Purdy Poetry Prize

“BC poet, Susan Musgrave (l.) is one of three judges for the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. Submission deadline is Nov. 30, 2025. See more info here.FULL STORY



 

 

 

Author Archive

Poetry in the park

The Poetry in the Park series, founded by The Gathering Place in 2024, continues this summer at Emery Barnes Park… FULL STORY

Kawika Guillermo

Video games are often thought of as socially isolating mechanisms that create a wide array of harmful effects on youth…. FULL STORY

Marc Edge

Having written about the ups and downs of the news media business for over 25 years, Marc Edge’s latest book,… FULL STORY

Carol E.Mayer

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology has Canada’s largest collection of objects from Oceania (more than 3,500) and its Research Fellow and… FULL STORY

B.R. Bentley

Often inspired by real events, B.R. Bentley’s mystery novels have realistic characters and plots set in international locales including his… FULL STORY

Sarah Louise Butler Q&A

Sarah Louise Butler published her debut novel, The Wild Heavens (D&M, 2020) about how a little girl and her grandfather discover… FULL STORY

Elizabeth Oldham

In her second novel Shadows on the Heart (Doppia Press $17), Elizabeth Oldham explores what happens when life forces you… FULL STORY

Megan McDougall

Yoga Adventures for Little Explorers (Pownal Street Press $24.95) written by Megan McDougall tells the story of a little one’s… FULL STORY

Victor Labonte-Smith

In Second-Hand Firsthand: Life Lessons on Wheeling & Dealing (self-published $15), Victor Labonte-Smith, a man who’s worked 54 different jobs, shares more… FULL STORY

Don McLellan

In Born of the Storm (Page Count Press $20), Vancouver-based writer Don McLellan delivers a compelling collection of short stories that… FULL STORY

Johnny Aitken

Kidlit novel Two Tricksters Find Friendship (Orca $8.95) for ages 6 – 8, by Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows is based on… FULL STORY

Stumbling toward redemption

Many of the characters in Bill Gaston’s (at right) eighth collection, Tunnel Island (Thistledown $24.95), have dark backstories. Others lead… FULL STORY

Trevor Atkins

Trevor Atkins author photo

Back to the New adventure (Silverpath Publishing $14.95) is Trevor Atkins’ second historical novel for middle-grade readers and picks up… FULL STORY

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