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Fiction Contest 2022: The Shortlist

Fiction Contest 2022: The Shortlist

It's finally here! Congrats to the following six writers who were shortlisted by our judge, Shashi Bhat, for our 2022 Fiction Contest! ------ Room Magazine's 2022 Fiction Contest Shortlist Fuzzy Peaches, by Kelly Pedro Mermaid’s Tears, by Hannah Brown  The Mother...

Fiction Contest 2022: The Longlist

Fiction Contest 2022: The Longlist

Drumroll, please! We are thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2022 Fiction Contest. A hearty congratulations to the following writers, and, as always, a big thank you to all those who submitted their work! ------ Room Magazine's 2022 Fiction Contest Longlist...

Cover Art Contest 2021: The Winners

Cover Art Contest 2021: The Winners

The results are in. Major congrats to the three winners of our 2021 Cover Art Contest! FIRST PLACE: Nimisenh mizhishawabi, by Sarah McPherson Raised in Thunder Bay, Sarah McPherson is a 2S Anishinaabe youth from Couchiching First Nation, currently completing an MA at...

Cover Art Contest 2021: The Shortlist

Cover Art Contest 2021: The Shortlist

The 2021 Cover Art Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to the six artists whose contest submissions have been shortlisted by our incredibly talented judge, Chief Lady Bird!  ------ Room's 2021 Cover Art Contest: The Shortlist It’s Complicated, by Laura Silva...

Music Box

Music Box

Music Box is the honourable mention for Room’s 2021 Short Forms Contest, as judged by Michelle Good. You can find the full list of winners, and what judge Michelle Good had to say about each winning piece, here. ------- Music Box I’ll begin this song with the click of...

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Winners

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Winners

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!...

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Shortlist

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Shortlist

The 2021 Short Forms Contest shortlist is here! Congratulations to these five authors whose contest submissions have been shortlisted by our esteemed judge, Michelle Good!   Room's 2021 Short Forms Contest: The Shortlist  Half Life by Makda Mulatu She Is Dancing...

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Longlist

Short Forms Contest 2021: The Longlist

You’ve waited long enough. Here is the longlist for our 2021 Short Forms Contest! Congratulations to the following twelve writers! Room‘s 2021 Short Forms Contest: The Longlist  Lou, by Rose Camara Body, by Jaki Eisman It's All About Agency; Self-Portrait at Twenty,...

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