Interview

Interview with Amanda Sun

Interview with Amanda Sun

Meet Amanda Sun, former Room collective member and author of the young adult series Paper Gods. Meet Amanda Sun, former Room collective member and author of the young adult series Paper Gods (AmandaSunBooks.com).ROOM: What are you reading right now?AMANDA SUN: I’m...

Fantasy and Piety: An Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy and Piety: An Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin

From issue 32.2: an interview with Ursula K. Le Guin. Le Guin has published twenty-one novels, collections of short stories and volumes of poetry, children's books, works of translation, criticism, and more. Ursula K. Le Guin's list of credentials would fill more...

An Interview with LGBTQ zine, House Hippo Press!

An Interview with LGBTQ zine, House Hippo Press!

We spoke to Sofie and Erica of House Hippo Press, a feminist LGBTQ press based in Toronto that publishes zines, about the inspiration for their zine, missed connections, and the importance of women (self-identified) only spaces. We spoke to Sofie and Erica of House...

Opening Small Moments up: An Interview with poet Sandra Ridley

Opening Small Moments up: An Interview with poet Sandra Ridley

From issue 37.2: an interview with Ottawa-based poet Sandra Ridley on her new book, working with the archive, and how place creates atmosphere. Sandra Ridley is an Ottawa-based poet originally from the Prairies. Her first collection of poetry, Fallout, won the 2010...

Interview with In Translation editor, Rachel Thompson

Interview with In Translation editor, Rachel Thompson

We spoke with In Translation editor, Rachel Thompson about translation, her book of poetry, Galaxy and more. We spoke with In Translation editor, Rachel Thompson about translation, her book of poetry, Galaxy, and more.  ROOM: How long have you been with Room’s...

Interview with Poetry Writing Contest Judge, Sonnet L’Abbé!

Interview with Poetry Writing Contest Judge, Sonnet L’Abbé!

We spoke to Sonnet L’Abbé, our poetry judge, about the two books of poetry she is working on, and her advice for Room's contest applicants. The deadline for submitting to Room's annual writing contest is less than a month away. After speaking with our fiction,...

Interview with Room’s Writing Contest Judge, Saleema Nawaz

Interview with Room’s Writing Contest Judge, Saleema Nawaz

We spoke to Saleema Nawaz, our fiction judge, about writing short stories and novels, and her advice for Room's contest applicants. Here is our second interview with our contest judges! Don't forget that the deadline of our annual writing contest is on July 15th. If...

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Bookmarked

The web is rife with exciting and progressive fashion and food blogs…here are two of our favourites. Fashion:The Closet Feminist is a blog that doesn’t take fashion or personal style at face value. Instead, the blog founded by Emily Yakashiro in 2012 brings together...

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Step back with Room into the past, to parents, to childhood homes, and to people once known and loved; dig into themes of grief and healing; and ultimately explore what it means to come full circle in literature.

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