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"Writing is a privilege, but it is one that can be "Writing is a privilege, but it is one that can be spread through support for each other and for diverse work. One of my core values as a member of this community is to pay support forward whenever I have the chance." from Anna Ling Kaye's Notes on Writing essay titled, "Finding a Voice."
Rob Taylor is the author of Strangers (Biblioasis, Rob Taylor is the author of Strangers (Biblioasis, 2021) and three other potery collections. He is also the editor of What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation (Nightwood Editions, 2018) and Best Canadian Poetry 2019 (Biblioasis). He teaches creative writing at Simon Fraser University.
REBECCA PĂPUCARU’S first collection of poetry, REBECCA PĂPUCARU’S first collection of poetry, The Panic Room (Nightwood Editions, 2017),was a finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry (Quebec Writers Federation) and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Her poems have appeared in several anthologies, including The Best Canadian Poetry in English (2010). She was a finalist for the Penguin Random House of Canada Student Award for Fiction (2004). She lives in the Eastern Townships, Quebec.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Watch Rebecca read from her short story, “Unbecoming” through the link in our bio.
Brandon Wint is a poet, spoken word artist, and mu Brandon Wint is a poet, spoken word artist, and multi-disciplinary collaborator based in Western Canada. As a performer and educator, he has toured Canada extensively and has shared his work in Jamaica, Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the US. Divine Animal (Write Bloody North, 2020) is his debut collection of poetry.
"Narrowly escaping / being comfortable / only week "Narrowly escaping / being comfortable / only weeks ago, / already again / I am breathing deeply / with bright eyes recognizing only / how the sunrise ignites"​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Ryan Eavis, "On a Northbound Train to Dublin" in EVENT 50/3
Michael Janairo is a writer living in upstate New Michael Janairo is a writer living in upstate New York. He earned a MFA in Writing from the Univertsity of Pittsburgh and a BSJ from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. His Filipino family name is pronounced "ha NIGH row". He blogs at michaeljanario.com
Journey Prize nominee and EVENT contributor Fawn P Journey Prize nominee and EVENT contributor Fawn Parker speaks with Hannah Macready on her latest novel, "What We Both Know"​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "There is often so much judgment cast on victims regarding why they handled things the way they did, why they didn’t leave, or tell, and so on. Hillary’s story felt important to me in that way… a demonstration of the sort of circling madness of trying to live and heal at the same time."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full interview and through the link in our bio and order Fawn's book at your nearest book store.
Are you a BC-based photographer interested in havi Are you a BC-based photographer interested in having your work featured on a cover of EVENT? Visit www.eventmagazine.ca/cover-art-event/ to learn more about our submission process
Illustrator @tiffs.dang's work was recently featur Illustrator @tiffs.dang's work was recently featured in the @nytimes. We are honoured to have her illustrations grace the pages of EVENT 50/3, seen here accompanying James Dunnigan's poem, "Words in August"
Rita Bouvier is Métis; her home community is Saki Rita Bouvier is Métis; her home community is Sakitawak, or Île-à-la-Crosse, situated on the historic trading and meeting grounds of the Cree and Dene peoples. Her third book of poetry, nakamowin'sa for the seasons (Thistledown) won the 2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards' Aboriginal Peoples' Writing Award. Her poetry has been translated into Spanish, German, and Cree-Michif.
"The symmetry, the clarity, the fact that the ligh "The symmetry, the clarity, the fact that the lights shimmered as a back-drop, it all just spoke to me on some spiritual level. The photo serves as a reminder: reputations can be dangerous; sometimes true beauty reveals itself in unexpected places." Ben von Jagow on his cover photo entitled, "Nordkjosbotn"
Have you read "Divine Animal: Writing Through the Have you read "Divine Animal: Writing Through the Body & Toward Healing" by Brandon Wint yet? ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "I write through my body because it is an effective tool, yes. But to speak of my physical relationship to poetry as merely the outcome of good pedagogy would be to oversimplify, a lie. I write through my body because it is my most reliable way to turn my body to a prayer." ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read more in EVENT 50/3, available in print and digital editions through our website.
Postcard from The Wind, by P.C. Vandall: "He did n Postcard from The Wind, by P.C. Vandall: "He did not hear the plane take off or see / the islands rise up like a pod of whales. / He was a prairie man, loved big skies / and rolling grasslands. He never saw much..." (illustrations by @tiffs.dang)
Andrew Wei was born in Syracuse, NY, and holds a d Andrew Wei was born in Syracuse, NY, and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. His poetry has previously appeared in Reunion: The Dallas Review and fields.
We would like to congratulate Alice Gauntley, whos We would like to congratulate Alice Gauntley, whose story, 'Stripped' (EVENT 49/1) appears in Best Canadian Short Stories 2021, and @jobinjason, whose story, 'Over Kawaguchi' (49/2) was listed as a notable story. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ We also congratulate the following writers who had notable poems in Best Canadian Poetry 2020: @ba.r.a, Dominik Parisien, and @shazzyhr. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Thank you to @biblioasis_books and the editors of these anthologies for recognizing this work.
Issue 50/3 offers four essays on the writer's life Issue 50/3 offers four essays on the writer's life, from acclaimed authors Rob Taylor, Amanda Leduc, Anna Ling Kaye, and Brandon Wint. Order your copy through the link in our bio.
"Being a writer and writing are, in some ways, two "Being a writer and writing are, in some ways, two different ideas. Certainly being a writer means you have to write. But in 2009 and 2015 writing meant less to me about the day-to-day work of it... than it did about what writing might one day become... Looking back on it now, I wonder how my outlook might have shifted had I been consumed not with the desire to publish, but simply with the desire to write just because...." Read @amanda.leduc's Notes on Writing piece in EVENT 50/3.
All three issues of our 50th anniversary year are All three issues of our 50th anniversary year are now out, as well as our Collected Notes On Writing Anthology featuring more than 70 personal essays written by notable Canadian writers. Visit eventmagazine.ca/shop to purchase your copies.
Issue 50/3 includes Notes on Writing from Rob Tayl Issue 50/3 includes Notes on Writing from Rob Taylor, Anna Ling Kaye, Brandon Wint, and Amanda Leduc. Grab a copy today through the link in our bio.
Digital editions of our Notes on Writing issue, as Digital editions of our Notes on Writing issue, as well as all three 50th anniversary issues, are available online at reduced prices. Subscribe now at: eventmagazine.ca/shop/tag/digital-editions/
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