Writers are well acquainted with stress. We write it, live it, love it, haaaate it. Great ideas fade to black when our fingers aren't quick enough, deadlines loom, rejections fill our inbox, the occasional computer system overload and crash. It ain't fun and yet it is. We are a complicated group. We would wither to … Continue reading Write Your Holiday Stress Away
A Night and Darkness Reading List
In this part of the world, mid-November means winter has settled in for a long stay. It also means daylight is making itself scarce. For example, on this particular day—November 18—the sun rose here at 8:06 a.m. and set at 4:32 p.m. A little over eight hours of light. A month from now, it’ll be … Continue reading A Night and Darkness Reading List
October Events
Once again, autumn is here, and with the changing leaves and suddenly too-frigid temperatures the Bolo Tie Collective is gearing up for the new academic year. And that means events and happenings for the month of October. Early October: Volume IV Call for Submissions Submissions are now open for the next volume of our anthology. … Continue reading October Events
End of Term Update
Hello, folks. It being that time of year again--up from dawn to dusk, finishing final papers and assignments as the term draws to a close--the blog is on a bit of a break at the moment. We will be back in a couple of weeks with fun news on the upcoming Royal Bison Art and … Continue reading End of Term Update
Q&A with Jason Norman
On February 27, Jason dropped by to give an informative guest talk on writing in Edmonton and opportunities for young or emerging writers. As a follow-up, we asked him a few questions about making it as a writer up here. BTC: While talking about the 40 Below anthologies, you mentioned that Edmontonians tend to get behind … Continue reading Q&A with Jason Norman
A Pride Week Reading List
In celebration of Pride Week (March 12-16) at MacEwan, we've put together a reading list of books with LGBT characters, content, and themes. It's by no means exhaustive or authoritative--there's plenty out there to choose from--but the books below should bring some reading joy as winter slowly gives way to spring. Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae … Continue reading A Pride Week Reading List
YEG Lit: March Events
Somehow it's March already. With just over a month to go until the end of the school year, it's tempting to sit here and wonder where the time went. Eight months when you're a kid seem to take forever to pass; not so, when you're busy adulting. Then again, when we think back to September … Continue reading YEG Lit: March Events
Looking Ahead to March
With a new month around the corner, it's time to highlight a few publishing deadlines that are fast approaching. As usual, the parameters are short fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry based in Canada (sometimes, but not necessarily, restricted to Canadian citizens and residents.) Dollar values are in loonies. Click on the links for full and … Continue reading Looking Ahead to March
Q&A with Deborah Willis
This Thursday, February 13 will be our Writing Intimacy Workshop with MacEwan writer-in-residence, Deborah Willis. With that in mind, we asked Deborah a few questions about the challenge of adding intimacy into our writing. BTC: What is it about intimacy/sex that makes it difficult or uncomfortable for many of us to write about? DW: We … Continue reading Q&A with Deborah Willis
YEG LIT: February Events
The city's in the middle of a deep freeze. For many of us northerners, merely getting out of a warm bed on a chilly Sunday can be rather aggravating. But for those who are willing to brave the cold, a new month means plenty of new and fun events to look forward to. Here are … Continue reading YEG LIT: February Events
