Room Magazine invites unpublished writing on any theme for our open issue 45.4, edited by Micah Killjoy, alongside Assistant Editor, Ruchika Gothoskar and Shadow Editors, Stacey Gardner and Kaiya Jacob. Send us your contemplative essays, dark poetry, strange fiction, purely wholesome content, and everything in-between.
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I wanted to choose something within my own creative wheelhouse, so at first I was thinking something around “shame.” But then I realized shame isn’t actually what I’m interested in; the really good stuff has to do with anti-shame. So I went down a thesaurus hole and threw some options out to the team, like “brazen,” “scandalous,” and “exposed,” but audacity seemed to be the word everyone connected with the most. I also like that when you say “The Audacity Issue” it sounds like an exclamation as well as a title.
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In trying to find a common theme between all the pieces of this issue, I kept returning to the idea of what it means for us, as writers and artists, to pull at the threads of our identities and inventions in order to lay them on the page. Working alongside my thoughtful editorial team, this issue celebrates writers and artists whose work draws open language and guides us with care through the possibilities of storytelling.
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From October 18-24 2021, the 34th annual Vancouver Writers Fest will once again take place on Granville Island. As Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig writes, “In a year when our worlds became so small, and doorways closed, it was through art, music, and books that many of us found new pathways.”
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I have been in this role of Artistic Director for the past four years, and before that I sat on the Board of Directors for about 15 years. I love the team that we have built together, and it’s always a real team effort to put this festival on. This role of Artistic Director is one that allows me to be a little bit creative and bring in other people to share their ideas, creating and shaping an interesting festival, I hope.
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ROOM 46.3 GHOSTS
Editor: Rachel Thompson
Assistant Editor: Ellen Chang-Richardson
Shadows: Melissa Barrientos, Lena Belova
Cover Art: Ebb from the Vestiges Series by Amy Friend
ROOM 46.2: Ley Line
Editor: Geffen Semach
Assistant Editor: Annick MacAskill
Shadows: Adesina Brown, Kendra Heinz, Nara Monteiro
Cover Art by semillites hernández velasco
Seeking members who love literature, events, merchandise, and supporting marginalized creators.
Ghosts | 46.3
$12.00 – $25.00
Ley Line | 46.2
$12.00 – $25.00
Digital Bundle: 5 for $20
$20.00
Around the Table: Asian Voices | 46.1
$12.00 – $25.00
Back Issue Bundle: Our Best Deal!
$20.00 – $30.00
Back Issue Bundle: 2 for $12
$15.00 – $21.00
New Issue Bundle
$25.00 – $35.00
Baby, Baby, Baby! | 45.4
$12.00 – $25.00
Audacity | 45.3
$12.00 – $25.00
Tipping Point | 45.2
$12.00 – $25.00