A Safe Girl to LoveCasey PlettArsenal Pulp Press, 2023 Review by Roz Milner For a few years, Casey Plett’s first book, A Safe Girl to Love, was hard to find. Originally published by Topside Press almost a decade ago,...
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil SandsKate BeatonDrawn and Quarterly, 2022 Review by Ellie Eberlee The headline published May 1, 2008, by the New York Times, read as follows: “Canadians Investigate Death of Ducks at Oil-Sands Project.” The article...
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...
Safety Razor Emily Osborne Gordon Hill Press, 2023 Review by Cara Waterfall There is the body of myths passed down from generation to generation, and then there is our own body of myths, which spring from memory. In her...
Standing in the Forest of Being Alive Katie Farris Alice James Books, 2023 Review by ALHS Katie Farris’s debut collection, Standing in the Forest of Being Alive, is frank and vivacious, weaving out of the complexity of life an...
Calling all writers! PRISM Reviews is currently accepting interviews and reviews of prose, theatre, poetry, creative nonfiction, and graphic forms (600-1300 words). We want interviews that delve into the creative realms of writers and theatremakers. We want reviews that...
Hello lovely writers! PRISM Reviews is seeking pitches for interviews and reviews for our website! We want interviews that ask questions that slip beneath the surface, that get to the heart of a writer’s creative practice and inspire readers...
After the success of previous themed issues such as “Liminal“, “Bad“, and “Dreams” we decided we just had to do another one! PRISM’s RUIN issue seeks writing that interrogates destruction, loss, and what it means to rebuild. Ruin is not just about wanton...
grounding exercise by Samantha Nock inhale, 1 2 3 4. exhale, 1 2 3 4. close your eyes. name five things you can hear. you hear the cars going down nanaimo st. you hear cats meowing. you hear your...