Feature Archives - ROOM Magazine

2022 Creative Non-Fiction Contest First Place: “Clink Canoe,” by MƏLIDI (SYDNEY ROBERTS)

May 31, 2023 | Contest Winners, Creative Non-Fiction, Feature, Reading Room, What's New

Gearing up for our 2023 Creative Non-Fiction Contest (deadline July 1)? Check out the first-place work from last year’s contest — “Clink Canoe,”
by MƏLIDI (SYDNEY ROBERTS) — featured in ROOM 46.2: Ley Line.

An Interview with 45.3 Commission, Marlowe Granados

Aug 22, 2022 | Feature, Fiction, Interview, What's New

The Audacity Issue, 45.3, is almost here! To celebrate, here’s an interview with issue commission, Marlowe Granados, where she talks with Jasmine Sealy about her acclaimed debut novel Happy Hour, measures of success, and the power of fashion.

Interview with Nicola I. Campbell: Issue 45.4 Commissioned Author

May 5, 2022 | Feature, Interview

I wanted a word in my language that reflected what was inside the book—it’s a collection of stories and events that had taken place in my memory, since childhood, as well as memories spoken by my elders throughout my life.

The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1: Love As Rest

Feb 11, 2022 | Feature, Indigenous Brilliance, Podcast, The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast, What's New

instagram @art.ecosystem @indigenousbrilliance Check out the Indigenous Brilliance Podcast here, and listen to Season 2 Episode 1: Love As Rest The Indigenous Brilliance Collective and Art Ecosystem have come together to create season two of the Indigenous Brilliance...

BIPOC Art Ecosystem

Dec 23, 2021 | Creative Non-Fiction, Feature, What's New

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.

What Storm, What Thunder: An interview with Commissioned Author Myriam J. A. Chancy

Oct 18, 2021 | Feature, Interview

One of the epigraphs at the beginning of the novel is an invocation to the Loas. Ma Lou’s section also begins with an incantation to one of the manifestations of Erzulie. I wanted the reader to feel right away that they were being brought into a place where spirituality animates the culture in the best of ways—to accompany the characters in their lives.

The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast – Episode 6 (September 18th, 2021): Issue 44.3 Indigenous Brilliance

Sep 18, 2021 | Feature, Indigenous Brilliance, Podcast, The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast, What's New

In this episode of the Indigenous Brilliance Podcast, we celebrate the long awaited Issue 44.3 Indigenous Brilliance going to print (IN FULL COLOUR)! In honour of this special occasion for the Indigenous Brilliance team, co-host Karmella Benedito De Barros shares...

The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast – Episode 5 (May 31st, 2021): Archives LIVE from Massy Books

Jun 1, 2021 | Feature, Indigenous Brilliance, Interview, Podcast, Reading Room, The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast, What's New

Stories hold the incredible power to heal wounds, connect people, and bridge generations. This is an incredibly important time to be centering the brilliance of our communities through Indigenous storytelling across diverse mediums. The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast...

>codex_ Exhibition

Mar 29, 2021 | Feature, What's New

As a part of the 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival, Thu Le curated a beautiful visual art exhibition, >codex_, at Emily Carr University. This exhibit featured the work of June Tang, Taryn Sheppard, and Flavourcel Animation Collective, and was an...

Notes on Abundance

Mar 25, 2021 | Creative Non-Fiction, Feature, What's New

from LooseLeaf Magazine In 2015 I had a wild dream to start a publication for pan-Asian writers and artists, and that winter, in partnership with a bunch of equally naive and down-for-anything Asian creatives, LooseLeaf Magazine emerged. Like a lot of other grassroots...