How to Break All the Rules and Be a Better Poet for It: Sentimentality
by Poetry Editor Zach Mattteson Rule: Avoid sentimentality at all costs! Correction: Actually, coming very close to sentimentality ramps up your reader’s emotional reaction, assuming by the end, you...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of a PRISM Prose Submission
By Jane Campbell Does submitting to a literary magazine ever make you feel like you’re sending your beloved work into a black hole that spits out a rejection letter six months later? Do you wonder if...
View ArticleHow to Break All the Rules and Be a Better Poet for It: Sing-Song Rhyme
by Poetry Editor Zach Mattteson “Sing a song a sixpence, a pocket full of rye– four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie…” Rule: Avoid sing-song/heavy rhyme! Correction: Rhyme is arguably older than...
View ArticleSeven Things You Might Not Know About PRISM
Perhaps you’ve seen the Facebook meme where people reveal X number of things their friends probably don’t know about them. Well no one tagged PRISM Mag, but I thought I’d share anyway. In typical...
View ArticleHow to Break All the Rules and Be a Better Poet for It: Mythology
by Poetry Editor Zach Matteson Rule: Avoid mythological references in your poetry! (Especially Greco-Roman or Biblical myths!) Correction: There’s a good reason why your creative writing teacher would...
View ArticleMy Favourite Writing from Canadian Lit Mags (Fall 2013 Edition)
By Jane Campbell Do you ever wonder who actually takes the time to read small Canadian literary magazines? Me. I do. And you should, too! A lot of amazing, emerging authors are having their work...
View ArticleMy Favourite Writing from Canadian Literary Magazines (Fall 2013 Edition:...
Have you read a small Canadian literary magazine lately? If not, you’re missing out! Below are some more of my favourite stories from fall issues of Canadian lit mags. I’m reading the winter issues...
View ArticleP3: PRISM Poets Profiles
Hey PRISMers!! Love is in the air! PRISM is proud to publish the best and brightest in Canadian and international poetry. Here are three short profiles of poets from our Love & Sex issue, available...
View ArticleMy Favourite Writing from Canadian Lit Mags (Winter 2014 Edition: Part 1)
By Jane Campbell Looking for something to do while you wait for spring to start? The winter issues of Canadian lit mags are on the shelves, and as usual all kinds of awesome writing awaits. The...
View ArticleMy Favourite Writing from Canadian Literary Magazines (Winter 2014 Edition,...
By Jane Campbell It’s that time again. Here are some stories I’ve enjoyed reading in the past few weeks. The Antigonish Review, Issue 176 “The Fantasy” by Mark Sampson: A young boy observes the strange...
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