A little background on the day. Alberta Book day is brought to you by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. As posted on their website: POSTED 2019-11-06 Edmonton – The members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) wish to thank the Alberta Government, through the announcement by Minister Aheer today, for declaring November 6, 2019 … Continue reading Alberta Book Day
Is This Funny? October 29th
At present, reading stand-up comedy as text is a practice without a widely accepted framework. Literature about stand-up comedy is largely limited to comedians’ autobiographies, or to obscure and niche areas of alternative, "intellectual," and often British stand-up. A guiding theoretical approach to critically reading stand-up comedy for an American audience can begin to be … Continue reading Is This Funny? October 29th
Not Writer’s Block?
Have you ever been in desperate need of something to write about? Have you ever been on the edge of busting a block and said, “I just need something to write about?” Well, I never have. Seems I have a gene that is overactive in the area of keyboard babble that never lets me down. … Continue reading Not Writer’s Block?
Contests to be aware of
Contests are a great way to become published, keep the rent money coming in, and are a great source of support for all of us in the writing community. How you might ask? Well, many of the journals (not all) that manage these contests work hand to mouth. Entries to these journals is not only … Continue reading Contests to be aware of
October Picks
October is a transition month. Anything is possible. Our picks for this month include some for staying warm inside until the weather changes and some for the casual relax days that may come with the sun when it decides to show. Local Authors: Todd Babiak, The Empress of Idaho. A coming of age novel that … Continue reading October Picks
October Don’t Miss’ems
15th: Gary Geddes will be presenting in room 5-305. Geddes is a Canadian author and editor from the west coast of Canada. He has written and edited over forty books including 17 books of poetry. His post secondary education was gained at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto where he received … Continue reading October Don’t Miss’ems
A little not-so-Christmas story list
Peppermint white chocolate mochas have usurped pumpkin spice lattes for the season. Holiday music has been spilling from retail outlets since at least November. Drivers are flipping their best Christmas gestures, cashiers are saying "Happy Holidays" through clenched teeth, and we only have ten more days to find the perfect present for that loved one … Continue reading A little not-so-Christmas story list
Write to the End…
The McLuhan House Book Club Writer and publisher, Jason Lee Norman, from Edmonton is The McLuhan House Book Club featured reader for December . He is the editor of two 40 Below anthologies and has also created the publishing imprint Monto Books that released three books in 2017, included the ambitious Project Compass, a novel … Continue reading Write to the End…
Write Away
We try to host a creative writing workshop at least once a month. Nothing too serious, but it gives the writers in our neighbourhood a chance to gather and do a little free writing. We get out of our heads (and any current piece we might be working on or struggling with) and use writing … Continue reading Write Away
Write Your Holiday Stress Away
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
