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The Elephant on the Page: Guest Post by Fran Kimmel
In which a writing teacher learns that it's all about the story.
Buddha and the Wolf: Guest Post by Barry Grills
Grills gets to know the lupine through literature and in the wild.
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
An excerpt from Nothing More Comforting: Canada's Heritage Food by Dorothy Duncan
Gillian Wigmore (Dirt of Ages) appears at Vancouver Writers Fest 2012
Video: For Fest2Fest, Gillian Wigmore talks about her poetry collection, Dirt of Ages, and appearing at literary festivals.
Annabel Lyon (The Sweet Girl) appears at Vancouver Writers Fest 2012
Podcast: As part of Fest2Fest, Annabel Lyon talks about following up The Golden Mean with The Sweet Girl, and the origins of a perfectly constructed sentence. …
Shopping for Poetry in the Grocery Aisle: Guest Post by Sonia Saikaley
"Through food and poetry, cultural and language barriers can be overcome."
Interview with Cary Fagan, Giller-Longlisted Author of My Life Among the Apes
"But isn't that at least part of what fiction should do? Shouldn't it make us believe in unlikely things? For the world really is full of unlikely things, …
Vincent Lam (The Headmaster's Wager) appears at WordFest 2012
Video: As part of #Fest2Fest, Vincent Lam talks about his new novel and the core similarity between his life as a physician and that of a writer.
Giller Prize-longlisted author Billie Livingston appears at WordFest
Podcast: For Fest2Fest, Billie Livingston talks about her Giller Prize-longlisted novel One Good Hustle.
Portrait of a Young DJ: Guest Post by Sophie B. Watson
"Music was proof of another life-form in the universe…people somewhere who spoke my language."