Story in “Jamaican voice” garners U.K. prize
Susan Siddeley’s humorous ”After You, Mr. Mayor” has won first prize in a British contest, the first-annual Malton Literature Festival short story competition. The tale is based on her memory of an incident that occurred years ago while she was living in Jamaica. She is particularly pleased with the win because the story presented a unique challenge: writing in a “Jamaican voice.” Susan [...]
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Finding Voice in Memoir: My Father’s Final Gift to Me
by Dace Mara Zacs, Guest Blogger A brief exchange over long-distance telephone one night: “Dace, your pappy is dead. You come to Latvia of course.” “Ja, of course,” I said to Aivar, my cousin. “I’m coming.” This was not entirely unexpected. Before my father left on his holiday to Latvia, I’d begged him to assure [...]
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Cheryl Andrews Gets Wicked … and Gets Published
Here’s what past workshop participant Cheryl Andrews has to say about her recent publishing credit: In May of this year the Writers’ Community of Durham Region launched Wicked Words, an anthology of best entries from their recent prose competition. The contest attracted more than 125 submissions from across Canada and around the world. Although my story didn’t [...]
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
A Right Time for Everything
by Pat Irwin Lycett, Guest Blogger I’ve been writing all my life, never with a view to publishing (still don’t, except in newspapers, usually letters to the editor). Three years ago I read about the Writers’ Circle of Durham Region in the Oshawa paper; tried the number listed, to no avail, gave up for a [...]
Friday, July 31st, 2009
