My Very Own Creative Writing Class

by | Jan 4, 2010 | Uncategorized

Just found out a couple days ago that I’ve got the job of teaching an AMS minischool night class at UBC in, you guessed it, creative writing! It starts the first Wednesday of February. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the six-week class. If you’re...

Start Your Year in the Pages of Paradise

by | Jan 2, 2010 | fiction, poetry

A couple weeks ago, a fortuitous exchange of events on Main Street led me into the pages of Paradise: Literary Journal, 12 pages of prose and poetry within a standalone cover. For those who like their literature chockablock with ideas grounded in the realities of...

putting poetics where your mouth is

by | Dec 16, 2009 | poetry

It was a year ago that I started writing poetry everyday at twitter. The obsessive-compulsive nature of writing something every couple of hours appealed to me greatly and as I’d been writing poetry for four months (ever since I got married for some reason) I...

Creative Downhill Non-Fiction

by | Dec 15, 2009 | Uncategorized

In the realm of creative non-fiction, Janet Love Morrison has emerged as one of the success stories in Vancouver this past year as her Crazy Canucks: Canada’s Legendary Ski Team has been sported front and center in book stores, libraries and even grocery stores...

Wordworks Wonders

by | Dec 12, 2009 | Uncategorized

After a year of bleak news about arts cuts in B.C., it’s inspiring to see the autumn issue of Wordworks shine like never before. The “voice of British Columbia Writers,” not only dazzles the eyes with cover work from the multi-talented Derek von...