Emerging writers!

Two weeks left to submit to our Far Horizons Poetry contest. This one is specifically for writers who have yet to publish a book of poetry.

Prize: $1,250
Judge: Patrick Grace

Full guidelines: malahatreview.ca/contests/far_h…

Congrats to Ryan Cannon, winner of our $2,000 Novella Prize! “A Hunting Story” was chosen by final judges Jenny Ferguson & Jack Wang.⁠
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Read what the judges had to say: malahatreview.ca/contests/novel…

Announcing the shortlist for our 2024 Novella Prize:

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The winner, as chosen by judges Jenny Ferguson and Jack Wang, will be announced on April 12. Thank you to all who entered the contest, and best of luck to the shortlisted writers!

Congrats to Katherine Abbass & Ben Lof, finalists for the Writers'GuildAlberta Howard O'Hagan Short Story Award!⁠ Read their work in issues 222 and 223 respectively.
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Catch readings with finalists in Calgary on May 3 and Edmonton on May 5.⁠
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This Friday!⁠
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Come celebrate National Poetry Month with us & Planet Earth Poetry Russell Books at 7:30pm.⁠
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Hosted by Editor Iain Higgins & featuring John Barton, Yvonne Blomer, Warren Heiti, & Philip Kevin Paul.⁠

Read more at planetearthpoetry.com

Last chance—submit by March 31 and save $10 with our Early Bird deal.

Our Far Horizons Award for Poetry contest is specifically for emerging writers who have yet to publish a book of poetry.

This year's judge is Patrick Grace.

malahatreview.ca/contests/far_h…

'One of the things I love in both reading & writing is how the very individual images and gestures of a poem can create a nexus that invites the unlikely reader in.'
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Marlene Cookshaw, issue 225 contributor, talks about the work of reading poems deeply.

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'I want the winning poem to hit me in the gut from the first line in.'

Patrick Grace, Far Horizons Award for Poetry judge, talks with us about uncommon diction, continuity, and voice.

Submit to our Far Horizons Award for Poetry contest by May 1!

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Join us w/ Planet Earth Poetry on Apr. 5 at 7:30pm Russell Books!

Hosted by Editor Iain Higgins & featuring John Barton, Yvonne Blomer, Warren Heiti, & Philip Kevin Paul.

Had poetry published with us? The open mic before the reading is reserved for poets published in any issue.

'I think that plurality allows for a more expansive and balanced life.'

Liselle Yorke, poetry contributor to winter issue 225, discusses the unsaid aspects of a poem and her current project combining ceramics and poetry.

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'I’ve been thinking about who is allowed the privilege of nostalgia.'

Em Dial, poetry contributor to winter issue 225, discusses their debut collection, the boundary between desire and subjugation, and how growing food can mirror a writing practice.

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Save money—submit now. Early Bird entry fee discounts are in effect until March 31. Our Far Horizons Award for Poetry contest is specifically for emerging writers who have yet to publish a book of poetry.

This year's judge is Patrick Grace.

malahatreview.ca/contests/far_h…

We're extending our Novella Prize deadline. Take the weekend to polish your story and send it in by Monday at midnight. You could win the $2,000 prize and have your novella published in our summer issue.⁠
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Read the guidelines and submit: malahatreview.ca/contests/novel…

Submission portal closes at 11:59pm! Send us your 10,000- to 20,000-word story for a chance at the $2,000 prize.⁠
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This contest runs every second year, so you won't get another chance until 2026.⁠
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Read the contest guidelines and submit: malahatreview.ca/contests/novel…

Only a few days left to submit your novella for a chance at $2,000.

Judge Jenny Ferguson is looking for 'the hard and the soft. The human, the more-than-human.'

Judge Jack Wang is looking for 'a novella that’s unafraid to make things happen.'

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'I think story functions as an ecosystem, with characters filling an ecological niche.'⁠
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Kaye Miller kaye miller, fiction contributor to winter issue 225, talks with us about beekeeping and how distance brings clarity.

Read the full interview: malahatreview.ca/interviews/mil…

'I guess you could say that having an autobiographical memory like mine is both a blessing and a curse.'⁠

Siavash Saadlou, winner of the Constance Rooke CNF Prize, talks with us about writing his memoir, 'The Enemy.'
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Full interview: malahatreview.ca/interviews/saa…

'I wrote an early draft of this story during the heaviest time of the pandemic, when people were isolated, and our awareness of each other’s suffering was collectively heightened.'⁠ —Janine Alyson Young, fiction contributor to winter issue 225
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Congrats to the 2024 Open Season winners!⁠

cnf: 'The Pathfinder' by Aldyn Chwelos (left)
fiction: 'Last Words to a Shooting Star' by Jody Chan (centre)
poetry: 'Anything Other Than Itself' by Dominique Bernier-Cormier (right)⁠
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Look for them in issue 226.⁠
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