Kathy Page and Craig Boyko, two fine short-story writers from Biblioasis, will launch their new books on April 29. I’ll be hosting. Kathy’s Paradise Elsewhere is all mythic, frightening, beautiful, strange,… read more →
a fine review of Red Girl Rat Boy! It’s by Carol Matthews, a regular reviewer for Malahat. I’m grateful for her attentive and thoughtful reading of the book. Malahat Review
Liz Windhorst Harmer, an Ontario writer/editor I’d never done an interview like this. It’s a good method. Liz would send me a question, usually quite long, that required me to… read more →
Red Girl Rat Boy! I’m thrilled to be nominated for this prize! See all the details at http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2014 Thanks to my wonderful publishers Biblioasis, thanks to the BC Book Prizes… read more →
goes to Kate Hargreaves for Red Girl Rat Boy! I’m so pleased that the talented young designer at Biblioasis has won this award. Well-deserved — such a striking cover. From… read more →
Marcia McCauley’s remarkable website reveals her as someone who reads a lot — reads hugely, addictively, energetically, widely, deeply, lovingly, enthusiastically. . . . Recently, Buried In Print commented on… read more →
InCite, hosted by Vancouver Writers’ Fest director Hal Wake, on March 5 will feature three Vancouver writers published in Best Canadian Stories 2013, ed. John Metcalf. Caroline Adderson’s story “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen”… read more →
including Cynthia Flood! The list: Ania Szado, Ivan Coyote, Genevieve Castree, Elizabeth Ruth, Emily Schultz, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Zoe Whittall, Eden Robinson, Katherena Vermette, and me. I’m very happy… read more →
wrote short stories, novels, and creative non-fiction for adults, plus stories and chapter-books for children. In 1953 McClelland & Stewart published her most successful adult novel, High Bright Buggy Wheels, which… read more →
My fourth inclusion in this annual volume from Oberon Press, currently edited by John Metcalf, is my story “Addresses.” It appeared originally in the admirable online journal www.foundpress.com, which is… read more →