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February 25, 2014
Multimedium Publishing and the Future of the Literary Press (Part 2)
Part 2: The death of the traditional press and the birth of the multimedium publisherThat's right, I'm coining a term to describe what I have been observing. Presses that have roots tied to micro publishing ...
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February 29, 2024Brian Dedora Navigates the Truths and Half-Truths of a Traveller in The Apple in the Orchard
The wanderings of a lone traveller through the wilderness, rural and urban, can be harrowing and fraught. But what if the most dangerous journey that traveller must take is a journey into memory?Experimental ...
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October 24, 2016
A Poetry Bookshop in Toronto
An exciting thing happened in Toronto while I was away. Jeff Kirby opened a poetry bookshop, knife|fork|book, in Rick’s Café in Kensington Market. Having missed the October 6th grand opening, I raced ...
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June 07, 2016Leah Horlick wins the 10th Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize
The Writers’ Trust of Canada announced today that Leah Horlick is the winner of the 10th annual Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers. The $4,000 prize is presented annually to an emerging writer ...
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February 26, 2014
Multimedium Publishing and the Future of the Literary Press (Part 3)
Part 3: The past + The future = The presentIf I may elaborate please. You've made it this far into my diatribe (Yay!). I promise that if what I'm saying does not make sense yet, it will soon. First, let's ...
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October 22, 2015Finding Inspiration in Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol is arguably one of the most quotable artists to have lived.And although much mystery and controversy surrounds his powerful legacy, there is so much inspiration that can be drawn from his ...
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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")
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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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May 20, 2016The Long Odds
I used to keep a Word document detailing where I'd sent what. Now it's a Google spreadsheet, colour coded, sortable. It lists the titles of completed stories and their word counts, tells me where I sent ...
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June 02, 2025Three Emerging Writers Win the 2025 Bronwen Wallace Awards
This evening at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, three Bronwen Wallace Awards were handed out to some exciting emerging authors, in the categories of short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Capping ...
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January 24, 2017The Fraught Finish Line: Writers talk about the end of the book
The act of finally finishing a book comes with its own unique set of emotions. Some, of course, are fairly obvious—you spend weeks, months, and years of your life on a single project, writing and rewriting, ...
