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PRISM CONTRIBUTOR SHASHI BHAT IN 2012 JOURNEY PRIZE ANTHOLOGY

Hot off the presses! Congratulations to Shashi Bhat, whose story “Why I Read Beowulf” (originally in PRISM international 50:1) will be in this year’s Journey Prize anthology. SHASHI BHAT’s short fiction has appeared in several journals, including PRISM international, Event, The Threepenny Review, … Continue reading

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PRISM contributor Andrew Hood in 2012 Journey Prize anthology

Kudos to ANDREW HOOD, who has…count them…not one, but two stories in The Journey Prize Stories 24: “Manning” (originally in PRISM international 49:4) and “I’m Sorry and Thank You” (originally published by Joyland).  Congratulations, Andrew. Congratulations, again! Stay tuned for … Continue reading

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PRISM Executive Editor Jen Neale wins Bronwen Wallace

We’re so proud of her! Read Jen’s winning story, ‘Elk-headed Man’ by downloading it here.

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PRISM 50.3 HAS ARRIVED!

Cara, Jordan, andrea and Erin (and the incoming editors-in-training!)  are so excited to announce that PRISM 50.3 SPRING 2012 is now available! In this issue, check out the winners of our Literary Non-Fiction Contest: Jean McNeil, Jane Cawthorne, and Katie … Continue reading

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PRISM’s SHORT FICTION & POETRY CONTEST WINNERS FOR 2012!

The results are in! We’re excited to share Jessica Grant’s picks for the top stories in the Short Fiction Contest 2012: Grand Prize: ”Ms. Pacman” by Josie Sigler 1st runner up: ”The Lights on Canada Day” by Susan Mersereau 2nd runner up: ”In … Continue reading

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INCOMING PRISM EXECUTIVE SELECTED AS FINALIST FOR BRONWEN WALLACE

Congratulations to our new Prism Executive Editor Jen Neale on being selected as a finalist for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers! Check out the announcement here.  

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PRISM IS HUNGRY — Call for Submissions, Theme Issue

Our tummies are rumbling. It’s loud and distracting: Anna and Leah can’t concentrate on the slush pile (for dreamy thoughts of slushies), Jen can’t process subscriptions with her shaky hands, and Sierra is refusing to pay a single invoice until … Continue reading

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ANNOUNCING PRISM’S POETRY CONTEST SHORTLIST FOR 2012!

Wow. We had over 200 entrants and over 600 poems this year — our biggest contest ever! — so it was a difficult task to narrow the field. In alphabetical order, here is PRISM’s Poetry Contest 2012 Shortlist: “Endometriosis” by Ashley-Elizabeth Best … Continue reading

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Announcing PRISM’s Fiction Contest Shortlist for 2012!

Wow. We had a record-breaking number of stories this year — more than 300! After hours and hours and hours of reading and debating, we’re pleased to announce the very fine shortlist for PRISM’s Short Fiction Contest for 2012: “Canary” … Continue reading

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2012 NONFICTION CONTEST WINNERS!

PRISM is excited to announce the winners of this year’s nonfiction contest: Grand Prize: ”Ice Diaries: a climate change memoir” by Jean McNeil 1st runner up: “Something as Big as a Mountain” by Jane Cawthorne 2nd runner up: “Rules of Play” … Continue reading

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