Proved on the Pulses: On the Essay and its Literary Cousins http://susanolding.com/site Essays, Literary Nonfiction, Memoir Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en New Piece in Maisonneuve http://susanolding.com/site/new-piece-in-maisonneuve/ http://susanolding.com/site/new-piece-in-maisonneuve/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:05:59 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1535

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.

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/new-piece-in-maisonneuve/feed/ Interview at the Malahat Review http://susanolding.com/site/interview-at-the-malahat-review/ http://susanolding.com/site/interview-at-the-malahat-review/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:08:27 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1532 It’s Open Season at the Malahat Review, and I’m honoured to be judging the Creative Nonfiction entries. See my interview here.

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/interview-at-the-malahat-review/feed/ Toronto Launch of Desperately Seeking Susans! http://susanolding.com/site/toronto-launch-of-desperately-seeking-susans/ http://susanolding.com/site/toronto-launch-of-desperately-seeking-susans/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:04:51 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1528 Join us at the Toronto Launch of

Desperately Seeking Susans

Friday, December 7th 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Supermarket Restaurant and Bar 268 Augusta Ave. Toronto

Featuring

• Suzanne Bowness
• Sue Chenette
• Susan Glickman
• Susan Ioannou
• Sue Kanhai
• Sue MacLeod
• Suzanne Robertson
• Suzannah Showler
• Susan Siddeley
• Susan Olding

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]]> http://susanolding.com/site/toronto-launch-of-desperately-seeking-susans/feed/ Upcoming appearances at the Kingston WritersFest! http://susanolding.com/site/upcoming-appearances-at-the-kingston-writersfest/ http://susanolding.com/site/upcoming-appearances-at-the-kingston-writersfest/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:04:05 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1522 Wednesday, September 26
2 pm

Kingston Seniors’ Centre, 56 Francis Street, Kingston
613.548.7810

Reading and discussion
Refreshments provided

Saturday, September 29
5:30 - 6:30 pm

Kingston WritersFest
“Desperately Seeking Susans”
Reading and Discussion with Susan Gillis, Susan McMaster, and moderator Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang

Sunday, September 30

2-3 pm

Kingston WritersFest

“The Beautiful and the Damned”

Moderating a discussion with novelists Melanie Dugan and Emily Schultz

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/upcoming-appearances-at-the-kingston-writersfest/feed/ Crafting the Personal Essay: with Julija Sukys http://susanolding.com/site/crafting-the-personal-essay-with-julija-sukys/ http://susanolding.com/site/crafting-the-personal-essay-with-julija-sukys/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:44:05 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1514 If you’re in Montreal, consider signing up for this course!

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/crafting-the-personal-essay-with-julija-sukys/feed/ http://susanolding.com/site/1510/ http://susanolding.com/site/1510/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:40:48 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1510 I’ll be reading this Sunday, August 12 from 2-5 pm at the Grist Mill Artists’ Retreat in Westport, Ontario, with Eric Folsom, Elizabeth Greene, Jason Heroux, Tara Kainer, Jeannette Lynes, and more! It promises to be a lovely event. Join us if you can!

Sponsored by Artemisia Gallery in Westport!

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/1510/feed/ CBC Canada Writes: Literary Nonfiction http://susanolding.com/site/cbc-canada-writes-literary-nonfiction/ http://susanolding.com/site/cbc-canada-writes-literary-nonfiction/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:19:32 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1506 I had the honour of acting as a reader for this year’s CBC Creative Nonfiction contest. Here’s my Q and A.

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/cbc-canada-writes-literary-nonfiction/feed/ In the Flesh: Twenty Writers Explore the Body http://susanolding.com/site/in-the-flesh-twenty-writers-explore-the-body/ http://susanolding.com/site/in-the-flesh-twenty-writers-explore-the-body/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:03:05 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1500 Today, in the Globe and Mail, a generous mention from author Carrie Snyder.

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/in-the-flesh-twenty-writers-explore-the-body/feed/ Congratulations to Jane Silcott http://susanolding.com/site/congratulations-to-jane-silcott/ http://susanolding.com/site/congratulations-to-jane-silcott/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 15:45:30 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1495 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.

]]> http://susanolding.com/site/congratulations-to-jane-silcott/feed/ Interview with Sarah Tsiang on Open Book http://susanolding.com/site/interview-with-sarah-tsiang-on-open-book/ http://susanolding.com/site/interview-with-sarah-tsiang-on-open-book/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:23:33 +0000 Susan Olding http://susanolding.com/site/?p=1491 Thanks to Sarah Tsiang for this fun interview on Open Book. She’s the guest blogger there this month and has been interviewing many of the Susans featured in her upcoming anthology, Desperately Seeking Susan.

I’m delighted to be one of them.

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