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August 26, 2017
John Hodgman, My Literary Hero
A LIST OF THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT JOHN HODGMAN, MY LITERARY HERO.(ALSO, PLEASE DON’T EVER TURN OUT TO BE A BAD PERSON.)1) John Hodgman worked as a literary agent at Writers House in New York ...
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September 18, 2017Giller Prize announces 12 title longlist, including books from 5 independent presses
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, the $100,000 behemoth fiction prize that honours the finest in Canadian prose each year, has announced its 2017 12-title longlist, which includes five books published by independent ...
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January 10, 2018RBC Taylor Prize Shortlist announced, featuring Tanya Talaga and James Maskalyk
This morning in Toronto, one of the most prestigious non-fiction prizes in Canada announced their 2018 shortlist. The 2018 jurors — Christine Elliott, Anne Giardini, and James Polk — announced the ...
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November 15, 2017Writers' Trust Honours Chariandy, Maskalyk, Schoemperlen & Others at Packed Awards Event
It has become the biggest night in Canada literary prizes, with a staggering seven prizes presented, representing more than $260,000 in award money for Canadian writers in a single evening: the Writers' ...
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November 24, 2011So You Think You Can Dance Write?
An investigation of the writing of characters engaged in the physical act of dancing for an extended period of time in poetry and fiction by Nathaniel G. MooreHow does a writer choreograph the movement ...
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June 22, 2016The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Soraya Roberts
ECW Press' Pop Classics series is a quirky pop culture-obsessed line of short and sweet books that offer cultural commentary that is equally parts witty and insightful. Delving into film, television, ...
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March 31, 2016Gearing Up for National Poetry Month
It has been such a pleasure and honour to be the Writer in Residence for OBT this past month, and especially in light of the fact that next month is also one that I take pleasure and honour in: April, ...
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March 31, 2017
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Being a Writer #12: Jonathan Garfinkel
In 2012 I went to Banff for a self-directed residency in hopes I'd finally finish a significant re-draft of The Best Kind of People. I spent every day by myself in my room, taking breaks to walk in the ...
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April 06, 2017League of Canadian Poets Announces 2017 Awards Shortlists
Today the League of Canadian Poets announced their shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award and, together with the Calgary Spoken Word Society, the ...
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May 17, 2017Writers’ Trust Announces Finalists for Dayne Ogilvie LGBTQ Emerging Writers Award
This morning, the Writers' Trust of Canada announced the shortlist for the 11th annual Dayne Ogilvie Prize. The award honours emerging writers whose body of work demonstrates great potential and who ...