Due to temporary building closures on the University of British Columbia campus, PRISM will not be reading mailed submissions until further notice. We will continue to welcome submissions for our contests and issues online via Submittable. If you are...
The End of the End of the EarthJonathan FranzenFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018 Review by B.H. Lake Jonathan Franzen has been called many things. In 2010, his picture appeared on the cover of Time magazine next to the words:...
The Towers of BabylonMichelle KaeserFreehand Books, 2019 Winter WillowDeborah-Anne TunneyEnfield and Wizenty, 2019 Review by Marcie McCauley Near the beginning of Michelle Kaeser’s debut novel The Towers of Babylon (Freehand Books, 2019) there’s talk of Venezuela’s Torre David and,...
Vulgar. It’s a word reserved for only our most visceral reactions. Vulgar is ugly, crass, and a blatant rejection of good taste. It’s lowbrow. It’s crude. It is a challenge to the status quo. It is the voice of...