Columnists
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November 08, 2022
How to tame your nerves at a live/online reading
By Lindsay Zier-VogelThe other week, I stood on the edge of a stage down at Harbourfront, waiting for my cue. I wasn’t nervous about reading. After a year of online events, I was excited to read to a live audience, but ...
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November 02, 2022
Do Kids’ Book Awards Matter?
By Vikki VanSickleIt’s Moira Rose’s favourite season— (book) awards season! It feels like a new list of finalists is posted every day. And while there is lots to celebrate, it can be crushing to watch your book go ...
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October 25, 2022
On Giving Yourself Room to Change (Or, Eros the Bittersweet)
By Shazia Hafiz RamjiA few months ago, I talked to someone on the phone. I didn’t know this person well and though I’d seen them over Zoom somewhat regularly for our work together, I never really noticed them too much. ...
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October 18, 2022
Book Therapy: Tear
By Stacey May Fowles“The room was dark around her. She heard a sound of shuffling, of shifting, as of limbs being rearranged. Or maybe it was the sound of leaves shuffling, shifting at the tops of trees. Hadn’t she just ...
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September 22, 2022
9 Kidlit Page-To-Screen Adaptations that are just as Good as the Book
By Vikki VanSickleEarlier in the month, I had the opportunity to see Lena Dunham’s spirited and loving adaptation of Catherine Called Birdy, Karen Cushman’s novel of the same name, at the Toronto International Film ...
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September 01, 2022
The Joy of Building a List
By Noelle AllenEarly on, when I still thought I’d be a writer rather than work in publishing, I remember coming across a lovely quote from Toni Morrison saying something along the lines of “If you can’t find the ...
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August 26, 2022
Grant Writing: Part 2
By Lindsay Zier-VogelIt’s grant writing season! There are a slew of deadlines coming up and though the process can feel daunting, there is money out there to support writing and we should all be applying!As a professional ...
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August 17, 2022
6 Tips for Effective School Visits
By Vikki VanSickleWith September fast approaching, it’s time for children’s authors to start thinking about school presentations. School visits can be a great way to connect with your audience, promote your work, and ...
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August 05, 2022
Book Therapy: Help! I’m Alive
By Stacey May Fowles“Usually the isolation is a result of some life trauma. Does your brother have trauma?”“Fuck, I don’t know. Who doesn’t have trauma?”—Gurjinder Basran, Help! I’m Alive Lately I can’t ...
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July 26, 2022
The Trouble With Memoirs
By Russell SmithA recent development in academic creative writing programs is the rise of “Creative Non-Fiction,” a genre supposed to be fundamentally journalistic but using the techniques of fiction. At its best, ...