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Short Forms Contest 2020: Winners!

Short Forms Contest 2020: Winners!

Here's some good news in during a brisk February day - the winners of the 2020 Short Forms contest are finally here! A big thank you goes out to our wonderful judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson, for the time and effort that went into choosing these pieces, and of course, to...

Black History Month: What is Hogan’s Alley?

Black History Month: What is Hogan’s Alley?

For this week, we will be focusing on some local history and geographical discourse relating to the community of Hogan’s Alley, on the unseeded and unsurrendered territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. As well, we will be discussing an award winning short film titled Where We Meet by Lexi Mellish-Mingo and Karmella Cen Benedito De Barros. We hope you enjoy it!

Short Forms Contest 2020: The Shortlist

Short Forms Contest 2020: The Shortlist

The selection process is never easy, but here it is - the shortlist for this year's Short Forms contest. Many thanks, again, to all those who entered, and to our wonderful judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson. Congratulations to the five writers whose contest submissions have been...

44.4 Open Issue

44.4 Open Issue

Room Magazine invites unpublished writing on any theme for our open issue 44.4, edited by Selina Boan, alongside Assistant Editor, Angelica Poversky and Shadow Editors, Hope Lauterbach and Asna Shaikh. Before submitting, please read our About section to see if your...

Short Forms Contest 2020: The Longlist

Short Forms Contest 2020: The Longlist

It's here - the longlist for our 2020 Short Forms contest! A big thank you to all the writers who shared their short form pieces with us and our esteemed judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson, especially during such a strange, tumultuous year. Here are the seven longlisted...

Letter from the Editor: Issue 44.1 Growing Room

Letter from the Editor: Issue 44.1 Growing Room

In March 2020, this special extended issue 44.1 Growing Room will be out in the world, featuring writers and artists who were all intended to appear in person at our 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. We put so much...

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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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