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  • Writing Through Trauma Is Writing Through Forgetting
    Writing Through Trauma Is Writing Through Forgetting
    August 20, 2019

    Writing Through Trauma Is Writing Through Forgetting

    A few days ago, I finished writing a short story. A new short story. Because my fiction is drawn from my life, I journalled first, did a freewrite, and then outlined the first half of the story to nudge ...

  • Poetry Reigns at the Trillium Prize with Winners Dionne Brand and Robin Richardson
    Poetry Reigns at the Trillium Prize with Winners Dionne Brand and Robin Richardson
    June 14, 2019

    Poetry Reigns at the Trillium Prize with Winners Dionne Brand and Robin Richardson

    Dionne Brand and Robin RichardsonIt's was an all-poetry year for the Trillium Book Awards, announced last night in Toronto. Both the Trillium Book Award (an open genre prize) and, of course, the Trillium ...

  • The Griffin Prize Poets on Writers' Work Days & Favourite Canadian Poems
    The Griffin Prize Poets on Writers' Work Days & Favourite Canadian Poems
    May 28, 2019

    The Griffin Prize Poets on Writers' Work Days & Favourite Canadian Poems

    The Griffin PrizeĀ is not only one of the biggest literary prizes in Canada; it has become one of the most prestigious and influential poetry prizes in the world, annually honouring one International ...

  • Walking Cities Project Pairs Dionne Brand with Edinburgh-based poet Author Vahni Capildeo to Explore the City
    Walking Cities Project Pairs Dionne Brand with Edinburgh-based poet Author Vahni Capildeo to Explore the City
    January 08, 2018

    Walking Cities Project Pairs Dionne Brand with Edinburgh-based poet Author Vahni Capildeo to Explore the City

    One thing the CanLit community can agree on is that we all love Dionne Brand - one our most versatile, powerful, and eloquent writers. So it's a treat to see her represent Toronto in this video created ...

  • Publishing the Unpublished
    Publishing the Unpublished
    August 21, 2017

    Publishing the Unpublished

    A closer look at an instigating moment in Canadian booksThe evening of June 22, Harbourfront Centre hosted a special International Festival of Authors event. Though the series is best known for presenting ...

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