Room's Taryn Hubbard talks to M. NourbeSe Philip (featured author in Issue 38.4 "Fieldwork") about the range of her writing genres, her writing performances, and gets her advice for new writers. Born in Tobago, M. NourbeSe Philip, is a poet, fiction writer, and...
Room's Rachel Thompson spoke with Shashi Bhat, Editor of EVENT, for our series on literary and cultural magazines (#LitMagLove). Room's Rachel Thompson spoke with Shashi Bhat, Editor of EVENT, for our series on literary and cultural magazines (#LitMagLove)....
Room editorial board member Jónína Kirton talks to our Cover Art Contest judge Amy Friend about her beautiful and haunting art. One of Room's Cover Art contest judges, Amy Friend grew up on the outskirts of Windsor, Ontario, Canada where the Detroit River meets Lake...
Chelene Knight talks to Terri Brandmueller about what’s coming up in 39.2 and what makes a good Room submission. Deadline for poetry, fiction, CNF and art is October 31, 2015. Chelene Knight talks to Terri Brandmueller about what’s coming up in 39.2 and what makes a...
Here are the twenty-one entries that have been shortlisted for Room's Annual Poetry and Fiction Contest. With over 420 entries this year, the selection was not an easy task for our esteemed judges, Shani Mootoo (Fiction), and Jen Currin (Poetry). Winners will be...
This is the first in a series on literary magazines we love (#LitMagLove). We asked publisher Kathryn Mockler to tell us all about submitting writing, art, and translations to The Rusty Toque. Kathryn Mockler is the publisher of the online literary and arts...
Comics and graphic novels hit the sweet sweet spot between art and literature. Here, Room editors share a few of our favourites. If you are new to Room, you might not be aware that we publish visual art in all our issues and on our covers (see our Cover Art Contest)....
Feminist Art Conference Founder and Room Cover Art Judge Ilene Sova talks about feminist art, women's art and its value. Room talks to Ilene Sova, artist, founder of The Feminist Art Conference (FAC), and judge of our first ever Cover Art Contest about art, feminism...
We chat with writer, poet, painter and social service worker Catia Mendes to talk about art, diversity, and how Canadian literature can be more inclusive. Catia Mendes is one of our featured panelists for our discussion on Diversity in Canadian Literature at the...
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