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Cover Art Contest 2019: Honourable Mention

Cover Art Contest 2019: Honourable Mention

“Calling the River” is a digital representation of future-present Indigneous life. An Indigneous youth stands tall and proud, calling out to the river by its many names. The youth has adapted a traditional ribbon skirt into ribbon pants, and traditional design work...

Cover Art Contest 2019: The Shortlist

Cover Art Contest 2019: The Shortlist

The 2019 Cover Art Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to the eight artists whose contest submissions have been shortlisted by our esteemed judge, Lindsay Nixon! The 2019 Cover Art Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to the eight artists whose contest...

Short Forms Contest 2019: The Shortlist

Short Forms Contest 2019: The Shortlist

Thank you to all the writers who shared their short form pieces with us and our esteemed fiction judge, Gwen Benaway! Here are the twelve longlisted submissions from this year's contest. The Short Forms shortlist is here! Congratulations to the five writers whose...

Short Forms Contest 2019: The Shortlist

Short Forms Contest 2019: The Longlist

Thank you to all the writers who shared their short form pieces with us and our esteemed fiction judge, Gwen Benaway! Here are the twelve longlisted submissions from this year's contest. Thank you to all the writers who shared their short form pieces with us and our...

Poetry Contest 2019: The Longlist

Poetry Contest 2019: The Longlist

Photo credit: Carissa D'andradeYou've waited long enough. Here are the fourteen longlisted poems from our 2019 Poetry Contest!Room's 2019 Poetry Contest: The Longlist“Against Tyrannical Lines” by Steffi Tad-y“Arktos / Exóriotos” by kerry rawlinson“Courage” by Katie...

Poetry Contest 2019: The Longlist

Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2019: The Winners!

Congratulations to the following three writers, whose essays have been selected by our esteembed judge, Terese Marie Mailhot, as the winners and honourable mention for our 2019 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! Photo credit: Carissa D'andradeCongratulations to the...

Short Forms Contest 2019: The Shortlist

Fiction Contest 2019: The Shortlist

After much careful deliberation by our judge, Catherine Hernandez, author of award-winning Scarborough and and the forthcoming I Promise, the shortlist is finally here. Congratulations to the three writers, whose short stories were handpicked by our judge! After much...

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