We are ecstatic to announce that three stories published in PRISM have been longlisted for the 2019 Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, Canada’s top recognition for short fiction by emerging writers. The longlisted pieces are: “Pooka” by...
Polish up those poems! Our annual poetry contest is now open until October 31th, 2019 We are thrilled to have Katherena Vermette as this year’s guest judge. Katherena is a Métis writer from Treaty One territory, the heart of the...
Our finest, freshest issue is finally out! Get your hands on it here. Featuring gorgeous cover art by Gio Swaby, issue 57.4 is full of some of our best stuff yet. This issue includes our Jacob Zilber Fiction Prize...
Questions by Cara Nelissen PRISM got to chat with Lucas Crawford, author of The High Line Scavenger Hunt (University of Calgary Press, 2018), about the writing and research process, the complexities of the High Line park, and the role...
Reviews by Elee Kraljii Gardiner Seven Sacred Truths by Wanda John-Kehewin, Talonbooks, 2019Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019Ledi by Kim Trainor, Book*hug Press, 2018 A life is not a linear collection of events, but perhaps a palimpsest,...
Interview by David Ly The following is an interview between David Ly and Jason Purcell, author of the chapbook A Place More Hospitable (Anstruther Press, 2019). David Ly: Hello, Jason! Congratulations on this beautiful chapbook full of such wonderful...
To celebrate the release of our Summer issue 57.4, we asked contributor Marika Prokosh to spill the tea on her poem “Letter from Voyager 2,” which appears in the issue alongside the equally brilliant poem, “Inheritance.” When I was...
Art by Oakland Galbraith Story by Jenessa Abrams Last night when I returned from fucking my ex-husband, I made pancakes. It was just before midnight. I timed it that way. I didn’t want to see his face when it...
Summer issue cover image: “Other Other” by Gio Swaby We are delighted to introduce you to our Jacob Zilber prize winners. Two of these pieces appear in our Summer issue, 57.4, while you can read “Toy Wonderland,” by Jenessa...
