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February 27, 2018"This Story Has Lessons for all Canadians" The 2018 Kobzar Literary Award Finalists on Ukrainian Canadian Writing & Culture
A unique award in the Canadian literary landscape, The Kobzar Literary Award recognizes outstanding writing by authors who develop a Ukrainian Canadian theme in their work. Ukrainian Canadians are estimated ...
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April 09, 2017
Poetry Exercises
Sometimes if I’m feeling stalled in my writing, or when I have a limited block of time in which to write, like an hour at a coffee shop before my fulltime job, I can use some help to get the writing ...
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March 09, 2018Author & Illustrator team Susan Hughes & Carey Sookocheff on the Ups and Downs of Publishing
Who hasn't had the feeling that they don't fit in? Despite the universality of feeling excluded, odd, and unworthy, we still struggle to find a way to reach kids experiencing those feelings, to curb bullying ...
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May 07, 2020Keep It Short: Faye Guenther on Outsider Characters, Moving Past Barriers, and Bryan Washington's 'Lot'
The often-unnoticed, inner lives of women occupy author Faye Guenther's short fiction collection Swimmers in Winter (Invisible Publishing).Uniquely told through a trio of paired stories, Guenther's debut ...
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May 28, 2024In Disorder, Concetta Principe Explores the Metaphorical Relationship Between the Home and the Mind
Home is the focus of the new poetry collection by Concetta Principe, an author who deftly handles sensitive topics with great intelligence and nuance.In Disorder (Gordon Hill Press), Principe explores ...
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February 21, 2024Playwright Jeff D'Hondt On Facing the Truth About a Life Quietly Falling Apart, and Learning How to Heal
After being revived from a coma, Megan lives with traumatic injuries that spur her on to violence. Her physician seeks outside help, finding an Indigenous clinician to treat Megan and to seek innovative ...
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February 18, 2025Fascinating and Notorious Mining Mogul Viola MacMillan Has Her Story Told in Windfall
Canada's history in the mining industry contains many stunning and nefarious stories that most are unaware of. Around many of our Ontario cities and towns, for example, there are streets, neighbourhoods, ...
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October 16, 2017Chatting With Editors Who Make It Happen - Part Two
Welcome back! In this, the second part of my autumn blog, I continue my chat with some of the amazing editors which help make it all happen in the publishing world of children’s books. So please say ...
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November 25, 2017
Arcade noir with Ms Pac-Man!
Today, on this greyish Saturday, we're going to add some colour and noise to your life with Arcade noir! We are chatting to A.G. Pasquella, publisher of PAC ‘N HEAT, a Ms. Pac-Man-inspired noir chapbook ...
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April 02, 2017At the Desk: Jennifer LoveGrove
We're excited to announce that Jennifer LoveGrove is our April 2017 writer-in-residence! April is Poetry Month and we're thrilled to have Jennifer here to share with us on all things writing, reading, ...
