Jul
28
CATHERINE GILDINER is the author of three memoirs and a novel. Too Close to the Falls (1999) was a New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller. This was followed by two sequels, also bestsellers, After the Falls (2009) and Coming Ashore (2014). Catherine lives...
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Jul
28
"These are my co-ordinates: 43°28’1.19”S 170°11’29.5”E. I stand at the landing zone atop the rough ice field of the Franz Josef Glacier, on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. I have journeyed by plane, in a bus, a car, two trains and finally by...
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Jul
22
Guest post by Sandra Shaw Homer The theme of this year’s writing retreat (a series of workshops -- we all worked hard!), a Sense of Place, was perfectly chosen, as it was my strong sense of place that inspired...
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Jul
15
Guest Post by Liisa Kovala I always knew my father had a story to tell. I’d heard snippets of it around the dinner table as I was growing up, but not enough to make sense of what really had happened to him. Even as a teenager, I had...
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Jun
10
Tilya Gallay Helfield launched her story collection, Metaphors for Love, last night at Holy Blossom Cultural Centre's new Salon Series. She was a participant in several of my workshops over the years, both online (Ryerson University, Days Road Writers' Workshops) and classroom (Koffler Centre of the Arts). I also...
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Jun
03
Edmonton-based Karen Matthews and Judy Sillito are partners in Weasel Tale, a company that facilitates workshops on digital storytelling. I recently invited the two women to present workshops as part of my annual summer Turquoise Waters Writers' Retreat in the Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, where I'll be leading workshops as well....
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