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“I didn't expect the finished novel to include s “I didn't expect the finished novel to include so much of Michelle's romantic relationships and friendships but I think in the end, showing more of the narrator's personal life strengthened the book in ways that I did not expect, and it showed that, as all-encompassing as stripping can feel, it is also just a job, and life happens inside and outside the club.” Read our latest interview with emerging writer Cid V Brunet through the link in our bio.
Małgosia Halliop immigrated to Canada from Poland Małgosia Halliop immigrated to Canada from Poland as a child, and has lived in Toronto for more than 25 years. In the past decade, she has been a sometime writer, editor, community organizer, visual artist, wildlife tracker, and nature educator while homeschooling two kids. She is currently working to hone her craft as a poet.
"A blare of sea horns and the thick stink of burnt "A blare of sea horns and the thick stink of burnt diesel rise in plumes that eclipse salt and the cries of gulls. Freighters leaving the docks bear the sticky weight of civilization, while Macronectes bides his time. The long swimmer, this prince of the Cape, waits for the ocean to grow his reign and sees the shore disappear and reppear a little less every tide." from Jhordan Layne's "Extinction Songs" in EVENT 50/2.
Penn Kemp is a performer, playwright and celebrate Penn Kemp is a performer, playwright and celebrated trailblazer from her first poetry collection to her latest: River Revery (Insomniac, 2019) and Fox Haunts (Aeolus House, 2018). She received the First Annual Muttsy Award for Renegade Creators in 2020. Forthcoming from Kalamalka Press is P.S., with Sharon Thesen. Visit pennkemp.weebly.com and pennkemp.wordpress.com
Holly Allerellie is a Toronto-based illustrator an Holly Allerellie is a Toronto-based illustrator and designer passionate about lettering, whimsical illustration and surface design. They are currently working on designing their own cross stitch patterns, practicing lettering, and licensing seasonal art. You can find more of Holly's art at: hollyallerellie.com
Nicholas Bradley is a poet, literary critic and sc Nicholas Bradley is a poet, literary critic and scholarly editor. He lives in Victoria, BC. Rain Shadow, a collection of poems, was published by the University of Alberta Press in 2018.
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Tom Wayman's selected essays, If You're Not Free a Tom Wayman's selected essays, If You're Not Free at Work, Where Are You Free: Literature and Social Change (Guernica Editions, 2018) was a finalist for the Poetry Foundation's Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism. His latest collection is Watching a Man Break a Dog's Back: Poems For A Dark Time (Harbour, 2020).
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"Sometimes, to be kind, you drown a memory. Lacque "Sometimes, to be kind, you drown a memory. Lacquering ragweed, pretending it's a dethorned, broken rose as you bury it in your story. Sometimes, you declaw the feral past that shadows all of us." From Magic Fish by Leah Callen.
Andrew French is a writer from North Vancouver. Hi Andrew French is a writer from North Vancouver. His chapbook Do Not Discard Ashes was published by 845 Press in 2020. His writing has previously appeared in Train: a poetry journal, PRISM international, long con magazine, and a number of other journals across North America and the UK. In his spare time, he grills his favourite authors on Page Fright: A Literary Podcast.
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Jhordan Layne is a PhD candidate at Queen's Univer Jhordan Layne is a PhD candidate at Queen's University on Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe land. He is writing a dissertation on Jamaican religion and superstition in the novels of Marlon James and Kei Miller. He loves to write poetry and fiction with one eye on the real, and the other on the speculative.
Beth Goobie has three poems in issue 50/2. Here, H Beth Goobie has three poems in issue 50/2. Here, Holly Allerellie's illustration accompanies the poem, "Farewell to the Tin Cans"
Leah Callen is a Regina poet whose work has appear Leah Callen is a Regina poet whose work has appeared in The Malahat Review, CV2, Scrivener Creative Review, Vallum, Kissing Dynamite, and Barren Magazine. She grew up in Ontario, wandered the West Coast for 2.5 decades, and now roams the Prairies.
Cover art for issue 50/2 comes from Ben von Jagow, Cover art for issue 50/2 comes from Ben von Jagow, titled: Moon Over Cape Town. "If you look closely," Ben says, "you'll notice the image is slightly different than the moon you see in the sky. Because it was taken in the southern hemisphere, everything in the photograph is inverted." Order your issue through the link in our bio.
We will be accepting Canadian poetry submissions f We will be accepting Canadian poetry submissions for the month of November. As well, our Canadian fiction window is set to close on October 31. Get your work in soon!
Illustrations for issue 50/2 come from Holly Aller Illustrations for issue 50/2 come from Holly Allerellie, seen her accompanying Nicholas Bradley's poem, "Crossing the Straight".
Frances Boyle's books include the poetry collectio Frances Boyle's books include the poetry collection The White Nest (Quattro Books, 2019), the novella Tower (Fish Gotta Swim Editions, 2018) and the short story collection Seeking Shade (The Porcupine's Quill, 2020). Recent and forthcoming publications include Best Canadian Poetry 2020, Blackbird, Cypress, Prairie Fire, and Dreich. Visit francesboyle.com
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