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Spotted: a wild EVENT in an East Van garden. This Spotted: a wild EVENT in an East Van garden. This issue marks the first in a series of three 50th anniversary issues for our magazine. 50 years of prose, poetry, and literary excellence. Have you received your issue yet?
Czandra is an eclectic poet and essayist of many s Czandra is an eclectic poet and essayist of many styles and a single voice. Her poems range from playful and melodious to terse and formal. Her subjects cover social commentary, language, the everyday and the unique. Her voice has been acclaimed by listeners who find an arresting “je ne sais quoi” in the way Czandra reads.
I Cheer With Fists In The Air: Hannah Macready Int I Cheer With Fists In The Air: Hannah Macready Interviews Alexis Pooley-- "I want to be as candid as I can, so this always brings me back to how do I feel in this moment and what is the simplest way I can describe it. Life isn’t like that; it’s complex, big, changing. It has so many angles that trying to look at all of them at the same time makes me want to nap. Instead, I go, at the end of the day, what are Andrew and I doing? We’re sitting together in the grass. We’re sharing a hot dog. These moments are important. They matter just as much as the big, tangled experiences we have, and I think they resonate in an almost childlike, innate way." Read the full interview plus an excerpt from Alexis' 2020 Non-Fiction Contest winning piece through the link in our bio.
Stunning art by Rocío Iriarte for EVENT 50/1. Thi Stunning art by Rocío Iriarte for EVENT 50/1. This piece accompanies James Pollock's poem "Shower"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Consider the tender weather of the shower.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It makes a cool or warm and private rainfall,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ in your home when and how you want it, with power..."
Gregory Wolff is an almost-PhD in philosophy turne Gregory Wolff is an almost-PhD in philosophy turned organic farmer, writer of fiction, poetry, essays and children’s literature, and very proud father of two enchanted and half-wild children. He lives with his family amidst the musical forests of the Saint Lawrence River Valley, just north of the Adirondack Range.
Cover art for 50/1 comes from Rob Ruttan: "My came Cover art for 50/1 comes from Rob Ruttan: "My camera reminds me to be attentive to what is too often overlooked, and to record it. It steers to the forgotten, the left behind, the flotsam. This cover image shows the headlight of a '49 Ford pick-up that sat for many years in a front yard in Baxter, ON."
Jade Riordan is an Irish-Canadian poet, an undergr Jade Riordan is an Irish-Canadian poet, an undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa, and a selection committee member (poetry reader) with Bywords. Her poetry has appeared in The Blue Nib, Cordite Poetry Review, Corvid Queen, Eunoia Review, Noble / Gas Qtrly, Room, and elsewhere.
Art by Rocío Iriarte for David Ziertoth's poem "H Art by Rocío Iriarte for David Ziertoth's poem "Home Video" in event 50/1-- "we watch the minutes-old baby boy / squirm, the brusque nurse unwrapping / him, leaving behind a white blanket / tinged with blood and vernix, his leg / straightened for measuring, his earthly / weight registered on metallic scales..."
Christopher Evans is a writer and editor, based in Christopher Evans is a writer and editor, based in Vancouver, Canada. His work has appeared in The New Quarterly, The Literary Review, Going Down Swinging, The Moth, Joyland, Takahe, EVENT, and others, and he is a graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of British Columbia. Christopher has recently worked as the Prose Editor of PRISM International, and currently teaches poetry to children.
"I doubt the founders of EVENT, back in 1971, imag "I doubt the founders of EVENT, back in 1971, imagined that in 50 years we would be isolated in our overpriced homes... I wonder if those founders imagined so far ahead, or if they were simply heads down in paper and ink, in the gratifying task of making a magazine." EVENT Editor Shashi Bhat for the first of our 50th-anniversary issues.
Philip Huynh was born in Vancouver to parents who Philip Huynh was born in Vancouver to parents who had fled Vietnam during the civil war. His stories have been published in the Malahat Review, the New Quarterly, Event, and the Journey Prize Anthology and cited in The Best American Stories. His first novel, The Forbidden Purple City, was published by @goose_lane in 2019.
On the EVENT Blog-- Salvaging My Old Dream: Rob Ta On the EVENT Blog-- Salvaging My Old Dream: Rob Taylor Interviews Matsuki Masutani "I have always felt that dreams are an integral part of my life. But as I get older, the reality of the dream world has intensified. Meanwhile, the real world looks more and more confusing..." Read the full interview through the link in our bio.
"All writing, even non-fiction, is made up of the "All writing, even non-fiction, is made up of the real and the imagined, of experiences and recollection, and that space in between truth and discovery. But it's also made up of a lot of forgetting." From Dr. Madhur Anand's non-fiction contest judges essay in EVENT 50/1.
Alexis Pooley has an MFA in creative writing from Alexis Pooley has an MFA in creative writing from UBC and a BSc from Dalhousie University. She won third place in @grainlitmag’s 2020 Short Fiction Contest and was longlisted in @prisminternational’s 2020 CNF Contest. This story was the winner of EVENT's 2020 Non-Fiction Contest.
Art by Rocío Iriarte for Erin Kirsh's poem, "If E Art by Rocío Iriarte for Erin Kirsh's poem, "If Everyone Else Forgets" in EVENT 50/1.
Joanne Arnott is the Poetry Editor of EVENT. Her f Joanne Arnott is the Poetry Editor of EVENT. Her first book, Wiles of Girlhood, won the Gerald Lampert Award (LCP, 1992). She has published eight further books in three genres. Her essays and poetry appear in twenty-five plus anthologies, and diverse journals. She has been called to judge poetry and nonfiction on behalf of BC Book Prizes, the Governor General’s Awards and for various other arts organizations. Joanne is a Métis/mixed-blood writer and arts activist, originally from Manitoba, at home on the west coast.
"Included in the Hypnobabies philosophy was a comp "Included in the Hypnobabies philosophy was a complete change in birth language. Instead of saying 'labour,' we said 'birthing time.' 'Pain' became 'pressure.' 'Contractions' were 'waves' or 'surges.' Language can severely affect your birthing experience, our instructor warned us... Regardless of this preparation, as the weeks passed and my due date loomed ('guess date' in Hypnobabies speak), dread loomed in my body." from Adrienne Gruber's "Sea Monsters Revealed" which won 3rd place in our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest.
Mehdi M. Kashani lives and writes in Toronto. He w Mehdi M. Kashani lives and writes in Toronto. He was recently selected as a finalist for the Tennessee Williams Fiction Contest.
Issue 50/1 is arriving at your door. This issue fe Issue 50/1 is arriving at your door. This issue features our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest winners and marks the first of three 50th anniversary issues coming out this year. Find work by Aidan Chafe, Liz Harmer, David Zieroth, Klara du Plessis, David Ishaya Osu, and more. Click the link in our bio to order your copy.
If you're looking to get your work published in a If you're looking to get your work published in a Canadian literary magazine, you probably know about submission windows. But, have you ever considered interviews, reviews, and contests? Read our latest blog (link in bio) to find some actionable ways to get your work out into the #CanLit community.
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