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

Event Mags  •  December 14

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Read Vicki McLeod's 2nd place 2021 Non-Fiction con Read Vicki McLeod's 2nd place 2021 Non-Fiction contest winner, which documents her late father's life through letters he wrote from Riverview, EVENT 51/1.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "In later times, standing by the river, conjuring the feel of that bright grass on my summer child's feet, I consider all the dreams that flowed down that river from there to here. Dreams with no inkling of their origins in those resplendent mountains. I imagine you sitting and smoking in a crooked lawn chair at dusk, one long leg folded over another, watching the flowers grow and admiring the lawn. Gazing across to the river. Thinking of the things you might have done."
From Matsuki Masutani's poem, "Roy Kiyooka" in EVE From Matsuki Masutani's poem, "Roy Kiyooka" in EVENT 51/1​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "Since then,​​​​​​​​ I've begun to recognize my own paralysis​​​​​​​​ more clearly.​​​​​​​​ On a day like today​​​​​​​​ I spent all day​​​​​​​​ daydreaming, napping​​​​​​​​ and reading​​​​​​​​ as if cocooned in​​​​​​​​ my paralysis."
Cover art for EVENT 51/1 comes from Mark Mushet. T Cover art for EVENT 51/1 comes from Mark Mushet. Titled: "MV Chetzemoka en route to Port Townsend, Washington.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ "This was taken on board the ferry that runs between Coupeville and Port Townsend in the summer of 2019 en route to various points on the Olympic Peninsula in the US. I always enjoy ferry rides, and the Washington state ferries are very 'old school' in that the design leans towards the functional, the colour scheme is an institutional green and white, and food options are 'cafeteria basic' if at all. They are seen as vessels serving the highway system. It stands in stark contrast to the corporate upsell of BC Ferries and they are a lot cheaper. So I supposed there is an element of nostalgia here. The figures on the deck bookend the scene nicely."
EVENT Issue 51/1 features reviews from Renee Saroj EVENT Issue 51/1 features reviews from Renee Sarojini Saklikar, Christina Turner, Marcie Mccauley, and Holly Ghadery.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Interested in writing reviews for EVENT? Contact eventmagreviews@gmail.com
Good morning, good morning.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Here's how we start our day.
"There are couplets that evade translation​​​​​​​​ over and over down through the millennia,​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ and immortals who take multiple names.​​​​​​​​ There is your last name, 'moon' in one ancient tongue,​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ 'moon' and the word for deity in another--"​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Moon by Russell Thornton in EVENT 51/1
Enjoy an excerpt from 2021 Non-Fiction Contest win Enjoy an excerpt from 2021 Non-Fiction Contest winner Cayenne Bradley's story, Penance: "He kept talking about his garden, and I imagined myself as a seed nestled in the rich earth, vibrating with potential. What might I have grown into? How exactly does one grieve the unknown? I was 15 and standing on the precipice of becoming, about to leap. And then, suddenly, his hand caught my ankle and pulled me deep down, far away from myself and the world, and now I will never know who I would have been without this trauma."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full story, and Judge David A. Robinson's praise, in our current issue: EVENT 51/1 (order through the link in our bio.)
I spy with my little eye...​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ - Five 50th anniversary issues of EVENT Magazine​​​​​​​​ - One Nobel Prize in Literature winning author's book​​​​​​​​ - A crack in the floor​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Tell us what you see?
Just hanging out with some of our very best pals, Just hanging out with some of our very best pals, photo c/o @glassbookshop. Be sure to check them out next time you're in Edmonton! #CanLit
EVENT seeks a Managing Editor to manage the day-to EVENT seeks a Managing Editor to manage the day-to-day operation of EVENT, an award-winning international literary magazine. The right candidate is a detail-oriented, responsible and resourceful individual involved in all aspects of the business of small magazine publishing. Role is set to start in September of 2022. This is not a remote position.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Note: This is not an editorial position. Think of it like running a small business. Experience using InDesign and desktop publishing work will be required.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ More info on the role and application process can be found through the link in our bio.
Rebecca Peng reviews two new books for EVENT 50/3: Rebecca Peng reviews two new books for EVENT 50/3: "The fantasy of pleasure and freedom—what we might term a sense of escapism—in Wabougouni and Gabriel’s connection comes not from an avoidance or erasure of the difficulties and traumas of colonization, but through its insistence that confrontation is necessary for healing."​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Read the full review through the link in our bio.
Thank you to Vicki McLeod and J.G. Chayko for shar Thank you to Vicki McLeod and J.G. Chayko for sharing these photos of our new issue, 51/1! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can find Vicki's second-place Non-Fiction Contest winner in this issue, alongside J.G. Chayko's poem, "The Curtain Rises". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Order through the link in our bio.
Our Non-Fiction Contest is back! Submit your best Our Non-Fiction Contest is back! Submit your best creative non-fiction work by October 15th, 2022 to win up to $3,000 in prizes.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ $34.95 per entry; includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT and all applicable taxes and shipping.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Click the link in our bio to read submission guidelines.
Introducing our summer issue, EVENT 51/1. This iss Introducing our summer issue, EVENT 51/1. This issue features the three winning pieces from our 2021 Non-Fiction contest and an exciting assortment of poetry, fiction and reviews to keep you entertained while you’re relaxing under the summer sun. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Subscribe or order individual copies through the link in our bio.
Marisa Grizenko is EVENT’s Reviews Editor. A wri Marisa Grizenko is EVENT’s Reviews Editor. A writing consultant and editor, she holds an MA from the University of British Columbia and a BA from Concordia University. Her writing can be found at marisagrizenko.com.
EVENT is proud to support Canadian authors across EVENT is proud to support Canadian authors across the country. Here are just a few recent publications from our contributors to add to your TBR list. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Shadow Blight by Annick MacAskill (Gasperau Press) 2. My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi (Arsenal Pulp Press) 3. What We Both Know by Fawn Parker (Penguin Random House Canada) 4. Third State of Being by Cassidy McFadzean (Gasperau Press) 5. Fake It So Real by Susan Sanford Blades (Harbour Publishing) 6. The Amateurs by Liz Harmer (Penguin Random House Canada) Support your local writers and publishers!
On the cover: “Nordkjosbotn” by Ben von Jagow On the cover: “Nordkjosbotn” by Ben von Jagow (2021). BEN von JAGOW's is a writer, poet and photographer from Ottawa living in Basel, Switzerland. His work has appeared in literary journals such as Amsterdam Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, Newfoundland Quarterly and The Literary Review of Canada, among others. He was long-listed for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize. For more of Ben’s work, visit benvj.com.
New reviews from MJ Holec: "...poly narratives oft New reviews from MJ Holec: "...poly narratives often function as a foil to the monogamous couple. Working against these prescriptive norms, MP Boisvert’s The Fifth: A Love(s) Story and Christopher DiRaddo’s The Family Way expand the structures of love by offering visions of family that disrupt notions of romantic exclusivity, kinship based on blood and the lesser value of platonic intimacy." Read the full review through the link in our bio.
"Why couldn't it have rained / the day you died, i "Why couldn't it have rained / the day you died, instead of / the studded strap of sunlight? / The rotting of one more rainbow / grows rank, no one left..." Jay Ritchie, 'Deep Light', EVENT 50/3.
Compiled illustrations from EVENT issues through t Compiled illustrations from EVENT issues through the years. Featuring work by: Rocío Iriarte, Tiffany S. Dang, Holly Allerellie, Isa Rodrigues, Amelia Wiygul, and Cheri Charlton. Interested in submitting your work? Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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