The long-awaited long list is here! Next week, we will be announcing the shortlisted pieces, as chosen by our judge Stacey May Fowles, so stay tuned!
Room with a View
This episode features an interview with Spanish filmmaker and documentarian Alba Sotorra. Alba's latest film, Commander Arian, follows the title character and her journey alongside the Women's Protection Unit in Syria (the YPJ)—an all-female militia fighting to liberate the city of Kobane from ISIS. Alba chats with Mica about how these women are fighting for their right to exist, how they earn freedom on the frontlines, and why it's so... more
Posted by: Mica Lemiski
Congratulations to June Barrage, our 2017 Cover Art Contest Honourable Mention!
Posted by: Sierra Skye Gemma
This episode features Mozhdah Jamalzadah, an Afghan-Canadian pop-singer and talk show host deemed "Afghanistan's Oprah" by Time Magazine. In this interview, Mozhdah chats with host Mica about what it's like to prioritize social issues over your own safety (Mozhdah was forced to leave Afghanistan in 2012 because her talk show, which tackled taboo subjects like divorce and domestic abuse, made her vulnerable to extremist threats) and how her... more
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Announcing the Winners of our Winter 2017-18 Short Forms Contest!
Posted by: Sierra Skye Gemma
The long-awaited Short Forms Shortlist is here! We'll be announcing the winners—as chosen by judge Jane Eaton Hamilton—in the coming week.
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The long-awaited Short Forms long list is here! Next week, we will be announcing the shortlist, as chosen by judge Jane Eaton Hamilton. Stay tuned!
Posted by: Sierra Skye Gemma
Live from the back room of R&B brewing, comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries joins host Mica Lemiski to chat about the different roles we perform—whether on stage, through our art, or in our everyday lives. Also included: how NOT to deal with sexism in a writer's room, and why "I don't change for anyone" is not actually a very cool attitude.
Posted by: Mica Lemiski
Room Magazine and Massy Books have partnered to create Indigenous Brilliance, a quarterly reading series for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit writers to showcase their work. Hosted by Jessica Johns, jaye simpson, Patricia Massy, and Emily Dundas Oke, this series is dedicated to featuring emerging and established Indigenous women, Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer artists.
Posted by: Jessica Johns
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2017 Cover Art Contest, as selected by our esteemed judge Judge Zainub Verjee, the Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Arts Galleries in Toronto. Please join us in congratulating the artists!
Posted by: Sierra Skye Gemma
Alicia Elliot joins Mica on the couch to discuss why seeing yourself and your community lovingly represented in literature is so important, and also why colonialism sucks. Also included: Alicia reveals her favourite shade of lipstick, tells us why land acknowledgments can be so problematic, and discusses the Mohawk translation of "depression" and its significance to her.
Posted by: Mica Lemiski
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist of our 2017 Cover Art Contest! Judge Zainub Verjee, the Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Arts Galleries in Toronto, selected these pieces for special recognition. Please join us in congratulating the artists!
Posted by: Sierra Skye Gemma
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Room 42.2, Borderlands
Edited by Rebecca RussellIn this issue:
Selina Boan, Jenna Butler, Leonarda Carranza, Carolina Corcoran, Šari Dale, Marisol Diaz, Sarah Ens, Paola Ferrante, Katie Fewster-Yan, Hannah Hackney, Lori Hahnel, Natalie Homer, Liz Iversen, Jac Jenkins, Jaslyn Marshall, Laura McGavin, Emily McKibbon, Alessandra Naccarato, Ezi Odozor, Caitlin Prince, Rebecca Salazar, Ellie Sawatzky, Alysia Sawchyn, Farihah Aliyah Shah, Josephine Sloyan, Tanya R. Ward, jiaqing wilson-yang, Elana Wolff
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