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"Whenever I am in the field, I look for elements o "Whenever I am in the field, I look for elements of design such as shape, line, texture, and pattern. In this instance, the vibrant colour of the sea, the ripples on the surface of the water and the intricate shape of the kelp grabbed my attention. I wanted to capture the movement, pattern, and striking colours." Catherine Babault on her cover photo, Kelp at Low Tide 🌿 🌊
Nearly one year ago Hannah Macready interviewed Cu Nearly one year ago Hannah Macready interviewed Curtis Leblanc on publishing in the first wave of the pandemic. Today, Curtis’ words still ring true— “We need words and stories more than ever in this age of isolation. We need that tonic for loneliness. So brew your batch, so to speak!” This interview and more are available online, through the link in our bio.
Some authors grace our pages more than once. steph Some authors grace our pages more than once. stephanie roberts has two poems in EVENT 47/2, and two in our current issue 49/3. Here, her poem “The Rest” is featured with Isa Rodrigues’ art.
“The healthiest, sanest advice I’ve received: “The healthiest, sanest advice I’ve received: Don’t put pressure on your art to make you money. Also: Doing what you love while thinking you deserve nice things is a recipe for a time bomb.” Read Maria Reva’s full essay, “Buy a Goat, Sell a Goat” in our latest Notes on Writing Issue. Subscriptions available through the link in our bio. 🐐
Did you know that EVENT offers a reading service f Did you know that EVENT offers a reading service for writers? For a $100 fee, EVENT’s editors provide you with a 700 to 1,000 word assessment of your manuscript and an edited physical copy for your reference. Plus, the reading fee includes a one-year subscription to EVENT 🥳 Find more info at: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/reading-service/
March 22nd by Jamie Dopp: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ March 22nd by Jamie Dopp: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Woke up this morning ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and from under the covers looked at⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my green corduroy jacket⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ across a chair. Remembered⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my mother's friend who used to yell⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ her ex-husband's name at parties,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ get drunk, and sob, and yell his name⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ some more."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Illustrations by Isa Rodrigues.
"sunflower walls⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and pr "sunflower walls⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and pretend pine chairs⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ could be a Motessori school⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ could be a Polish deli--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ take a number and they'll see to⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ your meat and bones"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ from Christina Shah's poem, "X-ray Clinic" in EVENT 49/3.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Illustrations by Isa Rodrigues.
Repost from @shazzyhr -- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Eeeeeee! Finally got to see my poems in the latest issue of @eventmags alongside stunners @steffi.tady @mabuntupoetry and others ☺️☺️☺️! I had to try not to weep when I read these poems at @ideoglyph’s launch! Making myself cry since c.1720!! (I am an old soul). 🙃 Aaaand my first issue as the arts ed of @thismagca has brought me so much joy!! It’s a real thrill to be a part of one of my fave mags and to see ppl like @afineshow and @brennanmccracken in these pages 💜 Ty to ed @therealrealtmz and outgoing arts ed Madi Haslam for the smooth transition and help 💫💕 And tho this is all super lovely, I had a Zoom-induced health situation a few weeks ago, but what got me out of it was another Zoom *doh*; for Open Book, I wrote about @oelakkad’s excellent @the_fold talk on “resistance fiction” and how it helped me understand why I feel scared of my novel 🤣😅 🙏🏼 Very grateful. Hope it helps you too 💕🌲🐛
"Plaster of Paris⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ in ne "Plaster of Paris⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ in need of repair⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a small girl⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ with a sitar⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ seated close⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ to what forms⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ when irritants⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ cloister..."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ from Steffi Tad-y's poem, "On Accents" in EVENT 49/3. Single issues and subscriptions available through our website.
"Someone walks within the word Autumn, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ walks on high red heels, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ one floor above, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ one understanding above.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Someone stops at the window,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ pulls the curtain open,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and secretly admires the suntanned horsemen of the falling leaves..."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From, "Within the Word Autumn" by Dmitry Blizniuk in EVENT 49/3.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Illustrations by Isa Rodrigues.
On the EVENT Blog— Waking up in a Handstand: Mol On the EVENT Blog— Waking up in a Handstand: Molly Cross-Blanchard Interviews Richard Van Camp: “I left a lot of pain behind in The Lesser Blessed. Writing is the best therapy. I left a lot of confusion and rage behind in The Journey Forward: When We Play Our Drums, They Sing! I left a lot of doubt behind when I wrote Path of the Warrior, the comic with Steve Sanderson. You shed a skin or skins when you publish...” read the full interview at eventmagazine.ca
"I can never write a poem about the shapeliness of "I can never write a poem about the shapeliness of a teacup for the sake of the teacup; for me, such cuppings are always bound within political poetics because of two truths: one, that settler colonialism and heteropatriarchy have failed, and two, because my existence has and will always be a radical act of political livelihood." from Joshua Whitehead's essay, "On Bodies of Writing" in EVENT 49/3
Join us for Indigenous Voices TONIGHT at 6pm PST. Join us for Indigenous Voices TONIGHT at 6pm PST. This event will be hosted on Zoom and free tickets can be reserved through the link in our bio. Hear work from our talented featured readers: Richard Van Camp, Jessica Johns, Garry Gottfriedson, and hosted by Molly-Cross-Blanchard.
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.
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