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  • Contest: Blast Off with a Space-Themed Prize Pack of Great Reads in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction from ECW Press
    Contest: Blast Off with a Space-Themed Prize Pack of Great Reads in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction from ECW Press
    July 12, 2021

    Contest: Blast Off with a Space-Themed Prize Pack of Great Reads in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction from ECW Press

    Who doesn't want to escape it all sometimes? Give yourself a chance to float above the fray by entering ECW Press's outer space-themed giveaway, which offers a prize pack of spectacular books that each ...

  • Paul Vermeersch
    Paul Vermeersch
    November 06, 2018

    An Interview with Paul Vermeersch

    Self-Defense for the Brave and Happy, the sixth collection by poet, professor, artist and editor. Paul Vermeersch, feels like a flashlight found in a blackout. By his own admission, when writing the poems, ...

  • Black Tie Books: Guest Authors for the 2018 Writers' Trust Gala on Dressing Up, Books, and Space Suits
    Black Tie Books: Guest Authors for the 2018 Writers' Trust Gala on Dressing Up, Books, and Space Suits
    November 02, 2018

    Black Tie Books: Guest Authors for the 2018 Writers' Trust Gala on Dressing Up, Books, and Space Suits

    There's a reason the Writers' Trust Gala has been a highlight of the literary calendar for so long: not only is it a chance for writers to shed their writing-at-home soft pants and crumpled teaching ...

  • Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices
    Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices
    October 26, 2017

    Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices

    Wolsak & Wynn is one of Canada's most dynamic independent publishers, with a stable of authors including Gary Barwin, Michelle Berry, Erín Moure, and Ian Williams, to name just a few. Since 1983, ...

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