My first reading of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was as a parent. Growing up, I somehow managed to miss … Continue reading Writing, Mothering, and the Wild In-Between—By Gillian Sze
I’ve always thought of writers as magpies—we’re known for thievery, and that’s often what we do. We steal little parts of … Continue reading From Tragedy to a Book—By Catherine McKenzie
One full-time teaching job (hybrid online teaching included), three school-aged children (complete with homework, lunches and the occasional emotional meltdown), … Continue reading Keep Calm, Shut Up, and Write—By Lea Beddia
I started reading science fiction young, before realizing it wasn’t suitable material for a girl with aspirations of fitting in … Continue reading Realists of a Larger Reality (Or Why I Read and Write Science Fiction)—By J. DeLeskie
In April 2020, we invited writers in Quebec to submit a story of a single day during the strange, uneasy … Continue reading Writer’s Block in the Time of Corona—By Carolyn Marie Souaid
Someone with two decades of experience getting critiques of their writing shouldn’t curl into a ball after an editor’s comments, … Continue reading The Honeymoon Phase—By Ann Cavlovic
Giving public readings is crucial to establishing oneself as an emerging writer. After attending a diverse array of Quebec Writers’ … Continue reading The Art of Embarrassing Oneself at Public Readings—By Renée Cohen
Ma was so many things; a Jehovah’s Witness preacher, an alcoholic with a troubled past, and an avid reader, poet, … Continue reading Writers: The Truth Can Set You Free—By Tamara Jong
Odette DesOrmeaux and Martine Huysmans, two members of the l’essentielle collective which also included Ariane Brunet and Harriet Ellenberger, 1988. Just over thirty … Continue reading Writing on the Edge—By Lise Weil
Montreal’s gay, lesbian, and feminist bookstore, L’Androgyne, closed for good in 2002. At the time, I knew I was going … Continue reading A Connected World—By Christopher DiRaddo
