May
02
Years later, I couldn't wait to read the trilogy to my own boys, and when I did, they enjoyed them too -- not least, I suspect, because of my enthusiasm -- despite a style of writing more formal and old-fashioned than what they were used to in most children's books my husband...
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Apr
25
Introduction to this series. Rebecca Rosenblum’s fiction has been short-listed for the Journey Prize, the National Magazine Award, and the Danuta Gleed Award. Her collection Once won the Metcalf-Rooke Award and was one of Quill and Quire's 15 Books That Mattered in 2008. Her...
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Apr
24
CELIA CARO is a contemporary and teaching visual artist with an extensive background in working with students of all ages in schools and non-profit community arts organizations throughout New York City and State. Committed to fostering innovative and motivating approaches to student-centred art education with...
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Apr
18
CARIN MAKUZ spends long hours writing short fiction. Her work appears in various literary journals in Canada and the U.K., and has been broadcast on CBC Radio and BBC Radio. She has been working on a novel for a very long time. It’s expected to be completed shortly. She can...
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Apr
18
Memory fascinates me. Why do people remember, and forget, what they do? What triggers their memories? If they focus on an object that uncovers a memory, using "involuntary memory" as a springboard to "voluntary memory," how deep can they go in recalling emotions and...
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Apr
13
Here's a spring roundup of recent publishing and writing-competition news from my former students and workshop participants, along with details of a new contest for poets (see HEIDI STOCK, below). I share these success stories here to celebrate these writers' accomplishments and also to encourage other emerging...
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