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  • Read an Excerpt from Steven Heighton's Final Story Collection, Instructions for the Drowning
    Read an Excerpt from Steven Heighton's Final Story Collection, Instructions for the Drowning
    April 13, 2023

    Read an Excerpt from Steven Heighton's Final Story Collection, Instructions for the Drowning

    The CanLit community came together in mourning last year when the news broke that beloved and acclaimed Kingston-based writer Steven Heighton had passed away at the age of 60. Known for his powerful multi-genre ...

  • Carolyn Huizinga Mills on Spark Sentences, Creating Vibrant Settings, & Why a Writing Process Requires Chocolate
    Carolyn Huizinga Mills on Spark Sentences, Creating Vibrant Settings, & Why a Writing Process Requires Chocolate
    August 30, 2022

    Carolyn Huizinga Mills on Spark Sentences, Creating Vibrant Settings, & Why a Writing Process Requires Chocolate

    In Carolyn Huizinga Mills' new novel, Sins of the Daughter (Cormorant Books), Danah Calsely is doing just fine. She's working diligently towards her PhD and her life is calm. The fact that her mother ...

  • What is Literary Fiction? Ask a Romance Publisher
    What is Literary Fiction? Ask a Romance Publisher
    July 06, 2016

    What is Literary Fiction? Ask a Romance Publisher

    Years ago, I was the guest author at a summer camp for teen writers. The afternoon started well: I read a bit from my first novel, spoke in very general terms about how I became a writer, and outlined ...

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