Just a head’s up that I’ve begun consulting as a personal, corporate, and community historian. I’ve created a new page on my website detailing the services I can offer and provided some examples of my work, but please get in touch if what you have in mind is not listed. If it’s history related, I’m interestedContinue reading “Personal historian for hire!”
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New Models of Journalism
Zakiya Kassam (@zakkasam on Twitter) is a 22-year-old graduate of the Ryerson University Journalism Program. Recently, she interviewed me for an article she was writing on new models of Journalism like Beststory.ca and we thought we’d share the Q&A here! Z: Tell me about your own personal story with beststory.ca. How did you hear about it?Continue reading “New Models of Journalism”
Nobody Cries At Bingo: Newest book on my wish list
Last year, fellow Edmonton writer Dawn Dumont was nominated for the Alberta’s Readers Choice Award. Her book, Nobody Cries at Bingo makes fun of her misadventures during her younger years on the Okanese First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan. For a province that has 31 bingo halls, locals can’t seem to get enough of the 75-ballContinue reading “Nobody Cries At Bingo: Newest book on my wish list”
YEG Workshop: Finding the Unique in Your Family Story
Finding the Unique in Your Family Story: a summer-time writing adventure. How do you write a lively and fascinating family memoir? How do you draw and satisfy readers from in and outside the family? What particular issues arise when writing family stories? Both the instructors of this workshop, Caterina Edwards and Jean Crozier, faced Continue reading “YEG Workshop: Finding the Unique in Your Family Story”
S.G. Wong Launches Die On Your Feet
I was so lucky to get to MC my friend and fellow writer S.G. Wong’s book launch recently in Edmonton. Here are some of the photos from that night!
YEG Profile: Alexis Kienlen
Since 2010, I have co-organized a monthly mixer group in Edmonton for creative women professionals. I am constantly amazed by their expertise and experience, and thought I would do Q&A’s with them to get their stories – and tips! Alexis Kienlen is the author of two books of poetry “13” and “She dreams inContinue reading “YEG Profile: Alexis Kienlen”
Guest blogging the arts in Edmonton
I got to write two guest blog posts recently, one for the Edmonton Public Library’s Writer in Residence blog (“The Romance of Research and the Marriage of Writing“), and one for the Mill Woods Artists Collective (“Arts and Cycling Converge in Mill Woods“). Lots of fun!
Words in 3D and more: the writing community converges in Edmonton
Last weekend I was so fortunate to gather together with other writers, editors, agents, publicists, publishers and anyone else you can think of, at the Words in 3 D conference in Edmonton. Highlights: 1. Getting to hear Shelagh Rogers from CBC’s The Next Chapter talk with Alistair MacLeod. HUGE fan of both of them, andContinue reading “Words in 3D and more: the writing community converges in Edmonton”
Telling Yukon Stories
I’ve started writing more articles for What’s Up Yukon and am enjoying my assignments so much. The first batch includes an interview with Vuntut Gwichin storyteller Tammy Josie who is the granddaughter of Edith Josie, Order of Canada recipient and long-time “Here are the News” writer. I also got to write about Maible Matrishon, whoContinue reading “Telling Yukon Stories”
Launch of Canine Confessions
Congratulations to Laskin Publishing, my parents’ press, on the release of its first book! Canine Confessions is a new book by Montreal-based author Bernadette Griffin: “An erudite dog’s perspective on life in and around Montréal and the Laurentians during the 1970s unearths a meticulously crafted tale about the human condition. As we follow Daisy, a flaxen-hairedContinue reading “Launch of Canine Confessions”