Interview

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...

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...

We already peeked into the writing rooms of 5 Room writers. Now let's take a peek into where a few Room editorial collective members do their writing... We already peeked into the writing rooms of 5 Room writers. Now let's take a peek into where a few Room editorial...

Whether it is sharpened HB pencils, inky pens or your reliable laptop, we begin to depend on our tools almost superstitiously. We talked with 5 Room writers about their preferred writing tools. Writers’ lives hold such mystery to us. We are curious to know how a...

Topics discussed: Back to the Future, pornography, dinosaurs, Aamer Rahman, and Granville Street in Vancouver. Doretta Lau splits her time between Vancouver and Hong Kong, where she is at work on a novel and a screenplay. She completed an MFA in Writing at Columbia...

Kayi Wong discusses feminism, young adult literature, and collaboration with beloved graphic novelists Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. Originally published in Room issue 38.2 "How We Relate." Originally published in Room issue 38.2 "How We Relate" (June 2015)In The...