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Spotlight Interview:
Marlene Cookshaw

Book Reviews Editor and Poetry Editorial Board member Jay Ruzesky talks with the winter issue #225 poetry contributor about the work of reading poems deeply, examining the roots and rhythms of language, and how metaphor focuses thought.

Read the full interview here.

Marlene Cookshaw

Contest & Award Winners

Siavash Saadlou

Siavash Saadlou

2023 Constance Rooke CNF Prize winner

Volunteer Jessica Rodríguez talks with Siavash Saadlou about his winning memoir, "The Enemy."


Eleanor Fuller

Eleanor Fuller

2023 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction winner

Managing Editor L'Amour Lisik talks with Eleanor Fuller about her winning story, "The Hennessy Family Rosary." *excerpt included*


Bren Simmers

Bren Simmers

2023 Long Poem Prize winner

Volunteer Karla Hirsch talks with Bren Simmers about her winning poem, "Cloud Études."


Domenica Martinello

Domenica Martinello

2023 Long Poem Prize winner

Volunteer Jolene Loveday talks with Domenica Martinello about her winning poem, "Good Want."


Gloria Blizzard

Gloria Blizzard

2023 Open Season CNF Award winner

Volunteer Safiya Hopfe talks with Gloria Blizzard about her winning essay, "Passage." *excerpt included*


Deepa Rajagopalan

Deepa Rajagopalan

2023 Open Season Fiction Award winner

Volunteer Anne Hung talks with Deepa Rajagopalan about her winning story, "Cake."


Caroline Harper New

Caroline Harper New

2023 Open Season Poetry Award winner

Poetry Editorial Board member David Eso talks with Caroline Harper New about her winning poem, "Interview with a Cervidologist."


Meryem Yildiz

Meryem Yildiz

2022 Far Horizons Award for Poetry winner

Poetry and Fiction Editorial Board member Délani Valin talks with Meryem Yildiz about her winning poem, "Inner Child Work." *full poem included*


Jenny Ferguson

Jenny Ferguson

2022 Novella Prize winner

Managing Editor L'Amour Lisik talks with Jenny Ferguson about her winning story, "Missing." *excerpt included*


Bahar Orang

Bahar Orang

2022 Open Season Creative Nonfiction Award winner

Open Season Awards creative nonfiction judge Erin Soros talks with Bahar Orang about her winning essay, "You Try to Write a Love Story."


Sara Mang

Sara Mang

2022 Open Season Fiction Award winner

Open Season Awards fiction judge Zilla Jones talks with Sara Mang about her winning story, "The Circular Motion of a Professional Spit-Shiner."


Ki'en Debicki

Ki'en Debicki

2022 Open Season Poetry Award winner

Open Season Awards poetry judge Conor Kerr talks with Ki'en Debicki about their winning poem, "Kahkhwí:yo." *full poem included*


Justina Elias

Justina Elias

2021 Constance Rooke CNF Prize winner

Malahat Review volunteer Chen Okafor talks with Justina Elias about her winning piece, "To Do."


Ben Lof

Ben Lof

2021 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction winner

Malahat Review volunteer Sylvie Paquette talks with Ben Lof about his winning story, "Naked States." *excerpt included*


Conor Kerr

Conor Kerr

2021 Long Poem Prize winner

Malahat Review Poetry and Fiction Board member Délani Valin talks with Conor Kerr about his winning poem, "Just Passing Through."


Jennifer Still

Jennifer Still

2021 Long Poem Prize winner

Malahat Review past Poetry and Fiction Board intern Michelle Ha talks with Jennifer Still about her winning poem, "Legs."


Matthew Hollett

Matthew Hollett

2021 Open Season Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Spencer Legebokoff talks with Matthew Hollett about his winning poem, "Merchant Vessels."


Zilla Jones

Zilla Jones

2021 Open Season Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Rose Morris talks with Zilla Jones about her winning story, "Crossing."


Tanis MacDonald

Tanis MacDonald

2021 Open Season Award for CNF Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Tanis MacDonald about her winning piece, "Mondegreen Girls."


Christina Brobby

Christina Brobby

2020 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat Review creative nonfiction editorial board member Serena Lukas Bhandar talks with Christina Brobby about her winning essay, "On Playing Double Jeopardy!"


A.R. Kung

A.R. Kung

2020 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Chris Horne talks with A.R. Kung about his winning poem, "Flight."


Rebecca Păpucaru

Rebecca Păpucaru

2020 Novella Prize Winner

Malahat Review creative nonfiction board intern Anne Hung talks with Rebecca Păpucaru about her winning story, "Yentas." *excerpt included*


Patrick Grace

Patrick Grace

2020 Open Season Award Poetry Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Paige Lindsay talks with Patrick Grace about his winning poem, "A Violence."


Joshua Whitehead

Joshua Whitehead

2020 Open Season Award Creative Nonfiction Winner

Malahat Review volunteer and past work-study student Safiya Hopfe talks with Joshua Whitehead about his winning essay, "Who Names the Rez Dog Rez?"


Ajith Thangavelautham

Ajith Thangavelautham

2020 Open Season Award Fiction Winner

Malahat Review Marketing and Promotions work-study student Michelle Ha talks with Ajith Thangavelautham about his winning story, "Moonbird."


Jeanette Lynes

Jeanette Lynes

2019 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Tanisha Khan talks with Jeanette Lynes about her winning essay, "Bat Reign."


Jason Jobin

Jason Jobin

2019 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Winner

Malahat Review Publicity Manager L'Amour Lisik talks with Jason Jobin about his winning story, "Triage."


John Elizabeth Stintzi

John Elizabeth Stintzi

2019 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat Review volunteer Chloe Hogan-Weihmann talks with John Elizabeth Stintzi about their winning poem, "Cold Dying Black Wet Cold Early Thing."


Erin Soros

Erin Soros

2019 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat Review Marketing & Promotions Assistant Safiya Hopfe talks with Erin Soros about her winning poem, "Weight."


Neal Debreceni

Neal Debreceni

2019 Charles Lillard Founders' Award Winner

Charles Lillard Founders' Award 2019 judge Dale Lee Kwong talks with Neal Debreceni about his winning memoir, "Life in the Fab Lane."


Helen Guri

River Halen Guri

2019 P.K. Page Founders' Award Winner

Malahat Review Publicity Manager L'Amour Lisik talks with River Halen Guri about their winning poem, "Speech."


Lishai Peel

Lishai Peel

2019 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat Review volunteer Robin Reniero talks with Lishai Peel about her winning essay, "Letters To My Mother."


Janika Oza

Janika Oza

2019 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat Review volunteer Mel Hiebert talks with Janika Oza about her winning story, "Exile."


Rami Schandall

Rami Schandall

2019 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Malahat Review book reviewer and volunteer Emma Skagen talks with Rami Schandall about her winning poem, "Timepiece."


Rowan McCandless

Rowan McCandless

2018 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Stephanie Harrington talks with Rowan McCandless about her winning essay, "Found Objects."


Emily Osborne

Emily Osborne

2018 Far Horizons for Poetry Award Winner

Malahat volunteer Rose Morris talks with Emily Osborne about her winning poem, "Venn diagrams."


Samantha Macpherson

Samantha Macpherson

2018 Novella Prize Winner

Malahat Publicity Manager L'Amour Lisik talks with Samantha Jade Macpherson about her winning story, "Tattoo."


Gena Ellett

Gena Ellett

2018 Charles Lillard Founders' Award for CNF Winner

Malahat book reviewer Kate Kennedy talks with Gena Ellett about her winning memoir, "Heaven."


Jason Jobin

Jason Jobin

2018 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer James Kendrick talks with Jason Jobin about his winning story, "Before He Left."


Steve McOrmond

Steve McOrmond

2018 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat volunteer Emma Skagen talks with Steve McOrmond about his winning poem, "Proof of Life."


Jann Everard

Jann Everard

2018 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat volunteer Rose Morris talks with Jann Everard about her winning story, "Blue Runaways."


B. A. Markus

B. A. Markus

2018 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Paige Lindsay talks with B. A. Markus about her winning memoir, "How Can a Dog Help a Goose."


Barbara Pelman

Barbara Pelman

2018 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Malahat volunteer Paul Monfette talks with Barbara Pelman about her winning poem, "Nevertheless."


Nancy Holmes

Nancy Holmes

2017 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Lauren DeGaine talks with Nancy Holmes about her winning essay, "Flaubert's Hummingbirds."


Katherin Edwards

Katherin Edwards

2017 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Chloe Hogan-Weihmann talks with Katherin Edwards about her winning story, "Faster Horses."


Delani Valin

Délani Valin

2017 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Chloe Hogan-Weihmann talks with Délani Valin about her winning long poem, "No Buffalos."


John Wall Barger

John Wall Barger

2017 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer James Kendrick talks with John Wall Barger about his winning long poem, "Smog Mother."


Billy-Ray Belcourt

Billy-Ray Belcourt

2017 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat poetry board member David Eso talks with Billy-Ray Belcourt about his winning poem, "Love is Moontime Teaching."


Genevieve Lehr

Genevieve Lehr

2017 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Canadian editor and poet Kate Kennedy talks with Genevieve Lehr about her winning poem, "two tarantulas appear in the doorway during a thunderstorm."


Rebecca Morris

Rebecca Morris

2017 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Canadian writer Jess Taylor talks with Rebecca Morris about her winning story, "Foreign Bodies."


Matthew Hollett

Matthew Hollett

2017 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat marketing intern L'Amour Lisik talks with Matthew Hollett about his winning memoir, "Kiki, Out of Focus."


Lynn Easton

Lynn Easton
2016 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Canadian writer and editor Kate Kennedy speaks with Lynn Easton about her award-winning CNF Contest entry, "The Equation."


Yusuf Saadi

Yusuf Saadi

2016 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat poetry board member Samantha Ainsworth talks with this year's Far Horizons Poetry Award winner, Yusuf Saadi, about his winning poem, "The Place Where Words Go to Die."


Anne Marie Todkill

Anne Marie Todkill

2016 Novella Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Christine Leclerc talks with Anne Marie Todkill about her winning novella, "Next of Kin."


JR McConvey

J. R. McConvey

2016 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Jess Taylor talks with J. R. McConvey about winning this year's Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for "Home Range."


Danny Jacobs

Danny Jacobs

2016 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat fiction board intern Joe Leroux talks with Danny Jacobs about winning this year's P. K. Page Award for his poem, "Fatberg."


John Pass

John Pass

2016 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Malahat volunteer and alumnus Vincent Colistro talks with John Pass about his winning poem, "Margined Burying Beetle."


Katherine Magyarody

Katherine Magyarody

2016 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat alumna and previous Founders' Award winner K'ari Fisher talks with Katherine Magyarody about her winning story, "Goldhawk."


Jennifer Williamson

Jennifer Williamson

2016 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Stephanie Harrington talks with Jennifer Williamson about her winning memoir, "Light Year."


Maria Tessa Liem

Maria Tessa Liem
2015 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Jack Crouch talks with Maria Tessa Liem about her award-winning memoir, "Rice Cracker."


Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers

2015 Far Horizons Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Jack Crouch talks with Mark Rogers about his award-winning story, "Heaven and Back Again, or The Goddit."


Gary Geddes

Gary Geddes

2015 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat intern Matt Thibeault talks with Gary Geddes about his winning long poem, "The Resumption of Play."


Genevieve Lehr

Genevieve Lehr

2015 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat intern Matt Thibeault talks with Genevieve Lehr about her winning long poem, "The latter half of the third quarter..."


John Reibetanz

John Reibetanz

2015 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat book reviewer John Stintzi talks with John Reibetanz about his winning poem, "Fresco Magic."


K'ari Fisher

K'ari Fisher

2015 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Susan Sanford Blades talks with K'ari Fisher about her winning short story, "Mercy Beatrice Wrestles the Noose."


Rebecca Salazar

Rebecca Salazar

2015 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Malahat marketing assistant Claire Macdonald talks with Rebecca Salazar about her winning poem, "synaesthesia."


Wanda Hurren

Wanda Hurren

2015 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat volunteer Melissa Stephens talks with Wanda Hurren about her winning short story, "Rain Barrel."


Mike Carson

Mike Carson

2015 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Katie Weaver talks with Mike Carson about his winning memoir, "The Neanderthal and the Cave."


Rebecca Foust

Rebecca Foust

2014 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Jake Hólm talks with Rebecca Foust about her winning memoir, "Venn Diagram."


Joelle Barron

Joelle Barron

2014 Open Season Award Poetry Winner: Catching Up

Malahat editorial assistant stephen e. leckie speaks with Joelle Barron one year after winning with her poem, "A Girl Like This Might Have Loved Glenn Gould."


Tajja Isen

Tajja Isen

2014 Open Season Award Fiction Winner: Catching Up

Malahat fiction board intern Senica Maltese speaks with Tajja Isen one year after winning with her story, "The Anxiety of Influence."


Kelly Cooper

Kelly Cooper

2014 Open Season Award CNF Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer Melissa Stephens speaks with Kelly Cooper one year after winning with her memoir, "Ten Easy Steps."


Donald McGrath

Donald McGrath

Francophone Poetry Translation Contest Winner

Malahat editorial assistant stephen e. leckie talks with Donald McGrath about his winning translation of Robert Melançon's poem, "Elegie écrite dans le parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce."


Laura Ritland

Laura Ritland

2014 Far Horizons Poetry Award Winner

Malahat poetry board member Jay Ruzesky talks with Laura Ritland about her winning poem, "Vincent, in the Dream of Zundert."


Liz Harmer

Liz Windhorst Harmer

2013 Constance Rooke CNF Prize Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer and contributor Michael Prior speaks with Liz Windhorst Harmer about life since winning with her memoir, "Blip."


Dora Dueck

Dora Dueck

2014 Novella Prize Winner

Former Malahat publicity manager Susan Sanford Blades talks with Dora Dueck about her winning novella story, "Mask."


Matt Rader

Matt Rader

2014 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat marketing assistant Rachel Lallouz talks with Matt Rader about his winning short story, "All This Was a Long Time Ago."


Kayla Czaga

Kayla Czaga

2012 Far Horizons Poetry Award Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer Vincent Colistro speaks with Kayla Czaga about life since winning with her poem, "gertrude stein loves a girl."


Kelly Cooper

Kelly Cooper

2014 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat marketing assistant Rachel Lallouz talks with Kelly Cooper about her winning memoir, "Ten Easy Steps."


Joelle Barron

Joelle Barron

2014 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

Malahat volunteer Karen Bannister talks with Joelle Barron about her winning poem, "A Girl Like This Might Have Loved Glenn Gould."


Tajja Isen

Tajja Isen

2014 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Tajja Isen about her winning short story, "The Anxiety of Influence."


Andrew Tibbetts

Andrew Tibbetts

2008 Novella Prize Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer Karen Bannister talks with Andrew Tibbetts about life since winning the Novella contest.


Liz Harmer

Liz Windhorst Harmer

2013 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Alexandra Handley talks with Liz Windhorst Harmer about her winning memoir, "Blip."


Lisa Martin De-Moor

Lisa Martin-DeMoor

2013 Open Season Award Poetry Winner: Catching Up

Malahat Social Media, Marketing & Circulation Manager PJ Grace speaks with Lisa Martin-DeMoor one year after winning with her poem, "Believing is not the Same as Being Saved."


Carmelinda Scian

Carmelinda Scian

2013 Open Season Award Fiction Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer Stephanie Harrington speaks with Carmelinda Scian one year after winning with her story, "The Butterfly First."


Susan Buis

Susan Buis

2013 Open Season Award CNF Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer Karen Bannister speaks with Susan Buis one year after winning with her memoir, "The Falling House."


Naben Ruthnum

Naben Ruthnum

Nominated for the 2013 Writers' Trust Journey Prize

Malahat volunteer and contributor Kris Bertin speaks with Naben Ruthnum about "Cinema Rex," nominated for the 2013 Writers' Trust / McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.


Laura Legge

Laura Legge

Nominated for the 2013 Writers' Trust Journey Prize

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari speaks with Laura Legge about "It's Raining in Paris," nominated for the 2013 Writers' Trust / McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.


Kerry-Lee Powell

Kerry-Lee Powell

2013 Far Horizons Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Stefan Krecsy speaks with Kerry-Lee Powell about her winning piece, "The Palace of the Brine."


Carla Funk

Carla Funk

2012 Constance Rooke CNF Prize Winner: Catching Up

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with Carla Funk about life since winning with her memoir, "Returning."


Pamela Porter

Pamela Porter

UVic 50th Anniversary Prize for Poetry Winner

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul speaks with Pamela Porter about her winning poem, "Photograph: Svetlana Stalin and her Father."


Kim Trainor

Kim Trainor

2013 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Stefan Krecsy speaks with Kim Trainor about her winning poem, "Nothing is Lost."


Claire Caldwell

Claire Caldwell

2013 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with Claire Caldwell about her winning poem, "Osteogenesis."


Matthew Tierney

Matthew Tierney

2013 P. K. Page Founders' Award Winner

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with Matthew Tierney about his recent Founders' Award win.


Kris Bertin

Kris Bertin

2013 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award Winner

Malahat volunteer and 2012 Novella Prize winner Naben Ruthnum speaks with Kris Bertin about his recent Founders' Award win.


Zoey Leigh Peterson

Zoey Leigh Peterson

2011 Far Horizons Award Fiction Winner: Catching Up

Malahat circulation and marketing manager Susan Sanford Blades speaks with Zoey Leigh Peterson about how winning the prize has launched her literary career.


Lisa Martin-DeMoor

Lisa Martin-DeMoor

2013 Open Season Award Winner, Poetry

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


Carmelinda Scian

Carmelinda Scian

2013 Open Season Award Winner, Fiction

Malahat volunteer Alexandra Handley speaks with Carmelinda Scian about her winning story, "The Butterfly First."


Susan Buis

Susan Buis

2013 Open Season Award Winner, Creative Nonfiction

Malahat intern Benjamin Willems speaks with Susan Buis about her winning memoir, "The Falling House."


Laura Kraemer

Laura Kraemer

UVic 50th Anniversary Writing Contest Fiction Winner

Malahat advisory board member Linda Rogers speaks with Laura Kraemer about her winning story, "The Sweater."


Julie Joosten

Julie Joosten
2011 Long Poem Prize Winner: Catching Up

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


Maggie Schwed

Maggie Schwed
2011 Long Poem Prize Winner: Catching Up

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


Carla Funk

Carla Funk
2012 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Winner

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


Kevin Hardcastle

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

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."


Tik Maynard
2012 Open Season Award CNF Winner: Catching Up

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


Erin Frances Fisher
2012 Open Season Award Fiction Winner: Catching Up

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


J. Mark Smith
2012 Open Season Award Poetry Winner: Catching Up

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


Naben Ruthnum
Winner of the 2012 Novella Prize

Malahat fiction board intern, Tyler Laing, speaks with Naben Ruthnum about his winning novella, "Cinema Rex."


Anne Marie Todkill
Winner of the 2011 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize

Malahat creative nonfiction board intern, Vanessa Annand, speaks with Anne Marie Todkill about life since winning our 2011 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize.


Daniel Karasik
Winner of the 2012 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Short Fiction

Malahat volunteer Melanie Godel speaks with Daniel Karasik about his winning short story, "Witness."


Patrick Friesen
Winner of the 2012 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry

Malahat volunteer Melanie Godel speaks with Patrick Friesen about his winning poem, "storm windows."


Darren Bifford
Winner of the 2010 Far Horizons Award for Poetry

Malahat volunteer Chelsea Rushton catches up with 2010 Far Horizons Award for Poetry winner to see what he's been up to since his win.


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

Malahat volunteer Vincent Colistro talks with J. Mark Smith about "Landscape with petroleum plant and sewage treatment facility," his 2012 Open Season Award-winning poem.


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

Malahat volunteer Cody Klippenstein talks with Erin Frances Fisher about "Apiculture," her 2012 Open Season Award-winning short story.


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

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman talks with Tik Maynard about "Buy BENSTON," his 2012 Open Season Award-winning creative nonfiction story.


Anne Marie Todkill
Winner of the 2011 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize

Malahat volunteer Carolina Skibinski talks with Anne Marie Todkill about "Hoarding" (#177, Winter 2011), the winner of our 2011 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize.


Tony Tulathimutte
Winner of the 2010 Novella Prize

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari talks with Tony Tulathimutte about life after winning our 2010 Novella Prize, and about novellas in general.


Zoey Peterson
2011 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari talks with Zoey Peterson about "Next Year, For Sure" (#176, Fall 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction.


Julie Joosten
2011 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Alicia Lawrence talks with Julie Joosten about "The Sun Estate" (#175, Summer 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Long Poem Prize.


Maggie Schwed
2011 Long Poem Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Allison Blythe talks with Maggie Schwed about "The Constant Gardener" (#175, Summer 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Long Poem Prize.


Steven Heighton
2011 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat volunteer Richard Cole talks with Steven Heighton about "Jetlag" (#171, Summer 2010), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 P. K. Page Founders' Award for Poetry.


Kris Bertin
2011 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Short Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Will Johnson talks with Kris Bertin about "Girl on the Fire Escape" (#173, Winter 2010), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Short Fiction.


Cynthia Woodman Kerkham
2011 Open Season Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat poetry board intern Kyeren Regehr talks with Cynthia Woodman Kerkham about "Late Summer in Frederick Arm" (#174, Spring 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Open Season Awards in the poetry category.


Philip Huynh
2011 Open Season Award for Fiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Danielle Janess talks with Philip Huynh about "The Investment on Dumfries Street" (#174, Spring 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Open Season Awards in the short fiction category.


Jessica Hiemstra-van der Horst
2011 Open Season Award for Creative Nonfiction Winner

Malahat volunteer Jay Morritt talks with Jessica Hiemstra-van der Horst about "How to bury a yellow toque" (#174, Spring 2011), winner of The Malahat Review's 2011 Open Season Awards in the creative nonfiction category.


Eve Joseph
2010 Creative Nonfiction Award Winner

Malahat volunteer Corinna Chong talks with Eve Joseph about "Intimate Strangers" (#173, Winter 2010), winner of The Malahat Review's 2010 Creative Nonfiction Prize.


Devon Code
2010 McLelland & Stewart/Writers' Trust Journey Prize Winner

Malahat fiction board member Eliza Robertson talks with Devon Code about "Uncle Oscar" (#168, Fall 2009), winner of the McClelland & Stewart/Writers' Trust Journey Prize.


Darren Bifford
2010 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Winner

Malahat volunteer Chelsea Rushton talks with Darren Bifford about “Wolf Hunter,” winner of The Malahat Review’s 2010 Far Horizons Award for Poetry.


Tony Tulathimutte
2010 Novella Prize Winner

Malahat volunteer Alicia Lawrence talks with Tony Tulathimutte about “Brains,” winner of The Malahat Review’s 2010 Novella Prize.

Contributors

Marlene Cookshaw

Marlene Cookshaw

poetry contributor to issue #225, winter 2023

Book Reviews Editor and Poetry Editorial Board member Jay Ruzesky talks with Marlene Cookshaw about her poems, “The Life Separate” and “Mid-Spring.”


Liselle Yorke

Liselle Yorke

poetry contributor to issue #225, winter 2023

Past contributor Manahil Bandukwala talks with Liselle Yorke about her poems, “caves” and “off the page.”


Em Dial

Em Dial

poetry contributor to issue #225, winter 2023

Poetry Editorial Board member Délani Valin talks with Em Dial about their poems “Nostalgia, Ultra—Lovecrimes” and “Lincoln Middle School, Gym Class.”


Janine Alyson Young

Janine Alyson Young

fiction contributor to issue #225, winter 2023

Volunteer Hannah Eiserman talks with Janine Alyson Young about her story “We Age and Age, but She's Vivid.” *excerpt included*


Kaye Miller

Kaye Miller

fiction contributor to issue #225, winter 2023

Volunteer Fernanda Solorza talks with Kaye Miller about their story “Telling the Bees.” *excerpt included*


Y. S. Lee

Y. S. Lee

poetry contributor to issue #224, fall 2023

Past contributor Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang talks with Y. S. Lee about her poems from Motherlands: “Readiness,” “Confinement,” “SAHM,” and “More echoes.” *full poem included*


Odette Auger

Odette Auger

cnf contributor to issue #224, fall 2023

Past contributor Jaymie Campbell talks with Odette Auger about her memoir, “Waiting”


Kawai Shen

Kawai Shen

fiction contributor to issue #224, fall 2023

Past contributor T. Liem talks with Kawai Shen about her story, “The Hanged Man”


Sadiqa de Meijer

Sadiqa de Meijer

cnf contributor to issue #223, summer 2023

Volunteer Joyce Chung talks with Sadiqa de Meijer about her essay, “In the Field” *excerpt included*


Jaymie Campbell

Jaymie Campbell

cnf contributor to issue #223, summer 2023

Editor Iain Higgins talks with Jaymie Campbell about her essay, “Beads Are the Best Conversationalists”


PW Jarungpiterah

PW Jarungpiterah

poetry contributor to issue #223, summer 2023

Past contributor Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin talks with PW Jarungpiterah about her poems, “Grandmother,” “Uncle,” “Jing Jok,” and “In the Cards” *full poem included*


Mehr-Afarin Kohan

Mehr-Afarin Kohan

fiction contributor to issue #222, spring 2023

Volunteer Joey Mauro talks with Mehr-Afarin Kohan about her story, “North of the Ruins”


Paul Ruban

Paul Ruban

translated fiction contributor to issue #222, spring 2023

Volunteer Kaye Miller talks with Paul Ruban about his story, translated from the French by Neil Smith, “Stargazer”


Kayla Czaga

Kayla Czaga

poetry contributor to issue #222, spring 2023

Volunteer Sam Bollinger talks with Kayla Czaga about her poems, “Safe Despair,” “Static,” and “Self-Portrait with Pizza Pop”


Sue Goyette

Sue Goyette

poetry contributor to issue #222, spring 2023

Volunteer Elizabeth Adilman talks with Sue Goyette about her hybrid poem/essay, “In which Haraway's 'multispecies flourishing' radiates over the threshold of death to mothers and sisters by way of two endangered wolves on a live cam at this late stage of, well, everything”


S. I. Hassan

S. I. Hassan

cnf contributor to issue #222, spring 2023

Volunteer Kathy Mak talks with S. I. Hassan about her essay, “Preparing the Eulogy”


Khashayar Kess Mohammadi

Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi

poetry contributor to issue #221, winter 2022

Volunteer Kara Stanton talks with Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi about their poems, “psychotic notebook 9” and “psychotic notebook 20”


Barbara Tran

Barbara Tran

fiction contributor to issue #221, winter 2022

Managing Editor L'Amour Lisik talks with Barbara Tran about her story, “Le Loup et le Chien” *excerpt included*


Joanne John

Joanne John

fiction contributor to issue #221, winter 2022

Contributor Rachel Lachmansingh talks with Joanne John about her story, “Tasting Colour” *excerpt included*


Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang

Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang

poetry contributor to issue #220, fall 2022

Fiction Editorial Board intern Sarah Lachmansingh talks with Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang about her poems, “Integrated Care Hub,” “The Snake,” and “The air, then.” *full poem included*


Shazia Hafiz Ramji

Shazia Hafiz Ramji

fiction contributor to issue #220, fall 2022

Fiction Editorial Board intern Meg Hands talks with Shazia Hafiz Ramji about her story, “Selvon in Calgary.”


Louie Leyson

Louie Leyson

poetry contributor to issue #219, summer 2022

Plenitude Magazine Managing Editor Patrick Grace talks with Louie Leyson about their poems, “all my friends in a room listening to say it right by nelly furtado” “thank u rihanna part 2” and “killing flies in late september.” *excerpt included*


Martha Nell Cooley

Martha Nell Cooley

fiction contributor to issue #219, summer 2022

Malahat Review Fiction Editorial Board intern Nevada Alde talks with Martha Nell Cooley about her story, “I move, gigantic.” *excerpt included*


Joan Rivard

Joan Rivard

poetry contributor to issue #218, spring 2022

Malahat Review past Editorial Assistant Amanda Proctor talks with Joan Rivard about her poems, “[amˈbigyoōəs] [lôs, läs]” and “Prophet.” *excerpt included*


Ellise Ramos

Ellise Ramos

creative nonfiction contributor to issue #218, spring 2022

Malahat Review past contributor Kathy Mak talks with Ellise Ramos about her memoir, “I Can Still Taste Her Milk.” *excerpt included*


Nataly Shaheen

Nataly Shaheen

creative nonfiction contributor to issue #217, winter 2021

Malahat Review CNF Editorial Board member Serena Lukas Bhandar talks with Nataly Shaheen about her memoir, “Ali-Mohammad.” *excerpt included*


Laura Vukson

Laura Vukson

creative nonfiction contributor to issue #217, winter 2021

Malahat Review past contributor Michelle Poirier Brown talks with Laura Vukson about her memoir, “Birthed Twice.” *excerpt included*


Kanza Javed

Kanza Javed

fiction contributor to issue #217, winter 2021

Malahat Review work study student Kaye Miller talks with Kanza Javed about her story, “Worry Doll.” *excerpt included*


Yuan Changming

Yuan Changming

poetry contributor to issue #216, fall 2021

Malahat Review volunteer Safiya Hopfe talks with Yuan Changming about his poems, “Yin/Yang vs. Water/Fire: Lesson One in Chinese Characters,” “Getting Along: A Bilinguacultural Poem,” and “Chinglish: A Brief History of Chinese in English.” *full poem included*


Ava Fathi

Ava Fathi

cnf contributor to issue #216, fall 2021

Malahat Review volunteer Catherine Mwitta talks with Ava Fathi about her memoir, “On Silence, My Inheritance.” *excerpt included*


Sean Sam

Sean Sam

cnf contributor to issue #215, summer 2021

Malahat Review Fiction Board member Danielle Geller talks with Sean Sam about his essay, “Figure Balancing Over Rushing Water.” *excerpt included*


Carlee Bouillon

Carlee Bouillon

fiction contributor to issue #215, summer 2021

Malahat Review Creative Nonfiction Board intern Anne Hung talks with Carlee Bouillon about her story, “You Should Be There (When They Go).” *excerpt included*


Andar Wärje

Andar Wärje

fiction contributor to issue #214, spring 2021

Malahat Review Fiction Board intern Mieke deVries talks with Andar Wärje about his story, "Hopeful Materials: A Nordic Trans Man's Response to Ibsen." *excerpt included*


Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin

Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin

poetry contributor to issue #214, spring 2021

Malahat Review Managing Editor L'Amour Lisik talks with Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin about her poems, “Thaw,” “Circadian Rain,” and “Lessons in Southern Water Cycles.” *full poem included*


Leslie Joy Ahenda

Leslie Joy Ahenda

poetry contributor to issue #214, spring 2021

Malahat Review volunteer and past contributor Kathy Mak talks with Leslie Joy Ahenda about her poems, “Venus,” “even the knifefish learns to flee,” and “to outlast an active volcano." *full poem included*


Tawahum Bige

Tawahum Bige

poetry contributor to issue #213, winter 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Kyra Kristmanson talks with Tawahum Bige about their poems, "Fall fell and I dropped beneath the aspens," and "Sanctum."


Megan Butcher

Megan Butcher

cnf contributor to issue #213, winter 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Samantha Fitzpatrick talks with Megan Butcher about her essay, "First Birds." *full essay included*


Rachel Lachmansingh

Rachel Lachmansingh

fiction contributor to issue #213, winter 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Paul Monfette talks with Rachel Lachmansingh about her story, "Primary Organs." *excerpt included*


Francine Cunningham

Francine Cunningham

fiction contributor to issue #212, fall 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Brandon Teigland talks with Francine Cunningham about her story, "Asleep Till You're Awake." *excerpt included*


Shane Rhodes

Shane Rhodes

poetry contributor to issue #212, fall 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Eliot Gilbert talks with Shane Rhodes about his poetry manuscript excerpt, It's Here All the Beauty I Told You About.


Kathy Mak

Kathy Mak

cnf contributor to issue #212, fall 2020

Malahat Review managing editor L'Amour Lisik talks with Kathy Mak about her piece, "墨  / mò /." *excerpt included*


Daniel Allen Cox

Daniel Allen Cox

cnf contributor to issue #211, summer 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Sarah Androsoff talks with Daniel Allen Cox about his piece, "The Glow of Electrum."


Xaiver Campbell

Xaiver Campbell

fiction contributor to issue #211, summer 2020

Malahat Review volunteer Catherine Mwitta talks with Xaiver Campbell about his story, "Unda di Naseberry Tree." *excerpt included*


Daniel Sarah Karasik

Daniel Sarah Karasik

poetry contributor to issue #211, summer 2020

Malahat Review screener Quinn Stacey talks with Daniel Sarah Karasik about their poems, "Against the Law" and "hustle." *excerpt included*


Manahil Bandukwala

Manahil Bandukwala

poetry contributor to issue #210, spring 2020

Malahat Review poetry board member Jay Ruzesky talks with Manahil Bandukwala about her poem, "To ride an art horse."


Emi Kodama

Emi Kodama

fiction contributor to issue #210, spring 2020

Malahat Review volunteer and past work-study student Rose Morris talks with Emi Kodama about her story, "A forest of houses, a corridor of trees." *excerpt included*


Stephanie Harrington

Stephanie Harrington

cnf contributor to issue #210, spring 2020

Malahat Review volunteer and past fiction board intern Holly Lam talks with Stephanie Harrington about her piece, "Fighter."


Dawn Lo

Dawn Lo

cnf contributor to issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review volunteer James Kendrick talks with Dawn Lo about her memoir, "Life Cycles." *excerpt included*


Julia Brush

Julia Brush

poetry contributor to issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review volunteer and past contributor Ugonna-Ora Owoh talks with Julia Brush about her poem, "Oracular." *excerpt included*


Kulbir Saran

Kulbir Saran

Poetry Contributor to Issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Stephen Leckie talks with Kulbir Saran about his poems, "bottle rocket" and "unsaid." *excerpt included*


Sehrish Ranjha

Sehrish Ranjha

Fiction Contributor to Issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Kyra Kristmanson talks with Sehrish Ranjha about her story, "Zubaida."*excerpt included*


Suphil Lee Park

Suphil Lee Park

Poetry Contributor to Issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review editor Iain Higgins talks with Suphil Lee Park about her poem, "After Her Mother's Funeral Mother Calls Me into the Kitchen."


Angélique Lalonde

Angélique Lalonde

CNF Contributor to Issue #209, winter 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Rajni Mala Khelawan talks with Angélique Lalonde about her essay, "Crazy Glue."


Jun-long Lee

Jun-long Lee

Poetry Contributor to Issue #208, fall 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Samuel Strathman talks with Jun-long Lee about his poem, "Lightcarrion." *excerpt included*


Anuja Varghese

Anuja Varghese

CNF Contributor to Issue #208, fall 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Kelsie Tan talks with Anuja Varghese about her memoir, "Stop Rewind." *excerpt included*


Yilin Wang

Yilin Wang

Fiction Contributor to Issue #208, fall 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Andrea Perez talks with Yilin Wang about her story, "Fault Lines." *excerpt included*


Ashley Hynd

Ashley Hynd

Poetry Contributor to Issue #208, fall 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Julia Aguiar talks with Ashley Hynd about her poem, "The Process of Growth."


D.A. Lockhart

D.A. Lockhart

CNF Contributor to Issue #208, fall 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Will Johnson talks with D.A. Lockhart about his essay, "From River's Edge: Detroit the Other, Detroit the Centre."


Liz Harmer

Liz Harmer

Fiction Contributor to Issue #207, Summer 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Samantha Fitzpatrick talks with Liz Harmer about her story, "Right to Grapple." *excerpt included*


Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez

Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez

Poetry Contributor to Issue #207, Summer 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Ella MacQueen-Denz talks with Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez about their poem, "The Lion." *excerpt included*


Sasha PennJoanne Rixon

Sasha Penn & Joanne Rixon

Fiction Contributors to Issue #207, Summer 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Paige Lindsay talks with Sasha Penn (above) and Joanne Rixon (below) about "Cascades," which they wrote collaboratively.


Armand Garnet Ruffo

Armand Garnet Ruffo

Poetry Contributor to Issue #206, Spring 2019

Malahat Review volunteer David Griffin Brown talks with Armand Garnet Ruffo about his poems, "Pink Mints" and "Filament."


Alycia Pirmohamed

Alycia Pirmohamed

Poetry Contributor to Issue #206, Spring 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Kyra Kristmanson talks with Alycia Pirmohamed about her poem, "Held In."


Jane Akweley Odartey

Jane Akweley Odartey

Poetry Contributor to Issue #206, Spring 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Chris Horne talks with Jane Akweley Odartey about her poem, "Conversing with the Farmers."


Conor Kerr

Conor Kerr

Poetry Contributor to Issue #206, Spring 2019

Malahat Review volunteer James Kendrick talks with Conor Kerr about his poem, "Directions to the Culture Grounds."


Nozomi Imanishi

Nozomi Imanishi

CNF Contributor to Issue #206, Spring 2019

Malahat Review volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Nozomi Imanishi about her memoir, "Remains." *excerpt included*


Cooper Lee Bombardier

Cooper Lee Bombardier

CNF Contributor to Issue #205, Winter 2018

Malahat Review Editorial Assistant Kyra Kristmanson talks with Cooper Lee Bombardier about his essay, "Half as Sensitive."


Neil SmithSimon Boulerice

Neil Smith & Simon Boulerice

Translator & Contributor to Issue #205, Winter 2018

Malahat Review volunteer and past Publicity Manager Patrick Grace talks with Neil Smith (translator, above) and Simon Boulerice (original author, below) about "The Mascara Kid," which consists of two chapters from Boulerice's novel L'enfant mascara.


John Elizabeth Stintzi

John Elizabeth Stintzi

Poetry Contributor to Issue #205, Winter 2018

Malahat Review volunteer and past Publicity Manager Patrick Grace talks with John Elizabeth Stintzi about their poem, "Hale-Bopp."


Billeh Nickerson

Billeh Nickerson

Poetry Contributor to Issue #205, Winter 2018

Malahat Review Marketing & Promotions Assistant Safiya Hopfe talks with Billeh Nickerson about his poem/lyric essay, "Skies."


Francesca Ekwuyasi

Francesca Ekwuyasi

Fiction Contributor to Issue #205, Winter 2018

Malahat Review Fiction board intern Holly Lam talks with Francesca Ekwuyasi about her story, "Good Soil."


David Gerow

David Gerow

Fiction Contributor to Issue #204, Fiction 2018

Malahat volunteer William Thompson talks with David Gerow about his story, "New Directions in Focus Group Studies."


Kevin Irie

Kevin Irie

Poetry Contributor to Issue #204, Autumn 2018

Malahat volunteer James Kendrick talks with Kevin Irie about his poem, "Blasphemies."


Kai Conradi

Kai Conradi

Fiction Contributor to Issue #204, Autumn 2018

Malahat volunteer Kara Stanton talks with Kai Conradi about his story, "Every True Artist."


Jenny Ferguson

Jenny Ferguson

CNF Contributor to Issue #204, Autumn 2018

Malahat volunteer Kate Kennedy talks with Jenny Ferguson about her essay, "Excavating Rias: the Balkans 1995, the Balkans 2016."


Jade Riordan

Jade Riordan

Poetry Contributor to Issue #203, Summer 2018

Malahat volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Jade Riordan about her poem, "The Buoy Line."


Carin Makuz

Carin Makuz

CNF Contributor to Issue #203, Summer 2018

Malahat volunteer Paige Lindsay talks with Carin Makuz about her essay, "What We Write About When We Write About Avocados."


Gordon Lonethunder

Gordon Lonethunder

Poetry Contributor to Issue #203, Summer 2018

Malahat editorial assistant Quinn Stacey talks with Gordon Lonethunder about his poem, "Branches Fleuries d'Amandier."


SCBayat

S. C. Bayat

Fiction Contributor to Issue #202, Spring 2018

Malahat volunteer Alethea Spiridon talks with S. C. Bayat about her story, "Wild, Sweet Orange."


Carolyn Nakagawa

Carolyn Nakagawa

Poetry Contributor to Issue #202, Spring 2018

Malahat poetry board intern Levi Binnema talks with Carolyn Nakagawa about her poem, "Horses and men."


Jason Emde

Jason Emde

CNF Contributor to Issue #202, Spring 2018

Malahat interim editor Micaela Maftei talks with Jason Emde about his memoir, "You Are Here."


Andy Patton

Andy Patton

Poetry Contributor to Issue #201, Winter 2017

Malahat past editor John Barton talks with Andy Patton about his poem, "Gramsci's Ashes: An English Version of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Poem."


Morgan Charles

Morgan Charles

CNF Contributor to Issue #201, Winter 2017

Malahat fiction board intern Holly Lam talks with Morgan Charles about her memoir, "The Medium Lane."


Jan Conn

Jan Conn

Poetry Contributor to Issue #201, Winter 2017

Malahat volunteer Chloe Hogan-Weihmann talks with Jan Conn about her poem, "Peony."


Irena Karafilly

Irena Karafilly

Fiction Contributor to Issue #201, Winter 2017

Malahat volunteer James Kendrick talks with Irena Karafilly about her story, "A Visit to the Dentist."


Shane Book

Shane Book

Poetry Contributor to Issue #200, Autumn 2017

Malahat poetry board member David Eso talks with Shane Book about his poems, "S.T.A.R.S." and "Beast Friend."


Madeline Sonik

Madeline Sonik

CNF Contributor to Issue #200, Autumn 2017

Malahat CNF board member Frances Backhouse talks with Madeline Sonik about her essay, "Stay Sick, Turn Blue."


Arleen Paré

Arleen Paré

Poetry Contributor to Issue #200, Autumn 2017

Malahat poetry board member Samantha Ainsworth talks with Arleen Paré about her poem, "Come the Ungulate."


Brock Zawila

Brock Zawila

Fiction Contributor to Issue #200, Autumn 2017

Malahat volunteer Liam Workman talks in person with Brock Zawila about his short story, "The Lake Blouin Symphony: A Listening Guide."


Kate Kennedy

Kate Kennedy

Poetry Contributor to Issue #200, Autumn 2017

Malahat volunteer Rose Morris talks with Kate Kennedy about her poem, "Parallax."


Robert Finley

Robert Finley

CNF Contributor to Issue #199, Summer 2017

Malahat volunteer Fiona Tinwei Lam talks with Robert Finley about his creative nonfiction piece, "The Beech Tree."


Shashi Bhat

Shashi Bhat

Fiction Contributor to Issue #199, Summer 2017

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Shashi Bhat about her short story, "Food For Nought."


J Mark Smith

J. Mark Smith

Poetry Contributor to Issue #199, Summer 2017

Malahat books reviewer John Stintzi talks with J. Mark Smith about dragonflies in his poem, "Ready, Blue Sky."


Lenea Grace

Lenea Grace

Poetry Contributor to Issue #199, Summer 2017

Malahat poetry-board member Samantha Ainsworth talks with Lenea Grace about her poems, "Farmhouse-Side A" and "Auld Lang Syne, etc."


Curtis LeBlanc

Curtis LeBlanc

Poetry Contributor to Issue #198, Spring 2017

Malahat editorial assistant Rose Morris talks with Curis LeBlanc about his poems, "Milk Separator" and "Cribbage."


Christine Lowther

Christine Lowther

CNF Contributor to Issue #198, Spring 2017

Malahat fiction-board member Micaela Maftei talks with Christine Lowther about the embodiment of water in her piece, "Not a Lake."


Sina Queyras

Sina Queyras

Poetry Contributor to Issue #198, Spring 2017

Malahat poetry-board intern Celina Silva talks with Sina Queyras about re-imagining Sylvia Plath in "The Applicant" and "Stings."


Mehdi M. Kashani

Mehdi M. Kashani

Fiction Contributor to Issue #198, Spring 2017

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Mehdi M. Kashani about Iran, infidelity, and immigrating to Canada in his short story, "Dayi."


Joshua Whitehead

Joshua Whitehead

Fiction Contributor to Issue #197, Winter 2016

Canadian poet Jake Byrne talks Indigiqueer identity and community with Joshua Whitehead in his short story, "Jonny Appleseed."


Louise Bernice Halfe

Louise Bernice Halfe

Poetry Contributor to Issue #197, Winter 2016

Vancouver Island University professor Paul Watkins discusses justice and healing in Halfe's four poems, published in Issue #197.


Siku Allooloo

Siku Allooloo

CNF Contributor to Issue #197, Winter 2016

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Siku Allooloo about "Caribou People," published in the Indigenous Perspectives Issue.


Lisa Bird-Wilson

Lisa Bird-Wilson

Poetry/Fiction Contributor to Issue #197, Winter 2016

Malahat books reviewer Cara-Lyn Morgan talks with Lisa Bird-Wilson about her poem, "City Slicker," and short story, "Counselling," both published in the Indigenous Perspectives Issue.


Jordan Abel

Jordan Abel

Poetry Contributor to Issue #197, Winter 2016

Malahat books reviewer Carleigh Baker talks with Jordan Abel about his poem, "Terra Nullius (3-5)," published in the Indigenous Perspectives Issue.


Elizabeth Ross

Elizabeth Ross

CNF Contributor to Issue #196, Autumn 2016

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Elizabeth Ross about cancer and recovery in her memoir, "Evidence of Disease."


Jacqueline Baker

Jacqueline Baker

Fiction Contributor to Issue #196, Autumn 2016

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Jacqueline Baker about horror and fairy tales in her short story, "Down Burned Road."


Weyman Chan

Weyman Chan

Poetry Contributor to Issue #196, Autumn 2016

Malahat poetry board member David Eso discusses experimental poetics with Weyman Chan in his poem, "Here I Am."


Erin Kirsh

Erin Kirsh

Poetry Contributor to Issue #196, Autumn 2016

Malahat interviewer Jess Taylor talks with Vancouver poet Erin Kirsh about her new poem, "Attachments Anyway."


Steve McOrmond

Steve McOrmond

Poetry Contributor to Issue #195, Summer 2016

Malahat interviewer Jake Byrne talks with Toronto poet Steve McOrmond about his contribution of four poems to Issue 195.


Kelly Bouchard

Kelly Bouchard

CNF Contributor to Issue #195, Summer 2016

Malahat CNF board member Frances Backhouse talks with Kelly Bouchard about his memoir, "Women and Children."


Elyse Friedman

Elyse Friedman

Fiction Contributor to Issue #195, Summer 2016

Malahat fiction board member Lee Henderson talks with Elyse Friedman about her humour piece, "Seventeen Comments."


George Elliott Clarke

George Elliott Clarke

Poetry Contributor to Issue #195, Summer 2016

Vancouver Island University professor Paul Watkins talks with Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke about his bravura long poem, "Othello..."


Sylvia Legris

Sylvia Legris

Poetry Contributor to Issue #194, Spring 2016

Canadian poet and professor Sonnet L'Abbé talks with Griffin Poetry Prize winner Sylvia Legris about her poetry contribution to #194.


Kate Cayley

Kate Cayley

Fiction Contributor to Issue #194, Spring 2016

Malahat volunteer Francesca Bianco talks with Kate Cayley about identity and the notion of truth in her story, "The Ascent."


Martin James Ainsley

Martin James Ainsley

Poetry Contributor to Issue #194, Spring 2016

Malahat volunteer Michelle Brown talks with Martin James Ainsley about family relations and snazzy vehicles in his poem, "Muscle Car."


Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber

Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber
CNF Contributor to Issue #193, Winter 2015

Malahat volunteer stephen e. leckie talks with CNF Issue contributor Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber about indigenous aesthetics and the Gran Torino in "The Bowl Game."


Dale Lee Kwong

Dale Lee Kwong

CNF Contributor to Issue #193, Winter 2015

Malahat volunteer Serena Shipp talks with CNF Issue contributor Dale Lee Kwong about Chinese-Canadian history and the braided essay in "Oh, Canada."


Josh Zapf

J.D. Zapf

CNF Contributor to Issue #193, Winter 2015

Malahat volunteer L'Amour Lisik talks with J. D. Zapf about the boundaries of fiction and nonfiction in his piece, "Median Love."


Alicia Elliott

Alicia Elliott

CNF Contributor to Issue #193, Winter 2015

Malahat volunteer Katie Weaver talks with Alicia Elliott about teen pregnancy and identity in her memoir, "Weight."


Dan Siney

Dan Siney

Cover Art Contributor to Issue #192, Fall 2015

Malahat board member Lee Henderson talks with Dan Siney about his inspiration behind Issue #192's cover art, "Stump 2."


Sarah de Leeuw

Joshua James Edgar

Fiction Contributor to Issue #192, Fall 2015

Malahat fiction board intern Kelsey Lauder talks with Joshua James Edgar about hockey towns and justice in his short story, "Jane Doe."


Joe Rosenblatt

Joe Rosenblatt

Poetry Contributor to Issue #192, Fall 2015

Malahat board member Jay Ruzesky talks with Joe Rosenblatt about his contribution of two poems to the 2015 autumn issue.


Alex Leslie

Alex Leslie

Nonfiction Contributor to Issue #192, Fall 2015

Malahat volunteer Andrea Routley talks with Alex Leslie about her creative nonfiction piece, "Yiddish Stories," in the 2015 autumn issue.


John Goldbach

John Goldbach

Fiction Contributor to Issue #191, Summer 2015

Malahat board member Lee Henderson talks with John Goldbach about his short story, "Sigismund Mohr: The Man Who Brought Electricity to Quebec."


Sarah de Leeuw

Sarah de Leeuw

Poetry Contributor to Issue #191, Summer 2015

Malahat board member Samantha Ainsworth talks with Sarah de Leeuw about her contribution of two poems to the 2015 summer issue.


Andrew Wachtel

Andrew Wachtel

Nonfiction Translator for Issue #191, Summer 2015

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Andrew Wachtel about his translation of Anzhelina Polonskaya's nonfiction piece, "Greenland."


Colin Snowsell

Colin Snowsell

Fiction Contributor to Issue #190, Spring 2015

Malahat volunteer Jack Crouch talks with Colin Snowsell about his short story, "Krankowsky."


Christine Wiesenthal

Christine Wiesenthal

Poetry Contributor to Issue #190, Spring 2015

Malahat volunteer Melissa Stephens talks with Christine Wiesenthal about her contribution of two poems.


Danny Jacobs

Danny Jacobs

Poetry Contributor to Issue #190, Spring 2015

Malahat volunteer L'Amour Lisik talks with Danny Jacobs about his contribution of two poems.


Patrick Warner

Patrick Warner

Poetry Contributor to Issue #189, Winter 2014

Malahat volunteer stephen e. leckie talks with Patrick Warner about his contribution of two poems.


Jason Markowsky

Jason Markowsky

Fiction Contributor to Issue #189, Winter 2014

Malahat volunteer Katie Weaver speaks with Jason Markowsky on his fiction piece in Issue #189, entitled "Pomelos Are Out of Season."


Thoraya El-Rayyes

Thoraya El-Rayyes

Poetry Contributor to the Malahat's Translation Issue

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Thoraya El-Rayyes about her translation of Arabic writer Hisham Bustani's flash fiction as it appears in Issue #188, Autumn 2014.


Erin Moure

Erín Moure

Poetry Contributor to the Malahat's Translation Issue

Malahat volunteer Robin Reniero talks with Erín Moure about her translation of Chus Pato and co-translation with Roman Ivashkiv of Yuri Izdryk's works as they appear in Issue #188, Autumn 2014.


Patrick Friesen

Patrick Friesen

Poetry Contributor to the Malahat's Translation Issue

Malahat volunteer Katie Weaver talks with Patrick Friesen about his co-translations with P. K. Brask of Danish poet Ulrikka S. Gernes' work as it appears in Issue #188, Autumn 2014.


Joyce Zhang

Joyce Zhang

CNF Contributor to the Malahat's Translation Issue

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Joyce Zhang about her creative nonfiction essay on Alice Munro in China as it appears in Issue #188, Autumn 2014.


Neil Smith

Neil Smith

Fiction Contributor to the Malahat's Translation Issue

Malahat volunteer Megan Welsh talks with Neil Smith about his translation of Quebec writer Bruno Hébert's fiction as it appears in Issue #188, Autumn 2014.


Jan Zwicky

Jan Zwicky

Poetry Contributor to Issue #187, Summer 2014

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Jan Zwicky about her contribution of seven poems.


Anne Compton

Anne Compton

Poetry Contributor to Issue #187, Summer 2014

Malahat volunteer stephen e. leckie talks with Anne Compton about her contribution of three poems.


A. F. Moritz

A. F. Moritz

Contributor to Issue #186, Spring 2014

Malahat poetry intern Samantha Ainsworth talks with A. F. Moritz about his contribution of six poems.


Amy Jones

Amy Jones

Fiction Contributor to Issue #186, Spring 2014

Former Malahat publicity manager Susan Sanford Blades talks with Amy Jones about her short story, "Die Young."


Michael Prior

Michael Prior

Poetry Contributor to Issue #186, Spring 2014

Malahat editorial assistant Karyn Wisselink talks with Michael Prior about his contribution of three poems.


Amy Reiswig

Kate Cayley

Fiction Contributor to Issue #185, Winter 2013

Malahat Social Media, Marketing & Circulation Manager PJ Grace speaks with Kate Cayley on her fiction piece, "The Fetch."


Simone Littledale

Simone Littledale

Poetry Contributor to Issue #185, Winter 2013

Malahat volunteer Karen Bannister talks with Simone Littledale about her poem, "Huracan."


Nicholas Bradley

Nicholas Bradley

CNF Contributor to Issue #185, Winter 2013

Malahat editor John Barton talks with Nicholas Bradley on correspondence between the late poets Al Purdy and Earle Birney.


Concetta Principe

Concetta Principe

Poetry Contributor to Issue #184, Fall 2013

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with Concetta Principe about her poem, "Theses on the Philosophy of Waiting."


Matt Rader

Matt Rader

Fiction Contributor to Issue #184, Fall 2013

Malahat volunteer stephen leckie speaks with Matt Rader about his short story, "All This Was a Long Time Ago."


Armand Ruffo

Armand Garnet Ruffo

Fiction Contributor to Issue #183, Summer 2013

Malahat volunteer Stephanie Harrington speaks with Armand Garnet Ruffo about his story, "Man Changing into Thunderbird."


Stephen Marche

Stephen Marche

Fiction Contributor to Issue #183, Summer 2013

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with Stephen Marche about his short story, "How the Children Stayed Beautiful in a Time of Many Catastrophes."


Anna Maxymiw

Anna Maxymiw

CNF Contributor to Issue #182, Spring 2013

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul speaks with Anna Maxymiw about her creative nonfiction piece, "The Shipping Platform."


Cody Klippenstein

Cody Klippenstein

Fiction Contributor to Issue #182, Spring 2013

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with Cody Klippenstein about her story, "Dainty, Pretty Things."


Laura Legge

Laura Legge

Fiction Contributor to Issue #181, Winter 2012

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with Laura Legge about her story, "It's Raining in Paris."


Lorna Crozier

Lorna Crozier

Poetry Contributor to Issue #182, Spring 2013

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


Chris Donahoe

Chris Donahoe
Fiction Contributor to Issue #180, Fall 2012

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


Kris Bertin

Kris Bertin
Fiction Contributor to Issue #180, Fall 2012

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


Mary Dalton

Mary Dalton
Poetry Contributor to Issue #180, Fall 2012

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

Contest Judges

Patrick Grace

Patrick Grace

2024 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Screener Jeremy Audet talks with Patrick Grace about uncommon diction, the importance of continuity, and turning inward to your own voice.


Jenny Ferguson

Jenny Ferguson

2024 Novella Prize Judge

Past judge and contributor Francine Cunningham talks with Jenny Ferguson about experimenting with form, the role of writing in today's world, and how the novella has that forgotten-room-in-that-forgotten-place kind of zing.


Jack Wang

Jack Wang

2024 Novella Prize Judge

Fiction Editorial Board member Sarah Lachmansingh talks with Jack Wang about the editing process, writing advice, and how a novella finds the fulcrum between discipline and capaciousness.


Kayla Czaga

Kayla Czaga

2024 Open Season Awards Poetry Judge

Malahat Review past contributor Curtis LeBlanc talks with Kayla Czaga about writing from your own experiences, the importance of voice, and finding humour in truth.


Deepa Rajagopalan

Deepa Rajagopalan

2024 Open Season Awards Fiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Rebeca Dunn-Krahn talks with Deepa Rajagopalan about getting through a first draft of a novel, how writing poetry helps you build precision, and the maddening and exciting process of crafting a short story.


Michelle Poirier Brown

Michelle Poirier Brown

2024 Open Season Awards CNF Judge

Malahat Review past contest judge Rowan McCandless talks with Michelle Poirier Brown about reading for relationship, taking risks, and how writing can be a somatic experience.


Daniel Allen Cox

Daniel Allen Cox

2023 Constance Rooke CNF Prize Judge

Malahat Review Editorial and Social Media Assistant Juls Macdonell talks with Daniel Allen Cox about his new memoir, how leaving indoctrination behind is a lifelong process, and what he’s looking for in a winning essay.


Susan Sanford Blades

Susan Sanford Blades

2023 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Judge

Malahat Review Work Study Editorial Assistant Colleen Bidner talks with Susan Sanford Blades about her debut novel, the importance of connecting with other authors, and tips for emerging writers.


Jennifer Lynn Still

Jennifer Lynn Still

2023 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat Review Contributor Manahil Bandukwala talks with Jennifer Lynn Still about her new chapbook (the product of her 2021 Long Poem Prize-winner, "Legs"), time as the kindest editor, and how a long poem has space to make and unmake itself.


Ben Lof

Ben Lof

2023 Open Season Awards Fiction Judge

Malahat Review Editor Iain Higgins talks with Ben Lof about the harmony of the short story, the hopeful act of sending your writing out, and how a great short story can satisfy a hunger for truth.


Ki'en Debicki

Ki'en Debicki

2023 Open Season Awards Poetry Judge

Malahat Review past judge and contributor T. Liem talks with Ki'en Debicki about breaking the rules, multilingual writing, and writing as a practice of self-love.


Bahar Orang

Bahar Orang

2023 Open Season Awards CNF Judge

Malahat Review Fiction Editorial Board member Danielle Geller talks with Bahar Orang about cnf as exceedingly porous, the tension between story and poem, and reading without any predetermined expectations.


D. A. Lockhart

D. A. Lockhart

2022 CNF Prize Judge

Malahat Review past judge and contributor Emily Riddle talks with D. A. Lockhart about research as physical presence, the importance of the process, and writing about the urban Indigenous experience.


Laura Ritland

Laura Ritland

2022 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Claire Majors talks with Laura Ritland about the constructed nature of poetry, the benefits of form constraints, and how elastic and capacious craft can be.


Alix Hawley

Alix Hawley

2022 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Colleen Bidner talks with Alix Hawley about descriptiveness vs. paring down, the distillation that makes a great novella, and the joy of cleaning up a first draft.


Rebecca Papucaru

Rebecca Păpucaru

2022 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Carlee Bouillon talks with Rebecca Păpucaru about authenticity, altering real events in service of a story, and the feeling that a writer has arrived at their point in their novella.



Erin Soros

Erin Soros

2022 Open Season Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge

Malahat Review Book Reviews Editor Jay Ruzesky talks with Erin Soros about language as energy, creativity arriving through chance and accretion, and how she cares about stakes, risk, and urgency in a creative nonfiction piece.


Zilla Jones

Zilla Jones

2022 Open Season Awards Fiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Tanisha Khan talks with Zilla Jones about the limitations and freedoms of a 2,500-word story, the research involved in writing historical fiction, and the importance of endings.


Conor Kerr

Conor Kerr

2022 Open Season Awards Poetry Judge

Malahat Review Fiction Board intern Sarah Lachmansingh talks with Conor Kerr about his search for poetry that kicks colonialism in the face, how submitting poetry can be a bit like duck hunting, and his gratitude for every single reader.


Emily Riddle

Emily Riddle

2021 Constance Rooke CNF Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Jiejun Wu talks with Emily Riddle about intertextuality, Indigenous governance, and instructs contest entrants to write about “something important that needs to change in the world.”


Francine Cunningham

Francine Cunningham

2021 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Stephen Leckie talks with Francine Cunningham about her upcoming collection of short stories, where her writing ideas come from, and her process for submitting to contests and regular submissions.


Armand Garnet Ruffo

Armand Garnet Ruffo

2021 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat Review work-study student/editorial assistant Amanda Proctor talks with Armand Garnet Ruffo about poems that puncture reality, the process of rewriting, and what the paintings of the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau taught him about writing.


Meredith Quartermain

Meredith Quartermain

2021 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Samuel Strathman talks with Meredith Quartermain about the importance of rhythm, her pandemic writing projects, and poetry that makes you rethink your perceptions.


John Elizabeth Stintzi

John Elizabeth Stintzi

2021 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat Review work-study student/editorial assistant Megan Warren talks with John Elizabeth Stintzi about living within a poem, how the pandemic has affected their writing, and the importance of having a little space to breathe in a long poem.


Rebecca Salazar

Rebecca Salazar

2021 Open Season Awards Poetry Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Andrea Martineau talks with Rebecca Salazar about recognizing a winning poem, their perspective on contests, and how current events have impacted their reading and writing.


Philip Huynh

Philip Huynh

2021 Open Season Awards Fiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Emma Pickering talks with Philip Huynh about what he’s looking for in a winning story, how a short story is like a stick of dynamite, and balancing work, family, and writing.


Lishai Peel

Lishai Peel

2021 Open Season Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer William Thompson talks with Lishai Peel about what she’s looking for in a winning piece, her background as a performance poet, and the possibility to give or receive a story.


Rowan McCandless

Rowan McCandless

2020 Constance Rooke CNF Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Emma Skagen talks with Rowan McCandless about what she’s looking for in a winning piece, trusting the reader, and using a contest deadline as motivation.


Pluviophile by Yusuf Saadi

Yusuf Saadi

2020 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Yusuf Saadi about being on the other side of the contest process, how there’s no formula for a great poem, and how poetry can renew our belief in possibility.


Naben Ruthnum

Naben Ruthnum

2020 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Samantha Fitzpatrick talks with Naben Ruthnum about doing the work, unpredictable characters, and how contests don’t dictate your worth as a writer.


Samantha Jade Macpherson

Samantha Jade Macpherson

2020 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Bill Thompson talks with Samantha Jade Macpherson about submitting widely (and wildly), straddling the novel / short story line, and growing diversity in the
writing world.


Francesca Ekwuyasi

Francesca Ekwuyasi

2020 Open Season Awards Fiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Paul Monfette talks with Francesca Ekwuyasi about stories that linger in your psyche, using themes as writing prompts, and prioritizing reading the works of Black Femmes.


Tess Liem

Tess Liem

2020 Open Season Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Brandon Teigland talks with Tess Liem about restraint, trusting your reader, and exploring different modes of writing.


A. Light Zachary

A. Light Zachary

2020 Open Season Awards Poetry Judge

Malahat Review volunteer Lauren Korn talks with A. Light Zachary about their editorial work, writing a poem vs. an essay, and the value of simple truths expressed in new ways.


Yasuko Thanh

Yasuko Thanh

2019 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge

Malahat Review volunteer and former work study student Rose Morris talks with Yasuko Thanh about research vs. travel, music vs. writing, and what it means to judge the Constance Rooke CNF Prize.


Mehdi M. Kashani

Mehdi M. Kashani

2019 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Judge

Writer and Malahat Review volunteer Rajni Mala Khelawan talks with Mehdi M. Kashani about leading an amphibious life, his first love of folk and fairy tales, and how a good story should stay with you for a lifetime.


Gillian Sze

Gillian Sze

2019 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer and former work study student Quinn Stacey talks with Gillian Sze about what it's like to be a judge, the advantages of winning a contest, and the vast range of Canadian poetry.


Sonnet L'Abbé

Sonnet L'Abbé

2019 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer David Brown talks with Sonnet L'Abbé about recurring themes, what draws a judge's attention, and how locale can impact writing.


Jordan Abel

Jordan Abel

2019 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Alana Friend Lettner talks with Jordan Abel about writing contests, his book, Injun, and privilege and politics within writing.


Kyo Maclear

Kyo Maclear

2019 Open Season Award Judge for Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Karli Woods talks with Kyo Maclear about the bird watching, writing as refuge, and seemingly ordinary subjects treated in interesting ways.


Carmelinda Scian

Carmelinda Scian

2019 Open Season Award Judge for Fiction

Malahat volunteer Eliot Gilbert talks with Carmelinda Scian about the art of the short story, how academia can shape your writing, and the writer's responsibility to address global and social issues.


Lynne Van Luven

Lynne Van Luven

2018 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge

Malahat fiction board intern Holly Lam talks with Lynne Van Luven about the private vs. the public, the growing popularity of CNF, and the precept of murdering your darlings.


Carolyn Smart

Carolyn Smart

2018 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Malahat volunteer Lauren DeGaine talks with Carolyn Smart about the possibilities of poetry, creative processes, and tough competition.


Arleen Paré

Arleen Paré

2018 WordsThaw Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Lauren Korn talks with Arleen Paré about CanLit, inclusivity, and writing influences.


Richard Van Camp

Richard Van Camp

2018 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Richard Van Camp about finding the right form, the function of novellas, and revisiting old favourites.


Eliza Robertson

Eliza Robertson

2018 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat fiction board member D.W. Wilson talks with Eliza Robertson about self-doubt, sounding something out, and small successes.


Jacqueline Baker

Jacqueline Baker

2018 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat fiction board intern Sophie Underwood talks with Jacqueline Baker about the horror genre, ghost stories, and a near-death experience.


Evelyn Lau

Evelyn Lau

2018 Open Season Award Judge for Poetry

Malahat volunteer Emma Skagen talks with poetry judge Evelyn Lau about early publication, the Vancouver life, and humour in poetry.


Carleigh Baker

Carleigh Baker

2018 Open Season Award Judge for Fiction

Malahat volunteer James Kendrick talks with fiction judge Carleigh Baker about Canadiana, colonialism, and the origins of writing.


Betsy Warland

Betsy Warland

2018 Open Season Award Judge for Creative Nonfiction

Malahat marketing assistant L'Amour Lisik talks with CNF judge Betsy Warland about gender bending, queer writing in Canada, and the mind of the narrative.


Steven Price

Steven Price

2017 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Judge

Malahat publicity manager PJ Grace talks with Steven Price about judging this year's Far Horizons Short Fiction Contest.


Janet Rogers

Janet Rogers

WordsThaw Prize Judge for 2017

City of Victoria Poet Laureate, Yvonne Blomer, talks with Janet Rogers about judging this year's inaugural WordsThaw Prize.


Louise Bernice Halfe

Louise Bernice Halfe

2017 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat poetry board intern Celina Silva talks with Long Poem Contest judge Louise Bernice Halfe about realism and the self conscious.


George Elliott Clarke

George Elliott Clarke

2017 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat books reviewer John Stintzi talks with Long Poem Contest judge George Elliott Clarke about poesy and ye olde literature.


Patricia Young

Patricia Young

2017 Long Poem Prize Judge

PRISM international's executive editor of promotions, Curtis LeBlanc, talks with Long Poem Prize judge Patricia Young about patience in long-form poetry.


Sina Queyras

Sina Queyras

2017 Open Season Award Judge for Poetry

Malahat poetry board member David Eso talks with poetry judge Sina Queyras about the Canadian literary landscape.


Jaspreet Singh

Jaspreet Singh

2017 Open Season Award Judge for Fiction

Malahat fiction board member Liam Workman talks with fiction judge Jaspreet Singh about the longevity of the short story.


Molly Peacock

Molly Peacock

2017 Open Season Award Judge for Creative Nonfiction

Malahat CNF board member Maleea Acker talks with CNF judge Molly Peacock about Canadian nonfiction and women's literary voices.


Lee Maracle

Lee Maracle

2016 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge

Jane Eaton Hamilton speaks with the 2016 CNF Contest judge Lee Maracle about nonfiction and learning to write for oneself.


Steven Heighton

Steven Heighton

2016 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Malahat volunteer Adèle Barclay talks with Steven Heighton about what he'll be looking for as judge of the 2016 Far Horizons Contest.


Mark Jarman

Mark Anthony Jarman

2016 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Rachael Kearley talks with Mark Anthony Jarman, one of three judges for the 2016 Novella Prize.


Joan Thomas

Joan Thomas

2016 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Noah Armstrong talks with Joan Thomas, one of three judges for the 2016 Novella Prize.


Stephen Marche

Stephen Marche

2016 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Sarah Brennan-Newell talks with Stephen Marche, one of three judges for the 2016 Novella Prize.


Russell Thornton

Russell Thornton

2016 Open Season Award Judge for Poetry

Malahat volunteer stephen leckie speaks with poetry judge Russell Thornton about poems as meeting place between language and experience.


Kathy Page

Kathy Page

2016 Open Season Award Judge for Fiction

Malahat contributor Trevor Corkum speaks with fiction judge Kathy Page on literary influences, and the future of Canada's short-story scene.


Fiona Tinwei Lam

Fiona Tinwei Lam

2016 Open Season Award Judge for Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Katie Weaver speaks with creative nonfiction judge Fiona Tinwei Lam about the fine line between truth and falsehood.


Jane Silcott

Jane Silcott

2015 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge

Malahat books reviewer Christin Geall speaks with Jane Silcott about the importance of voice in creative nonfiction.


Elyse Friedman

Elyse Friedman

2015 Far Horizons Short Fiction Contest Judge

Malahat volunteer Will Johnson speaks with Far Horizons fiction judge Elyse Friedman about literary influences and winning contests.


Anita Lahey

Anita Lahey

2015 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Tyler Gabrysh speaks with long poem judge Anita Lahey about poetic elements in a winning entry.


Evan Jones

Evan Jones

2015 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Megan Welsh speaks with long poem judge Evan Jones about what he's looking for in a winning poem.


Alice Major

Alice Major

2015 Long Poem Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Melissa Stephens speaks with long poem judge Alice Major about poetics and science, and poetry as communication.


Jan Conn

Jan Conn

2015 Open Season Award Judge for Poetry

Malahat books reviewer Phoebe Wang speaks with poetry judge Jan Conn about poetics and science, and the inevitable middle ground.


Cynthia Flood

Cynthia Flood

2015 Open Season Award Judge for Fiction

Past Malahat contributor Cody Klippenstein speaks with fiction judge Cynthia Flood about the need to be fearless when writing.


David Carpenter

David Carpenter

2015 Open Season Award Judge for Creative Nonfiction

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari speaks with creative nonfiction judge David Carpenter about giving in to the writing life.


Priscila Uppal

Priscila Uppal

2014 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Jack Crouch talks with Priscila Uppal about what she's looking for in a winning entry.


Donald Winkler

Donald Winkler

Translation Prize Contest Judge

Malahat volunteer Benjamin Willems talks with Donald Winkler, judge for Les poésies francophones du Canada: A Translation Prize.


Julie Bruck

Julie Bruck

2014 Far Horizons Poetry Award Judge

Malahat volunteer Alexandra Handley talks with judge Julie Bruck on what she's looking for in a winning poem.


Ann Ireland

Ann Ireland

2014 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul talks with Ann Ireland, one of three judges for the 2014 Novella Prize.


Greg Hollingshead

Greg Hollingshead

2014 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari talks with Greg Hollingshead, one of three judges for the 2014 Novella Prize.


Pauline Holdstock

Pauline Holdstock

2014 Novella Prize Judge

Malahat volunteer Samantha Ainsworth talks with Pauline Holdstock, one of three judges for the 2014 Novella Prize.


Jeffery Donaldson

Jeffery Donaldson

2014 Open Season Award Poetry Judge

Malahat volunteer Karen Bannister speaks with poetry judge Jeffery Donaldson on what he's looking for in a winning poem.


Yasuko Thanh

Yasuko Thanh

2014 Open Season Award Fiction Judge

Malahat volunteer Molly McFaul speaks with fiction judge Yasuko Thanh on what she's looking for in a winning fiction piece.


Mark Abley

Mark Abley

2014 Open Season Award Creative Nonfiction Judge

Malahat advisory board member John Archibald speaks with CNF judge Mark Abley on what he's looking for in a winning memoir.


John Vaillant

John Vaillant

2013 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Judge

Malahat volunteer Kelly Bouchard speaks with CNF judge John Vaillant on what he's looking for in a winning nonfiction piece.


Alissa York

Alissa York

2013 Far Horizons Award for Fiction Judge

Malahat volunteer Will Johnson speaks with Alissa York about what she's looking for in a winning Far Horizons fiction contest entry.


Elizabeth Bachinsky

Elizabeth Bachinsky
Final Judge for the 2013 Long Poem Prize

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


Dave Margoshes

Dave Margoshes
Final Judge for the 2013 Long Poem Prize

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with judge Dave Margoshes about what he's looking for in a winning entry.


Lorri Neilsen Glenn

Lorri Neilsen Glenn
Final Judge for the 2013 Long Poem Prize

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


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.


Michael MacLennan
Judge for our UVic 50th Anniversary Prize in the dramatic monologue category

Malahat fiction board intern, Tyler Laing, speaks with our University of Victoria 50th Anniversary Prize judge in the dramatic monologue category Michael MacLennan about his writing and what he's looking for in a winning entry.


Barbara Stewart
Judge for our UVic 50th Anniversary Prize in the creative nonfiction category

Malahat volunteer, Melissa Hiebert, speaks with our University of Victoria 50th Anniversary Prize judge in the creative nonfiction category, Barbara Stewart about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.


D. W. Wilson
Judge for our UVic 50th Anniversary Prize in the short fiction category

Malahat fiction board intern, Tyler Laing, speaks with our University of Victoria 50th Anniversary Prize judge in the short fiction category, D. W. Wilson about his writing and what he's looking for in a winning entry.


Patricia Young
Judge for our UVic 50th Anniversary Prize in the poetry category

Malahat poetry board intern, Portia Carryer, speaks with our University of Victoria 50th Anniversary Prize judge in the poetry category, Patricia Young about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.


Madeline Sonik
Judge for our 2012 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize

Malahat volunteer, Will Johnson, speaks with our 2012 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize judge, Madeline Sonik about her writing and what she's looking for in a winning entry.


Mary Dalton
2012 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Judge

Malahat poetry board intern Portia Carryer talks with 2012 Far Horizons Award for Poetry judge Mary Dalton about poetry and contests.


Valerie Compton
Judge for The 2012 Novella Prize

Malahat fiction board intern Tyler Laing talks with Valerie Compton about novellas, judging contests, and writing.


Joel Yanofsky
2012 Open Season Award judge and winner of the 2008 Creative Nonfiction Prize

Malahat volunteer Hilary Smith talks with Joel Yanofsky about his journey from writing "Bad Day" (winner of our 2008 Creative Nonfiction Prize) to judging the creative nonfiction component of our 2012 Open Season Awards.

Exclusives

Rhonda Batchelor

Rhonda Batchelor

New Poetry Book by Past Assistant Editor

Fiction Board member and past Interim Editor Micaela Maftei speaks with Rhonda Batchelor about her new book of poetry, Allow Me.



Ali BlytheAli Blythe

Queer Perspectives Issue Guest Editor

Malahat board member Serena Bhandar speaks with Ali Blythe on his role as one of three guest editors for the Malahat's upcoming Queer Perspectives issue.


Trevor Corkum

Trevor Corkum

Queer Perspectives Issue Guest Editor

Malahat volunteer Kara Stanton speaks with Trevor Corkum on his role as one of three guest editors for the Malahat's upcoming Queer Perspectives issue.


Betsy Warland

Betsy Warland

Queer Perspectives Issue Guest Editor

Malahat volunteer Tony Carter speaks with Betsy Warland on their role as one of three guest editors for the Malahat's upcoming Queer Perspectives issue.


Zailig Pollock

Zailig Pollock

On the Legacy of P. K. Page

Malahat poetry board member Jay Ruzesky talks with Zailig Pollock about the legacy of P. K. Page in a special digital project.


Leanne Simpson

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Indigenous Perspectives Issue CNF Guest Editor

Ktunaxa writer Troy Sebastian speaks with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on her role as CNF editor for the Malahat's upcoming Indigenous issue.


Lara Martina

Lara Martina

Illustrator for George Elliott Clarke's "Othello..." Poem

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with Lara Martina about her illustrations of Clarke's poem as it appears in Issue #195.


Richard Van Camp

Richard Van Camp

Indigenous Perspectives Issue Fiction Guest Editor

Ktunaxa writer Troy Sebastian speaks with Richard Van Camp on his role as fiction editor for the Malahat's upcoming Indigenous issue.


Mary Gait and Lisa Horst

Mary Gait and Lisa Horst:

A WordsThaw 2016 Literary Friendship

The Malahat caught up with two WordsThaw attendees whose friendship was forged out of love for all things literary.


Kim Trainor

Kim Trainor

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

Victoria writer Sara Cassidy talks with Kim Trainor, one of three panelists for "The Investigative Poet."


Frances Backhouse

Frances Backhouse

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

UVic Writing MFA candidate Annabel Howard talks with Frances Backhouse, one of three panelists for "CNF in Canada Today."


Lisa Goddard

Lisa Goddard

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

Malahat CNF Board member Maleea Acker talks with Lisa Goddard, one of three panelists for "Literary Archives."


Anita Lahey

Anita Lahey

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

Victoria's Poet Laureate Yvonne Blomer talks with Anita Lahey, moderator for "The Investigative Poet" panel.


Heather Dean

Heather Dean

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

Malahat Poetry Board member Christine Walde talks with Heather Dean, moderator for the "Literary Afterlives: Exploring the Meaning and Value of Writers and Archives" panel.


Alisa Gordaneer

Alisa Gordaneer

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2016 Exclusive

Malahat volunteer Christin Geall speaks with Alisa Gordaneer, moderator for the "Creative Nonfiction in Canada Today: Fact, Fiction, or Scandal?" panel.


Lynne Van Luven

Lynne Van Luven

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2015 Exclusive

Malahat volunteer Murray Leslie speaks with Lynne Van Luven, moderator for the "Natural Divide or Shape-Shifting Chic: Negotating Creative Nonfiction's Extremes" panel.


David Leach

David Leach

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2015 Exclusive

Malahat volunteer Jake Hólm speaks with David Leach, moderator for the "Vanity or in the Vanguard: Self-Publishing's Makeover" panel.


Christine Walde

Christine Walde

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2015 Exclusive

Malahat volunteer Megan Welsh speaks with Christine Walde, moderator for the "Young Adult Fiction: All Grown Up?" panel.


Hugh Hazelton

Hugh Hazelton

At Home in Translation, Issue 188 Interview

Malahat books reviewer Katia Grubisic interviews Hugh Hazelton on the process of translation, including his English renditions of Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares' Portuguese poetry.


Matt Rader

Matt Rader

Debut Short Story Collection Interview

Former Malahat fiction board member Matthew Hooton speaks with Matt Rader about his short story collection, What I Want To Tell Goes Like This, released autumn 2014 by Nightwood Editions.


Issue 187

Robert Moody

Issue 187 Cover Artist

Malahat editor John Barton speaks with mathematician and photographer Robert Moody about his photograph of grain elevators that appears on the cover of the magazine’s Summer 2014 issue.


Amy Reiswig

Amy Reiswig

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2014 Exclusive

Malahat marketing assistant Rachel Lallouz speaks with Amy Reiswig, participant at WordsThaw 2014.


Aaron Shepard

Aaron Shepard

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2014 Exclusive

Malahat volunteer Melissa Hiebert speaks with Aaron Shepard, participant at WordsThaw 2014.


Madeline Sonik

Madeline Sonik

WordsThaw Literary Symposium 2014 Exclusive

Malahat editorial assistant Karyn Wisselink speaks with Madeline Sonik, participant at WordsThaw 2014.


Daryl Hine

Evan Jones on Daryl Hine

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


Sandra Djwa

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.


Bill Gaston
Mark Anthony Jarman

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

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

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



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.

Friends of the Malahat

Tricia Dower

Tricia Dower

Malahat volunteer Asia Kent speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Tricia Dower.


Nancy Davies

Nancy Davies

Malahat volunteer Heike Lettrari speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Nancy Davies.


Brent Schaus

Brent Schaus

Malahat volunteer Stephanie Harrington conducted a podcast with Friend of the Malahat, Brent Schaus.


Wally du Temple

Wally du Temple

Malahat volunteer Julie Bartusek speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Wally du Temple.


Sheila Martindale

Sheila Martindale

Malahat circulation manager Susan Sanford Blades speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Sheila Martindale.


Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller

Malahat volunteer PJ Grace speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Matthew Miller.


Rhonda Ganz

Rhonda Ganz

Malahat volunteer Julie Bartusek speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Rhonda Ganz.


Teresa Houle

Teresa Houle

Malahat volunteer stephen leckie speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Teresa Houle.


stephen leckie

stephen leckie

Malahat volunteer Alicia Lawrence speaks with Friend of the Malahat, stephen leckie.


Terry Morris

Terry Morris

Malahat volunteer Carolina Skibinski speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Terry Morris.


Barbara Colebrook Peace

Barbara Colebrook Peace

Malahat circulation manager Susan Sanford Blades speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Barbara Colebrook Peace.


Dianne Cliffe

Dianne Cliffe

Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Dianne Cliffe.


Conor O'Sullivan

Conor O'Sullivan

Malahat volunteer Afra Boissevain speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Conor O'Sullivan.


Susan Braley

Susan Braley

Malahat circulation manager Susan Sanford Blades speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Susan Braley.


Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston

Malahat volunteer Jay Morritt speaks with Friend of the Malahat, Jim Johnston.