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the power to bend spoons; interviews with Canadian novelists , ed. Bev Daurio At the Mercury Press launch earlier this week , I was able to ...

some brief thoughts about the short novel I’ve been thinking more about the short novel lately, especially since I’ve got one coming out in ...

readings in edmonton (again); the past few days Part of what I’m really enjoying about my time in Edmonton is the fact that author readings...

How does one even begin to explain these photographs (courtesy of Jordan Fry )? Let’s just say you missed a damn good small press book fair ...

Easily one of the nicest writers around ( even nicer than Andrew Pyper , if you can imagine ), Ottawa writer Elizabeth Hay won the Scotiaban...

12 or 20 questions: with Anne Stone Anne Stone has taught creative writing at Capilano College and at Concordia University. She is an edit...

Here's a photo of me in the West Edmonton Mall with David McGimpsey (left) and documentary filmmaker Andrew Bee in 1998 (courtesy of Sea...

edmonton: first snow Today the first snow in Edmonton; waking up to a layer of snow, though less cold than it seemed to be yesterday. Readin...

12 or 20 questions: with Steve Venright Steve Venright's poetry collections include Spiral Agitator ( Coach House Books 2000), Straun...

12 or 20 questions: with Matthew Firth Matthew Firth was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1965 and raised in that fine city. He now lives in O...