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November 22, 2016
A Library Tourist
By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in ResidenceAs a child growing up in a small village in the countryside near Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, I had three problems: first was not having many friends; ...
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February 23, 20235 Questions with an Established and Emerging Writer
Authors Chelene Knight and Sophie Jai explore novel writing, community, and social media in the respective stages of their differing careers.Chelene Knight is the author of Junie (2022), Dear Current ...
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November 24, 2022PEI's Bren Simmers Wins CBC Poetry Award for Poem Suite Exploring the Connection Between Alzheimer's and Language
For the first time ever, a writer from Prince Edward Island has won the prestigious CBC Poetry Prize. Bren Simmers was awarded the $6,000 prize today for her poetry collection Spell World Backwards. The ...
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November 11, 2016
My Inspiration--"...look at me Leonard"
By Bianca Lakoseljac: Writer in Residence A poet, a musician, a novelist, a philosopher in his own way—a Canadian icon! A man. Yet, why do I think of Leonard Cohen as more than a man—as an immortal? ...
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August 23, 2018"I am Story": Getting to know GG Nominee Harold R. Johnson, Author of a Stunning, Genre-Defying New Memoir
Governor General’s Literary Award nominee Harold R. Johnson's newest book combines his expertise in fiction and non-fiction, in a genre-blending work that is being hailed as the crown jewel of an already ...
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September 18, 2017The Word on the Street interview with comedian Shawn Hitchins
It's nearly time for The Word on the Street! We're continuing our series in celebration of the festival, talking to some of the talented authors from the Vibrant Voices tent.Today we chat with Shawn ...
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May 01, 2022
The Writer (You Think) I am
The year before trying out for the Simon Fraser University basketball team, I trained in ways and at an intensity I never before had. I wanted to make that team so badly, so desirous was I to prove myself, ...
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November 15, 2018"A Title Has to Win A Reader Over... Twice" Matthew Tierney on His Eye-Catching New Title & How Titles Function
Midday at the Super-Kamiokande (Coach House), the newest collection by Matthew Tierney is named after a neutrino observatory in Japan, which gives readers a good bit of context for where the Trillium-winning ...
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November 17, 2016
Stranger than Fiction: discussion with Steven Beattie and Dr. Laurence Scott
By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence. As a fiction writer, I often find myself wondering how the world we live in is reflected in the world we create in our stories, and how the stories we create ...
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November 20, 2015Taking Your Medicine in the Editing Room
In previous posts I’ve talked about the hard road to getting a book published, and even a bit about the effort that goes into just getting those first few stories done. I’ve talked about submitting ...
