Amanda Merritt Reviews New Short Story Collections for EVENT 51/2

 •  March 5

Amanda Merritt Reviews: Tamas Dobozy, Ghost Geographies, New Star Books, 2021Amber McMillan, The Running Trees, Goose Lane Editions,...

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Jeff Miller Reviews New Non-Fiction for EVENT 51/2

 •  March 5

Jeff Miller Reviews: Esi Edugyan, Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling, House of Anansi Press, 2021Andrew Chesham and Laura Farina, Eds.,...

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Véronique Darwin Reviews New Fiction for EVENT 51/2

 •  March 5

Véronique Darwin Reviews: Mike Steeves, Bystander, Book*hug Press, 2022James Clammer, Insignificance, Coach House Books, 2021 There is a...

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John Van Rhys Reviews New Poetry for EVENT 51/2

 •  March 5

John Van Rhys Reviews: Joanne Epp, Cattail Skyline, Turnstone Press, 2021D.S. Martin, Angelicus: Poems, Cascade Books, 2021John Terpstra,...

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Welcoming EVENT’s New Managing Editor, Krista Eide

 •  January 31

EVENT is proud to welcome Krista Eide as its new Managing Editor. Krista is taking over for Ian Cockfield, who has been a part of EVENT’s...

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Announcing EVENT’s 2022 Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist

 •  January 31

EVENT is proud to announce our 2022 Non-Fiction Contest shortlist, judged by Jenny Heijun Wills. “It’s Funny Because It’s True,”...

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The Wild Mandrake: An Interview With Jason Jobin

 •  October 11

JASON JOBIN completed an MFA in writing at the University of Victoria. His nonfiction has been longlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Prize, been...

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Hope, History, and the Land: An Interview With Tosh Sherkat

 •  May 26

Tosh Sherkat is a writer attending the University of Victoria. He was raised in Nelson, BC (Sinixt and Ktunaxa territory). His writing has appeared...

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Rebecca Păpacuru Reads “Unbecoming” for EVENT 50/3

 •  March 8

REBECCA PĂPUCARU’S first collection of poetry, The Panic Room (Nightwood Editions, 2017),was a finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for...

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2021 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  February 13

EVENT is proud to announce the winners of our 2021 Non-Fiction contest, judged by David A. Robertson. FIRST PLACE ($1,500): Penance,...

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