Interview with Room’s 2024 Short Forms Contest Jud...

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Photo credit: Rogene Reid Zalika Reid-Benta’s debut novel, River Mumma, has been lauded as one of 2023’s best fiction books on a variety of platforms, including CBC Books, Indigo Books, Kobo Books and The Walrus.It was also the October 2023 pick for the CityLine book club. River Mumma is a contemporary fantasy novel that follows […]

Call for Submissions: ROOM 48.3 Rest/Unrest

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Pause. Breathe. Reflect. Resist. Then submit to Room 48.3: In Rest/Unrest, we’ll unravel the forces and structures denying us rest and celebrate the act of reclaiming it. Send us your stories, poems, and hybrid pieces on moments of pause, sacred naps, and rebelling against our hyper-productive world. Editors Rachel Thompson, Holly Lam, Hamdah Shabbir, and Katie Stobbart […]

“Keeping Things Fresh” by Shashi Bhat ...

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As the year takes us into a time of long shadows and short days, we’re contemplating “Keeping Things Fresh,” a new fiction piece by Room 47.4 Full Circle‘s commissioned writer, Shashi Bhat.   “Keeping Things Fresh” by Shashi Bhat Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on. —“Sixteen […]

Announcing Room’s new Managing Editor: Chimedum Oh...

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We are thrilled to announce Room‘s new Managing Editor, Chimedum Ohaegbu! Chimedum Ohaegbu (CHIM-ay-doom aw-HAY-boo, she/her) is a three-time Hugo Award winner, and formerly worked as Uncanny Magazine’s managing and poetry editor. She’s a 2021 graduate of UBC’s Creative Writing Program (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and, as a playwright, the 2021 Black Arts Development Program. She loves insect […]

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