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  • December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Writer-in-Residence Posts from 2021
    December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Writer-in-Residence Posts from 2021
    December 06, 2021

    December Gratitude: Check Out 5 of Our Favourite Writer-in-Residence Posts from 2021

    This month, as the year winds down, we'll be looking back and highlighting some of our favourite pieces from Open Book this year. Our writer-in-residence posts, our author interviews, our book excerpts, ...

  • May 30, 2021

    Poetry: A Healing Tool for Dark Days

    I started this month with mental health for writers, and I want to end it with a more personal look at the same topic.One of the many reasons I’ve been grateful to Open Book for offering me this residency ...

  • May 20, 2021

    Toilets and the Research Iceberg : Bringing History to Life

    The best and worst part of writing historical fiction is research. The best and worst part of research is that chasing every bright and shiny object – oops, I mean fact – can be so addictive that ...

  • May 11, 2021

    Don't Write What You Know, Know What You Feel

    ‘Write what you know,’ must be one of the most common and boring bits of writing advice. I’d say, ‘Don’t worry about what you know – just know what you feel.’You can research most things ...

  • May 2021 Writer-in-Residence Wendy Orr Explores Love & Disability in Ancient Greece in Her Captivating New Novel
    May 2021 Writer-in-Residence Wendy Orr Explores Love & Disability in Ancient Greece in Her Captivating New Novel
    April 29, 2021

    May 2021 Writer-in-Residence Wendy Orr Explores Love & Disability in Ancient Greece in Her Captivating New Novel

    Children's author Wendy Orr knows how to capture the imagination of young readers in her many acclaimed books (including fan favourite Nim's Island, which was even adapted as a blockbuster film). ...

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