The editorial team at PRISM international is comprised of students from the UBC School of Creative Writing’s MFA program.
Editor In Chief – Nicola Wanless
Nicola Wanless is a writer and cartoonist living on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ people. They are currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC.
Editor in Chief – Gwyneth Bignell
Gwyneth Bignell is a writer living on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC.
Managing Editor – Esther Harvey
Esther Harvey is a writer and multidisciplinary artist from Toronto, traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat, and other First Peoples. They write poetry and speculative non-fiction. Their work often explores themes of diaspora and mythology, and appears or is forthcoming in Riddle Fence, Half Mystic Journal, and elsewhere. They are on reasonably good terms with the ghost in their kitchen.
Prose Editor – Brett Nelson
Brett Nelson works and writes on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His fiction has been longlisted for the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize, published in The Malahat Review, and is forthcoming in Plentitude and Does It Have Pockets? His non-fiction has appeared in Briarpatch, Current Affairs, and elsewhere.
Poetry Editor – Ocean Wei
Ocean Wei is a poet and speculative fiction writer currently residing on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ peoples as he pursues an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. His works have appeared in Brevity, Laurel Moon, Stone of Madness Press, en*gendered lit, and more, often exploring the themes of memory, belonging, and bodies of water. While not reading and writing, he can be found foraging, cat-sitting, and making soups.
Promotions Editor – Megan Horsthuis
Megan Horsthuis is an ecologist and MFA candidate at UBC, currently living on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land. Her poetry appears in Dark Mountain and paloma magazine, and is forthcoming in Amsterdam Quarterly, Bitter Magazine, Fish Girl Collective and more.