by inannaadmin | Mar 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
S. Noël McKay writes about the importance of independent bookstores.I gladly announce that on May 2, 2015, the Authors for Indies event will take place here in Edmonton, Alberta. Authors for Indies places writers in independent bookstores where they will meet...
by inannaadmin | Mar 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Nasreen Pejvack writes about the history and currency of International Women’s Day (March 8).Well over a hundred years ago, garment workers in New York City protested against inhuman and callous working conditions, such as long 10 to 13 hour days, and they...
by inannaadmin | Mar 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Susan McCaslin reflects on writing Into the Mystic: My Years with OlgaThe word “religion” can generate more hostility than the other words embedded in the title of this piece, and perhaps rightly so. People mistrustful of religion examine history and...
by inannaadmin | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Nasreen Pejvack ponders why we don’t question the shaky decisions of government authorities.Why do we not question the people who are governing our day-to-day life? If we do, is it effective enough? Perhaps we need to be more united in pursuit of...
by inannaadmin | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Andrea Thompson, author of Over Our Heads, writes about the experience of moving from Spoken Word to Novelist.Publishing a novel was, for me, an epic journey. My first attempt, about ten years ago, began with my posting an innocently optimistic yellow sticky note...
by inannaadmin | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Gail Benick blogs about Canadian literature and a typoIn late December, 2014, I wrote a hasty and huffy email to the editor of the New York Times Book Review. It went something like this: To the Editor: As an American immigrant living in Canada, I was pleased to read...
by inannaadmin | Oct 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Gail Benick, author of “The Girl Who Was Born That Way” blogs about the 2014 CIBC Run for the Cure.On an achingly perfect, crisp Fall morning in early October, thousands of people joined together to walk, run and be present for the 2014 CIBC Run for the...
by inannaadmin | Oct 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Barbara D. Janusz ruminates on a writer’s place, space, and the struggle of feelings of marginalization.After a delectable meal at a Chinese restaurant, most of us welcome the fortune cookies that customarily accompany the bill. Even though the fortunes...
by inannaadmin | Sep 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
S. Noël McKay ruminates on Jane Austin and her timeless awesomeness.Few of Jane Austen’s fans can pinpoint the first time they read Pride and Prejudice, but they always remember what a fine novel it was. With repeated readings, the Bennet sisters come to be old...
by inannaadmin | Aug 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
S. Noël Mckay’s take on the recent CRA audits, the Harper Government, and PENOn the CBC website of July 22, 2014,[1]one can read how the Canada Revenue Agency is auditing Poets, Essayists, and Novelists Canada. On July 21, representatives from the CRA...
