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Lit Mag Covers :: Picks of the Week – March 11, 2024

Lit Mag Covers: Picks of the Week recognizes cover art and designs for literary magazines, whether in print or online. These are chosen solely at the discretion of the Editor. Enjoy!

EVENT issue 52.3 cover image

Hailing from the great north of British Columbia, Canada, EVENT has been publishing for over 50 years, keeping the flame burning brightly! Cover art: “Creatures in the Flames” by Ben von Jagow.

Lake Effect 2024 cover image

Lake Effect: An International Literary Journal is a publication of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. This captivating cover features art by Aidong Ning and design by AJ Noyes.

Luna Station Quarterly March 2024 cover image

Luna Station Quarterly invites readers to “the greatest show in speculative literature” with this enticing cover image, It Can’t See Me by Hannah Elizabeth. Available in print or digital formats.

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Magazine Stand :: EVENT – 52.1

EVENT 52.1 cover image

EVENT 52.1 features the 2022 Non-Fiction Contest winners introduced by Judge Jenny Heijun Wills who selected Carolyn Chung’s “Black Pill” for 1st Place, Shane Neilson’s “Differential” for 2nd Place, and Eun Yoon’s “Real Magic” for 3rd Place. The issue also include new poetry by Shannon Barry, Michael Onsando, Laura Zacharin, Tanis MacDonald, Ruth E. Walker, Richard Brait, Deepa Rajagopalan, Joelle Barron, Nancy Huggett, Wendy Weseen, Rhona McAdam, Nancy Jo Cullen, Susan Glickman, Karin Hedetniemi, Y.S. Lee, Kagan Goh, Natasha Sanders-Kay, Louise Carson, Samantha Jones, Angela Long, Courtney Bates-Hardy, J Tate Barlow, fiction by Nadja Lubiw-Hazard, and illustrations by Nora Kelly. Cover art: “Yves Tanguay Skies” by Wade Comer.

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Magazine Stand :: EVENT- 51.3

Event 51.3 cover image

EVENT’s latest Notes on Writing Issue, 51.3, features notes by Aimee Wall, Sydney Hegele, and Brandi Bird, along with nearly 70 pages of poetry by 23 poets, fiction by Ben Lof, and M.C. Schmidt, and reviews by Sadie Graham, gillian harding-russell, and Michael Lake. Cover art Hello Yellow! by Catherine Babault, 2022.

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Magazine Stand :: EVENT- 51.2

Event print literary magazine issue 51.2 2022 cover image

For 50 years, EVENT has published the very best in contemporary new poetry and prose as one of Western Canada’s longest-running literary magazines. EVENT welcomes submissions written in English from around the world and features emerging and established writers side-by-side. EVENT also prints commissioned illustrations alongside the writing, and each cover features the work of a British Columbia photographer. In its newest issue, readers can find Poetry by Marc Perez, Angela Hibbs, Joel Robert Ferguson, Janet Bartier, Gordon Taylor, Robbie Chesick, Sarah Lachmansingh, Matt Rader, Jonathan Focht, Lisa Baird, Gillian Wigmore Fellows, James Scoles, Martin Heavisides, Michaela Morrow; Fiction by MJ Malleck, Jen Currin; Non-Fiction by Sandy Pool, Tricia Dower, Jason Jobin; several reviews, and cover art, “Casa Wabi,” by Douglas Hampton (2022) with illustrations throughout by Nora Kelly.

Magazine Stand :: EVENT – 51.1

Event literary magazine issue 51.1 cover image

The newest issue of EVENT print publication of poetry and prose features their 2021 Non-Fiction Contest finalists with introductory commentary by Judge David A. Robertson, who writes, “in the end, that’s what writing stories is all about: connecting. You connect with your readers. They connect with something within themselves or to each other.” The winning entries: 1st Place “Penance” by Cayenne Bradley; 2nd Place “All My Love, Alex” by Vicki McLeod; 3rd Place“One Route, Over and Over” by Nicole Boyce. Also included in this issue is Poetry by Matsuki Masutani, Julian Gunn, Russell Thornton, Laurie D. Graham, Vincent McGillivray, Mark O. Goodwin, Zoe Landale, Kate Marshall Flaherty, Dan MacIsaac, J.G. Chayko, and Erin Kirsh; Fiction by Brian Moore, Joel Fishbane, and Adrian Markle; and numerous reviews of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The next deadline for EVENT‘s 2022 Non-Fiction Contest is October 15. More details on their website here.

Event – 50

EVENT celebrates 50 years of publication with a Notes on Writing anthology, featuring more than 70 personal essays with insights into the joys and struggles of the writer’s life and process, written by notable Canadian writers, including Jane Urquhart, David Bergen, André Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Eden Robinson, Jen Sookfong Lee, Zoe Whittall, Joy Kogawa, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Joshua Whitehead, and many others.

Find more info and order your copy at the EVENT website.

August 2021 eLitPak :: EVENT Non-Fiction Contest Deadline October 15

Screenshot of EVENT's flier for the NewPages August 2021 eLitPak
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EVENT: A home for writers. A destination for readers. We are now accepting submissions of 5,000 words or less to the annual EVENT Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication. Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by October 15. Visit our website for full contest guidelines, exclusive online content, and information about our popular Reading Service for Writers.

View the full NewPages August 2021 eLitPak newsletter.

EVENT Winter 2020 2021

This issue features Notes on Writing from Maria Reva, Souvankham Thammavongsa, and Joshua Whitehead. Also in this issue: nonfiction by Darlene McLeod; fiction by Dian Parker, Stephen Guppy, and Dennis McFadden; and poetry by Ashley Hynd, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Rose Hunter, Natasha Zarin, Peter Richardson, Thomas Mixon, Nate Logan, Jean Van Loon, D.S. Martin, and more. Read more at the EVENT website.

EVENT – 49.2

EVENT’s latest offering is jam-packed with a tantalizing assortment of literary goodies. Poetry by Bára Hladík, Alpay Ulku, Alan Hill, Patricia Young, A. Molotkov, Dominik Parisien, and more; fiction by Jason Jobin, Kari Teicher, Fraser Calderwood, and Wayne Yetman; and nonfiction by Scott Randall. Plus, four reviews of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction titles. Read more at the EVENT website.

EVENT Virtual Fall Reading Series

Have you been keeping up with EVENT Magazine‘s Fall Reading Series? Each week, they’re introducing one writer, along with a video of each author reading their work from the safety of their homes. So far, they’ve featured John Elizabeth Stintzi, Rose Cullis, and Jane Eaton Hamilton.

Stay safe at your own home and check out the videos on EVENT‘s YouTube channel, or via their blog. A great activity for these rainy, cool fall days we now find ourselves in.

Sponsor Spotlight :: EVENT: The Douglas College Review

cover of EVENT Issue 49-1Founded in 1971, EVENT is a literary magazine dedicated to nurturing writers and presenting readers with the best contemporary writing from Canada and abroad. They strive to publish a diversity of voices and literary styles and have published many distinguished writers before and after they gained national or international recognition, i.e. André Alexis, George Bowering, Charles Bukowski, Esi Edugyan, Jack Hodgins, Annabel Lyon, Pablo Neruda, Alden Nowlan, Nino Ricci, Diane Schoemperlen, Carol Shields, Timothy Taylor, and Madeline Thien.

Each year they host a Non-Fiction Contest. The contest awards $3,000 in prizes ($1,500 First Place, $1,000 Second Place, $500 Third Place) plus publication in the Spring/Summer issue. This is the longest-running contest of its kind in Canada. The deadline to enter is October 15 annually. Check out Issue 49/1 to view the winning pieces of their 2019 contest: “Judge’s Essay” by Anthony Oliveira, “The Dead Green Man” by Jane Eaton Hamilton, “Things You Think When Your Husband Has a Heart Attack” by Mary Steer, and “My Beautiful Madness” by Rose Cullis.

Besides publishing issues three times a year, EVENT also offers a reading service for writers. Stop by their listing on NewPages to learn more.

September 2020 eLitPak :: EVENT Non-Fiction Contest Deadline October 15

EVENT eLitPak flier
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EVENT: A home for writers. A destination for readers. We are now accepting submissions of 5,000 words or less to the annual EVENT Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication. Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by October 15, 2020. Visit our website for full contest guidelines, exclusive online content, and our unique Reading Service for Writers.

View full September eLitPak here.

Contest :: EVENT Non-Fiction Contest 2020

EVENT Winter 2020 LitPak FlierDeadline: October 15, 2020
EVENT: A home for writers. A destination for readers. Now in its 49th year of publication, EVENT is an award-winning, internationally recognized literary magazine that inspires and nurtures writers, showcasing the best contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, notes on writing, and book reviews three times a year, with stunning cover art and illustration. We are now accepting submissions of 5,000 words or less to the annual EVENT Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication. Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by October 15, 2020. Visit www.eventmagazine.ca for exclusive online content, and to learn more about our unique Reading Service for Writers.