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May 17, 2018
In Praise of … Writing Manuals
Writing cannot be taught. It’s a phrase I hear a lot, and I totally get the sentiment. Writers sometimes want to believe that what they do on the page is pure magic, and some people have the gift and ...
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May 15, 2018Rabindranath Maharaj and His New Novel Exploring "The Oldest Question in the World"
Rabindranath Maharaj's decorated literary career includes honours like the Trillium Book Award, the Toronto Book Award, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, to name just a few. It also includes ...
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May 14, 2018ALL BOOKED UP: Go For a Ride with the Reading Line
We're excited to welcome you to the first part of a new series at Open Book, with a focus on reading series' of all kinds, all of which form an artistic patchwork that connects many, many members of the ...
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May 14, 2018Contest! Win a Library of Don McKay Poetry from Brick Books, including Exclusive Limited Edition Texts
Don McKay is one of Canada's most celebrated poets, with honours that include the Griffin Poetry Prize, the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry (twice, and additional nominations), and even the ...
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May 14, 2018
In Praise of … Rewriting. No, Actual Rewriting
Everybody says to do it. No matter where my writing life has taken me, the message, the orthodoxy, the shibboleth, has always been the same. Journalism profs have said it. Writing manuals spell it out ...
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May 10, 2018Artist and Children's Author Lori Joy Smith on Her Cross-Canada Workspace Evolution
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Ever since Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote those lines, starry eyed lovers everywhere have had a verse to describe their feelings. Riffing on the same idea ...
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May 10, 2018Tanya Talaga Adds Writers' Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing to Her Honours
Last night in Ottawa, politicians, writers, and diplomats gathered at the Fairmont Château Laurier for one of the year's glitzy's and most-coveted social events: Politics & the Pen. A fundraiser ...
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May 10, 2018
In Praise of … Celebrating Success
Ours is a household that celebrates everything. Each year my wife and I mark the following occasions: the anniversary of our first date (March 19 – she gets roses, and we go back to the restaurant where ...
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May 08, 2018"What's Your Story?" Read the Winning Texts of the 2018 OBPO Writing Contest Winners! Part One: Etobicoke
It's that time of year again: when the weather gets warm and we get to celebrate brand new Toronto stories. Start your spring off right with the What's Your Story? literary contest: We've got four never-before-seen, ...
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May 07, 2018Celebrating Sarah Selecky's Triumphant Return to CanLit
Sarah Selecky's first book, the stylish, wise, and subtly funny story collection This Cake is for the Party, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize in 2010. Since then, Selecky has been busy founding ...