Columnists
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October 02, 2023Book Launch Season, Part 2: Being an Audience Member
By Manahil BandukwalaIn the first part of “Book Launch Season,” I talked about how to enter this period of time as an author. Writers are (I hope) readers. As a poet especially, going to readings and sitting there as ...
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September 28, 2023Grant writing 101: Writing a budget
By Lindsay Zier-VogelWriting a grant budget can be daunting, but I promise it doesn’t have to be! Many writing grants don’t even require budgets (TAC and OAC!), but some grants, including the Canada Council for the Arts ...
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September 21, 2023I’ve been invited to present at a literary festival, now what?
By Vikki VanSickleFrom the Brigadoon-esque setting of The Eden Mills Writer Festival to the hustle and bustle of TIFA Kids, it’s literary festival season. Everyone loves an invite to a party, but make sure you have all ...
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September 14, 2023The Pull of Two Needles
By Julie Cameron GrayMy first version of this essay was about how my two obsessions, knitting and writing, don’t compete with each other. I wrote at length about how they spin together in my brain in complicated steps, ...
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September 11, 2023The work of an editor at Coach House Books
By Alana WilcoxEditing, at its best, is invisible. The reader of a book will never know what the manuscript looked like when it was submitted, never know what the author and editor changed to make the finished book ...
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September 05, 2023Something to delight in: Why I became a book publicist
By Hollay GhaderyFrom my bookish beginnings as an anxious kid who preferred the certainty of a good story to the probable humiliation of trying to make new friends, I always believed that making a career out of books ...
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August 28, 2023How Much Do Book Tropes and Aesthetics Matter?
By Samantha GarnerIf you’ve spent time on Twitter or Instagram recently, you may have noticed authors and readers sharing graphics that outline a book’s major tropes, or the aesthetics of a book through mood boards.I’ll ...
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August 25, 2023Book Launch Season, Part One: Being an Author
By Manahil BandukwalaIn the book world, the arrival of fall usually means the arrival of a whole host of new books to look forward to. And with new books comes book launches, tours, and celebrations—and sometimes it can ...
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August 23, 2023Trashpanda Futures in Quality Time and The Marigold
By Suzannah Showler & Andrew F. SullivanSuzannah Showler & Andrew F. Sullivan on the Raccoons of TorontoToronto has one true mascot, a creature with a deeper understanding of the city than any human. The raccoon makes a significant appearance ...
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August 18, 2023Picture Book Trends
By Vikki VanSicklePicture books, like all art forms, are subject to trends and shifts in theme, style and format. I don’t necessarily recommend writing to trend, but it’s always good to be familiar with what’s working ...
