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Spring/Summer 2025 (54/1)

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EVENT 54/1, our Spring/Summer 2025 issue, features

EVENT 54/1, our Spring/Summer 2025 issue, features the three winning essays of our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest, judged by Michelle Cyca. Plus, poetry by Dennis Cooley, Grace Kwan and Dale Tracy, fiction by Liz Stewart, reviews of books by Steven Maye and Sanchari Sur, and much more!

Don't forget, our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest is now open for submissions! Link in bio to submit.

Read Hayden Ward's poem, I Am Afraid of the Magnol

Read Hayden Ward's poem, I Am Afraid of the Magnolia Blossoms, now on the EVENT blog.

Click the link in our bio to read this poem, and other pieces of published work from our issues.

Thinking of submitting to EVENT? Reading previously published work is a great first step to seeing your own work in our pages.

HILARY FAIR is a writer from Ontario. Her work has

HILARY FAIR is a writer from Ontario. Her work has been published in The New Quarterly and is forthcoming in Prairie Fire. Her essays have been short-listed for both the Edna Staebler Award and the CNFC/Humber Literary Review Nonfiction Contest. In 2021, she won the inaugural Amy Award for memoir.

Fair's essay, Predator, Prey, won the 2024 EVENT Magazine Non-Fiction Contest. Our 2025 contest is now open for submissions. Find guidelines and submission info in our bio.

NEW on the EVENT blog: Hannah Macready interviews

NEW on the EVENT blog: Hannah Macready interviews Ben von Jagow about his new book of poetry, Goalie.

“If you like hockey, I think you’ll enjoy this book. But if you aren’t familiar with the sport, I believe you’ll be drawn to it for the same reasons. Because within the pages of Goalie, you’ll find a little world. One that, as James Carson, editor of Queen’s Quarterly put it, ‘has both nothing and everything to do with hockey.’”

Read the full interview through the link in our bio.

EVENT 54/1 is here! Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue

EVENT 54/1 is here!

Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is out now. Inside: the winning works from our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest, selected by guest judge Michelle Cyca, alongside new poetry by Dennis Cooley, Grace Kwan, and Dale Tracy; fiction by Liz Stewart; and reviews of recent titles by Steven Maye and Sanchari Sur.

Cover art: Somewhere, Anywhere by Luke Pellizzari.

Looking to get your work published in EVENT? fiction and poetry submissions from Canadian writers starting July 1. Details through the link in our bio.

DEARBHAILE HOUSTON is a writer from Ire- land. Her

DEARBHAILE HOUSTON is a writer from Ire- land. Her short fiction has appeared in Banshee, The Dublin Review, The Irish Times and Tolka. She is a recipient of Agility Awards from the Arts Council of Ireland, and she holds a PhD in English Literature from Trinity College Dublin. She lives in Montreal.

Find Houston's short story, Three Stories, in EVENT 53/3.

EMILY DAVIDSON resides in Vancouver on the unceded

EMILY DAVIDSON resides in Vancouver on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC, and her poetry and fiction have appeared in Arc, The Antigonish Review, CV2, The Fiddlehead, Grain, Maisonneuve, Room and elsewhere. Her debut poetry collection, Lift, was released in 2019 by Thistledown Press.

Find two of Davidson's poems in EVENT 53/3.

Five EVENT poems have been selected for Best Canad

Five EVENT poems have been selected for Best Canadian Poetry 2026. We’re proud to see these remarkable pieces recognized among the best in the country.

Congratulations to the selected writers:

John Wall Barger, Darwin Awards Song (EVENT 53/2)
Henry Heavyshield, Storytelling for Young Warriors (EVENT 53/2)
Estlin McPhee, Gay Messiah (EVENT 53/1)
Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi, Uber-Eats Ghazal ( EVENT 53/2)
Steve McOrmond, The Science of Skipping Stones (EVENT 52.3)

Best Canadian Poetry 2026 will be out November 18 with Biblioasis.

The view ahead is clear. Like the geese on our EV

The view ahead is clear.

Like the geese on our EVENT 53/3 cover (photograph by Madeleine Guenette), we’re stepping forward, out of winter’s grit, into something lighter. This season’s Notes on Writing issue is a companion for the coming spring.

Inside:
Reflections on craft by Vincent Anioke, Adèle Barclay, and Kayla Czaga
Fiction from Zilla Jones and Sara Heinonen
Poetry by Jim Johnstone, Rahat Kurd, Amber McMillan
Plus reviews, dispatches, and ideas to carry you through the thaw.

Subscribe, purchase, and follow through the link in our bio.

Now on the EVENT website, read an excerpt of Recog

Now on the EVENT website, read an excerpt of Recognition, a short story by Sara Heinonen.

"He imagines those first seconds after detonation, if implosion is how his building will be destroyed. Thousands of cubic metres of concrete turned into rubble and dust, then a rising cloud of particles hovering high above the trees like a silent, impenetrable thought."

https://www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/05/fiction-sara-heinonen-533/

MAYA SOMOGYI (she/her) is a writer from the Sunshi

MAYA SOMOGYI (she/her) is a writer from the Sunshine Coast, BC. Her work can be found in the Temz Review and the Literary Review of Canada and is forthcoming in Ricepaper Magazine and PRISM international. She graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in English Honours and Writing.

Read two of Somogyi's poems in EVENT 53/3.

We’re thrilled to see so many familiar names on

We’re thrilled to see so many familiar names on this year’s literary awards lists.

The Danuta Gleed Literary Award shortlist includes three writers connected to EVENT:

• Vincent Anioke, Perfect Little Angels (Arsenal Pulp) — Notes on Writing, 53/3
• Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence (Hamish Hamilton) — Notes on Writing, 52/3
• Shashi Bhat, Death by a Thousand Cuts (M&S) — EVENT's editor

And more good news: Annick MacAskill’s haunting story “The Pale” from EVENT 53/2 has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in fiction.

(We’re also cheering for Shashi again, whose story in Prairie Fire also earned her an NMA nomination!)

Congratulations and good luck to all. It’s a joy to see this work recognized.

Join us this coming Thursday, May 15th for Bite-Si

Join us this coming Thursday, May 15th for Bite-Sized Lit! An evening of short stories, conversation, and live readings.

📍 New Westminster Public Library (Main Branch)
🕕 6:00–7:30PM
💻 Attend in person or via Zoom (registration required)

Featuring Carleigh Baker, Jen Currin, Shashi Bhat, and host Cathy Stonehouse

See nwpl.ca/events for more info.

There’s a lot happening at EVENT this season—a

There’s a lot happening at EVENT this season—and we’d love to have you in the mix.

1. Our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest is now open and offers $3,000 in total prizes and publication in EVENT. Deadline to submit is October 15, 2025. Find more info through the link in our bio.

2. We’re also on the lookout for striking cover art from BC-based photographers. Think mood, texture, and images that reward a second look. Wraparound format. Curious? Details in our bio.

3. If you simply want to read something rich and resonant this season, consider subscribing to EVENT. We offer 1, 2, and 5 year subscriptions. Every subscription includes three issues per year—delivered straight to your door (Canadian shipping included; international shipping applies).

Support Canadian literature! Submit. Subscribe. Share.

HAYDEN WARD is a writer and musician living in Tio

HAYDEN WARD is a writer and musician living in Tiohti:áke/Montreal on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. He holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia Okanagan, where he was the recipient of the Creative Writing Prize. His poetry has appeared in Grain and EVENT, among others, and anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2021.

Find two of Ward's poems in EVENT 53/3.

Did you know, submissions are now open for our 202

Did you know, submissions are now open for our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest?

The contest offers a total of $3,000 in total prizes. All three winners will be published in EVENT.

The entry fee is $34.95 per submission, which includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT.

Submissions are accepted online via Submittable or by post.
Deadline: October 15, 2025 (submitted or postmarked)

Guest judge to be announced. Find more info through the link in our bio.

Where are they going—and would you follow? The

Where are they going—and would you follow?

The geese on our EVENT 53/3 cover (photographed by Madeleine Guenette) are perfectly in step with the season: winter’s behind them, and spring is ahead.

Inside this issue:
Notes on Writing by Vincent Anioke, Adèle Barclay, and Kayla Czaga.
New fiction from Zilla Jones and Sara Heinonen.
Poetry by Jim Johnstone, Rahat Kurd, and Amber McMillan.
Plus reviews and more to accompany you wherever you're headed next.

Purchase single issues and subscriptions through the link in our bio.

KAYLA CZAGA is the author of three books of poetry

KAYLA CZAGA is the author of three books of poetry: For Your Safety Please Hold On (Nightwood Editions, 2014), Dunk Tank (House of Anansi, 2019) and Midway (House of Anansi, 2024).

Find Czaga's Notes on Writing essay, How Long Does It Take?, in EVENT 53/3. Link in bio to purchase.

You can still order copies of our 50th anniversary

You can still order copies of our 50th anniversary issue on the EVENT website!

This Notes on Writing anthology features 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 yours through the link in our bio.

PAUL DHILLON’s (he/him) work has appeared in The

PAUL DHILLON’s (he/him) work has appeared in The Malahat Review, Prairie Fire and Geist. He holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia. He lives on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples with his sweetie and their brindled mutt. He is a high school English teacher.

Find three of Dhillon's poems in EVENT 53/3. Link in bio to purchase.

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