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The Malahat Review regularly posts interviews with contest and award winners, contest and award judges, contributors, editorial-board members, Malahat Friends, and booksellers throughout the year.

The interviews are done by Malahat staff, editorial board members and interns, and volunteers as well as by freelance interviewers from across Canada.

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Kelly Bouchard in Conversation with John Vaillant

Malahat volunteer Kelly Bouchard speaks with 2013 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize judge, John Vaillant.

Molly McFaul in Conversation with Anna Maxymiw

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul speaks with issue #182 contributor, Anna Maxymiw.

Molly McFaul in Conversation with Pamela Porter

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul speaks with UVic 50th Anniversary Prize for Poetry winner, Pamela Porter.

Stefan Krecsy in Conversation with Kim Trainor

Malahat volunteer Stefan Krecsy speaks with 2013 Long Poem Prize winner, Kim Trainor.

Vanessa Herman in Conversation with Claire Caldwell

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with 2013 Long Poem Prize winner, Claire Caldwell.

Patrick Grace in Conversation with Cody Klippenstein

Malahat volunteer Patrick Grace speaks with issue #182 contributor, Cody Klippenstein.

Patrick Grace in Conversation with Matthew Tierney

Malahat volunteer Patrick Grace speaks with 2013 P. K. Page Founders' Award winner Matthew Tierney.

Naben Ruthnum in Conversation with Kris Bertin

Malahat volunteer and 2012 Novella Prize winner Naben Ruthnum speaks with 2013 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award winner Kris Bertin.

Susan Sanford Blades in Conversation with Zoey Leigh Peterson

Malahat circulation and marketing manager Susan Sanford Blades speaks with 2011 Far Horizons Award for Fiction winner Zoey Leigh Peterson about how winning the prize has launched her literary career.

John Barton in Conversation with Lorna Crozier

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with issue #182 contributor Lorna Crozier about her new poems published in our Spring 2013 issue.

Will Johnson in Conversation with Alissa York

Malahat volunteer Will Johnson speaks with 2013 Far Horizons Award for Fiction judge Alissa York about what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Linda Rogers in Conversation with Lisa Martin-DeMoor

Malahat advisory board member Linda Rogers speaks with Lisa Martin-DeMoor about her 2013 Open Season Award for Poetry winning poem, "Believing is not the Same as Being Saved."

Alexandra Handley in Conversation with Carmelinda Scian

Malahat volunteer Alexandra Handley speaks with Carmelinda Scian about her 2013 Open Season Award for Short Fiction winning story, "The Butterfly First."

Benjamin Willems in Conversation with Susan Buis

Malahat intern Benjamin Willems speaks with Susan Buis about her 2013 Open Season Award for Creative Nonfiction winning story, "The Falling House."

Linda Rogers in Conversation with Laura Kraemer

Malahat advisory board member Linda Rogers speaks with Laura Kraemer about her UVic 50th Anniversary Writing Contest in Fiction winning story, "The Sweater."

Patrick Grace in Conversation with Laura Legge

Malahat volunteer Patrick Grace speaks with Laura Legge about her story, "It's Raining in Paris," which appears in our Winter 2012 issue, #181.

Evan Jones on Daryl Hine

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with Evan Jones about the late poet, Daryl Hine.

Sandra Djwa
on "Finding a Map: Writing a Biography of P. K. Page"

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with P. K. Page biographer, Sandra Djwa.

Elizabeth Bachinsky
Final Judge for our 2013 Long Poem Prize

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with 2013 Long Poem Prize judge Elizabeth Bachinsky about what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Dave Margoshes
Final Judge for our 2013 Long Poem Prize

Malahat volunteer Patrick Grace speaks with 2013 Long Poem Prize judge Dave Margoshes about what he's looking for in a winning entry.

Lorri Neilsen Glenn
Final Judge for our 2013 Long Poem Prize

Malahat volunteer Alexandra Handley speaks with 2013 Long Poem Prize judge Lorri Neilsen Glenn about what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Julie Joosten
Winner of our 2011 Long Poem Prize

Fiction board member Tyler Laing speaks with Julie Joosten about life two years post-win.

Maggie Schwed
Winner of our 2011 Long Poem Prize

Advisory board member Linda Rogers speaks with Maggie Schwed about life two years post-win.

Carla Funk
Winner of our 2012 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize

Advisory board member John Threlfall speaks with Carla Funk about her winning nonfiction story, "Returning."

Chris Donahoe
Essential East Coast Writing, issue #180

Will Johnson in conversation with Chris Donahoe on his short story, "Test," published in #180, Essential East Coast Writing.

Kris Bertin
Essential East Coast Writing, issue #180

Will Johnson in conversation with Kris Bertin on his short story, "Your #1 Killer & Extra Hands," published in #180, Essential East Coast Writing.

Mary Dalton
Essential East Coast Writing, issue #180

John Barton in conversation with Mary Dalton on her cento variations, published in issue #180, Essential East Coast Writing.

Bill Gaston and Mark Anthony Jarman
Essential East Coast Writing, issue #180 web exclusive

Malahat poetry board member Jay Ruzesky speaks with Victoria-based Bill Gaston and Fredericton-based Mark Anthony Jarman about their sense of place having lived on both coasts of Canada.

M. Travis Lane
Essential East Coast Writing, issue #180

Anita Lahey in conversation with Fredericton-based poet, M. Travis Lane.

Kevin Hardcastle
Finalist for the 2012 Writers' Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize

Malahat advisory board member Linda Rogers speaks with Kevin Hardcastle about his nominated short story, "To Have to Wait".

Trevor Corkum
Nominated for the 2012 Writers' Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize

Malahat volunteer Andrea Routley speaks with Trevor Corkum about his nominated short story, "You Were Loved".

Kayla Czaga
Winner of the 2012 Far Horizons Award for Poetry

Malahat volunteer Danielle Janess speaks with Kayla Czaga about her winning poem, "gertrude stein loves a girl ."

Susan Olding
Judge for our 2013 Open Season Award in Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with our 2013 Open Season Award for Creative Nonfiction judge, Susan Olding, about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Helen Humphreys
Judge for our 2013 Open Season Award in Fiction

Malahat volunteer Cody Klippenstein speaks with our 2013 Open Season Award for Fiction judge, Helen Humphreys, about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Rachel Rose
Judge for our 2013 Open Season Award in Poetry

Malahat advisory board member, Linda Rogers , speaks with our 2013 Open Season Award for Poetry judge, Rachel Rose, about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.

Tik Maynard
Winner of the 2012 Open Season Award in Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Julia Kochuk speaks with Tik Maynard about life since winning our 2012 Open Season Award in Creative Nonfiction.

Erin Frances Fisher
Winner of the 2012 Open Season Award in Fiction

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with Erin Frances Fisher about life since winning our 2012 Open Season Award in Fiction.

J. Mark Smith
Winner of the 2012 Open Season Award in Poetry

Malahat volunteer Stephen Leckie speaks with J. Mark Smith about life since winning our 2012 Open Season Award in Poetry.

Paul Watson and Dan O'Brien
Poet and Photographer Collaborating in Issue #179, Summer 2012

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with poet/dramatist Dan O'Brien and photographer/journalist Paul Watson about their collaborative efforts to document and explore the impact of imperialism, colonization, and war upon marginalized peoples in Afghanistan, Somalia, and the occupied lands of North America.