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“The Writer” magazine 125th anniversary issue names AllysonLatta.ca one of its 16 favourite writing sites

If a certain someone doesn’t take me out to celebrate tonight, there’s going to be trouble. And I don’t care if Valentine’s Day was just three days ago. The Writer magazine — the oldest magazine for writers currently being published, and one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States — named my [...]

Friday, February 17th, 2012

AllysonLatta.ca wins Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

Tobin Elliott over at Left to Write has put a little grin on my face by honouring me with an Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. I met Tobin at the Ontario Writers’ Conference where I was involved in a Roundtable on Self-Publishing. One of my students, Mary McIntyre, who had taken a course from Tobin years ago [...]

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Welcome to the Launch of My Website on Memoir Writing

This champagne is bubbly and quite delicious. Can’t you almost taste it? Even if you can’t, I’m glad you’re here to help me celebrate simply by reading this post. Welcome to my new home on the Web. If you’ve been a regular visitor to my former abode, the blog for Days Road Writers’ Workshops, you’ll [...]

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Allyson’s interview with Markham Village Writers

My interview with Donna Marrin, founder of Markham Village Writers, has been published. I hope you will visit their new site. The interview appears at http://markhamvillagewriters.com/focus-on www.daysroadwriters.blogspot.com

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Words Alive Literary Festival, September 20, 2009

Don’t miss the Words Alive Literary Festival in Sharon, Ontario, tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There’s a fabulous lineup of author readings, workshops and so much more. I’ll present a workshop there myself in the early afternoon. Visit wwww.wordsalive.ca for the full festival schedule and directions. Hope to see some of you there. [...]

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Join me in Chile, February 2010, when I’ll be editor-in-residence at Los Parronales Writers’ Retreat

“Journeys and Discoveries” Writing Holiday in the Sun Don’t miss this unique opportunity in February 2010 to combine writing and travel.

Friday, July 3rd, 2009