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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From Issue 50/1: Read An Excerpt From Liz Harmer’s “The Bowerbird: A Tale”

 •  December 14

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From Issue 49/2: “Over Kawaguchi” by Jason Jobin

 •  January 8

Find the full story in EVENT 49/2. Illustration by Amelia Wiygul.

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Our 2-for-1 Holiday Subscription Special Is Back!

 •  December 4

Give the gift of literature this season with EVENT's annual 2-for-1 subscription deal. During December and January, every subscription you...

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The Shadow Element: Rob Taylor Interviews Terry Ann Carter

 •  October 21

Terry Ann Carter is the author of six collections of long form poetry, two haiku guidebooks, and five haiku chapbooks. She has edited four haiku...

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(Virtual) Fall Reading Series: Tawahum Bige

 •  October 7

Łutselk'e Dene, Plains Cree, Two-Spirit, & Nonbinary poet, Tawahum Bige resides on unceded Musqueam/Tsleil-Waututh/Squamish territory. Featured...

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