The results are in. Many thanks to all those who've submitted, and to our incredible judge, Michelle Good, for her careful consideration and kind words about each of these pieces. Our warmest congratulations to these three winners of our 2021 Short Forms Contest!...
The judge for Room’s 2022 Fiction Contest is Shashi Bhat! Shashi Bhat is the author of The Most Precious Substance on Earth (McClelland & Stewart, Canada, Fall 2021; Grand Central Publishing, US, Spring 2022) and a short story collection forthcoming from...
Room Magazine and the Indigenous Brilliance Collective are looking for a skilled graphic animator to create one animated background / motion graphic loop for the Indigenous Brilliance Podcast. This animation will be created in response to various short audio clip highlights from the first season of the Indigenous Brilliance Podcast.
The BIPOC Art ecosystem is a creative environment that is inspired by the structures, functions, processes, and symbiotic relationships found on the land where we live. As well, the ecosystem honours the wisdom and teachings of the host nations on unceded territories to which we (Karmella + Lexi) are uninvited guests. We are a part of centuries of microscopic transformations and changes, and we carry on the work of our ancestors as we centre art and community-building in the continuous fight for liberation, sovereignty, and environmental justice.
We are absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of our 2021 Poetry Contest. A huge congratulations to the following three poets, whose works have been carefully selected by our esteemed judge, Kama La Mackerel, after hours of deliberation. We won't keep you waiting...
an epiphany/psychotic episode is the honourable mention for Room’s 2021 Poetry Contest, as judged by Kama La Mackerel. You can find the full list of winners, and what judge Kama La Mackerel had to say about each winning piece, here. ----- an epiphany/psychotic episode...
It was a tough decision to make, but here they are, the five poems (and poets) that made the shortlist for our 2021 Poetry Contest. A big thank you to our wonderful judge, Kama La Mackerel, who had the difficult job of whittling down a longlist of incredible poetry....
It's finally here: the longlist for our 2021 Poetry Contest. Many thanks to all our readers, and to those who submitted their work. Congratulations to these talented poets! ---- non-consensual, by Eva Wissting Last night in my mother's house, still a maiden, by Zoe...
full of saskatoon berries sage-smoke & yarrow wild columbine & aster
where the trees grow crooked
by swift-flowing rivers
& grassy hills where bu alo used to jump
In this episode of the Indigenous Brilliance podcast, jaye and Karmella chat about all things Halloween. This episode is full of tricks and treats, featuring discussions of our favourite scary movies and reading recommendations. Decolonizing pumpkins as a sovereign...
ROOM 48.2 TRAVELLERS
In ROOM 48.2 TRAVELLERS we reflect, dream, manifest. Join us in these human ways of time-travelling, from infancy to the future, through relationships and into surreal realms.
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Step back with Room into the past, to parents, to childhood homes, and to people once known and loved; dig into themes of grief and healing; and ultimately explore what it means to come full circle in literature.
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