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PRISM international is a quarterly magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia, whose mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world. Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories, Best American Essays and The Journey Prize Stories, amongst other noted publications.

The mandate of the magazine’s website is to provide a supplement to the print edition that connects readers with the literary community through author interviews, book reviews, news about Canadian writing and publishing events, and other information of interest to our readers, many of whom are writers themselves.

Though best known for its fiction and poetry, PRISM does not neglect the other literary arts. Creative non-fiction, drama and translation are regular features.

PRISM gratefully acknowledges the continued support of UBC’s Creative Writing department, The Canada Council for the Arts, and the BC Arts Council.


On Teeth and Translation: An Interview With Dora Prieto and Dani Rodríguez Chevalier

"This book does remind you that even a puddle is a portal, a body of water that holds meaning, life, and an alternative universe." Dear Readers, I am pleased to share this new interview with you all! Our poetry editor ...

God’s County by Henry Osborne

I am pleased to (belatedly) share the second runner-up for the 2025 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms, Henry Osborne's God's County! This piece takes us on a journey past the end of the road, urging us to ...

Editor to Editor: An Interview With Benjamin Wood

Back in the spring, during my first weeks as prose editor for PRISM, I was working in our office when I found myself distracted by the big shelves of PRISM back issues dating all the way back to 1.1 in ...

Judge’s Essay: Molly Cross-Blanchard

For this year's Jacob Zilber Contest for Short Fiction, PRISM International was lucky enough to work with Molly Cross-Blanchard as a judge for our final shortlist. Molly was fair, thoughtful, and caring. Below is her judge's essay about the winning ...