Columnists
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March 13, 2017Six With Lynx Sainte-Marie
By Jael RichardsonSix questions on identity, activism, Afrofuturism, #BlackSpoonieSpeak, and disability justice with Poet and Activist Lynx Sainte-Marie.ONEAs writers, our names and our bios are how we’re introduced ...
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March 06, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Spotlight on Middle Grade Fiction - Part 2
By Susan HughesToday I continue my chat with four terrific middle-grade novel authors. They’ll share more about their writing process, their aspirations for their writing -- and even reveal something … well, something ...
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March 01, 2017Geometry Made Into Poetry: A conversation with Mark Kingwell about the game of baseball
By Stacey May FowlesFor baseball devotees, whether they be of the emotional or analytical type, this time of year is one of hope, renewal, and endless possibility. Over the past few weeks, baseball players from across the ...
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February 27, 2017Book Criticism Is Not Book Promotion
By Bardia SinaeeMost people won’t read most books. It seems like a truism, but it’s an important fact to keep in mind if you’re thinking of reviewing a book. Whether it’s a brief write-up in an industry magazine ...
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February 22, 2017The Same Aspirations Persist: An Interview with Cameron Anstee, editor of Apt. 9 Press
By Ben LadouceurIn 2016, three of the five chapbooks nominated for the bpNichol Chapbook Award came from the same press, Ottawa’s Apt. 9 Press. One of those Apt. 9 Press nominees, Nelson Ball’s Small Waterways, ultimately ...
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February 14, 2017It's Black History Month and I'm tired already
By Jael RichardsonA recommendation for a new kind of BHMWhen I was in high school, February was always a busy month. Every January, the black students who were dancers and musicians, writers and performers, would get together ...
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February 10, 2017
Ottawa finally gets a city Poet Laureate (again)
By rob mclennanIn case you weren’t aware, we’ve recently been celebrating the fact that VERSe Ottawa, the organization responsible for the organizing of Ottawa’s annual VERSeFest poetry festival, has announced ...
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February 07, 2017
Kid Lit Can: Spotlight on Middle Grade Fiction - Part 1
By Susan HughesHappy 2017! This month and next, I’m spotlighting middle-grade (MG) novels -- stories written for readers who are generally within the 7 to 12-year-old age range. I’ve written one MG novel (Island ...
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January 24, 2017The Fraught Finish Line: Writers talk about the end of the book
By Stacey May FowlesThe 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, ...
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January 19, 2017Anyone Can Write, But Not Everyone Can Be a Writer
By Bardia SinaeeAnyone can write, but not everyone can be a writer, in the same way that anyone with a bit of money can take music lessons or try horseback riding, but landing a record deal or competing in the World ...
