Event Magazine

The Douglas College Creative Writing Department (Douglas Arts ) is looking for this year's Virtual Indigenous Writer in Residence. The position will be held for one week, from February 22 to 26, 2021. The writer will receive a $6,000 honorarium. Please send applications by email to [email protected] by the deadline of Monday, November 9, 2020. See the full post for more details.

On the EVENT Blog The Shadow Element: Rob Taylor Interviews Terry Ann Carter. I feel that there has never been a better time to teach these valuable lessons of haiku than right now, in these uncertain COVID-19 days. Young people are spending more time in nature. They are reflecting on inner thoughts. They are appreciating the small gifts of beauty all around them. What a great time to set that all down in this concise poetic form. This is magic of the senses.

49/2 is hitting the streets. We see you. Thank you.

Hey! We’re in the top 100 (American) lit mags check out our latest issue, EVENT 49/2, available now through our website.

EVENT 49/2 is slowly making its way to your mailboxes. This issue features poetry by Bara Hladik, Andrea MacPherson, Alpay Ulku, and more. Plus, fiction by Jason Jobin, Kari Teicher, and non-fiction by Scott Randall. Subscriptions and single issues can always be purchased via our website. When your issue arrives, show us what it looks like. https://www.eventmagazine.ca/shop/category/subscriptions/

There is only one day left to submit to our Non-Fiction Contest! Submit your work by tomorrow, October 15th, to be entered to win $3000 in prizes and publication in EVENT. More here: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

3 days left until our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest closes! Send us your submissions by October 15th for a chance to win $3000 in prizes and publication in EVENT. Enter here: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

Check out our feature of EVENT 49/2 with poetry by Bára Hladík, Alpay Ulku, Alan Hill, Patricia Young, A. Molotkov, Dominik Parisien,and more; fiction by Jason Jobin, Kari Teicher, Fraser Calderwood, and Wayne Yetman; and nonfiction by Scott Randall. Grab a subscription here: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/shop/category/subscriptions/

For the final installment of our (Virtual) Fall Reading Series, utselk'e Dene, Plains Cree, Two-Spirit, & Nonbinary poet Tawahum reads "Atmospheric Haze-- after Joseph Dandurand".

Our Non-Fiction Contest closes in 10 days. Not sure what to write about? Try these prompts: Write about a moment that divided your life into before and after OR write about a personal experience that risks making you look bad. Submit by October 15th! https://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

There are only two weeks left to submit to our Non-Fiction Contest! This year’s contest boasts $3000 in prizes winnings, judging by acclaimed author Madhur Anand, plus publication in EVENT. Entries are $34.95 each and include a one-year subscription to EVENT. Finish up those edits and submit your work soon! https://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

Jane Eaton Hamilton is the author of 9 books of CNF, memoir, fiction and poetry, including the 2016 novel WEEKEND, and two prior collections of short fiction. They won the EVENT Non-Fiction Contest in 2019 with their essay, The Dead Green Man. You can find their winning Non-Fiction Contest story in EVENT Issue 49/1. And remember, our 2020 Non-Fiction Contest is now open for submissions!... For our 2020 (Virtual) Fall Reading Series, they read, A Night of Art and Anti-Art.

FLASH SALE! This Saturday and Sunday we are having a flash sidewalk sale (outside), featuring titles in all genres at 50% off! This includes best sellers like Zadie Smith. Come say hi, and find a new favourite!