Need more time?
Room's Poetry & Fiction Contest Extended
Because sometimes we all just need a little more time, we're holding over our Fiction and Poetry Contests until August 1, 2015 at MIDNIGHT (PST).
This is your last chance, though. Enter now for your chance to win the $1000 top prize (each category).
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It's also our last call for submissions to
Room 39.1 Women of Colour*
We have another big deadline this month! On July 31st, editors Christina Cooke and Nailah King will accept the final submissions of writing and art about the experience of being racialized, dealing with racial discrimination, grappling with representation, defining one’s identity or identities, lost and reclaimed histories, as well as stories about loss, love, heartbreak, and triumph.
*Women of Colour = non-white women, including trans* and non-binary people
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Nailah King is a lover of pop culture, gifs, and literature. She is an alumnae from UBC in English Literature and is now co-editing issue 39.1 Women of Colour. She is currently working on a web-series, a novel, and retaining her sanity. Nailah was the co-editor of fiction for 37.2 Expanding the Voice and co-editor of 37.1 Fashion, Trend, and Personal Style.
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Christina Cooke is co-editing 39.1 with Nailah. She holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in English Literature with a Prose Writing focus. Her fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction has appeared in various publications both within and beyond Canada. Christina also edited 37.4 Claiming Space.
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Find out more about what it means to Nailah and Christina to be editing this issue, and their advice for Women of Colour who are struggling with whether to submit to Room.
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