Proved on the Pulses: On the Essay and its Literary Cousins

Archive for the ‘Creative Nonfiction’ Category

New Piece in Maisonneuve

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

In July I spent a productive month in the Banff Literary Journalism program, working on a piece about re-reading Anna Karenina…and adultery. You can find the result in the latest Maisonneuve.

CBC Canada Writes: Literary Nonfiction

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

I had the honour of acting as a reader for this year’s CBC Creative Nonfiction contest. Here’s my Q and A.

In the Flesh: Twenty Writers Explore the Body

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

Today, in the Globe and Mail, a generous mention from author Carrie Snyder.

Congratulations to Jane Silcott

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Congratulations to Jane Silcott, who has won the CNFC’s Readers’ Choice Award for 2012 for her wonderful piece on menopause in 18 Bridges. Jane is also nominated for National and Western Magazine Awards for this terrific essay.

Virtual Voyages: Charlotte Gill’s Recommended Reading

Friday, October 14th, 2011

What an honour to find Pathologies on Charlotte Gill’s recommended reading list at Canadian Bookshelf. She calls it a “literary antidote” to the lately much-abused memoir. Can’t help but like that!

Charlotte’s most recent book is Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe, which was recently shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize.