Go Away, I’m Reading. Really: EVENT in conversation with author Anne Fleming

 •  September 23

One year Anne Fleming gave her nephew a book for Christmas and watched from the sidelines as the volume captivated him for the next three hours....

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The Automated Poetry Project

 •  September 21

Remember gumball machines? Of course you do. For me, their draw was never really about the gumball. It was the process. It was putting the coin into...

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Pretending I Don’t Write At All: EVENT Interviews Souvankham Thammavongsa

 •  May 6

Souvankham Thammavongsa was born in Nong Khai, Thailand in 1978. She is the author of two poetry books, one of which, Small Arguments, won a...

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EVENT Book Sale Recap

 •  May 16

Late-breaking recap: EVENT was able to raise a record-breaking amount at our annual book sale this year (March 19 - 22 in the New Westminster Campus...

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New EVENT Site

 •  March 17

Hello world! And welcome to our new site. Please bear with us while we sort out all of the kinks -- if something you're exploring doesn't work, let...

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Our 2012 Non-Fiction Contest is now open for submissions.

 •  February 14

You should probably enter! This year's judge will be Zsuzsi Gartner. Postmark deadline April 15, 2012. For more information, visit our online...

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PRISM IS A DEAD EVENT

 •  January 19

Come help us celebrate! EVENT, Poetry is Dead, and PRISM cordially invite you to a cake-eating, toe-tapping, poetry-reading,...

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On The Tip of The Tongue Like Good Morning: an Interview with Poet Nick Thran

 •  November 21

Nick Thran is the author of two collections of poetry Every Inadequate Name (Insomniac Press, 2006) and, most recently, Earworm (Nightwood Editions,...

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EVENT Magazine 40th Anniversary Launch Party!

 •  October 4

EVENT 40 Year Anniversary Party Please join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 26 for a reading and celebration in honour of EVENT Magazine's...

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Wayde Compton: Hybridity and Hogan’s Alley

 •  September 19

Photo by Lani Russwurm As I head toward Little Italy, also known as Commercial Drive, to interview Vancouver writer and EVENT contributor Wayde...

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