Buffy Cram
A child of the 1960s, Elizabeth Squire has a complex and difficult relationship with her mother Margaret in the novel… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Nancy Hundal
On her first day at a new school, Stazy (short for Anastasia), meets three other girls (Rena, Faye and Hali)… FULL STORY
Ian Thomas
With an MSc in biological sciences, Ian Thomas works for the non-profit Ancient Forest Alliance, but he also writes poetry…. FULL STORY
Good morning poems
George Bowering has curated a collection of poems to be read in the morning, Good Morning Poems: a start to… FULL STORY
Surviving residential school
“We were children witnessing trauma twenty or thirty times a day. We saw kids as young as three or four… FULL STORY
Every child matters
As the founder of Orange Shirt Day and an Indigenous survivor of the Canadian residential school system, Phyllis Webstad has… FULL STORY
George Bowering’s books
by George Bowering There was a time when I lived in a huge house in Kerrisdale, with seven of the… FULL STORY
Darrel J. McLeod’s debut fiction
Nehiyaw (Cree) writer Darrel McLeod made a big splash with his first two memoirs, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age… FULL STORY
New grant for poets of modest means
The Writers’ Trust has announced the establishment of the DC Reid Poets’ Grant. The new program will anonymously deliver grants… FULL STORY
Tara Sidhoo Fraser
In November 2014, Tara Sidhoo Fraser’s life was irrevocably altered. After suffering a stroke due to a rare brain mutation… FULL STORY
Tash McAdam
A trans activist, educator and author, Tash McAdam’s stories speak to those who often find themselves on the sidelines of… FULL STORY
Sasquatch researcher bio
Stories of Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, endure in popular culture, Indigenous stories and folklore. People continue to report sightings… FULL STORY
Nick Bantock
Internationally bestselling author of Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence (Raincoast/Chronicle Books, 1991 / 2016), Nick Bantock, returns with his… FULL STORY
Hanako Masutani
Former creative director of Ricepaper magazine, Hanako Masutani has published the children’s book, Emi and Mini (Tradewind $21.95), about a… FULL STORY
BC creators win Indigenous award
Author Samantha Beynon and illustrator Lucy Trimble were recognized at the sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) in the Published… FULL STORY
Harpreet Singh Sekha
Punjabi author Harpreet Singh Sekha, based in Surrey, writes about gender inequality, social justice and the immigrant experience. His short… FULL STORY
The missing beehive mystery
Leo and his sister Lizzie “bumble” around with grandpa’s friends looking for the beehive thief and in the process, learn… FULL STORY
Gary Geddes at hybrid poetry reading
Derek Beaulieu of Banff, Alberta and Gary Geddes of Thetis Island, BC will read from their recent poetry collections at… FULL STORY
Medicinal plants
Dan Jason lives on Salt Spring Island where he founded the mail-order seed company Salt Spring Seeds. He has written… FULL STORY
Daniel Gawthrop
The topics of Daniel Gawthrop’s last five non-fiction books range from AIDS activist Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, NDP Premier Mike Harcourt,… FULL STORY
