Announcing EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest Short List

 •  February 12

EVENT is proud to announce our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest short list! Judged by Vinh Nguyen, this year’s contest saw 197 submissions. “Elvis...

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Non-Fiction: “The Remember Timeline” by Stephanie Chou

 •  September 11

STEPHANIE CHOU is a writer currently living in Vancouver. Her work has previously appeared in BOMB Magazine and has been supported by the Canada...

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Bushwhacking Through Drafts: Krista Eide Interviews Contest Winner Hilary Fair

 •  July 29

HILARY FAIR is a writer from Ontario. Her work has been published in The New Quarterly and is forthcoming in Prairie Fire. Her essays have been...

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Announcing EVENT’s 2024 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  March 28

EVENT is proud to announce our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest winner's list! Judged by Michelle Cyca, this year’s contest saw 163 submissions. And...

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Announcing EVENT’s 2024 Non-Fiction Contest Short List

 •  February 27

EVENT is proud to announce our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest short list! Judged by Michelle Cyca, this year’s contest saw 163 submissions. Witches...

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Enter EVENT’S 2024 Non-Fiction Contest!

 •  September 24

Our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest deadline is now extended until October 20, 2024. Featuring $3,000 in total prizes, plus publication in EVENT....

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2023 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  March 8

Thank you to everyone who entered our 2023 Non-Fiction Contest. And the winners are… FIRST PLACE ($1,500): ‘Flowering,’ Austen Lee,...

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2019 Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist

 •  February 27

Without further ado, here is the EVENT Magazine 2019 Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist: • ‘Understanding My Face,’ Michelle Brown,...

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EVENT Contributor Jason Jobin makes the 2019 Journey Prize Long List

 •  August 13

  A warm congratulations to EVENT Contributor Jason Jobin on his 2019 Journey Prize Long List nomination. Jason's chosen story, “They...

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2018 Non-Fiction Contest Winners

 •  March 29

And the winners are… FIRST PLACE ($1,500): ‘Where Things Rise, Unannounced’ by Erin MacNair, North Vancouver, BC SECOND PLACE...

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