Interview

Interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith

Interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith

In the lead-up to Room’s food issue we feature an interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith, award-winning writer, poet, and local food advocate, whose first published poem debuted in Room in 2007. In the lead-up to Room’s food issue we feature an interview with dee...

Interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith

Interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith

In the lead-up to Room’s food issue we feature an interview with dee Hobsbawn-Smith, award-winning writer, poet, and local food advocate, whose first published poem debuted in Room in 2007. In the lead-up to Room’s food issue we feature an interview with dee...

BackRoom Interview with Joyce Fossella

BackRoom Interview with Joyce Fossella

Joyce Fossella is the Executive Director of the Warriors Against Violence Society (WAVS), where she co-facilitates group sessions, working with men and women addressing family violence. She is a member of the Lil'wat nation in British Columbia. Terri Brandmueller...

In Search of Laughter: An Interview with Dawn Dumont

In Search of Laughter: An Interview with Dawn Dumont

"I read once that to be born Indigenous is to be born an activist – just the state of being and existing is a form of resistance to oppression. It’s unfair pressure to put on people, but as an artist I can transform that injustice into something larger than myself....

Interview with Marilyn Dumont

Interview with Marilyn Dumont

"Writing has saved my emotional, spiritual, and intellectual life in a country where I wasn’t supposed to exist, let alone thrive. It allows me to sort out the mess of structural inequity, bureaucratic obfuscation, colonial racism, and sexism. It allows a space for my...

An Interview with Our 2016 Fiction Contest Judge Doretta Lau

An Interview with Our 2016 Fiction Contest Judge Doretta Lau

"Be brave and honest. Sure, we’re making things up when we write fiction, but the thing that makes me fall in love with a piece is emotional honesty. Whatever scares you—go there." Doretta Lau is Room’s 2016 fiction contest judge. Her story “Best Practices for Time...

Interview with 39.4 Editor, Chelene Knight

Interview with 39.4 Editor, Chelene Knight

Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...

Interview with 39.4 Editor, Chelene Knight

Interview with 39.4 Editor, Chelene Knight

Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...

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