Interview

We are happy to announce that the short story, Wolves, Cigarettes, Gum that was published in Room magazine's “Crime” issue is going to be included in this year’s Journey Prize Stories 26. We are happy to announce that the short story "Wolves, Cigarettes, Gum" that was...

As part of our upcoming "Geek Girls" issue (37.3, September 2014), three of the editors were kind enough to answer a few questions about the magazine and what it means to be a woman in geek culture. Paper Droids is an online magazine dedicated to geeky girls. As...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

We talk to Canadian supermodel, Stacey Mckenzie about whether or not fashion can be feminist, professionalism, and self-esteem. At 5’10” tall and with a résumé that boasts the catwalks of designers like Betsey Johnson, Christian Lacroix, and Jean Paul Gaultier,...

Room magazine's writing contest is officially open! Submission deadline is July 15th 2014. To kick things off, we spoke to our Creative Non-Fiction writing contest judge, Sarah de Leeuw about a few of her writing habits and tips for aspiring applicants Room magazine's...