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The Poet Series

     “I don’t like bad dialogue.”     “What kind of dialogue?”     “Shit that sounds like no one would actually say it.”     “Like what?”     “Like expository dialogue, ...

Kamal Al-Solaylee wins Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing for Brown

Yesterday at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, a crowded room full of politicians, authors, journalists, donors, and book lovers waited to see who would be the 2017 winner of the $25,000 ...

The Dirty Dozen, with Mark Kingwell

Professor and author Mark Kingwell is Canada's cultural guardian angel, bringing a rare wit and insight to his philosophical and cultural writing and teaching. His writing, which has covered everything ...

The In Character Interview, with Margaret Gracie

Margaret Gracie's Plastic (Porcupine's Quill) dives into the dark side of the American dream. Following a former Miss America whose quest to "have it all" becomes a twisted obsession, the connected stories ...

Who am I?

A few years ago, I became aware of how to stroke my penis. It was so natural—because it was mine, I didn’t have to guess how it liked to be touched; I just knew. And I knew how to fuck with it. I ...

Trillium Book Award Nominees Announced!

Today the Ontario Media Development Corporation announced the nominees for the 2017 Trillium Book Awards. The winners will be announced on June 20, 2017 at an event in Toronto, with the winner of the ...

Tips from a Festival Director

One of the surprising things to happen when I moved to Yukon was that I became director of an annual writers’ conference. As part of my role, I secure authors, negotiating their fees, even signing their ...

Contest! Win a Prize Pack of Female-Narrated Books from Guernica Editions!

It's almost Mother's Day, and what better time to think about the amazing stories women (whether they're mothers or not) have to tell? If you're looking for some amazing stories centred on dynamic, complex ...

On Writing, with Dr. Dave Williams

Countless kids dream of becoming astronauts and exploring the galaxy. But for just a few, that dream becomes a reality. Those lucky and elite few include Dr. Dave Williams, an astronaut who set the record ...

What is your real job?

Writing novels, I knew from the beginning, was going to be tricky when it came to making $$$$ but I was, of course, going to write an instant bestseller and live in a mansion with six poodles. The reality ...