Columnists
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June 15, 2017Combatting Oppression With Community
By Jael RichardsonTwo months ago, I attended Fuel for Fire, a professional development conference for writers of colour, organized by the Ontario Arts Council. The event provided a venue for discussions about writing and ...
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March 13, 2017Six With Lynx Sainte-Marie
By Jael RichardsonSix questions on identity, activism, Afrofuturism, #BlackSpoonieSpeak, and disability justice with Poet and Activist Lynx Sainte-Marie.ONEAs writers, our names and our bios are how we’re introduced ...
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February 14, 2017It's Black History Month and I'm tired already
By Jael RichardsonA recommendation for a new kind of BHMWhen I was in high school, February was always a busy month. Every January, the black students who were dancers and musicians, writers and performers, would get together ...
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December 14, 20165 Ways to Show Some Love to the Little Known Author in Your Life
By Jael RichardsonChances are you probably know an author. Maybe they published a book a few years ago or maybe their book is quite recent. Unless they won a major award this year (and even if they did) they’re probably ...
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November 28, 2016Six Tips For the Tired Activist
By Jael RichardsonEarlier this year, Quill & Quire referred to me as an activist on the cover of their February 2016 issue. I felt flattered, invigorated. I felt motivated by the call and the work. Today, just nine ...
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September 09, 20166 Reasons to Go to a Canadian Litfest
By Jael RichardsonWhile kids enjoy the first days of school, September also marks the start of the busiest season on the CanLit calendar. There are book launches and reading series and literary award announcements galore. ...
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August 12, 2016Tokenism vs. Inclusion
By Jael Richardson & Illustration by Chelsea CharlesLast month, I wrote a piece about my frustrations with the lack of diversity in Canada’s publishing industry. In the comments, it was mentioned that while some folks are trying to make improvements, ...
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July 11, 201612 Reasons CanLit's Got Me Feeling so Tired
By Jael Richardson & Illustration by Chelsea CharlesI sat through and wandered by a lot of literary industry panels at a recent event where the large majority of the industry panelists were white. And while it’s not an unusual experience in the CanLit ...
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June 06, 2016All Roads Lead to Brampton
By Jael Richardson & Submitted by KevinWe’ve been tallying up the responses for surveys from last month’s Festival of Literary Diversity and we’re thrilled by all the feedback – the good and the bad. It’s helpful to know what worked ...
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May 30, 2016The Burden of Positivity
By Jael Richardson & Submitted by KevinAs a writer, reader and reality TV watcher, Canada Reads masterfully combines some of my favourite practices and past-times in a nation-wide, televised battle of the books. And while I enjoyed the 2016 ...
