BroughtupsyChristina Cooke House of Anansi Press, 2024 Review by Laurence Lewis Neal To read Broughtupsy is to exist, for the duration of its pages, inside a rip. Playing with form allows authors to communicate something visceral, and Christina Cooke’s...
In this Double Feature, PRISM international is proud to share Deborah Vail’s review of Kathryn Mockler’s book Anecdote, followed by Vail’s interview with the author. Anecdotes Kathryn MocklerBook*hug Press, 2023 Diving into Anecdotes, Kathryn Mockler’s unique debut collection of...
PRISM international is proud to announce the winning pieces from our 2024 Jacob Zilber Prize along with Jackie Ess’s judge’s essay. Jackie Ess is a novelist, a teacher, and a person figuring it out. So far this has meant...
Photo credit: Kayla MacInnisInterview by Franz Seachel River Meets the Sea by Rachael Moorthy is a moving tale about the complex nature of identity. Filled with mouthwatering descriptions of food and stunning depictions of Coast Salish lands, this story...
Hello all you fabulous writers! PRISM Reviews is seeking pitches for interviews and reviews of graphic forms! We’re looking for interviews that probe the relationship between writing and visual art, that explore the processes and practices behind interdisciplinary works. We’re...
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st CenturyKim FuCoach House Books, 2022 Review by Simon Lowe Canadian author Kim Fu’s timely, genre-exploiting collection of short stories, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, is a weird, mind blowing examination of...
We are delighted to share an excerpt from “The Jellyfish” by Alisha Dukelow, which appears in issue 58.4. This is a story we read over and over again, discovering something new each time—and each time, it stayed with us...
We are delighted to share an excerpt from “Lady with the big head chronicle” by Angélique Lalonde, which appears in our SPRAWL issue (58.3). When the editors were putting SPRAWL together, this captivating story was everything we dreamed would...
Photo of Anne Stone by Wayde ComptonPhoto of Wayde Compton by Anne Stone In anticipation of the release of our FIGURES issue (58.1), we’re thrilled to share an excerpt from “Antiquing in Vermont” by Anne Stone and Wayde Compton....