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Day: January 27, 2023
The World and All That It Holds
The following is from Aleksandar Hemon‘s The World and All It Holds. Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and three books of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man; and Love and Obstacles. He was […]
Please write more great characters for women over 50
Following Jennifer Coolidge‘s recent win at the Golden Globes as Best Supporting Actress for The White Lotus Tamzin Outhwaite tweeted a plea for writers to create more great roles for mature women. In our latest blog post featuring guests discussing the topics that they feel are affecting the industry, we caught up with Tamzin to […]
Deaf Saskatoon writer finds art in his disability
People with disabilities and those who wish to learn more about the experience of living with a disability are gathering at a conference in Saskatoon this weekend. Presenters will be talking about everything from educating educators about disability, to ableism (discrimination against disabled people), to art and accessibility. CBC Radio’s Blue Sky host Heather Morrison […]
The next calculator? ChatGPT is upending writing in school
ALBANY – As snow fell Monday, North Colonie’s incoming superintendent asked a new online processing system to complete a traditional snow day assignment: a poem in honor of the day off. To make it harder, she asked for it to be written in Shakespearean style. Seconds later, this is one verse of the five-stanza poem […]
Inaugural Tremont Writers Conference accepting applications for creative retreat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tremont Writers Conference faculty Small-group morning workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will take place at Tremont’s campus inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The conference invites writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to apply now through April 30 for a spot at the five-day event, held Oct. 25–29, in […]
