Peculiar Radiance: An Interview with Sue Sinclair

 •  September 27

Sue Sinclair's latest collection of poetry is Breaker, published by Brick Books and nominated for the Atlantic Poetry Prize and the Pat Lowther...

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Go Away, I’m Reading. Really: EVENT in conversation with author Anne Fleming

 •  September 23

One year Anne Fleming gave her nephew a book for Christmas and watched from the sidelines as the volume captivated him for the next three hours....

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The Automated Poetry Project

 •  September 21

Remember gumball machines? Of course you do. For me, their draw was never really about the gumball. It was the process. It was putting the coin into...

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Pretending I Don’t Write At All: EVENT Interviews Souvankham Thammavongsa

 •  May 6

Souvankham Thammavongsa was born in Nong Khai, Thailand in 1978. She is the author of two poetry books, one of which, Small Arguments, won a...

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Hurry! (Writing contests for procrastinators)

 •  January 28

Is there anything a writer likes hearing more than “the deadline’s been extended”? There are a couple of terrific writing contests on right...

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PRISM IS A DEAD EVENT

 •  January 19

Come help us celebrate! EVENT, Poetry is Dead, and PRISM cordially invite you to a cake-eating, toe-tapping, poetry-reading,...

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On The Tip of The Tongue Like Good Morning: an Interview with Poet Nick Thran

 •  November 21

Nick Thran is the author of two collections of poetry Every Inadequate Name (Insomniac Press, 2006) and, most recently, Earworm (Nightwood Editions,...

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Wayde Compton: Hybridity and Hogan’s Alley

 •  September 19

Photo by Lani Russwurm As I head toward Little Italy, also known as Commercial Drive, to interview Vancouver writer and EVENT contributor Wayde...

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Great Deal for Literature Lovers!

 •  August 9

EVENT is proud to support the BC Book Prizes Online Auction again this year! Find us in the Vancouver International Literary Package valued at...

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Jen Currin, A Renowned Collagist

 •  June 30

“I think if I were the last person on earth after the apocalypse, I would still be writing. I probably wouldn’t have any paper so I’d probably...

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