Grotesque TendernessDaniel CowperMcGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019 Review by Mark Grenon Flannery O’Connor wrote “When tenderness is detached from the source of tenderness, its logical outcome is terror. It ends in forced labor camps and in the fumes of the...
Questions by Cara Nelissen What follows below is an interview with the author Paul Zits, in which he talks the writing process and inspiration for his latest book Exhibit (University of Calgary Press, 2019), as well a poem from...
Bina: A Novel in WarningsAnakana SchofieldKnopf Canada, 2019 Review by Marisa Grizenko “Don’t arrive at the end of this tale insisting it was too long or too wide or too unlike you. I am not interested in appealing to...
Mouthful of BirdsSamanta SchweblinPenguin Random House, 2019 Review by Alexandra Valahu Sometimes, when you wake up from a vivid dream, a feeling or an emotion lingers on, even though you can’t remember the particular details and edges of what...
Photo by Omoregie OsakpolorInterview by David Ishaya Osu In this interview, Bibi Ukonu speaks on his return to creative writing, his influences, the birth of his short-story collection Things That Start Small but Sweet (Griot Lounge, 2017), and the import...
We are ecstatic to announce that three stories published in PRISM have been longlisted for the 2019 Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, Canada’s top recognition for short fiction by emerging writers. The longlisted pieces are: “Pooka” by...
Polish up those poems! Our annual poetry contest is now open until October 31th, 2019 We are thrilled to have Katherena Vermette as this year’s guest judge. Katherena is a Métis writer from Treaty One territory, the heart of the...
Our finest, freshest issue is finally out! Get your hands on it here. Featuring gorgeous cover art by Gio Swaby, issue 57.4 is full of some of our best stuff yet. This issue includes our Jacob Zilber Fiction Prize...
Questions by Cara Nelissen PRISM got to chat with Lucas Crawford, author of The High Line Scavenger Hunt (University of Calgary Press, 2018), about the writing and research process, the complexities of the High Line park, and the role...