On this year’s Cascadia Day, we have some news. It’s been a challenging few months for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn have had profound affects. Many people are out of work, numerous businesses have closed–and some may not re-open.… Read more

Seattle writer Kristen Millares Young talks about her debut novel Subduction, creating deeply complicated characters, how identity and place are intertwined, the problematic nature of memory, and the need to preserve elders’ stories during a pandemic. Read more

On this easy, all-season hike, explore the mouth of Washington’s Green River Gorge, walk beside frothing river rapids, and be prepared to spot birds and wildlife. Read more

Seattle philosopher, writer and Zen priest Jason Wirth talks with Paul Nelson about bioregionalism, paying attention, approaches to the climate crisis, and the spiritual significance of Steller’s jays. Read more

Why haven’t wolverines been declared an endangered species? Conflict simmers over BC LNG pipeline, Oregon students’ climate lawsuit rejected, WA legislator accused of domestic terrorism refuses to step down, what does Seattle owe Native people, fiction by Rachel Rose & poetry by Gabrielle Bates. Read more

This great all-season hike on Washington’s coast follows the route of explorer William Clark’s famous 1805 beach hike after venturing across the continent. The paved trail travels a forest bluff, skirts wetlands and features several unusual sculptures commemorating Lewis & Clark’s journey. Read more

In 2019, Cascadia Magazine published hard-hitting journalism as well as an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, essays, and photography. Plus, we received our first award and hosted a variety of public readings, talks, and panel discussions. Read more

Squamish First Nation approves huge development project in Vancouver, Portland considers making transit free, the man from North Pender Island who watches vultures, Maya Jewell Zeller on being a writer who grew up in poverty, an essay by Kim Dhillon, and poetry by Alison Jennings. Read more

Cascadia Mag’s Writers + Artists event tomorrow evening, Dec. 10! OR raises business taxes for schools, learning about the fight for Yakama fishing rights, construction could start soon on BC pipeline, the refuge that is Seattle’s Kubota Garden, an essay by Janice Lee & poetry by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. Read more

In four poems, Shankar Narayan looks at how his South Asian heritage makes him an outsider in the US–as he takes refuge in the traditional kurta, refuses to change his name, and goes to cut a Christmas tree. Paired with his work is art by Taiwanese/Cantonese American artist Monyee Chau. Read more

Three poems by Seattle-based poet Anastacia-Renee explore issues of the body, hunger, and writing as a single black mother. Featuring illustrations by Seattle artist Carol Rashawnna Williams. Read more

In an essay filled with challenging bike commutes and jaded reporters, Kristen Millares Young writes of her days as a journalist at the Seattle P-I newspaper before its collapse, and her transition to a novelist after. Read more

At 7 pm, Tuesday, December 3, join us in the Heritage Theater at the Yakama Nation Cultural Center in Toppenish for a free public talk, photo slideshow, documentary screening, and discussion about Yakama Nation salmon fishing traditions and the civil rights struggle for fishing rights. Read more

Cascadia This Week debuts! Court halts WA car-tab measure, evictions in BC highest in Canada, Portland fuel facility at risk in earthquake, Seattle DJ battles cancer, an exhibit of masks in Newberg, OR, an essay by Jónína Kirton, and poetry by Woogee Bae and Geoff Inverarity. Read more

Cascadia Magazine is proud to bring together four Seattle-based writers and four Seattle visual artists in an event that crosses genre boundaries on Tues. December 10 at Vermillion in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Read more

Resettle
to settle again
to start again
to begin all over again
A poem about the immigrant experience by Juliane Okot Bitek. Read more

Changes coming to Cascadia Daily & Cascadia Magazine + will new BC law benefit First Nations?, OR rep Greg Walden to retire, Vancouver transit workers may strike, sea urchins are devouring kelp beds, a new museum of Latinx culture and a report from Seattle’s Lit Crawl. Read more

We can’t publish Cascadia Magazine without your help. Become a contributing reader during our Fall Fund Drive and show your support for great writing from the Pacific Northwest! Read more

Trudeau wins in Canada, but minority government may be good for BC pipeline opponents, US wants to log Alaska’s Tongass forest, can Columbia River dams survive a megaquake?, north California town returns land to tribe, Vancouver Book Award announced & visual poetry by Katrina Roberts. Read more

Yakama & Lummi Nations call for removal of three dams on the Columbia River, how BC riding mirrors Canada’s four-way federal election, Portland antifa activist killed in hit-and-run, controversy over WA grizzly reintroduction plan, 2019 Washington Book Awards, & poetry by Spokane’s Ellen Welcker. Read more