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A little afternoon reading inspo from EVENT contri A little afternoon reading inspo from EVENT contributor J.G. Chayko. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find J.G.'s poem, "The Curtain Rises", in EVENT 51/1.
Thanks to everyone who came by and said hi this we Thanks to everyone who came by and said hi this weekend during @wordvancouver. We had a wonderful time reconnecting in person and seeing so many friendly faces again! Thank you to the amazing volunteers, organizers, authors, and hosts for bringing it all together. See you next year!
Preview writing from our forthcoming issue, EVENT Preview writing from our forthcoming issue, EVENT 51/2, with Sandy Pool's essay: “I Love Lucy”:​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "It can be hard to love a narcissistic mother. But my mother and I love our narcissistic mothers more than anything. We bring our mothers roses. We bring our mothers tulips. What else is there to do? Our mothers are the centre of our universe. And what is a solar system without a sun? Our narcissistic mothers need us, and we need them. When we finally stand up to our narcissistic mothers, we are slapped so hard we see entire constellations. We won’t do that again."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full essay through the link in our bio.
ADRIAN MARKLE has more than a dozen short-fiction ADRIAN MARKLE has more than a dozen short-fiction publications in Canada, the US, the UK and Europe, which have earned him several commendations, including nominations for the Pushcart Prize and The Best Small Fictions anthology. Originally from Canada, he now teaches at a university in Cornwall, UK, where this story is set.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find Adrian's short story, Sand Fleas, in EVENT 51/1.
Cover art for Issue 51/1 comes from photographer M Cover art for Issue 51/1 comes from photographer Mark Mushet, who also took this lovely photo of the issue out in the wild.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ MARK MUSHET is a Vancouver-born, free-ranging photographer, video producer and arts writer who’s also the creative director of Vancouver Review Media. He is not yet a poet or musician. Check out vancouverreviewmedia.com and markmushetphotography.com for more.
"in the end, that's what writing stories is all ab "in the end, that's what writing stories is all about: connecting. You connect with your readers. They connect with something within themselves or to each other." From David A. Robertson's judge's essay in EVENT 51/1.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ All three winning pieces of our 2021 Non-Fiction Contest are in this issue--if you're planning to submit for 2022 (Deadline: October 15th) you'll want to read these. Link in bio to purchase print and digital copies.
WORD Vancouver starts tomorrow! Enjoy online and i WORD Vancouver starts tomorrow! Enjoy online and in-person events, workshops, readings, panels, and exhibitors FREE from September 16th to 25th.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ EVENT's own Hannah Macready will be hosting a reading with Rahela Nayebzadah, Monster Child, Wolsak & Wynn and Tsering Yangzom Lama, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies , Penguin Random House (recently longlisted for the @gillerprize) on September 25th. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ FREE tickets available through the link in our bio.
LAURIE D. GRAHAM grew up in Treaty 6 territory, an LAURIE D. GRAHAM grew up in Treaty 6 territory, and currently lives in Nogojiwanong, in the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg, where she is a writer, editor and the publisher of Brick. Her newest book is Fast Commute (McClelland & Stewart, 2022).​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Find three of Laurie's poems in EVENT 51/1.
Thinking about submitting to our 2022 Non-Fiction Thinking about submitting to our 2022 Non-Fiction contest? EVENT 51/1 features the three winning entries from 2021, plus a judge's essay from David A. Roberston. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Prepare yourself, and your work, by reading past winners.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Order print and digital copies of 51/1 through the link in our bio.
This summer, EVENT Magazine partnered with the Fac This summer, EVENT Magazine partnered with the Faculty of Language, Literature, and Performing Arts at Douglas College in 13 Ways of Looking at Climate Change—a showcase of student-driven interdisciplinary art and discourse as a response to climate change. One aspect of the showcase was a writing contest open to all students at Douglas College.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ EVENT would like to congratulate Christopher Rice, Tyler McLaren, and Emma Schulmeister on their recognized work. Read the winning poem and two runner-up pieces through the link in our bio.
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, André Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Eden Robinson, Jen Sookfong Lee, Zoe Whittall, Joy Kogawa, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Joshua Whitehead, and many others.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Order now through the link in our bio.
"Fat calm water, skeins of cormorants dense​​​​​​​​ enough you take them for logs til they startle and fly up.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ On course for Razor Point, adrenaline a brisk​​​​​​​​ rat-ta-ta-tat along the veins. You're on helm.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Moisture whispers the edges of black green firs together,​​​​​​​​ greys beaches, half-erases headlands.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ In early light, we radiate out from our cox like spokes​​​​​​​​ on a wheel. Losing ourselves, we become more ourselves​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ at twenty-five knots with the orange of Razor Point buoy​​​​​​​​ just coming up at ten o-clock..."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ From, "Search and Rescue Callout Before Breakfast: 'We have a 16 to 18ft vessel not under command, drifting in Plummer Sound'" by Zoë Landale, EVENT 51/1.
EVENT looks forward to attending the Word Vancouve EVENT looks forward to attending the Word Vancouver festival later this month.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ EVENT's own Hannah Macready will be hosting a panel with Tsering Yangzom Lama, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies (Penguin Random House) and Rahela Nayebzadah, Monster Child (Wolsak & Wynn) on September 25th. Get tickets to the festival through the link in our bio.
This summer, EVENT Magazine partnered with the Fac This summer, EVENT Magazine partnered with the Faculty of Language, Literature, and Performing Arts at Douglas College in 13 Ways of Looking at Climate Change—a showcase of student-driven interdisciplinary art and discourse as a response to climate change. One aspect of the showcase was a writing contest open to all students at Douglas College.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ We enthusiastically congratulate Christopher Rice on his winning poem, “it starts with an 'N.'” Read Christopher's poem through the link in our bio.
Do you have a piece of non-fiction that's been sit Do you have a piece of non-fiction that's been sitting idle, waiting to scoop up some prize money? Well, you're in luck. EVENT is accepting entries to our 2022 Non-Fiction Contest until October 15th. Judged by award-winning author Jenny Heijun Wills, winners of the contest have a chance to win up to $3,000 in prize money.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Cost of entry is $34.95 per entry; includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT and all applicable taxes and shipping.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Submit your work through the link in our bio!
"The wind flutes a lament​​​​​​​​ "The wind flutes a lament​​​​​​​​ As the winter begins to rise​​​​​​​​ Over the machair. Sand shifts​​​​​​​​ And the sea's shell opens​​​​​​​​ The coffin to every hope and dream.​​​​​​​​ Even the dead cannot swim ashore."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ From Threnody by Mark O. Goodwin. EVENT 51/1. Order your copy through the link in our bio.
This fall, EVENT is saying a sad goodbye to long-t This fall, EVENT is saying a sad goodbye to long-time Managing Editor Ian Cockfield. Ian has been managing EVENT since the 90's, and has been instrumental in the success and growth of the magazine. Ian's credientials include past Fiction Editor at @prisminternational, former President of the BC Association of Magazine Publishers, editor of @ubcpress and @anvilpress_publishers, plus a wide range of literary publications including in Descant, @prairiefiremag, and Rampike. Legendary? We think so.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​Thank you for your years of dedicated service, Ian! We wish you all the best in retirement.
"For weeks, David and Hugo tried to prepare for th "For weeks, David and Hugo tried to prepare for the inevitable and its aftermath. Delilah's obituary, the last words of her own story, would soon be a plot point in theirs. She is survived by her fathers... "​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ From Joel Fishbane's, "The Originals". Short fiction in EVENT 51/1.
Issue 51/1 features work from Russell Thornton, J. Issue 51/1 features work from Russell Thornton, J.G. Chayko, Matsuki Masutani, Nicole Boyce, Adrian Markle, and more. Order your copy through the link in our bio.
This year's Non-Fiction contest will be judged by This year's Non-Fiction contest will be judged by Jenny Heijun Wills. Submissions are open until October 15th, 2022. Find more info through the link in our bio.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Jenny Heijun Wills is the author of Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related (McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada), the recipient of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize in 2019. It also won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Best First Book Prize from the Manitoba Book Awards and was named a Globe & Mail Best book of 2019. Older Sister was also listed as a CBC Best in Canadian non-fiction in 2019 and one of the Winnipeg Free Press’s Top 10 books by a Manitoban writer in the last decade.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ She is co-editor of Adoption & Multiculturalism (University of Michigan Press, 2020). This year, her co-edited Teaching Asian North American Texts will be published by the Modern Language Association Press. Wills is Professor of English at the University of Winnipeg, where she Chancellor’s Research Chair and the Director of the Critical Race Network.
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