Behind each carefully-crafted sentence and paragraph lurk the ghosts of other words
Written by Sharon Bala | #NoOneSucceedsAlone There is only one name on the spine of my novel but my book benefitted from several ghost writers. Before agents and editors and publishing houses, there was my writing group, Melissa, Jamie, Susan, Gary, Morgan, Matthew, and Carrie, scrawling notes in the margins, circling passages they liked and crossing […]
And then there are his poems, which inspired me before we met.
Written by Lorna Crozier | #NoOneSucceedsAlone From the desk where I write, I can roll back in my chair, stick my head out the door and ask, “How do you spell…?” Patrick, my companion for forty years, and who works at his desk in the room right next to mine, sometimes answers. Other times he tells […]
Book Review: Something for Everyone by Lisa Moore
by Karen McLeod In her third collection of short stories, Canadian author Lisa Moore takes you to familiar places—the shoe store, an insurance office, a night class—and introduces you to some regular people. There’s a librarian, a caretaker, a wifey-wife. But unexpected events, memorable characters, and a reverence for struggling make this collection anything but […]
Book Review: The Imam of Tawi-Tawi by Ian Hamilton
A book review of The Imam of Tawi-Tawi by Ian Hamilton.
The glow of the laptop can be a lonely and desolate thing
Written by Charles Demers | #NoOneSucceedsAlone Sometimes long prose projects can be hard for me, since I’m used to the stand-up comedy world of instant feedback and jamming on ideas with other comics in the context of live shows — contrarily, the glow of the laptop can be a lonely and desolate thing. Happily, a few […]
Nilsen, Emily
EMILY NILSEN is the author of Otolith (Goose Lane, 2017) which received the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and was longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Born and raised in Vancouver, she now lives in Nelson, BC.
Dropping the F*BOMB: Why we all need to re-claim feminism
The Whistler Writing Society is proud to support Whistler’s Celebration of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL and their event Dropping the F*Bomb: Why we all need to re-claim feminism. The event takes place Saturday October 13, 6:00pm at Maury Young Arts Centre, and is designed for anyone ages 12+. Women’s Lib Equal Rights The sisterhood […]
No one succeeds alone
Written by Cornelia Hoogland | #NoOneSucceedsAlone My support for writing “Trailer Park Elegy” comes partly from my dog. When my brother died unexpectedly, I envisioned my dog as my driver who would ‘guide’ through grief’s ‘underworld;’ I’d be the passenger beside him in my red Toyota. My brother’s death had catapulted me into an otherness (underworld) […]
Since becoming a mom I have learned the secret of escape
Written by Dania Tomlinson | #NoOneSucceedsAlone Writing wouldn’t be possible for me without my writer friends, my husband, my mom, and a nearby coffee shop. Although my writer friends and I rarely discuss our work in much detail, we often rant and vent and work through broader aspects of our projects over beer. My husband is […]
Book review: Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson offers riveting sequel
Book review: Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson offers riveting sequel to Son of a Trickster by Libby McKeever Getting out of Kitimat was meant to be a lifesaver for Jared. In Trickster Drift, Eden Robinson’s sequel to Son of a Trickster, Jared heads to Vancouver to upgrade his marks at BCIT. While still at home, […]