Today is International Women’s Day, a global day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. We couldn’t think of a better way to...
Here’s our monthly offering from our pals at Going Down Swinging! One of Australia’s oldest and strangest literary publishers, Going Down Swinging was conceived in 1979. It now produces print anthologies, audio recordings, multimedia publications, live events and a very busy website. We’re...
In honour of #TranformationTuesday, I thought a writing prompt about transformations would be appropriate. This prompt can be approached several ways and depending on the genre. If you’re writing a poem, write down the word “transformation”. What does it...
We know that you’ve been waiting with bated breath, so we’ll end the suspense. Here are the winners of PRISM international’s 2015 Creative Non-Fiction contest, as chosen by judge Russell Wangersky. Grand prize: “Ghostly Transmissions from John D. Rockefeller”...
We announced our longlist on Thursday, and we’re narrowing it down… So here it is: PRISM international‘s Creative Non-fiction Contest short list for 2015! Only eight stories out of nearly 200 made the list. Here is the complete list (in no particular...
With three full days left to submit to our Short Fiction and Poetry Contests, you might need an extra push to finish up your entries. PRISM international has been fortunate enough to publish many emerging and established writers through...
We’re pleased to announce that the deadlines for the 2016 Short Fiction and Poetry Contests have been extended to January 25th! That’s ten extra days to send in your best short stories and/or up to three of your best poems....
This week’s Tuesday Prompt is a throwback to one by former Executive Editor, Promotions Clara Kumagai. Since you’re working hard on sending in your entries to our 2016 Short Fiction Contest before the January 15th deadline, I thought this...
With only eight days left to submit to our 2016 Poetry Contest, we thought it would be appropriate to have this Thursday’s throwback be last year’s poetry contest winner. Phoebe Wang’s chapbook, Occasional Emergencies, was published with Toronto’s Odourless Press in Fall...