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PRISM’s Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

After rounds and rounds of reading, PRISM is pleased to announce the shortlist for our 2012 Nonfiction Contest: “Something as Big as a Mountain” by Jane Cawthorne “Rules of Play” by Katie Fritz “You Want a Social Life with Friends” … Continue reading →

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POETRY & SHORT FICTION CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Good news! You still have time to submit your entry (or entries) to PRISM’s Poetry and Short Fiction Contests! We’re extending the deadline to February 3rd! Enter online or send us your submission snail mail.

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INTERVIEW: SHERYDA WARRENER

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Sheryda Warrener, a finalist in PRISM international’s 2011 poetry contest and author of “Hard Feelings” talks to first-year MFA student Leah Horlick about travel, writing, the ordinary, and the remarkable. Read the full interview here.

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PRISM POETRY & SHORT FICTION CONTESTS!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Bonjour allo! We here at PRISM have just started reading entries for our poetry and short fiction contests – lookin’ good, everyone! You’ve got until January 27 to postmark and send your entries. There’s a total of $3900 in prize … Continue reading →

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PRISM interviewed by Vancouver is Awesome

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Hey sports fans. Vancouver is Awesome writer Lindsay Glauser interviewed andrea bennett about PRISM, and the ins and outs of editing a lit mag. Read the interview here.

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Enter our Writing Contests Online!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Now there are two ways to send your writing our way: snail mail or through our online submission system! Great news if you want to enter our nonfiction contest, but don’t want to stand in line at the post office. Non-contest … Continue reading →

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From the archives: PRISM decides whether or not to publish Tennessee Williams

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

by Veronique West The theatre of Tennessee William—its sweeping tragedy and breathtaking lyricism, as well as its incendiary subject matter and uncompromising brutality—captures our imaginations. Williams’ later plays (those following Night of the Iguana in 1962), however, have been subject … Continue reading →

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From the archives: PRISM interviews Tennessee Williams

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

The following was originally published in the Spring 1981 issue of PRISM. This interview was conducted in Vancouver, prior to the opening of THE RED DEVIL BATTERY SIGN at the Playhouse Theatre. PRISM international was represented by St. John Simmons … Continue reading →

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NONFICTION CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Good news! You still have time to submit your entry (or entries) to PRISM international’s annual nonfiction contest! We’re extending the deadline to December 16th!

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DW Wilson wins the BBC Short Story Award

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Whoa beans! DW Wilson’s short story, “Dead Roads,” which first appeared in issue 48.4 of PRISM, has just been awarded the 2011 BBC Short Story Award, worth a gazillion dollars (translation: £15,000). The story was also recently published in volume … Continue reading →

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