I’ve been keeping a delicious secret for a couple months, and I’m now thrilled to let you know that I am having work published in One Throne Magazine. One Throne is a new (gorgeous!) online journal based out of Dawson City, Yukon that publishes its issues on the first day of each season. That means thatContinue reading “Pushcart Prize Nomination”
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Interview with Jordan Hall
I met up with Jordan Hall—who was one of the inaugural readers at Swoon in spring 2013 and is the current Playwright-in-Residence at Pi Theatre—to eat waffles and ice cream and talk to her about Carmilla, the new webseries that she wrote and is currently airing every Tuesday and Thursday for SmokeBomb Entertainment. You canContinue reading “Interview with Jordan Hall”
Days of unicorns, fancy teacups, fog, rain & pretty books
I can’t believe it’s already November! What a whirlwind fall’s been so far. I’ve been so busy, but having so much fun, too! First up, the Vancouver Writers Festival happened at the end of last month. Due to my work schedule, I took in a bunch of events concentrated into just a couple days, butContinue reading “Days of unicorns, fancy teacups, fog, rain & pretty books”
Geeking out at Heartwood Café for the ROOM Magazine issue launch
I had a wonderful time at Room’s fall launch last night! For the first set, Kayla Czaga read her heartwrenching/heart-warming nonfiction piece from issue 37.2, “Expanding the Voice.” Then Paula Lemke read a story that was recogonized with an honourable mention in the 2014 Room Contest – Fiction Category, and Kelly Thompson read a great nonfiction storyContinue reading “Geeking out at Heartwood Café for the ROOM Magazine issue launch”
Room Magazine issue launch on Thursday, October 23
After having so much fun at WORD Vancouver, I have the pleasure of performing for Room Magazine again–this time at Heartwood Community Cafe next Thursday at 7pm for their official launch of two issues: their most recent previous issue, 37.2 Expanding the Voice (in which work by friend and former Swooner Kayla Czaga appears), and their current issue 37.3Continue reading “Room Magazine issue launch on Thursday, October 23”
Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch
Echolocation, a beautiful annual magazine produced by graduate English students at the University of Toronto, just published its fourteenth issue, and I am pleased to announce that within its pretty pages are two new poems by me! The launch of issue 14 is happening next week, on Thursday, October 23, at 7:30pm EDT in Toronto. InContinue reading “Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch”
The Writer Tag and Blog Hop, or: My writing process, complete with a robin in the garden
I find it endlessly fascinating to know about other writers’ processes, so I am pretty pleased with the current Writer Tag and Blog Hop that’s going on! I get to read everyone else’s trade secrets and decide which ones I want to steal–and so do you! You also get to look at some photos ofContinue reading “The Writer Tag and Blog Hop, or: My writing process, complete with a robin in the garden”
Geeking out at WORD Vancouver
I had an amazing time at WORD Vancouver on Sunday, September 28! It would have been hard not to, though, because we couldn’t have asked for better weather. What an incredibly gorgeous, sunshiny autumn day! The first things that I did when I got there was sign-in and collect my nametag. I was excited toContinue reading “Geeking out at WORD Vancouver”
Come out to WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28!
It’s less than two weeks until WORD Vancouver, and I’m so excited to share my poems with you. If you’re excited about the festival, too, there are a couple things you can do to spread your excitement, especially if you are favourably inclined to social media. You can like the WORD Vancouver page on FacebookContinue reading “Come out to WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28!”
Performing at WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28
The program for WORD Vancouver Festival is now available online and on ISSUU; you should also be able to find print copies in local coffee shops, libraries, and bookstores. And guess what? I’m in it! That’s right–this year, I’ll be performing some of my poetry as a featured reader for Room Magazine! I recently announced (in this post) that two of myContinue reading “Performing at WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28”