Interview by Kufre Usanga Uche Umezurike’s new collection Double Wahala, Double Trouble (Griots Lounge Publishing, 2021) touches on human relationships, the complexities of life, ecological degradation, police brutality, banditry and militancy, and masculinities. Umezurike illuminates various shades of troubles...
60.1 is officially out in the world! In issue 60.1, you’ll find work from the three winners of the 2021 Grouse Grind Literary Prize for Very Short Fiction: Suzannah Showler, Moni Brar, and Delani Valin. The issue also features...
We are excited to announce our call for submissions for issue 60.3: MYTH. “All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.” REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL?...
Beautiful World, Where Are YouSally RooneyPenguin Random House, 2021 Review by Alexandra Trnka Are the politics of Sally Rooney’s fiction empty or realistic? Such is the question around which critics pivot with the release of each of Rooney’s books....
Interview by Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li This year’s 2021 Jacob Zilber Prize winners‘ stories, chosen by contest judge Téa Mutonji, explore themes of sexuality, identity, branding, desire, and connection. Their words are luminous—reflecting and challenging society’s profit off time,...
Nautilus and Bone Lisa RichterFrontenac House Poetry, 2020 Review by Kim Trainor I don’t remember where I first encountered the poetry of Anna Margolin (born Rosa Leysenboym), only that I was drawn to her cycle of Mary poems, in which...
Archaic Torso of GumbyGeoffrey Morrison & Matthew TomkinsonGordon Hill Press, 2020 Review by Max Karpinski Geoffrey Morrison and Matthew Tomkinson’s Archaic Torso of Gumby resists the traditional moves available to a reviewer. There is no reducing this strange and...
We received so many delightful and horrifying and hilarious and informative pieces of writing for this year’s contest. We’re honoured to announce the winners of this year’s Creative Nonfiction Contest, as selected by Marcos Gonsalez! Grand Prize Winner “Translation” by Emma...
The following 5 pieces made PRISM’s 2021 Creative Nonfiction Contest shortlist! Check back soon for the winners announcement, chosen by this year’s contest judge, Marcos Gonsalez. (PS, our Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is open for submissions until September 30!)...
