Interview

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...

What it means to co-editors Nailah King and Christina Cooke to be editing the Women of Colour issue, and their advice for Women of Colour who are struggling with whether to submit to Room. Roomie and fellow writer Chelene Knight asks Nailah King and Christina Cooke a...

"We are so similar but we are so different to read. There is so much to reveal in the world." Shani Mootoo was born in Dublin, Ireland, grew up in Trinidad, and moved to Canada more than thirty years ago. She is a visual artist, video maker and fiction...

An interview with our 2015 CNF contest winner. ROOM: First of all, congratulations on winning Room's 2015 Creative Non-Fiction contest! How does it feel to be selected by judge Ayelet Tsabari?SS: Thank you for the cheers. I feel entirely honored and inspired that...

Pat Lowther Poetry Award and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize winner Jen Currin shares her secrets to generating great poetry Originally from Portland, Oregon, Jen Currin has lived in East Van for thirteen years. She rides her bike nearly everywhere and has gotten...

We talk to the founder of QueerofGender.com, an online project dedicated to celebrating the various experiences of gender within LGBTTQQ2SIAP+ Black, Indigenous & People of Colour communities. Lynx Sainte-Marie is the founder of QueerofGender.com, an online project...

An extended version of our RoomMate profile of Bonnie Nish from Room 38.2. Meet Bonnie Nish, founder and Executive Director of Pandora’s Collective Outreach Society, and editorial board member at Room.ROOM: Tell us about your book, Love and Bones. What was your...

An interview with our 2014 fiction contest winner, Lisa McLean. Lisa McLean is a freelance writer and communications professional specializing in agriculture. Her short fiction has appeared in The Antigonish Review and This Magazine. She lives in...

Lauren Carter is the author of the poetry collection Lichen Bright and the novel Swarm. Her poem, “Island Clearances”, won Room's 2014 poetry contest, judged by Sonnet L’Abbé. Lauren Carter is the author of the poetry collection Lichen Bright and the novel Swarm,...

An interview with author, poet, activist, and educator Carmen Rodríguez, originally published in Room 38.1 In Translation. Author, poet, activist, and educator Carmen Rodríguez was born in Chile and moved to Vancouver after the Chilean Coup of 1973. Her writing is...