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Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2026: The Winners
It’s time! Here are the winners of the 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, as chosen by our fantastic judge, Kai Cheng Thom. Congratulations to these writers on their big success for their works! FIRST PLACE: Language of Poverty, by Alison Colwell Alison Colwell is a writer,…
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Creative Non-Fiction 2026 Contest: The Shortlist
We are so thrilled to announce the shortlist for our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, selected by our judge, Kai Cheng Thom. A big congratulations to these talented writers! ⎯ Room Magazine’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist Language of Poverty, by Alison Colwell My…
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Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026
On this Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as the years before, Room Magazine reaffirms our solidarity with the sovereignty of all Indigenous peoples worldwide and in so-called Canada, and our commitment to learning from and materially supporting…
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2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Longlist
We are so thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions will now be reviewed by 2026’s Creative Non-Fiction Contest judge, Kai Cheng Thom. A big…
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50.2 Call for Submissions
Open call for submissions for Room 50.2, edited by Rachel Thompson, Hamdah Shabbir, Nicole Opong-Agyare, and Selin Berktas. Send us your best work on any theme that takes risks, refuses, and questions the status quo. We’re drawn to writing about societal constructs, the various…
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Save Room Magazine: A Fundraiser
SAVE ROOM MAGAZINE: A FUNDRAISER Room is Canada’s oldest feminist literary magazine, running since 1975. For over 50 years, our small nonprofit has carved out a space in Canadian literary publishing where underrepresented voices can thrive. Three to four times a year, we publish…
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Interview with Room’s 2026 Fiction Contest Judge, Terese Mason Pierre
Photo credit: Josh Gooden Terese Mason Pierre (she/her) uses speculative fiction to imagine new worlds, constantly questioning the notion of reality and fantasy. Her debut poetry collection, Myth from House of Anansi Press (2025), is a lyrical ode to the complexities that come…
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Spotlighting the Unbound Reading Series: Chimedum Ohaegbu interviews Brianna Bernard
How can we be artists in community? Chimedum Ohaegbu interviews Brianna Bernard, who works as a technician for Neworld Theatre, a performing arts centre centring voices confronting systemic injustice, and Unbound Reading Series, a local collective and partner of Room committed…
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Emancipation Day Statement
The first Emancipation Day marked freedom for Black Canadians: the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 went into effect in British colonies on August 1, 1834, ending the legalized bondage, forced labour, and torture of enslaved Africans and their descendants. From this emanated…
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Spotlighting the Unbound Reading Series: Chimedum Ohaegbu interviews Hope Lauterbach
Hope Lauterbach is a writer, poet, and founder of the Unbound Reading Series. Today, our Managing Editor Chimedum Ohaegbu interviews her on Unbound’s most memorable moments, six years since its inception, the notion of rest in cultural work, and dreams for the collective’s…