Issue 57.4 is here!
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...
The High Line Scavenger Hunt: An Interview with Lucas Crawford
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...
Seeking Peace: An Omnibus Review of Poetry by Wanda John-Kehewin, Arielle Twist and Kim Trainor
Reviews by Elee Kraljii Gardiner Seven Sacred Truths by Wanda John-Kehewin, Talonbooks, 2019Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019Ledi by Kim Trainor, Book*hug Press, 2018 A life is not a linear collection of events, but perhaps a palimpsest,...
A Place More Hospitable: An Interview with Jason Purcell
Interview by David Ly The following is an interview between David Ly and Jason Purcell, author of the chapbook A Place More Hospitable (Anstruther Press, 2019). David Ly: Hello, Jason! Congratulations on this beautiful chapbook full of such wonderful...
57.4 Teaser: The Story Behind the Poem – Marika Prokosh
To celebrate the release of our Summer issue 57.4, we asked contributor Marika Prokosh to spill the tea on her poem “Letter from Voyager 2,” which appears in the issue alongside the equally brilliant poem, “Inheritance.” When I was...
Online Exclusive: Toy Wonderland by Jenessa Abrams
Art by Oakland Galbraith Story by Jenessa Abrams Last night when I returned from fucking my ex-husband, I made pancakes. It was just before midnight. I timed it that way. I didn’t want to see his face when it...
Get to Know: Our 2019 Jacob Zilber Prize Winners!
Summer issue cover image: “Other Other” by Gio Swaby We are delighted to introduce you to our Jacob Zilber prize winners. Two of these pieces appear in our Summer issue, 57.4, while you can read “Toy Wonderland,” by Jenessa...
And the winners of the 2019 Grouse Grind Literary Prize are…
After reading through more than 300 pieces, the PRISM editorial team has chosen the top three winners of the Grouse Grind Literary Prize for V. Short Forms! Their themes run the gamut from a child with a voracious appetite...
Shut Up You’re Pretty: An Interview with Téa Mutonji
Photo by Sandro Pehar Interview by Chimedum Ohaegbu Téa Mutonji’s debut Shut Up You’re Pretty is the first book out of Vivek Shraya’s Arsenal Pulp imprint, VS. Books. In rhythmic prose, the collection follows Loli’s journey as she deals with...