Whistler Independent Book Prize Competition Opens
New for 2017! Following up on the success of the first Whistler Independent Book Awards, we’re launching a special manuscript competition for Canadian writers. The competition to find the best original, unpublished manuscript is now open. Enter to have your book published and launched at the 2017 Whistler Writers Festival. THE PRIZE – YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED The […]
The Anansi Golden Anniversary Short Story Contest
Is your New Year’s resolution to be published by Anansi in 2017? This year we are celebrating 50 years of publishing very good books and looking for a brand new voice to celebrate with us. Send in your previously unpublished short story on the theme of Golden Anniversary. One winning story will be published as […]
A Call to Action – Update #6
“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that, then I realized I’m that somebody.” Lily Tomlin There are many of you somebodies out there who have helped us this year with our Go Fund Me campaign. Thanks again for all you’ve done on behalf of the Whistler Writers Festival. It lives on because […]
A Call to Action – Update #5
“Never settle for a ripple, when you can make a wave.” Janet Louise Stephenson The Christmas break is over. It was a hectic time with travel and socializing and far too much food and sweets. I’m trying to cut down on the latter, but chocolate and fruitcake are still in the cupboard, and on top of […]
A Call to Action – Update #4
“There is no longer any such thing as fiction or non-fiction: there’s only narrative.” E.L. Doctorow Mr. Doctorow could be right. I’m not sure, but as promised I will outline my recommendations for the non-fiction reads I’ve enjoyed in the latter part of 2016. Before I do that I’d like to give you an update about […]
A Call to Action – Update #3
“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.” Ray Bradbury Easier said than done, Mr. Bradbury, but some authors did just that, very successfully, this year. Here is my list of the novels I enjoyed in the last half of 2016. Next week, I will provide my recommended books of non-fiction. Hope […]
Event Creative Non-Fiction Contest Seeks Entries
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction. Prize: $1,500 in prizes plus publication in EVENT. EVENT reserves the right to award the prize money as it sees fit (e.g., two prizes valued at $750, three at $500, or one at $1000 and one at $500, etc.) in accordance with the judge’s decision. Published entries will be paid our standard […]
A Call to Action – Update #2
“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein I have been mentoring students in the Creative Writing Program at Simon Fraser University since the fall. We meet every couple of weeks to review their work and discuss writing. This past week we talked about the struggle of starting […]
A Call to Action Update #1
“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.” Helen Keller Last week I asked for your help. And in the first three days of our new fundraising campaign in support of the Whistler Writers Festival and its […]
A Call to Action
“Action is the foundational key to success.” Pablo Picasso I need your help. But before I get into that let me start at the beginning. In 2002 there were only 20 of us. We chatted, talked, learned. For many of us this was the start of a writing life. Since those humble beginnings we have […]