Interview

Léonicka Valcius literally wrote the hashtag on diverse Canadian literature. Léonicka Valcius is a self-described writers' champion and readers' advocate who literally wrote the hashtag on diverse Canadian literature. She works inside the publishing industry, as a...

Just in time for National Poetry Month, Room chats with Jillian Christmas, about the Verses Festival of Words. Just in time for National Poetry Month, Room chats with Jillian Christmas, about the Verses Festival of Words, taking place in Vancouver B.C. from April...

"It’s strange to win things. On the one hand, it feels deeply affirming ... [o]n the other hand, these things are set up within competitive frames that sometimes make me uncomfortable." From all the wonderful emerging writers we published last year in Room, one...

As readers, we need to actively seek out and challenge reading habits that have been shaped by the gatekeepers of the publishing industry. We talked to writer Nikki Reimer and librarian Mary Duffy about their resolutions to read. Are you aware of your reading habits?...

In the following interview, Annharte discusses her writing practice, safe places, remembering family, good storytelling, and more. Marie Annharte Baker is an Anishnabe contemporary storyteller living in Winnipeg. A poet, essayist, playwright, and oral storyteller,...

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...