Interview

Lakshmi Gill, writer and one of the first women members of the League of Canadian Poets, on her writing practice and her poem "Mental Lucina" published in 38.4 Fieldwork. Lakshmi Gill is a writer based in Delta, BC. Some of her works include Novena to St. Jude...

A great piece of CNF grabs me by the heart and the gut (is there a difference?) from the start and holds me tight to the end. It makes me laugh or cry or better, both. You’re a poet and a CNF writer. What is your process for writing creative non-fiction work? Does it...

An interview with the host of CBC's Writers & Company and former Room Collective member Eleanor Wachtel. Originally published in issue 35.4 "Labours." Eleanor Wachtel is the voice of Canadian literature on Writers & Company as heard on CBC radio—a show that in...

All about the queer lit mag's book reviews. #LitMagLove: Rachna Contractor from Plenitude MagazineAs part of our ongoing series, #LitMagLove, Room’s Leah Golob interviewed Plenitude’s Reviews Editor about the queer literary magazine’s reviews section.How did you get...

Submissions to Canadian Gothic are open until January 31, 2016. Leah Golob is a full-time reporter and freelance book critic. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Magazine, Vancouver Observer, and trade publications. She...

Submissions to Canadian Gothic are open until January 31, 2016. Leah Golob is a full-time reporter and freelance book critic. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Magazine, Vancouver Observer, and trade publications. She...

Submissions to Canadian Gothic are open until January 31, 2016. Leah Golob is a full-time reporter and freelance book critic. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Magazine, Vancouver Observer, and trade publications. She...

Submissions to Canadian Gothic are open until January 31, 2016. Leah Golob is a full-time reporter and freelance book critic. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Magazine, Vancouver Observer, and trade publications. She...

Our most-visited website post of 2015, by far. Our top website post this year, by far, was a list produced by our editorial board member Jónína Kirton of fourteen Aboriginal women writers she wanted to share with our web readers. The list caught on and was shared...

Rachel Thompson spoke with Pamela Mulloy all about TNQ's reading and submissions, and got her advice for writers who want to publish in the magazine. As part of our ongoing series, #LitMagLove, Room's Rachel Thompson spoke with The New Quarterly's Pamela Mulloy about...