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We are one day away from our Indigenous Voices (Vi We are one day away from our Indigenous Voices (Virtual) 2021 event! Featuring readings by Garry Gottfriedson, Jessica Johns, and Richard Van Camp.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This year's event will be hosted by Molly Cross-Blanchard, a white and Métis poet living on Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish land. Molly holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and a BA in English from the University of Winnipeg. Her debut full-length collection of poetry, Exhibitionist, is forthcoming from Coach House Books in Spring 2021. She is the current publisher of ROOM Magazine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is still time to register for your free ticket to our Indigenous Voices event, happening on February 25th on Zoom. Registration link in bio.
Announcing the winners of the EVENT Magazine 2020 Announcing the winners of the EVENT Magazine 2020 Non-Fiction Contest:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1st place—“Our Lives,” Alexis Pooley⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2nd place—“Differences,” Madeline Sonik⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3rd place—“Sea Monsters Revealed,” Adrienne Gruber⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Congratulations to our winners. $1,500 will go to our 1st place winner, $1,000 to second place, and $500 to third place. All of the winning submissions will be published in an upcoming issue of EVENT.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Stay tuned for more contests coming in 2021.
Issue 49/3 is making its way to your mailbox. This Issue 49/3 is making its way to your mailbox. This Notes on Writing issue features 2020 Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa's essay, "The Nuts and Bolts of a Sentence" -- "A sentence in a writer's life is a lot of things... Full of sound and fury or barely there. It can be rhythmic or flat. It can live or die or be still... It's someone who you've loved and left, or who left you, or will leave you, or who you will leave." Read this essay, along with those from Maria Reva and Joshua Whitehead in Issue 49/3. Single issues and subscriptions available through our website.
Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Garry Gottfri Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Garry Gottfriedson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ His works include Clinging to Bone (2019); Chaos Inside Thunderstorms (2014); Skin Like Mine (2010); Whiskey Bullets (2006), a collection of cowboy and Indian heritage poems and a finalist for the Anskohk Aboriginal Award; Glass Tepee (2002), which was nominated for a First People’s Publishing Award; In Honor of Our Grandmothers: Imprints of Cultural Survival (1994); and 100 Years of Contact (1990). He is also the author of the children’s book Painted Pony (2005).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't forget to hear Garry speak by registering for your free ticket to our Indigenous Voices event, happening February 25th on Zoom. Registration link in bio.
Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Richard Van C Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Richard Van Camp⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The year's featured writer will be Douglas College Creative Writing Department's Visiting Indigenous Writer Richard Van Camp. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, is now a movie with First Generation Films and premiered in September of 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Richard is also the author of five collections of short stories, six baby books, three children’s books, five comics and much more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Richard is a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada from Fort Smith, NWT. He is a graduate of the En’owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria’s Creative Writing BFA Program, and the Master’s Degree in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't forget to hear Richard speak by registering for your free ticket to our Indigenous Voices event, happening February 25th on Zoom. Registration link in bio.
Our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest shortlist is here! Co Our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to all of the chosen contestants. Stay tuned for the winners announcement coming soon. Winning entries will be published in an upcoming issue of EVENT, alongside a judge's essay from Madhur Anand.
Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Jessica Johns Indigenous Voices, Meet the Writers: Jessica Johns⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty and member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta and is currently living, working, and learning on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She is the managing editor for Room magazine and a co-organizer of the Indigenous Brilliance reading series in Vancouver.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Most recently, Jessica's short story “Bad Cree” won the 2020 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize and won silver at the 2020 National Magazine Awards. This story is being adapted into a novel, forthcoming with HarperCollins Canada.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't forget to hear Jessica speak by registering for your free ticket to our Indigenous Voices event, happening February 25th on Zoom. Registration link in bio.
"For generations my family has tilled this stony p "For generations my family has tilled this stony patch of land. Every few decades the well dries up and one of my ancestors drills a deeper one. Their bones were arbutus branches, their blood was lake water mixed with red dirt. Emerald leaves sway above me like massive hands. A warm wind swaddled my body." From, Song of Birth and Death by Patricia Young, in EVENT 49/2. Illustration by Amelia Wiygul.
We are thrilled to announce our 5th annual Indigen We are thrilled to announce our 5th annual Indigenous Voices event, sponsored in tandem with Douglas College's Creative Writing Department and Indigenous Student Services. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Featured readers include: Richard Van Camp, Jessica Johns, and Garry Gottfriedson. Molly Cross-Blanchard will be hosting. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This year's event will be hosted on Zoom, on February 25th, 2021. Tickets are free, please register on Eventbrite through the link in our bio.
“You find yourself in the Milky Way / The pace m “You find yourself in the Milky Way / The pace magnifies the distance between you and terror / And still— you remain there / In favour of the night / A nocturnal boy / Your aces fly, gyrating in crimson torrents / Each serve is fire...” from First Serve by Gabriel Awuah Mainoo in EVENT 49/2
A glowing congratulations to EVENT contributor Mar A glowing congratulations to EVENT contributor Martha Wilson whose short fiction, "Binoculars” from EVENT 47/3, has been listed as a Distinguished Story in Best American Short Stories 2020.
“The boys you grew up with crowd around parking “The boys you grew up with crowd around parking lots, breaking bottles over each other’s tiny heads. Masculinity is saying, That didn’t hurt, when it did; saying, That isn’t blood, when it is.” From: Take the Tender Out by Kari Teicher in EVENT 49/2
Our 2-for-1 subscription deal is on until Jan 31. Our 2-for-1 subscription deal is on until Jan 31. An annual subscription gives you 3x issues of EVENT featuring work from emerging and established Canadian authors, poets, reviewers, and more. Buy one for yourself and gift the second to a friend, just let us know where to send it in the order comments. Purchases can be made through the link in our bio 🎁
Issue 49/3, our notes on writing issue, is coming Issue 49/3, our notes on writing issue, is coming soon, with new essays from Joshua Whitehead and Souvankham Thammavongsa, poetry by Shazia Hafiz Ramji and stephanie roberts, plus fiction, reviews, illustrations and more. Cover art for this issue comes from Catherine Babault. You can still get 2-for-1 subscriptions until Jan 31st, so hurry up and subscribe.
“When the water spills from the drainage holes, “When the water spills from the drainage holes, I stop. Jiro watches me, his palms pressed hard against the floor, on edge. Like I might smash the tree and throw it on the ground, do something violent without meaning. The juniper’s soil glistens with moisture. Stray drops of water dot the trunk, glow like worlds in the mint-green canopy. Copper bands of light spray through the window slats high up on the wall. Dawn.” Read the full excerpt from Jason Jobin’s “Over Kawaguchi” on our website, and find the full story in EVENT 49/2. Illustration by Amelia Wiygul.
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EVENT will be accepting fiction submissions for a EVENT will be accepting fiction submissions for a limited period starting January 1. We particularly welcome submissions from BIPOC writers. This submission window is open to Canadians (citizens and permanent residents) only. If you are not a Canadian citizen or resident, please stay tuned for upcoming General Fiction Submission windows. Submissions can be made through Submittable— find more info on our website.
Our 2-for-1 holiday subscription offer is still on Our 2-for-1 holiday subscription offer is still on until January 31st. Each subscription comes with 3 issues per year and the extra can be gifted to a friend. Purchase through the link in bio. The issue pictured here is EVENT 48/1 which features @susansanfordblades’ Journey Prize nominated story, “The Rest of Him”
On the EVENT Blog: Hannah Macready Interviews Susa On the EVENT Blog: Hannah Macready Interviews Susan Sanford Blades for the @amateursproj — “I think sometimes we’ll see a certain family as being outwardly “perfect” and yet there’s a lot of unhappiness lingering beneath the surface. In this book, that’s reversed—the unhappiness is out there for everyone to see, but there is joy lingering under the surface and I kind of prefer it that way.” Read the full interview at eventmagazine.ca and find Susan’s Journey Prize long-listed short story, “The Rest of Him”, in EVENT 48/1
Rebecca Peng reviews short story collections from Rebecca Peng reviews short story collections from Kaie Kellough and Souvankham Thammavongsa for EVENT 49/2: “How we mitigate or compromise our expectations of one another, what quiet sacrifices we make to sustain others’ fantasies, how closely pain can live alongside love...” Read the full interview at eventmagazine.ca
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