Our shortest-form contest is now open for submissions until May 1st! The Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms is judged by PRISM’s editorial board. We’re ready to sink our teeth into your flash fiction, micro-memoir, poetic hybrids...
The first news of 2021: Our Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize winners, as chosen by contest judge Ariana Brown! Congratulations Karen, Natalie, and Imani! Grand Prize “only the bottom left quadrant of my hair is full” by Karen Lee karen...
Winter means one thing around these parts: our annual Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction is now open for submissions! The prize is named for Jacob Zilber, who played a central role founding the University of British Columbia’s department...
And without further ado, here’s our shortlist for our annual Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize: “In Defense of My Roommate’s Dog” by Natalie Wee “only the bottom left quadrant of my hair is full” by Karen Lee “the recital” by...
Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their poems this contest. We were truly blown away by the quality of submissions! These 11 pieces were extra special, and we’re thrilled to share our longlist for the...
We’re announcing a new annual prize! The Wreck Beach Prize for Prose will be PRISM international’s second in-house prize. Like our Earle Birney Prize for Poetry, this prize is worth $500 and will be awarded annually. And with that,...
Our latest themed issue, VULGAR, is live and we’d like to invite you to a Virtual Launch. Oct 29, 5pm PST! Location: here! In issue 59.1, you’ll find work from the three winners of the 2020 Grouse Grind Lit...
EXTENDED Deadline: November 30, 2020 SCAB. Not quite broken, not quite mended. A reminder of what was, and what will be. Scabs protect our wounds, and yet the temptation to pick at them and peel them off is always...
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Creative Non-fiction Contest, as chosen by judge Alexander Chee! Grand Prize “Ghost Bread” by Angelique Stevens Angelique Stevens is Haudenosaunee and Italian. Her nonfiction can be found in LitHub, The...