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June 25, 2019A Few Key Things Every Newly Published Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators Should Know!
The title says it all, guys! Here’s a roundup of a bunch of things that newly published authors and illustrators should know. Whether it’s resources on negotiating contracts or where to do research ...
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!["[Like] Toni Morrison said, I Wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World" Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book](/var/site/storage/images/news/like-toni-morrison-said-i-wrote-the-book-that-i-wanted-to-see-in-the-world-nadia-l.-hohn-on-her-newest-picture-book/56148-1-eng-CA/Like-Toni-Morrison-said-I-Wrote-the-Book-That-I-Wanted-to-See-in-the-World-Nadia-L.-Hohn-on-Her-Newest-Picture-Book_blog_post_wide.jpg "\"[Like] Toni Morrison said, I Wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World\" Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book")
!["[Like] Toni Morrison said, I Wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World" Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book](/var/site/storage/images/news/like-toni-morrison-said-i-wrote-the-book-that-i-wanted-to-see-in-the-world-nadia-l.-hohn-on-her-newest-picture-book/56148-1-eng-CA/Like-Toni-Morrison-said-I-Wrote-the-Book-That-I-Wanted-to-See-in-the-World-Nadia-L.-Hohn-on-Her-Newest-Picture-Book_blog_post.jpg "\"[Like] Toni Morrison said, I Wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World\" Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book")
August 20, 2019"[Like] Toni Morrison said, I Wrote the Book That I Wanted to See in the World" Nadia L. Hohn on Her Newest Picture Book
Nadia L. Hohn is a teacher and an award-winning children's author, known for Malaika’s Costume and Malaika's Winter Carnival. This summer she's back with a new picture book: A Likkle Miss Lou: How ...
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October 26, 2016The In Character interview, with Brenda Clews
Brenda Clews is the author of Tidal Fury (Guernica Editions), a narrative collection that is part love story, part examination of identity, and part exploration of power, mythology, and obsession. Illustrated ...
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July 19, 2018Scott Thornley Introduces Your New Favourite Detective Series
Lovers of mystery and detective fiction have a new a favourite to discover in Detective Superintendent MacNeice, the protagonist of Scott Thornley's Erasing Memory (House of Anansi Press). The story ...
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June 25, 2019"A Title Will Often Jumpstart the Development Process of a Piece" Playwright Kat Sandler on Her Play BANG BANG, Titles, & More
Kat Sandler's newest play BANG BANG (Playwrights Canada Press), features not only a play within a play but a movie within in a play as well. When a playwright writes the story of a Black female cop ...
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September 03, 2019"Story is Story, No Matter the Medium" Playwright & Writing Teacher Diane Flacks on Finding "the Why" of Your Writing
Diane Flacks is no stranger to posing provocative questions in her work as a playwright. Her newest play, Unholy (Playwrights Canada Press), delves into a big one: Should women abandon religion? In ...
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October 18, 2024Music and Friendship are at the Heart of an Uplifting Middle Grade Novel from Jean Mills
Along with being a prize-winning author, Jean Mills is also a musician and music lover who has found a wonderful way to tie that passion into her latest middle-grade novel. This new book, After the ...
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July 18, 2023Lucian Childs on Writing a Funny (and Moving) Book about Grief, Trauma, & Queer Coming of Age
Juggling six different points of view and forty years of cultural history would be an impressive feat for a seasoned novelist, but Lucian Childs managed to pull it off—with style, humour, and pathos—in ...
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October 27, 2020David Kingston Yeh on Writing as Channeling, Toronto's Liminality, & the Wisdom of Woolf
David Kingston Yeh's 2018 novel, A Boy at the Edge of the World was packed with smart, funny, moving moments and characters, especially its protagonist, Daniel Garneau. There was so much to explore in ...
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July 15, 2022"We are What We Read" Jason Camlot and J.A. Weingarten on the Power of Exploring Personal Libraries Throughout History
Our bookshelves say a lot about us. They reveal what fascinates us, what we value, and where we've been. And so the personal libraries of literary, political, and historical figures can function as a ...
