Interview

Trained as a lawyer, Walia also co-founded No One Is Illegal (NOII), a group that supports migrants facing detention, deportation, and other human rights abuses in Canada. Originally published in Room Issue 38.3 (September 2015) If you’re involved in social...

Room's Rose Morris talks to Stephanie McKenzie, winner of our 2015 Poetry Contest. What does winning Room's poetry contest mean to you?First, I think winning any writing contest is a boost of confidence. Winning the contest is not about money per se (though the...

andrea bennett spoke with Room's Rachel Thompson about pitching non-fiction to Maisonneuve, the evolution of her writing career, what she likes to read, and the benefits of literary gender counts. andrea bennett is a National Magazine award-winning writer whose work...

Room's Taryn Hubbard talks to M. NourbeSe Philip (featured author in Issue 38.4 "Fieldwork") about the range of her writing genres, her writing performances, and gets her advice for new writers. Born in Tobago, M. NourbeSe Philip, is a poet, fiction writer, and...

Room's Rachel Thompson spoke with Shashi Bhat, Editor of EVENT, for our series on literary and cultural magazines (#LitMagLove). Room's Rachel Thompson spoke with Shashi Bhat, Editor of EVENT, for our series on literary and cultural magazines (#LitMagLove)....

Room editorial board member Jónína Kirton talks to our Cover Art Contest judge Amy Friend about her beautiful and haunting art. One of Room's Cover Art contest judges, Amy Friend grew up on the outskirts of Windsor, Ontario, Canada where the Detroit River meets Lake...

Chelene Knight talks to Terri Brandmueller about what’s coming up in 39.2 and what makes a good Room submission. Deadline for poetry, fiction, CNF and art is October 31, 2015. Chelene Knight talks to Terri Brandmueller about what’s coming up in 39.2 and what makes a...

This is the first in a series on literary magazines we love (#LitMagLove). We asked publisher Kathryn Mockler to tell us all about submitting writing, art, and translations to The Rusty Toque. Kathryn Mockler is the publisher of the online literary and arts...

Feminist Art Conference Founder and Room Cover Art Judge Ilene Sova talks about feminist art, women's art and its value. Room talks to Ilene Sova, artist, founder of The Feminist Art Conference (FAC), and judge of our first ever Cover Art Contest about art, feminism...

We chat with writer, poet, painter and social service worker Catia Mendes to talk about art, diversity, and how Canadian literature can be more inclusive. Catia Mendes is one of our featured panelists for our discussion on Diversity in Canadian Literature at the...