Students Respond: Allusion and Metaphor in “Tin Man at Café de l’Opera”

 •  April 18

Poetry students at Douglas College were asked to respond to poems in EVENT, discussing observations on technique as well as what they learned as...

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M. Bayless Named a Magazine Grands Prix Finalist

 •  April 7

M. Bayless, a winner of EVENT's 2016 Non-Fiction Contest, is a finalist for the inaugural Magazine Grands Prix, held by Magazines Canada! Her...

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2016 Non-Fiction Contest Winners: An Interview with Caitlin Crawshaw

 •  April 4

We kept missing each other. I’d send an e-mail and she’d respond just as I was leaving the office. We’d arrange a time, and then something...

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EVENT’s Annual Fundraising Book Sale

 •  March 17

Stop by the Douglas College concourse next week and pick up a book or two...or twenty. The sale will be staffed by our friendly EVENT...

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30 Non-Fiction Writing Prompts

 •  February 24

“Writing is an act of great courage, and writing creative non-fiction raises up the stakes even higher. It is not a genre for the...

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2016 Non-Fiction Contest Winners: An Interview with M. Bayless

 •  February 7

M. BAYLESS is the author of four books for children. She lives in Vancouver, with their cats and lots of fish. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative...

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J.R. McConvey Named as a Journey Prize Finalist

 •  September 15

J.R. McConvey's "How the Grizzly Came to Hang at the Royal Oak Hotel” (EVENT 44/1) has just been announced as one of three finalists for $10,000...

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Internship Opportunity with EVENT and Room

 •  September 13

EVENT and Room magazines are offering a paid part-time internship opportunity, starting this fall. The deadline is coming up fast on September...

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J.R. McConvey Longlisted for the Journey Prize

 •  September 2

We're thrilled for J.R. McConvey, who has not one, but two stories longlisted for the 2016 Journey Prize. One of these stories is "How the Grizzly...

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Review: Books by R.M. Vaughan & Michael V. Smith

 •  August 22

This non-fiction review first appeared in EVENT 44/2. R.M. Vaughan, Bright Eyed: Insomnia and Its Cultures, Coach House, 2015 Michael V. Smith,...

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