Columnists
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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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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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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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December 20, 2023
The Transition to Short Stories (as a poet)
By Manahil BandukwalaI’ve spent years now honing my craft as a poet. I know how to edit individual poems, as well as to approach and rewrite entire manuscripts. Why did the need to do the same in fiction seem so daunting ...
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November 27, 2023
I think I have a manuscript
By Manahil BandukwalaThis is what I said to myself about four years into publishing my poems in journals, magazines, and through chapbooks. Sifting through folders to put poems into a single Word document, I saw the page ...
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October 02, 2023
Book 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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August 25, 2023
Book 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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July 27, 2023
Things I Didn’t Know About Residencies
By Manahil BandukwalaBefore 2023, I could barely describe what “residency” meant in the realm of writing and art. A residency felt like it was reserved for someone with more writing experience, more books, and just more ...