We’re happy to announce the winners of this year’s Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction contest, as chosen by judge Téa Mutonji! Grand Prize “Lady” by Zilla Jones Zilla Jones is an African-Canadian lawyer, anti-racist educator, mother, singer and...
PhillisAlison ClarkeUniversity of Calgary Press, 2020 Review by Rachel Narvey In Alison Clarke’s latest publication, Phillis (2020), Clarke cracks open time and form to craft a paean for the beloved eighteenth century poet, Phillis Wheatley. As a child, Phillis...
We’re excited to share that the following stories have been shortlisted for the Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction! “Ad Nauseum” by Zoë Johnson“Lady” by Zilla Jones“Slide” by Kyle Fitzpatrick“The Coca-Cola Baby” by Jessica Bloom“Ugly” by Amorina Kingdon Congratulations...
We received so many amazing stories for this contest, a big thanks to each and every writer who submitted and trusted us with their work. Without further ado, we are so pleased to announce our longlist for the Jacob...
Interview by Leslie Palleson Katherine Fawcett is the author of two collections of short stories, Little Washer of Sorrows (Thistledown Press, 2015), shortlisted for the ReLit Short Fiction Award and for a Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature...
TENDERLaiwan Talon Books, 2020 Review by Clayton Longstaff Laiwan’s poetry takes root in the most hostile of urban landscapes, and breathes deep. In breathing, it becomes a living force in the felled detritus of capitalistic and colonial wreckage. From...
We are excited to announce our call for submissions for issue 60.1: WONDER. Bring us your castles in the sky, your fantastic cartographies. Take us to the places that exist in the corner of your eyes, the garden between...
Stoop CityKristyn DunnionBiblioasis, 2020 Review by Chantelle Cho “It’s like last winter when she took that girl Lena on a road trip and left me to finish my thesis in the sub-zero gloom.” This is how the first story...
Our shortest-form contest is now open for submissions until May 1st! The Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms is judged by PRISM’s editorial board. We’re ready to sink our teeth into your flash fiction, micro-memoir, poetic hybrids...
