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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
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Event Magazine @eventmags.bsky.social · Feb 10
EVENT 54/3 (Winter 2025–26) is out now. Essays on writing & not writing, new poetry, and fiction by Conor Kerr, Bren Simmers, Jack Wang, Chris Bailey, Kevin Irie, A.C. Koch, Susan Mersereau, and more. Subscribers—watch your mailbox. Newcomers, purchase here: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
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There is one month left to submit to our 2026 Non-Fiction Contest! Don't forget to submit your work by October 15th.

Did you know, we offer discounted contest entries to students, enter and recieve a one-year subscription for just $19.95!

Find the guidelines here: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
September 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Our friends at Room Magazine need your support! Canada's oldest feminist literary magazine is urgently fundraising to keep publishing marginalized voices. Please donate if you can, or share their fundraiser to help spread the word.

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September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A strong through line can connect scenes that seem unrelated at first and give the essay another layer of meaning.

EVENT's 2026 Non-Fiction Contest deadline is October 15. Find the full guidelines and submit at www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
September 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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We will be exhibiting at Word Vancouver on September 19!

Stop by to chat with our team, learn more about the magazine, and pick up a copy of EVENT in person.

We're looking forward to spending the day with Vancouver's literary community. Come say hello if you're there!
September 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Our 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is open until October 15, with $3,000 in total prizes and publication in EVENT for all three winners. Find the full guidelines at www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

More writing tips are on the way. In the meantime, share your favourite tip or writing exercise.
Text reads: " EVENT Magazine. Play with Structure. Creative Non-Fiction Tip. True stories do not need to move from beginning to end or maintain an “essay” structure. Try fragments, braided sections, or hermit crab forms to complicate the chronology. Ask yourself: Is there a shape or strucuture that serves this story in particular? Experiment with a new form." On abstract blue and pink background. Text reads: "EVENT Magazine. What Can a Creative Non-Fiction Essay Be? 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Enter by October 15 $3000 in cash prises & Publication in EVENT Submit at eventmagazine.ca"
September 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Spotted EVENT in the wild, and in very good company. 📚️

Get a copy at select newsstands and Chapters Indigo locations, or order the latest issue directly from our website: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
September 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Thinking of entering EVENT’s 2026 Non-Fiction Contest? EVENT 55/1 features last year’s three winning essays + judge Vinh Nguyen’s essay.
Read it now with a digital subscription: $18.95 for 1 year.
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August 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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You may have seen my face pop up on EVENT's feed lately, so I thought I should introduce myself!

I'm Olivia MacDonald, EVENT's Magazine Intern this summer. I'm currently completing a Master of Publishing at Simon Fraser University and am also co-editor-in-chief of Bitter Magazine.
August 25, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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New on the EVENT Blog 🌱 Read a preview of "The Krishna of Kelowna" by Vivek Sharma

Read the full excerpt from the poem, then find two complete poems in EVENT 55/1: www.eventmagazine.ca/2026/08/poet...
August 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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What writing prompt or tip always gets you unstuck? Share your favourite below so other writers can try it too.

EVENT’s 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is open until Oct. 15, with $3,000 in prizes + publication for all three winners.

Submit: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
August 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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We’re excited to announce Minelle Mahtani as the judge for EVENT’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest!

Mahtani is an award-winning writer and author of May It Have a Happy Ending, winner of the Hubert Evans Prize for Non-Fiction.

Enter by Oct. 15: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
August 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Do you have an essay you believe in? 2025 judge Vinh Nguyen encourages you to take the leap and send it our way.

EVENT’s 2026 Non-Fiction Contest is open until October 15, with $3,000 in prizes and publication for all three winners.

Read the full guidelines: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Quote on a white background: "... Every finished piece of writing sent out into contest is an act of faith. And every act of faith is truly real—in the sense that it shapes who we are and who we want to become—real enough for us to feel it in a heartbeat, a rumble of the belly. The anticipation undeniable in its yearning." EVENT magazine ISSUE 55/1 -VINH Nguyen Judge’s Essay, 2025 Non-Fiction Contest
August 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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What are our 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest winning essays about? Swipe through to find the essay that speaks to you!

Selected by judge Vinh Nguyen, author of The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse.

Read all three winners + Vinh's judge's essay in EVENT 55/1. www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
Event Magazine cover announcing the three winners of the 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest — "Metaphors We Die By" by Jennifer Manuel, "Waiting for The Bus..." by Meredith Quartermain, and "The Shrine" by Hannah Amaris Roh; In Event 55/1, swipe to read by themes. Event Magazine: 1 Metaphors We Die By (Jennifer Manuel) — mother‑daughter, family secrets, grief; 2 Waiting for The Bus… (Meredith Quartermain) — caregiving, marriage, daily routines; 3 The Shrine (Hannah Amaris Roh) — Korean identity, academia, imposter syndrome.
August 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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CANADIAN WRITERS:

EVENT is currently seeking fiction and poetry submissions from Canadian citizens and residents, both emerging and established.

Make sure to submit early before we reach our cap! Find the full guidelines and submission link on our website: www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
August 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Have you been dreaming of seeing your work in the pages of EVENT?

We are currently accepting fiction and poetry submissions from Canadian citizens and residents.

We encourage you to submit early, as spaces are limited. Read our full guidelines and submit here: www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
August 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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K. A. POLZIN’s stories have appeared in Subtropics, swamp pink, Gulf Coast,
Wigleaf and elsewhere. Polzin was shortlisted for the PRISM international Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction.

Find K. A. Polzin’s story "Guidelines" in EVENT 55/1: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
July 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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New on the EVENT Blog ⛵️ Read a preview of "Undercover" by Sue Murtagh:
www.eventmagazine.ca/2026/07/fict...

Find the complete story in EVENT 55/1.
July 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Take a peek inside our summer issue ⛱️

Discover fiction, poetry, and more from emerging and established authors in EVENT 55/1. Get your copy: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...

Canadian writers: submissions reopen in August for prose and poetry. We can’t wait to read your work!
July 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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New on the EVENT blog: reviews from EVENT 54/3.

• Sumaiya Matin on Rabindranath Maharaj & Pratap Reddy
• Avery Qurashi on Clea Young & Catherine Bush
• Tintin Yang on Andrea Currie & Edem Awumey

Read all three reviews: www.eventmagazine.ca/category/rev...
July 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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CASSIDY MENARD (she/her) was born and raised in Yellowknife. She has a bachelor’s degree in writing from the University of Victoria and served on the editorial board of The Malahat Review.

Read her full story in EVENT 55/1. Order now: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
July 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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WINSHEN LIU’s chapbook, Paper Money, was published with Driftwood Press in 2025. Find two of her poems in EVENT 55/1.

🌈 Have dreamy work you’d love to see in print? EVENT is open to poetry and prose submissions in July and August.

Guidelines: www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
July 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Bring summer with you in EVENT 55/1.

The cover, 'Patio Parasol' by Hannah Block, invites us to pause, to look up from our screens, and toward the sky.

Inside: the 2025 Non-Fiction Contest winners, plus poetry, fiction, and reviews.

Order your copy here: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
July 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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📢 Submissions are now open!

July 1-31: General fiction and poetry, with a special invitation to BIPOC writers.

August 1-31: Canadian fiction and poetry from Canadian citizens and residents.

Submit early, as spaces are limited: www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
July 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Congratulations to Jennifer Manuel, first-place winner of EVENT's 2025 Non-Fiction Contest for "Metaphors We Die By."

Find her winning essay in EVENT 55/1. Purchase the issue or subscribe here: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
June 24, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Read “Organic Matter,” one of three poems by Elaine Lee featured in EVENT 55/1, now on the EVENT blog.

Purchase the issue or subscribe here: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
June 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM