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Literary magazine publishing the best new poetry & prose for over 50 years. Details on subscriptions, submissions, contests and more at http://eventmagazine.ca
Author JOY KOGAWA, best known for Obasan, has received the Order of Canada, the Order of BC, and Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her work preserving Japanese Canadian history. Read “Roosters” in our 50th Anniversary issue: www.eventmagazine.ca/product-cate...
Photo by Samuel Engelking
Photo by Samuel Engelking
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Author JOY KOGAWA, best known for Obasan, has received the Order of Canada, the Order of BC, and Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her work preserving Japanese Canadian history. Read “Roosters” in our 50th Anniversary issue: www.eventmagazine.ca/product-cate...
Photo by Samuel Engelking
Photo by Samuel Engelking
Toronto poet, grief & death worker, and organizer JODY CHAN is the author of sick, impact statement, and madness belongs to the people (forthcoming 2026).
Find three of Chan's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Photo credit: Albert Hoang
Find three of Chan's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Photo credit: Albert Hoang
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Toronto poet, grief & death worker, and organizer JODY CHAN is the author of sick, impact statement, and madness belongs to the people (forthcoming 2026).
Find three of Chan's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Photo credit: Albert Hoang
Find three of Chan's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Photo credit: Albert Hoang
Did you know you can still grab a copy of our 50th Anniversary Notes on Writing issue? 70+ essays on the art and struggle of writing by Jane Urquhart, André Alexis, Joy Kogawa, Eden Robinson, Joshua Whitehead & more.
A perfect gift for the writer in your life. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
A perfect gift for the writer in your life. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Did you know you can still grab a copy of our 50th Anniversary Notes on Writing issue? 70+ essays on the art and struggle of writing by Jane Urquhart, André Alexis, Joy Kogawa, Eden Robinson, Joshua Whitehead & more.
A perfect gift for the writer in your life. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
A perfect gift for the writer in your life. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
ALEX KITT is an emerging writer from Red Deer, residing in Vancouver. He was the winner of The New Quarterly’s Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award in 2023 and received the 2024 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Find Kitt's story, Memory Box, in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ALEX KITT is an emerging writer from Red Deer, residing in Vancouver. He was the winner of The New Quarterly’s Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award in 2023 and received the 2024 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Find Kitt's story, Memory Box, in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
J.R. MCCONVEY lives in the far west end of Toronto with his family. His fiction has been shortlisted for the Journey Prize and published in Joyland, The Malahat Review, and other journals. His 2019 collection, DIFFERENT BEASTS, won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
J.R. MCCONVEY lives in the far west end of Toronto with his family. His fiction has been shortlisted for the Journey Prize and published in Joyland, The Malahat Review, and other journals. His 2019 collection, DIFFERENT BEASTS, won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
NEW on the EVENT blog: Falling Sideways Through One-Way Gates: Elena Johnson Interviews Natalie Rice
"I only sit down to write if I’ve caught myself on a sharp image or have a heard or felt sense of what I want to say..."
Read the full interview here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/elen...
"I only sit down to write if I’ve caught myself on a sharp image or have a heard or felt sense of what I want to say..."
Read the full interview here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/elen...
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NEW on the EVENT blog: Falling Sideways Through One-Way Gates: Elena Johnson Interviews Natalie Rice
"I only sit down to write if I’ve caught myself on a sharp image or have a heard or felt sense of what I want to say..."
Read the full interview here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/elen...
"I only sit down to write if I’ve caught myself on a sharp image or have a heard or felt sense of what I want to say..."
Read the full interview here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/elen...
Don't forget, our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest officially closes tomorrow, October 26th. Send us your best work before the end of the day. We won't be extending the deadline any further!
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Don't forget, our 2025 Non-Fiction Contest officially closes tomorrow, October 26th. Send us your best work before the end of the day. We won't be extending the deadline any further!
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Read “Steve and I travel to Calgary," by Christina Shah. From if: prey, then: huntress, out now.
"business causal: the uniform of confusion, which the engineers simply ignore. no one brings proper footwear. harried airport carnival, a carry-on cubic cram..."
www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/poet...
"business causal: the uniform of confusion, which the engineers simply ignore. no one brings proper footwear. harried airport carnival, a carry-on cubic cram..."
www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/poet...
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Read “Steve and I travel to Calgary," by Christina Shah. From if: prey, then: huntress, out now.
"business causal: the uniform of confusion, which the engineers simply ignore. no one brings proper footwear. harried airport carnival, a carry-on cubic cram..."
www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/poet...
"business causal: the uniform of confusion, which the engineers simply ignore. no one brings proper footwear. harried airport carnival, a carry-on cubic cram..."
www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/10/poet...
DORA PRIETO is a Vancouver-based poet and a 2025–27 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut collection, Girl Tejido, is forthcoming with House of Anansi (April 2027).
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
DORA PRIETO is a Vancouver-based poet and a 2025–27 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut collection, Girl Tejido, is forthcoming with House of Anansi (April 2027).
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Find two of Prieto's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Didn't get your work in to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest in time? Well, you're in luck! We've extended the deadline to submit until October 26th, 2025.
This will be our only extension, so don't fall behind this time. Submit your work here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
This will be our only extension, so don't fall behind this time. Submit your work here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Didn't get your work in to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest in time? Well, you're in luck! We've extended the deadline to submit until October 26th, 2025.
This will be our only extension, so don't fall behind this time. Submit your work here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
This will be our only extension, so don't fall behind this time. Submit your work here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Tomorrow’s the final day to enter EVENT’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! Submit your work before time runs out: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow’s the final day to enter EVENT’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! Submit your work before time runs out: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Three days to go. EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest closes Oct 15th. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication for winners. Judged by Vinh Nguyen. Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Three days to go. EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest closes Oct 15th. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication for winners. Judged by Vinh Nguyen. Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
AIDAN CHAFE is a poet and educator. His poems have appeared in CV2, EVENT, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver).
Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
AIDAN CHAFE is a poet and educator. His poems have appeared in CV2, EVENT, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver).
Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
One week left to enter EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, publication for winners, and judged by Vinh Nguyen. Students get a discounted entry (Only $19.95) Deadline: Oct 15th: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One week left to enter EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, publication for winners, and judged by Vinh Nguyen. Students get a discounted entry (Only $19.95) Deadline: Oct 15th: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Looking for new books to add to your fall/winter reading list?
Reviews from EVENT 54/1 are now up on our website. Read poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and essay reviews from writers Steven Maye, Cara Waterfall, Adam McPhee, and Sanchari Sur.
See them all at eventmagazine.ca
Reviews from EVENT 54/1 are now up on our website. Read poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and essay reviews from writers Steven Maye, Cara Waterfall, Adam McPhee, and Sanchari Sur.
See them all at eventmagazine.ca
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Looking for new books to add to your fall/winter reading list?
Reviews from EVENT 54/1 are now up on our website. Read poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and essay reviews from writers Steven Maye, Cara Waterfall, Adam McPhee, and Sanchari Sur.
See them all at eventmagazine.ca
Reviews from EVENT 54/1 are now up on our website. Read poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and essay reviews from writers Steven Maye, Cara Waterfall, Adam McPhee, and Sanchari Sur.
See them all at eventmagazine.ca
EVENT 54/2, our Fall 2025 issue, features fiction from Alex Kitt and Maria Saba, creative non-fiction from Russell Thornton, poetry by Dora Prieto, Aidan Chafe and Jess Housty, book reviews by Marguerite Pigeon and Alex Trnka, and much more.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
EVENT 54/2, our Fall 2025 issue, features fiction from Alex Kitt and Maria Saba, creative non-fiction from Russell Thornton, poetry by Dora Prieto, Aidan Chafe and Jess Housty, book reviews by Marguerite Pigeon and Alex Trnka, and much more.
www.eventmagazine.ca/product-cate...
www.eventmagazine.ca/product-cate...
2 weeks left! EVENT’s 2025 CNF Contest closes Oct 15. $3,000 in prizes + publication. This year's judge is Vinh Nguyen (Writers’ Trust Prize shortlist). Students can now enter for $19.95: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2 weeks left! EVENT’s 2025 CNF Contest closes Oct 15. $3,000 in prizes + publication. This year's judge is Vinh Nguyen (Writers’ Trust Prize shortlist). Students can now enter for $19.95: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
New on the EVENT blog. Read an excerpt from “The Remember Timeline” by Stephanie Chou, which won 2nd place in EVENT's 2024 Non-Fiction Contest. Read the full excerpt here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/09/the-...
Submit to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Submit to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New on the EVENT blog. Read an excerpt from “The Remember Timeline” by Stephanie Chou, which won 2nd place in EVENT's 2024 Non-Fiction Contest. Read the full excerpt here: www.eventmagazine.ca/2025/09/the-...
Submit to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Submit to our 2025 Non-Fiction contest here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Find two poems by Christina Shah in EVENT 54/1. Her debut rig veda (2023) was followed by if: prey, then: huntress, out now with Nightwood Editions: nightwoodeditions.com/products/978...
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Find two poems by Christina Shah in EVENT 54/1. Her debut rig veda (2023) was followed by if: prey, then: huntress, out now with Nightwood Editions: nightwoodeditions.com/products/978...
One month left! EVENT’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest closes Oct 15.
✨ $3,000 in prizes + publication
📚 NEW THIS YEAR: Student entries just $19.95 (includes 1-year subscription)
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
✨ $3,000 in prizes + publication
📚 NEW THIS YEAR: Student entries just $19.95 (includes 1-year subscription)
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
One month left! EVENT’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest closes Oct 15.
✨ $3,000 in prizes + publication
📚 NEW THIS YEAR: Student entries just $19.95 (includes 1-year subscription)
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
✨ $3,000 in prizes + publication
📚 NEW THIS YEAR: Student entries just $19.95 (includes 1-year subscription)
Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
ALPAY ULKU’s poetry has previously appeared in EVENT, as well as The American Poetry Review, The Fiddlehead and The Malahat Review, and a personal essay was published in Plume. His first collection, Meteorology, was published by BOA Editions. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ALPAY ULKU’s poetry has previously appeared in EVENT, as well as The American Poetry Review, The Fiddlehead and The Malahat Review, and a personal essay was published in Plume. His first collection, Meteorology, was published by BOA Editions. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
As summer fades, a reminder: EVENT subscriptions (3 issues/year, $29.95) keep new poetry, prose & essays coming all year.
Our Creative Non-Fiction Contest is open until Oct 15, 2025 — $3,000 in prizes + publication.
www.eventmagazine.ca
Our Creative Non-Fiction Contest is open until Oct 15, 2025 — $3,000 in prizes + publication.
www.eventmagazine.ca
September 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As summer fades, a reminder: EVENT subscriptions (3 issues/year, $29.95) keep new poetry, prose & essays coming all year.
Our Creative Non-Fiction Contest is open until Oct 15, 2025 — $3,000 in prizes + publication.
www.eventmagazine.ca
Our Creative Non-Fiction Contest is open until Oct 15, 2025 — $3,000 in prizes + publication.
www.eventmagazine.ca
📚 EVENT is back at #WORDVancouver 2025! Catch Pitch Perfect on Sat, Sept 20 (3:30–4:30 PM) with Shashi Bhat (EVENT), Michelle Cyca (The Narwhal), Jessica Key, and Stephen Smysnuik.
We’ll also be at the exhibitor fair all weekend. Stop by our booth, meet the team, and learn Canadian lit mags.
We’ll also be at the exhibitor fair all weekend. Stop by our booth, meet the team, and learn Canadian lit mags.
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📚 EVENT is back at #WORDVancouver 2025! Catch Pitch Perfect on Sat, Sept 20 (3:30–4:30 PM) with Shashi Bhat (EVENT), Michelle Cyca (The Narwhal), Jessica Key, and Stephen Smysnuik.
We’ll also be at the exhibitor fair all weekend. Stop by our booth, meet the team, and learn Canadian lit mags.
We’ll also be at the exhibitor fair all weekend. Stop by our booth, meet the team, and learn Canadian lit mags.
STEPHANIE CHOU is a writer currently living in Vancouver. Her work has previously appeared in BOMB Magazine and has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. This story was the runner-up for last year's CNF contest. Our 2025 contest is now open. Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
September 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
STEPHANIE CHOU is a writer currently living in Vancouver. Her work has previously appeared in BOMB Magazine and has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. This story was the runner-up for last year's CNF contest. Our 2025 contest is now open. Submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
CHIEMEZIEM EVEREST UDOCHUKWU’s writing appears in Evergreen Review, Efiko, Lolwe, and more. He won the EC Michaels Short Story Prize and has been a finalist for the Black Warrior Review Nonfiction Contest, the Quramo Writers’ Prize, and others. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
August 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
CHIEMEZIEM EVEREST UDOCHUKWU’s writing appears in Evergreen Review, Efiko, Lolwe, and more. He won the EC Michaels Short Story Prize and has been a finalist for the Black Warrior Review Nonfiction Contest, the Quramo Writers’ Prize, and others. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...