Tuesday Prompt: Job Hunt
Written by Matt Cardinal. Though it can be stressful at times, the search for employment is also a time of reflection. Think of the questions we ask ourselves in the process: What do I want to spend my time...
When You Embrace the Power of Not Caring, Everything Rhymes with Orange: An Interview with Andy McGuire
Former PRISM poetry editor (2014-15) Rob Taylor sat down with Andy McGuire to discuss his debut poetry collection “Country Club“. Zero Experience – Andy McGuire The Agency tells us the world is our oyster. They say optimism is an...
Tuesday Prompt: What’s wrong with you? Don’t ever change
Written by Matt Cardinal. Do you keep a safe distance between your carrots and peas on a dinner plate? Do you get territorial over armrests on flights? What superstitions would you justify? What topics make you too stubborn to...
Jess Taylor to Judge the Jacob Zilber Prize For Short Fiction
As our final judge’s announcement for the upcoming year of PRISM international writing contests, we’re proud to introduce Toronto-based writer Jess Taylor as the judge of the inaugural Jacob Zilber Prize For Short Fiction. Submit by January, 2017 for...
Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke to Judge the Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize
PRISM international is excited and honoured to announce that Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, George Elliott Clarke, will judge the inaugural Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize. Submit your poems by October 15th, 2016 for a chance at the very first edition of this...
Maybe Memory is Just Part of the Event: An Interview with Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Former PRISM poetry editor (2014-15) Rob Taylor sat down with Vancouver poet Elee Kraljii Gardiner to discuss her debut poetry collection “serpentine loop“. A “serpentine loop” is a figure which skaters etch in the ice with their blades, and it serves as...
Announcing Two New Writing Prizes From PRISM international
On Monday we announced that our 2016 Non-Fiction Contest, judged by Rachel Rose, is now open for submissions, and we here at PRISM have a little more news to share with our writers and readers this week. Introducing The Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize...
PRISM’s 2016 Non-Fiction Contest is NOW OPEN!
With another year of contests in the books we’re extremely excited to be opening our annual Creative Non-Fiction Contest for submissions once again! Note that this year’s contest will close a little earlier than in previous years—July 15th, 2016...
Current Issue: Summer 2016 54.4 (Poetry & Fiction Contest Issue)
INSIDE: Read the winners from PRISM international’s 2016 Poetry and Fiction Contests, new poetry from Jan Zwicky, and translations by Amira Rammah and Andrés Alfaro! Contributors: Andrés Alfaro, Raed Anis Al-Jishi, Chloë Catán, Laura Clarke, Esvie Coemish, Kayla Czaga, ryan fitzpatrick,...