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  • "Conflict is the Engine that Drives Fiction" Leanne Lieberman on the Magic of Writing for Teens
    "Conflict is the Engine that Drives Fiction" Leanne Lieberman on the Magic of Writing for Teens
    April 20, 2023

    "Conflict is the Engine that Drives Fiction" Leanne Lieberman on the Magic of Writing for Teens

    When her dad hits rock bottom—again—Jess finds herself determined to change her stars and avoid going down the same dark path. She takes a job cleaning a beautiful country house, where part of her ...

  • Sid Sharp's Graphic Novel The Wolf Suit is a Gloriously Dark Modern Fairytale about Deceptive Appearances & Community Connection
    Sid Sharp's Graphic Novel The Wolf Suit is a Gloriously Dark Modern Fairytale about Deceptive Appearances & Community Connection
    October 19, 2022

    Sid Sharp's Graphic Novel The Wolf Suit is a Gloriously Dark Modern Fairytale about Deceptive Appearances & Community Connection

    We've all heard the term "wolf in sheep's clothing", but what about the opposite? Award winning Toronto artist and writer Sid Sharp's funny, deliciously dark, and gently thoughtful graphic novel The ...

  • GG Winning Poet Arleen Paré's New Collection Examines the Impact and Legacy of Early Friendships
    GG Winning Poet Arleen Paré's New Collection Examines the Impact and Legacy of Early Friendships
    June 10, 2021

    GG Winning Poet Arleen Paré's New Collection Examines the Impact and Legacy of Early Friendships

    Arleen Paré's First (Brick Books) appropriately takes us back to the beginning: both the beginning of identity and connection in the search for a friend from long ago (the first one she ever made), and ...

  • A Tribute to Literary Friendships
    A Tribute to Literary Friendships
    October 10, 2018

    A Tribute to Literary Friendships

    “Are you a writer?” I asked the girl standing on the other side of the table.I was manning a booth for a writing program at an outdoor literary festival. It was cold and attendance was down. Most ...

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