I’m thrilled to be co-editor—alongside Seema Shah and Kate Bird—of Off the Map, an anthology showcasing the voices of thirty-three Vancouver writers with lived experience of mental health issues. I hope you’ll join us for the launch of this vital, genre-defying...
Applications are now open for My Roots, the Vancouver Writers Fest’s annual writing workshop for immigrants to Canada. This year’s focus is poetry, and the workshop will be led by the wonderful Evelyn Lau. It’s a free, in-person session on Saturday, June 7, offering a...
As many of you know, I’ve long been drawn to the genre of creative nonfiction for its fearless questioning, its intimacy, and its ability to bridge the personal with the political. That’s why I’m especially excited to bring the Upstart & Crow Non-Fiction...
I was deeply honoured to hear Chelene Knight speak about Breathing the Page on CBC’s The Next Chapter, where she described it as one of the first craft books she read “over and over.” Chelene is a remarkable author and literary advocate whose recent work, Safekeeping,...
I’m delighted to be part of an upcoming panel on the evolution of creative nonfiction, presented as part of the Creative Nonfiction Collective’s online festival, Reconciling Truth. The festival runs from April 2nd to April 5th, and my panel takes...
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