We are so excited to announce the 2023 Poetry Contest shortlist! Many thanks, again, to all those who entered, and to our wonderful judge, John Elizabeth Stintzi, for their careful consideration with the longlisted works. Congratulations to these five writers! —– Room...
It's finally here! We are so excited to announce the longlist for our 2023 Poetry Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for the creation of this longlist, and a big congratulations to these talented poets. --- Room Magazine’s 2023 Poetry Contest...
Drumroll, please! Here are the three winners of our 2023 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, as chosen by judge Tajja Isen. A big congratulations to these three writers! --- FIRST PLACE: our brothers started dying, by Natalie Appleton Natalie Appleton is a graduate of the...
The Creative Non-Fiction Shortlist has arrived! A big congratulations to the five writers whose submissions have been shortlisted by our esteemed judge, Tajja Isen! — Room Magazine 2023 Creative Non-Fiction Contest: The Shortlist The Train, by Murgatroyd Monaghan Holy...
We are so thrilled to bring you this year's Creative Non-Fiction Contest longlist! Congratulations to these writers, and a heartfelt thank you to all those who submitted their work to this year’s contest. Without further ado, here is our longlist! --- Room Magazine’s...
We are so excited to bring you the results of this year's Fiction Contest, judged by Heather O'Neill. The wait is finally over: here are this year's winners! ----- FIRST PLACE: "Eggshells" by Rebekah Skochinski Rebekah Skochinski is a writer based in Northwestern...
We are so excited to announce the longlist for our 2023 Fiction Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions are now up for consideration by our judge, Heather O'Neill. A big congratulations to these talented...
Join Room Mag on Zoom to celebrate the launch of issue 46.2 with literary readings on decay, transformation, & crossroads on Thursday, July 13th at 6pm PST. [button...
We'll be in danger this October if we can't meet our fundraising goal. Room is one of the most integrally diverse spaces in Canadian literary publishing today, and we need your help to keep it that way. Room is Canada’s oldest feminist literary magazine, running since...
The 2022 Cover Art Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to these five artists, whose contest submissions have been shortlisted by this year's judge, ness lee! ---- Room’s 2022 Cover Art Contest: The Shortlist Hoping Coping, by Mariana Ikuta Come See The Sky, by...
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