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit #litmag

K. A. POLZIN’s stories have appeared in Subtropics

K. A. POLZIN’s stories have appeared in Subtropics, swamp pink, Gulf Coast,
Wigleaf and elsewhere, and have been anthologized in Best Small Fictions 2023, the Fractured Lit Anthology 3 (2024), and chosen for the 2025 Wigleaf Top 50. Polzin was shortlisted for the PRISM international Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction.

Find K. A. Polzin’s story "Guidelines" in EVENT 55/1.

New on the EVENT Blog ⛵️ Read a preview of "Underc

New on the EVENT Blog ⛵️ Read a preview of "Undercover" by Sue Murtagh

SUE MURTAGH’s debut collection, We’re Not Rich (Nimbus Publishing/Vagrant Press, 2024), won the 2025 Atlantic Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award. Sue’s work has appeared in The Walrus, The New Quarterly, Grain, carte blanche, The Humber Literary Review, Yolk Literary and The Nashwaak Review.

Click the link in our bio to read an excerpt from the story, then find the complete story in EVENT 55/1.

Take a peek inside our summer issue ⛱️ Want to g

Take a peek inside our summer issue ⛱️

Want to get your hands on the best new writing? Discover fiction, poetry, and more from emerging and established authors in EVENT 55/1. Get your copy through the link in our bio.

Want to see your work in print? Prose and poetry submissions reopen in August for Canadian authors. We can’t wait to read your work.

Six new Canadian books in three thoughtful reviews

Six new Canadian books in three thoughtful reviews.

Our latest online reviews from EVENT 54/3 are now on the blog:

• Sumaiya Matin reviews short fiction by Rabindranath Maharaj and Pratap Reddy.
• Avery Qurashi reviews novels by Clea Young and Catherine Bush.
• Tintin Yang reviews a lyrical memoir by Andrea Currie and a novel by Edem Awumey.

Read all three reviews through the link in our bio.

Looking for places to submit your writing? EVENT'

Looking for places to submit your writing?

EVENT's monthly newsletter includes a curated roundup of literary magazine submissions, writing contests, and publishing opportunities from across Canada.

Sign up for the EVENT newsletter through the link in our bio.

#EVENTmagazine #WritingContest #LiteraryMagazine #WritingCommunity #Canlit #CanadianLiterature

CASSIDY MENARD (she/her) was born and raised in Ye

CASSIDY MENARD (she/her) was born and raised in Yellowknife. She has a bachelor’s degree in writing from the University of Victoria and served on the editorial board of The Malahat Review. Her work has appeared in Grain, The Fiddlehead, SAND Journal, and was long-listed for the 2024 Room Magazine Fiction Contest.

Read her full story, Remind Me Tomorrow in EVENT 55/1. Order yours through the link in our bio.

WINSHEN LIU learned how to play mahjong late in li

WINSHEN LIU learned how to play mahjong late in life compared to her cousins. Her chapbook, Paper Money, was published with Driftwood Press in 2025. In addition to writing, she loves long-distance train travel, baking and bakeries, and stickers. You can follow her work at winshenliu.com.

Find two of Liu’s poems in EVENT 55/1.

🌈 Have some dreamy work you’d love to see in print? EVENT is open to poetry and prose submissions in July and August. Read the full guidelines through the link in our bio.

Whether you’re reading on the beach or staying coo

Whether you’re reading on the beach or staying cool indoors, bring summer with you in EVENT 55/1.

The cover art is 'Patio Parasol' by Hannah Block, who describes the image as an invitation to pause, look up from our screens, and turn our faces toward the sky.

Inside, you’ll find the three winning essays from the 2025 Non-Fiction Contest, judged by Vinh Nguyen, alongside new poetry, fiction, and book reviews.

Order your copy through the link in our bio.

📢 UPDATE: We have met our submission cap for gener

📢 UPDATE: We have met our submission cap for general submissions, and will reopen submissions for Canadian citizens and residents in August!

This July and August, we invite writers to submit their work for consideration.

July 1-31:
General fiction and poetry submissions are welcome, with a special invitation to BIPOC writers.

August 1-31:
Canadian fiction and poetry submissions are open to Canadian citizens and residents.

We encourage you to submit early, as spaces are limited. Find the full guidelines and submit through the link in our bio.

Congratulations to Jennifer Manuel, first-place wi

Congratulations to Jennifer Manuel, first-place winner of EVENT's 2025 Non-Fiction Contest for her essay "Metaphors We Die By."

Manuel's debut novel, The Heaviness of Things That Float, won the 2017 Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction. She has also published YA and children’s books, including a Red Cedar Award nominee. In 2025, she was short-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize. She lives on Vancouver Island and teaches literature at Shawnigan Lake School.

Read her winning essay in EVENT 55/1. Purchase the issue or subscribe through the link in our bio.

Read “Organic Matter,” one of three poems by Elain

Read “Organic Matter,” one of three poems by Elaine Lee featured in EVENT 55/1, now on the EVENT blog.

Click the link in our bio to read the poem and find two more of Lee’s poems in the full issue.

NEW on the EVENT Blog: “Stand Up For Yourself on t

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

“Writing gives me a feeling of personal power and authority over my life when I often felt powerless at the time of an event I'm writing about. … We embody a deep sense of power when we have the courage to say, ‘This happened to me, and here was the impact.’ To stand up for yourself on the page and speak your truth really does set you free.”

In this conversation, Nicole Breit reflects on memoir, grief, experimentation, and the transformative possibilities of creative nonfiction.

Read the full interview through the link in our bio.

EVENT 55/1 is here! Our Spring/Summer 2026 issue

EVENT 55/1 is here! Our Spring/Summer 2026 issue features the three winning essays of our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest, judged by Vinh Nguyen. Plus, poetry by Lorna Crozier, James Owens, and Daniela Elza, fiction by Sue Murtagh and Rob Taylor, reviews of new fiction and poetry books, and much more!

Purchase the issue or subscribe through the link in our bio.

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