Columnists
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June 17, 2024
Mentorship: Part II - Author Roundtable
By Lindsay Zier-VogelAfter chatting with Rudrapriya Rathore, the founder and manager of the Flying Books Mentorship Program about the value of having a mentor, I turned to fellow authors to chat about what mentorship has ...
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April 30, 2024
Building a Writing Routine When You’re Bad at Routines
By Samantha GarnerI’ve written before about my bad luck in developing a structured writing routine. I’m happy to report that in the time since I wrote that, I still haven’t developed a structured writing routine—but ...
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April 29, 2024
In Praise of Literary Magazines
By Manahil BandukwalaWithin the small world of poetry readership in Canada, trade poetry collections are likely more widely read than other forms of publication. But publishing a trade collection of poetry through traditional ...
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April 10, 2024
Mentorship: Part I
By Lindsay Zier-VogelI’m deep in the weeds on a WIP and have been struggling to figure out what it needs, and what I need to get it to where it needs to be. My writing group is amazing, and I’m so grateful to my beta ...
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March 25, 2024
On Finding Inspiration Through Deconstruction
By Samantha GarnerIn my last column, I talked about the unexpected rewards of returning to the same themes and subject matter in your work. But there’s a related facet to this that I feel deserves its own examination—the ...
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March 19, 2024
Writing a Love Poem
By Manahil BandukwalaI’m writing this column on Valentine’s Day, which is important to note because the column will be published well after Valentine’s Day. Writing a love poem isn’t limited to a specific day, however, ...
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March 01, 2024
Grant Writing 101: Changes to Canada Council Grants
By Lindsay Zier-VogelThere are changes at the Canada Council! They were posted without any fanfare or public announcement, but the Canada Council for the Arts has made some significant changes to their granting programs. DeadlinesThere ...
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February 21, 2024
On Writing the Same Book Over and Over
By Samantha GarnerIn a 2015 webchat on The Guardian’s site, Kazuo Ishiguro was asked about his varied subject matter. He replied:“My subject matter doesn't vary so much from book to book. Just the surface does. The ...
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February 02, 2024
Facing (the Failure of) an Empty Event
By Manahil BandukwalaThere’s a particular kind of feeling to describe preparing and planning for a literary event, only to show up and find the room empty, or nearly empty. You keep looking at the door hoping the passers-by ...
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January 05, 2024
An Ode to Writing Research
By Lindsay Zier-VogelI have realized that second only to holding a bound book in my hands, my favourite part of writing a book is the research. I love choosing worlds that I don’t know much about—rare books libraries, ...