March 2013 Archives
Hyperlocal Q&A with Mark Leger
Mark Leger is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling his neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Mark lives in the South End...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Kate McDonnell
Kate McDonnell is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling her neighbourhood's stories on Canada Writes' new interactive story map Hyperlocal, launching April 3rd. Kate lives in Villeray, Montreal. Find out more about Hyperlocal and...
Notes on Montreal: Mike Rud's music and literature project
On Canada Writes we have talked about how music influences and inspires writers but, as our colleagues at CBC Music know, the reverse is also true: musicians can be inspired by literature. ...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Andrew Robulack
Andrew Robulack is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling his neighbourhood's stories on Canada Writes' new interactive story map Hyperlocal, launching April 3rd. Andrew lives in Porter Creek, White Horse. Find...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Allison Sparling
Allison Sparling is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling her neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Allison lives in on the border of Halifax's...
CBC Short Story Prize: And the winner is...
Canada Writes, along with our partners the Canada Council for the Arts, Air Canada's enRoute magazine and The Banff Centre, are happy to announce the winners of the CBC Short Story Prize / Prix de la nouvelle...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Jason Lee Norman
Jason Lee Norman is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling his neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Jason lives in Castledowns, Edmonton. Find out...
CBC Short Story Prize: Announcing YOUR favourite
You still need to wait until Tuesday morning to find out who won this year’s CBC Short Story Prize. But today we’re revealing the one work that you—the public—would most...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Andreae Callanan
Andreae Callanan is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling her neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Andreae lives in the west end of...
John Terpstra takes the Magic 8
The author of Two or Three Guitars: Collected Poems, and Disarmament fields questions from the Canadian literati on how his "work for money" choices have influenced his writing, his "geography of writing,"...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Paul Dechene
Paul Dechene is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling his neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Paul lives in Regina's Cathedral Village. Find out...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Willow Yamauchi
Willow Yamauchi is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling her neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Willow lives in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant.Find...
Sue Goyette takes the Magic 8
The author of Ocean (Gaspereau Press, April 2013) fields questions from the Canadian literati, including what keeps her writing, how she feels about bestsellers, and her interest in dance. The CBC Poetry Prize...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Shawn Micallef
Shawn Micallef is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling his neighbourhood's stories on Hyperlocal - Canada Writes' interactive story map, launching April 3rd. Shawn lives on the border of...
Hyperlocal Q&A with Colleen Simard
Colleen Simard is one of 12 bloggers who'll be telling her neighbourhood's stories on Canada Writes' new interactive project Hyperlocal, launching April 3rd. Colleen lives in Winnipeg's North End. ...
Hyperlocal: Interactive story map launching April 3
Change is all around us. Though we live it differently, it is a common experience we all share. Hyperlocal strikes at the very heart of this premise. Rooted in place,...
Sweet Dynamite by Jay Tameling
This week, we're rolling out the five stories on the shortlist for the CBC Short Story Prize. Today's story brings to life the sweet and sour notes of a bourbon-loving trumpet player,...
The Shortlist: Q&A with Jay Tameling
There are five names on the shortlist for this year's CBC Short Story Prize. Before we announce the winner, we want to introduce you to the finalists and their stories.Jay Tameling's...
CBC Short Story Prize: Vote for your favourite
Now that the five shortlisted stories have been published on our website, we are asking you, Canada, to let us know which one you like best....
L'Étranger by Eliza Robertson
This week, we're rolling out the five stories on the shortlist for the CBC Short Story Prize. In today's story, a potential illness brings about an unexpected moment of intimacy between...
The Shortlist: Q&A with Eliza Robertson
There are five names on the shortlist for this year's CBC Short Story Prize. Before we announce the winner, we want to introduce you to the finalists and their stories.Eliza Robertson's...
Parse by Roderick Moody-Corbett
This week, we're rolling out the five stories on the shortlist for the CBC Short Story Prize. "Parse" tells the story of a parting, in one breathless, neurotic, heartbroken sentence. ...
The Shortlist: Q&A with Roderick Moody-Corbett
There are five names on the shortlist for this year's CBC Short Story Prize. Before we announce the winner, we want to introduce you to the finalists and their stories.Roderick Moody-Corbett's...
Old Hands by Mathew Howard
This week, we're rolling out the five stories on the shortlist for the CBC Short Story Prize. In today's story, an old man faces a history of violence and regret as...
The Shortlist: Q&A with Mathew Howard
There are five names on the shortlist for this year's CBC Short Story Prize. Before we announce the winner, we want to introduce you to the finalists and their stories.Mathew Howard's...
CBC Short Story Prize: The finalists
CBC’s Canada Writes—with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts, Air Canada's enRoute magazine and The Banff Centre—is pleased to announce today the finalists for the CBC Short Story Prize / Prix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada. ...
The Shortlist: Q&A with Becky Blake
There are five names on the shortlist for this year's CBC Short Story Prize. Before we announce the winner, we want to introduce you to the finalists and their stories. Becky...
Brian Francis vs. C.S. Richardson: To tweet or not to tweet
We've teamed up with The Next Chapter to present The Canada Writes Literary Smackdowns, an essay series in which authors sound off on various writing topics. No writers were injured in the making...
Shyam Selvadurai takes the Magic 8
The author of The Hungry Ghosts (Random House, April 2013) fields questions from the Canadian literati, including himself, on his influences outside literature, the relationship between his childhood and his writing,...
Cathy Marie Buchanan takes the Magic 8
The author of The Painted Girls answers questions from the Canadian literati on the relationship between children and video games, the importance of sense of place in her work, and...
Vincent Lam takes the Magic 8
The author of The Headmaster's Wager fields questions from the Canadian literati on what his alter ego is like, the influence of growing up with siblings, and whether or not he...
Lawrence Hill takes the Magic 8
The author of The Book of Negroes fields questions from the Canadian literati on feeling scared in the dark, his favourite character to write, and how he dealt with a surprising and...
CBC Short Story Prize: The jury
Next week we will be revealing the shortlist for the 2012-2013 CBC Short Story Prize. But before we do that we'd like to introduce you to the three great writers...
Reader Q&A with Corey Redekop
As we prepare to unveil the shortlist for the 2013 CBC Short Story Prize, we're asking the readers for the competition what it's like to read hundreds of short stories...
Poetry Competition now open!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce the opening of the third and final competition in the 2012-2013 CBC Literary Prizes cycle: Poetry!The CBC Poetry Prize is awarded once a year...
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