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
Young dancer turns experience into story for anthology
Emily Finkelstein’s short story “Adage,” based on her experiences as a dance student, has been accepted for publication in Writings: Volume 2, the 2010 anthology of the Canadian Authors Association (Montreal Branch). It focuses on a young dancer’s struggle to reconcile the opposing values of her family and her ballet master. “Adage” is an excerpt [...]
Saturday, December 11th, 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
Mayank Bhatt: Two stories published in anthologies
Former workshop participant Mayank Bhatt writes with news that two of his stories will be published within a few months of each other, one in the latest edition of TOK: Writing the New Toronto (Diaspora Dialogues), and the other in the second volume of Canadian Voices (BookLand Press). Here’s what Mayank has to say about his [...]
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
