We are excited to announce that our annual PRISM international Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is now open for submissions. We are so honoured to have the amazing judge Cecily Nicholson. Cecily Nicholson is the author of Triage, From the Poplars, winner of...
The Secret to Superhuman StrengthAlison BechdelHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021 Review by RJ McDaniel It is with a flurry of activity that Alison Bechdel, acclaimed cartoonist and MacArthur genius, welcomes readers to her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman...
Interview by Uche Umezurike In Where the Baedeker Leads, James Yékú explores in language precise and mellifluous the particulars of longing and love, home and diaspora. He takes the reader along routes of memory and immediacy, traversing time and...
59.4 is live folks! In issue 59.4, you’ll find work from the three winners of the 2021 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction: Zilla Jones, Amorina Kingdon, and Jessica Bloom. The issue also features a thought provoking cover photo,...
Interview by David Ly Tolu Oloruntoba’s debut poetry collection, The Junta of Happenstance, is a journey through syncopated language to peel back his own interpretation of the (im)migrant experience, struggles against social injustices, and his time as a physician....
We are so honoured that Marcos agreed to judge our CNF contest this year, they also took some time to answer a few questions from our Promotions Editor Ali Barnett. You can enter our CNF contest and read the...
After reading through almost 300 pieces, the PRISM editorial team has chosen our top three winners of the Grouse Grind Prize for V. Short Forms. A huge congrats to Suzannah, Moni, and Delani! Grand Prize “Most Nights” by Suzannah...
Interview by Jesse Holth Allie McFarland’s debut novel, Disappearing in Reverse (University of Calgary Press, 2020), features an unnamed narrator as the main character—a picara who is on a journey of grief, discovery, humour, and burgeoning adulthood. Jesse Holth:...
The following stories have been shortlisted for the 2020 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms. In no particular order: Congratulations to all the writers who made our long and shortlists! Shortlist in type *just in case* the...
