"I read once that to be born Indigenous is to be born an activist – just the state of being and existing is a form of resistance to oppression. It’s unfair pressure to put on people, but as an artist I can transform that injustice into something larger than myself....
And the winners are ... Congratulations to the winners of our Annual Creative Non-Fiction Contest! Here are the winners of our Annual CNF Contest. Thanks to all the writers, who shared with us their writing, and to Kate Braid, for selecting the shortlisted pieces...
CNF Contest shortlist announced! As judged by Kate Braid, the shortlisted pieces from our Annual CNF Contest are finally here! Can you believe this? Oh how proud and excited we are. Thank you to all who submitted!"An Atmospheric Pressure" by Nicole Breit, Port...
"Writing has saved my emotional, spiritual, and intellectual life in a country where I wasn’t supposed to exist, let alone thrive. It allows me to sort out the mess of structural inequity, bureaucratic obfuscation, colonial racism, and sexism. It allows a space for my...
"Be brave and honest. Sure, we’re making things up when we write fiction, but the thing that makes me fall in love with a piece is emotional honesty. Whatever scares you—go there." Doretta Lau is Room’s 2016 fiction contest judge. Her story “Best Practices for Time...
In the following interview, d'bi young anitafrika discusses diversity, performance, Sorplusi, and more. d’bi young anitafrika is reknowned globally for her performances. She is a poet and founder of the Watah Theatre located in Toronto where she teaches the Sorplusi...
Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...
Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...
Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...
Chelene talks about editing issue 39.4, her new role as Room's Managing Editor, and about her own writing. The Room Collective is very excited to have you on board as the new Managing Editor. How are you adjusting to the new role?I was super excited when I was asked...
ROOM 49.3 NO CANADA
In the new era of CanCon, as feminists and writers it is our task to reject this Canadian exceptionalism, this too-comfortable back-patting. How can we begin to imagine alternative arts economies, Indigenous economies around art, that start with treaty, that align with BDS? What art, what literature, would such a system free us to create?
Seeking members who love literature, events, merchandise, and supporting marginalized creators.
No Canada | 49.3
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Science | 49.2
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No Future For Who? | 49.1
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REST/UNREST | 48.3
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Travellers | 48.2
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Wits End | 48.1
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Full Circle | 47.4
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Bodies | 47.3
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Seedpod | 47.2
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Utopia | 47.1
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