The Malahat Review 231 features winners of the 2025 Long Poem Prize judged by Klara du Plessis and Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi: “Hold a Memory” by Monica Kim and “Boomtimes” by Hamish Ballantyne. The Long Poem Prize is offered every second year, alternating with the Novella Prize.
The issue showcases the best submissions in contemporary poetry by Gbolahan Badmus, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Kate Reider Collins, Kevin Irie, Daniel Good, Veronika Gorlova; fiction by , Katherine J Barrett, Courtney Bill, Jaime Forsythe, C. White; creative nonfiction by , Meghan Fandrich, Jillian Stirk, Moez Surani. Cover art: Terra Solis by James Nizam, and reviews of new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books.
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