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The New Novel from Priya Ramsingh is an Entertaining, Hopeful Look at Modern Love in the City

Author Priya Ramsingh has won critical acclaim for her previous work, and has seen her fiction shortlisted for best story of the year by The Caribbean Writer. With her latest novel, she returns with a ...

Shenaaz Nanji's Latest Addition to the Alina Series Explores the Beauty in Connecting Different Cultures and Communities

With over a dozen books for children published and admired internationally, Shenaaz Nanji is an author who has found a distinct way to capture the minds of young readers with her imaginative and poignant ...

Chido Muchemwa Makes a Powerful Debut with the Poignant and Complex Stories in Who Will Bury You?

Acclaimed short story writer Chido Muchemwa has been published widely in prestigious literary journals across North America. Twice shortlisted for the Short Story Day Africa Prize, and winner of the ...

Preparing a Poetry Manuscript for Submission

In my last column, I wrote about preparing a cover letter for your poetry manuscript submission. Well, what about preparing the actual manuscript?As I mentioned in the last column, most poetry presses ...

Chris MacDonald Chronicles Two Friends' Revelatory Adventure Across the UK with a Truly Special 90's Punk Band

On a backpacking trip through the UK in 1999, Chris MacDonald and his friend Jason found themselves roughing it from country to country. They slept where they could, and were witness to a number of ...

Sheung-King, Anthony Oliveira, and Martha Baillie Win Big at the Writers' Trust Awards, and More...

This evening, at a vibrant ceremony that took place in the Glenn Gould Theatre at CBC HQ, the Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the winners of the majority of its major awards for the year, with more than ...

A City Teenager Sells Weed with a Side of Egg Rolls to Keep His Family Afloat in Johnny Delivers

Award-winning author and avid world traveler Wayne Ng has found success on the literary scene with his previous works of fiction, using elements from the lived-in experiences of Chinese-Canadian immigrants ...

Writing Lessons from Joni Mitchell

I often look to books for inspiration, but I just got back from seeing Joni Mitchell play in L.A., and as I was sitting at the Hollywood Bowl, with the moon rising over the hills, I realized how much ...

Two Sisters Must Reckon with Deeply-Held Family Secrets in Louise Ells' New Novel, Lies I Told My Sister

After being named a Hawthornden Fellow, author Louise Ells was given the go-ahead to take the opportunity by her family, a crucial decision due to her caretaking duties for a husband living with dementia. ...

Young Detective Elodie LaRue Hunts for Missing Jewels in Mystery at the Biltmore

With a sterling track record in both writing for young people, and illustrating beloved picturebooks, author Colleen Nelson and illustrator Peggy Collins know how to tell page-turning stories that ...