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Canisia Lubrin's first novel, Code Noir, was published this week (February 2024) by Knopf Canada. Deborah Dundas (Toronto Star) writes that Code Noir  “subverts the infamous code dictating the life of slaves decreed by King Louis XIV of France.”  Description: Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction is that rare work of art—a brilliant, startlingly original book that…

“Creole Histories: An Evening with Edwidge Danticat, Nathalie Joachim, and Canisia Lubrin” will take place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00pm (DST) at the Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street) in New York. [Admission is free, but registration is required. See link below.] Description (MoMA): Join us for a special…

Get to know the speakers who will be leading various panel discussions, workshops and special events during this year’s BVI Literary Festival.

Miriam Toews, Waubgeshig Rice, Guy Vanderhaege, David A. Robertson and more shared messages with Shelagh on her final episodes of The Next Chapter.

Here are some notable literary works by Black Canadian writers to check out in 2023.

BACK LIVE! The Walrus Gala Wednesday, May 18, 2022 The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto’s Distillery District Cocktail reception begins 6 p.m. Celebration begins 7 p.m. One of the most anticipated events on the social calendar, The Walrus Gala is an exhilarating annual fundraiser in which industry leaders and the culturally curious gather in support of critical …

Here are some notable literary works by Black Canadian writers to check out in 2023.

Canadian writers jump into the Climate Debate: Open Letter regarding Climate Accountability Bill signed by over 170 acclaimed writers, including Ondaatje, Atwood, Atom Egoyan, Eden Robinson.

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Contests Poetry | June 15 – August 15 Short Forms | September 1 – November 15 Questions or problems with your submission? Need an alternate entry method due to a disability? Contact contests [at] roommagazine [dot] com. Read our Contest FIRST PRIZE: $1,000 +  Room’s 2021 Judge: Jenny Heijun Wills Jenny Heijun Wills is the author of “Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.” It won the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Nonfiction prize and the 2020 Eileen McTavish Sykes Best First ...