Congratulations to Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Eve Joseph

 •  June 17

A heartfelt congratulations to Eve Joseph, who recently won the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book, Quarrels. Check out Miranda Pearson's...

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From Issue 47/3: An Excerpt from Mona’a Malik’s short story, “Parc Ex”

 •  April 12

Read the rest of this story in EVENT Issue 47/3, available here.

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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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EVENT Issue 47/3 Contributor Spotlight: Hannah Macready Interviews Renée Jackson-Harper

 •  March 14

Renée Jackson-Harper, BA (University of Toronto), MA (York University), is a PhD candidate in Canadian literature at York University and a...

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From Issue 47/3: On the Train Across Canada, a Poem by Meredith Quartermain

 •  March 11

  -- Meredith Quartermain is a Vancouver-based poet, essayist, and fiction writer whose most recent book is U Girl: a novel (Talonbooks,...

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EVENT’s Annual Fundraising Book Sale!

 •  March 6

Join us March 18th-22nd for our Annual Fundraising Book Sale! We will be set up in the New Westminster concourse at Douglas College all week with...

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Growing Room and the Future of CanLit: Hannah Macready interviews Chelene Knight

 •  February 12

Chelene Knight is the author of the poetry collection Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book...

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Cathy Stonehouse Reviews New Novels by Rachel Giese and Claire Tacon for EVENT 47/3

 •  February 4

Cathy Stonehouse Reviews: Rachel Giese, Boys: What It Means to Become a Man, Patrick Crean Editions, 2018 Claire Tacon, In Search of the Perfect...

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Hilary Turner Reviews New Novels by Suzannah Showler and Kim Moritsugu for EVENT 47/3

 •  February 4

Hilary Turner Reviews: Kim Moritsugu, The Showrunner, Dundurn, 2018 Suzannah Showler, most dramatic ever. the bachelor, ECW Press, 2018 The...

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Brett Josef Grubisic Reviews New Novels by Lynn Crosbie and Patrick DeWitt for EVENT 47/3

 •  February 4

Brett Josef Grubisic Reviews: Lynn Crosbie, Chicken, House of Anansi, 2018 Patrick DeWitt, French Exit, House of Anansi, 2018 In case Oxford’s...

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