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For EVENT 51/1, Christina Louise Turner reviews tw For EVENT 51/1, Christina Louise Turner reviews two non-fiction books by Andrew Potter and Helen Humphreys.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "At first glance, Andrew Potter’s On Decline and Helen Humphreys’s Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium have very little in common: the former is a brief survey of the ‘current problems and likely future of Western civilization,’ while the latter is a study in plants and contemplation, tracking a poet’s journey to her local herbarium over the course of a year. And yet both authors are keenly interested in exploring the past as a way of understanding a present moment of crisis..."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full review through the link in our bio.
Looking for the perfect gift for the literary love Looking for the perfect gift for the literary lover in your life? We've just updated our #CanLit holiday gift guide with even more fantastic literary gifts to choose from.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ From a House of Anansi book bundle, to a gift card from Massy Books, click the link in our bio to find the perfect fit for your writers and readers.
Announcing our special holiday deal! Throughout De Announcing our special holiday deal! Throughout December and January, get a complimentary copy of our Notes on Writing Issue when you order a gift subscription (for yourself, or someone else). ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ A subscription to EVENT includes three issues delivered annually right to your door. Learn more through the link in our bio.
WHITE TRASH MFA NIGHTMARE​​​​​​​​ WHITE TRASH MFA NIGHTMARE​​​​​​​​ by Joel Robert Ferguson​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "I'm pulling my teeth out for them,​​​​​​​​ more than any mouth should hold,​​​​​​​​ hundreds of them​​​​​​​​ full of holes, black-​​​​​​​​ brown-yellow-grey-green​​​​​​​​ and I have to make them dance​​​​​​​​ across the classroom's tabletops..."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Illustration by Nora Kelly. Order your copy of 51/2 through the link in our bio.
AMANDA MERRITT lives and teaches on the unceded te AMANDA MERRITT lives and teaches on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen and WSÁNEĆ Nations. Her debut collection, The Divining Pool, was nominated for the 2018 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Recently her work was selected for the 2020 CBC and Pacific Spirit Poetry Prizes, and was a finalist in Aesthetica’s 2021 Creative Writing Award. In another life Amanda was the founding editor of The Scores.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find Amanda's review of Tomas Dobozy's Ghost Geographies and Amber McMillan's The Running Trees in EVENT 51/2.
On the cover: “Casa Wabi” by Douglas Hampton ( On the cover: “Casa Wabi” by Douglas Hampton (2022). Douglas Hampton is a 34-year-old photographer living in Vancouver with a focus and passion for film photography. Film for Douglas, in a digital age, is about slowing down, learning, being selective and disciplined while shooting with intention. The camera’s viewfinder lets Douglas see the moment through finely made glass, not just another screen.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ This cover photo shows a venue of vultures resting atop an art installation in Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.
For EVENT 51/1, Marcie McCauley reviews two short For EVENT 51/1, Marcie McCauley reviews two short story collections by David Huebert and Rachel Rose.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "The authors root their storytelling in empathy, and they burrow through narrative toward understanding and elusive resolutions. Characters navigate treacherous terrain, and even safe spaces grow increasingly inhospitable—emotionally and, in Huebert’s stories about the corridor of heavily industrialized areas in Southern Ontario, geographically—as they explore shadows and under-areas..."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full review through the link in our bio.
SARAH LACHMANSINGH is a Guyanese-Canadian writer f SARAH LACHMANSINGH is a Guyanese-Canadian writer from Toronto. She is currently studying creative writing. In 2021 she was selected as a mentee for BIPOC Writers Connect. Her work has appeared in Homology Lit, filling Station, Augur Magazine and elsewhere.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find three of Sarah's poems in EVENT 51/2.
"She held the pose and, like magic, the river bega "She held the pose and, like magic, the river began to shimmy. It was the hydro dams. Sun-speckled notches formed downstream and raced toward me..."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ From MJ Malleck's short fiction, River Swim, in EVENT 51/2.
For EVENT 51/1, Renée Sarojini Saklikar reviews t For EVENT 51/1, Renée Sarojini Saklikar reviews two books of poetry by Matsuki Masutani and Margaret Christakos.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "It’s impossible not to read the poetry books of 2021 through any other frame than our enduring storm of climate catastrophe and continuing pandemic. In doing so, we might carry within us a greater appreciation for books such as these, with their micro-observations of the daily agonies and fractured joys of living, which step by step record the touch of self brushing up against this challenged world."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full review through the link in our bio.
ANGELA HIBBS is the author of Control Suppress Del ANGELA HIBBS is the author of Control Suppress Delete (Palimpsest Press, 2017), Sin Eater (Arbeiter Ring Press, 2014), Wanton (Insomniac Press, 2009) and Passport (DC Books, 2006). She lives in Peterborough, ON, the traditional territory of the Mississauga First Nations.
Illustrations for issue 51/2 come from Nora Kelly Illustrations for issue 51/2 come from Nora Kelly (she/her), an oil painter and muralist based in Montreal. Nora spent 2017/2018 in Mexico City apprenticing with the muraling company Street Art Chilango, and has since painted murals for businesses and private residences across North America, always with a desire to keep her services affordable and accessible to all. More recently, she has turned to editorial illustration and has worked for The New York Times, The Tyee, Capital Daily, PRISM international, Vallum and others. She lives with a dog named Squid and plays in a country band.
MATT RADER’s most recent collection of poems is MATT RADER’s most recent collection of poems is Ghosthawk (Nightwood Editions, 2021). Matt lives on the unceded, traditional territory of the Syilx/Okanagan people in Kelowna, BC. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find three of Matt's poems in EVENT 51/2. Order through the link in our bio.
For EVENT 51/1, Hollay Ghadery reviews two new fic For EVENT 51/1, Hollay Ghadery reviews two new fiction novels by Lucy E.M. Black and Yejide Kilanko​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "Books with unlikable main characters aren’t uncommon, and make us confront and test the limits of our own belief systems. The central character of A Good Name by Yejide Kilanko, Eziafakaego Okereke, brings this unlikability to a fascinating new level. Right until the end of the story, it’s easy to invest oneself in expecting more of him. Kilanko’s Eziafa is a complex, unforgettable study of someone who is perpetually on the verge—of being the perfect son, finding a more lucrative career, and achieving romantic fulfillment."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full review through the link in our bio.
EVENT's fall/winter issue is here! Cozy up this se EVENT's fall/winter issue is here! Cozy up this season with fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and reviews in EVENT 51/2. Featuring work by Angela Hibbs, Joel Robert Ferguson, Tricia Dower, and more.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Order your copy through the link in our bio.
Congratulations to Madeline Sonik whose essay "Dif Congratulations to Madeline Sonik whose essay "Differences" (which first appeared in EVENT 50/1) is featured in Best American Essays 2022 (edited by @cheemobile). ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Congratulations to all of the featured writers!
EVENT celebrates 50 years of publication with a No 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, Andre Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Eden Robinson, Jen Sookfong Lee, Zoe Whittall, Joy Kogawa, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Joshua Whitehead, and many others.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Order your copy through the link in our bio.
Portraits of EVENT staff! From our recent gatherin Portraits of EVENT staff! From our recent gathering at Piva.​​​​​​​​​ Pictured: (Incoming) Managing Editor Krista Eide, (Outgoing) Managing Editor Ian Cockfield, Reviews Editor Marisa Grizenko, Poetry Editor Joanne Arnott, Marketing Assitant Hannah Macready, Editor Shashi Bhat (laughing with Marisa). Not pictured: Cristine Dewar, Fiction Editor and photography extraordinaire!
EVENT’s latest issue is here, featuring exciting EVENT’s latest issue is here, featuring exciting new poetry, fiction, non-fiction and reviews to keep you warm in bed as those nights get colder!​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Featuring work by: Matt Rader, Jen Currin, Marc Perez, Sarah Lachmansingh, Jason Jobin, Lisa Baird, and more. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Individual copies and subscriptions are available through the link in oir bio.
Best Canadian Poetry & Best Canadian Stories 2023 Best Canadian Poetry & Best Canadian Stories 2023 have landed! These collections feature work initially published in EVENT, including Alexandra Mae Jones', "How to Fake a Breakdown" and Penn Kemp's “Cancel Culture”.​​​​​​​​​ Other featured EVENT contributors include: Laurie D. Graham Tawahum Bige, Tom Wayman, Christina Shah, Beth Goobie, and more. Congratulations to everyone involved!
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