Kristen Arnett had a big 2019. Her debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, became a New York Times bestseller and was named a best book of the year by The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, TIME, and Washington...
We’re so pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize, as chosen by judge Katherena Vermette. Congrats to Colleen, Cody, and Lou! Grand Prize “The Spring of Grade Nine” by Colleen Baran Colleen Baran is...
Happy Wednesday! We’re so pleased to announce the shortlist for our 2019 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize. Please join us in congratulating these six incredible poets! “Jungle, At Voltage” by Hari Alluri“why the sex addict is a porkchop preteNDN” by...
We were recently made aware that PRISM published a poem written by Steven Kummerfield, who was convicted of killing Pamela George. PRISM published Kummerfield’s poem under the name Stephen Brown in issue 55.1 in Fall 2016. At the time...
The Green Waves: Poems from Roblin LakeRob Taylor845 Press, 2019 Review by Andrew French Rob Taylor’s The Green Waves (845 Press, 2019) transports readers to Al Purdy’s A-frame cabin on Roblin Lake through an inquisitive uncertainty about that unique...
We’re excited to share our first issue of the new year with you! Issue 58.2 features two finalists of our 2019 Creative Non-fiction Contest: “Half Scissor” by Tabitha Siklos and “And Begin” by Rachel Lindley-Maycock. The cover photo, “Playland,”...
Our winter issue 58.2 is out now! Get to know Bardia Sinaee, whose poem “Only the truth” appears in the issue. Why do you live where you live? My family and most of my friends are in Toronto. I...
Photo by Christopher De Rosa Get to know writer Christine Ottoni, whose story “Plastic” is published in our Winter issue (58.2). Pick up a copy to read her story and consider subscribing to PRISM so you’ll never miss an issue! ...
Happy New Year! We’re so pleased to announce the longlist for our 2019 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize. Please join us in congratulating these twelve incredible poets and their longlisted poems! “Sea Rye Sing” by Jennifer Dickieson “Jungle, At Voltage”...
