We are excited to share Jason JS Barton’s short story, “Maury’s Lake”. This piece was the Runner-Up Prize Winner of the 2024 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction. Judge Jackie Ess had this to say about the short story:...
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...
Outgoing Reviews Editor, Victoria McIntyre, asks incoming Reviews Editor, Cid V Brunet, some questions.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Victoria McIntyre: In your opinion, what are the components of a great review? Cid V Brunet: Reading a great review is like finding an enthusiastic...
Photo credit: Allison Seto Interview by Sarah Feldbloom I’ve been working on a novel draft about land, identity, and coming-of-age for years – I started actively writing it during my MFA at the University of Guelph. That’s where I...
Photo credit: Jackson HagnerInterview by Franz Seachel Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, performance artist, and community healer. She is the author of the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars, which was chosen by Emma Watson for her online...
Tracking Giants: Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the ForestAmanda LewisGreystone, 2023 Review by Kim Trainor We are surrounded by some of the most beautiful and ancient trees on the planet, yet many of us on the west...
The Corrected Version Rosanna Young Oh Diode Editions, 2023 Review by Joanna Acevedo The speaker in Rosanna Young Oh’s The Corrected Version has a complicated relationship with work. As she details the day-to-day experiences of working in her father’s grocery store,...
Two striking pieces of art hang side by side in a small counselling centre in North End Winnipeg. People can’t stop looking at them, asking about the artists, wanting to know the stories behind these bright paintings. The pieces...
Photo credit: Tam Lan TruongInterview by Matthew Rettino Mirabel (whose real name is Avleen K. Mokha) is a 24-year-old award-winning poet originally from Mumbai, India, currently studying speech-language pathology at McGill University. I came to know her well during...