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Submissions to our Non-Fiction Contest end tomorro Submissions to our Non-Fiction Contest end tomorrow! Submit your work by October 15th to win up to $3,000 in total prizes, plus publication in EVENT! This year's contest is judged by David. A. Roberston, winner of the Governor General's Award.
Hey there. We had some technical difficulties but Hey there. We had some technical difficulties but our current issue is now available for purchase online. Click the link in our bio to order your copy. Or, save money with an annual subscription!
On the EVENT Blog: On Beginnings: The Art of Getti On the EVENT Blog: On Beginnings: The Art of Getting Started-- Editor Shashi Bhat and Poetry Editor Joanne Arnott discuss how to begin a short story, how to find inspiration for poetry, when experiences become essays, and more tips for starting your writing process. Read the full article through the link in our bio.
50/2 is arriving. Thanks to @k.a.polzin, @rozinaje 50/2 is arriving. Thanks to @k.a.polzin, @rozinajessapoetry, and @zach_cooper59 for sharing your work (and these photos) in the new issue.
Kathy Mezei Reviews Novels From Larry Tremblay and Kathy Mezei Reviews Novels From Larry Tremblay and Zsolt Alapi for EVENT 50/1: "Sessions with his psychiatrist and cryptic discussions with female muses, along with confronting unhappy and disturbing memories, serve to reveal and possibly heal his troubled psyche. He rightly wonders whether psychiatric counselling merely ensures that people like him who question and rebel are neatly tucked back within the norms of society..." Read the full review through the link in our bio.
Thank you to everyone who joined our @wordvancouve Thank you to everyone who joined our @wordvancouver launch on Sunday! Special thanks to our wonderful readers: Kevin Spenst, Doretta Lau, and Maria Reva, and our always iconic host JJ Lee. Copies of our 50th anniversary Notes on Writing Anthology can now be purchased on our website. Click the link in our bio to purchase.
Celebrate with us! 50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Col Celebrate with us! 50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Collected Notes on Writing is at the printer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ EVENT celebrates 50 years of publication with a Notes on Writing anthology, featuring more than 70 personal essays with insights into the joys and struggles of the writer’s life and process, written by notable Canadian writers, including Jane Urquhart, David Bergen, André Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Eden Robinson, Jen Sookfong Lee, Zoe Whittall, Joy Kogawa, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Joshua Whitehead, and many others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Purchase your copy through the link in our bio, or receive a free copy when you renew your EVENT subscription. And don't forget to join our @wordvancouver launch, this Sunday at 10:30am (ticket link in bio).
Caroline was born Karolina Kurzova on April 2, 196 Caroline was born Karolina Kurzova on April 2, 1966 in the town of Pisek in a country that at the time was known as Czechoslovakia. In 1969 she followed her parents to Canada and settled at the tender age of three years in Hamilton Ontario. Even at an early age she knew she wanted to be a writer and most notably a poet.
For 50 years, EVENT has published the very best in For 50 years, EVENT has published the very best in contemporary new poetry and prose. We are one of Western Canada’s longest-running literary magazines, and welcome submissions written in English from around the world. Each issue of EVENT includes high-quality fiction, poetry, non-fiction and book reviews, and we feature emerging and established writers side-by-side in our pages. We also print commissioned illustrations alongside the writing, and each cover features the work of a BC photographer.
Poet, teacher, and rancher Garry Gottfriedson is a Poet, teacher, and rancher Garry Gottfriedson is a member of the Secwepemc First Nation. Born into a renowned rodeo and ranching family in Kamloops, British Columbia, Gottfriedson earned an MA in education from Simon Fraser University; he also studied creative writing at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
Issue 50/2 is coming soon, featuring work from Kul Issue 50/2 is coming soon, featuring work from Kulbir Saran, Leah Callen, Andrew French, Théodora Armstrong, Jhordan Layne, and more. Cover art by Ben von Jagow.
Sarah Moar Reviews Non-Fiction From Brittany Luby Sarah Moar Reviews Non-Fiction From Brittany Luby and Jenna Butler for EVENT 50/1: "By the time I arrive at this point in the book, I’ve had such a sweet taste of what it means to live with this ‘increased awareness of place,’ as Butler puts it... that I find myself sorely grieved by its potential loss. But then I go back, and read it again." Read the full review on our website.
Your best bet at getting your work published in EV Your best bet at getting your work published in EVENT? Reading some of our issues. Find the current issue at Chapters/Indigo, libraries or local newsstands. Subscriptions and single issues in print or digital formats can also be purchased online or through our office.
Mona'a Malik has published poetry in Paragon IV an Mona'a Malik has published poetry in Paragon IV and Landwash and is a past recipient of an Arts and Letters NL award for poetry. Her fiction has appeared in The Fiddlehead, Joyland, the Coming Attractions 15 Anthology, Matrix, Qwerty, The Puritan, Ricepaper, and Carve Magazine.
EVENT is looking for BC-based photographers to sub EVENT is looking for BC-based photographers to submit work for our next cover photo. We’re looking for photos that are striking, inviting, compelling, photos that make the viewer look twice. We welcome submissions from both established and emerging photographers. More information on submissions can be found here: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/cover-art-event/
Carmen Faye Mathes reviews Ian Williams, John Stef Carmen Faye Mathes reviews Ian Williams, John Steffler, Afua Cooper and Wilfried Raussert for EVENT 50/1-- "I learned that John Ware was a Black cowboy in 1998, two years into attending John Ware Junior High in Calgary, Alberta...At the time, I remember being amazed both that I hadn’t known the identity of the person for whom my school was named, and that Black cowboys existed, full stop. Three recent collections of poetry share an interest in the lacunas left by our educations, whether through the dynamics of erasure and celebration that complicate the history of Black presence in Canada and elsewhere; the fuzziness of remembered youth; or the logics of race, class, gender, etc., that school teaches us without it necessarily being on the curriculum." Read the full review on our webiste.
A warm congratulations to @hamiltonjaneeaton whose A warm congratulations to @hamiltonjaneeaton whose short story “The Dead Green Man” is now part of Best American Essays 2021! This story originally appeared EVENT 49/1 as the winner of our 2019 Non-Fiction Contest. Our 2021 contest is now open for submissions, deadline: October 15th. Be sure to pre-order Hamilton’s essay as you get to crafting your own winning piece.
kathy thai reviews novels by Farzana Doctor and Fr kathy thai reviews novels by Farzana Doctor and Francesca Ekwuyasi. "Ekwuyasi’s Butter Honey Pig Bread and Farzana Doctor’s Seven tackle trauma and healing in their respective diasporas and communities. Both novels are decidedly contemporary, featuring complex, genuine characters who navigate past and present issues, hopeful for a better future. These are educational, liberating and affirming reads." Read the full review through the link in our bio.
Submissions for our 2021 Non-Fiction Contest are n Submissions for our 2021 Non-Fiction Contest are now open! $3,000 in total prizes, plus publication in EVENT! This year's contest is judged by David A. Robertson. Deadline to submit is October 15th. Submission link can be found through the link in our bio.
EVENT Magazine seeks emerging illustrators to prod EVENT Magazine seeks emerging illustrators to produce work in response to the poetry and prose we publish. We’re looking for clean, contemporary black and white drawings to appear alongside the printed work. Please see our submission guideline at: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/illustrations/
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