This Thursday come to the Koffee Kafe in Mill Woods for a special edition of the Glass Door Coffee House I’m hosting. Co-organized by the Mill Woods Artists Collective, LitFest, and the Creative Nonfiction Collective, this FREE event will be spectacular! There will be door prizes, drink and food specials, and an open micContinue reading “Oct 24: Working the Deadbeat in Edmonton”
Category Archives: Writing & Publishing
Words in the Park – Saturday, Oct 19
I am so excited to be taking part in this book fair and sale at the Sherwood Park Library in Strathcona County, Alberta! When: Saturday, October 19th 1-4pm Where: 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park (click here for directions) What: I’ll be doing a short reading at 3pm fromContinue reading “Words in the Park – Saturday, Oct 19”
City and Memory Symposium Nov 1 & 2 in YEG
Here’s some info on a symposium I’m coordinating for the EHC and EDHS early next month! What are the different ways we remember? How can heritage create connections between people and our city’s collective memory? The Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) and Edmonton & District Historical Society (EDHS) will bring together experts andContinue reading “City and Memory Symposium Nov 1 & 2 in YEG”
YEG Profile: Nicole Beart of Memory Catcher
A great piece written by the talented Cailynn Klingbeil about one of my colleagues, Nicole Beart, owner of Memory Catcher! Edmonton Journal September 17, 2013 EDMONTON – A few years ago, Nicole Beart convinced her notoriously camera-shy grandmother to do an interview on video. Anne, then 86, was an important influence on Beart’s life,Continue reading “YEG Profile: Nicole Beart of Memory Catcher”
Never Let the Crew See You Cry
Never Let the Crew See You Cry is the “mostly true story of loving a lot of planes, and one pilot”. This family-friendly play by Linda Wood Edwards, is running this week at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. For more info or to order you tickets, click here.
YEG Profile: Jessica Kluthe
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! Jessica Kluthe’s work has appeared in journals and magazines such as The Malahat Review, Other Voices,Continue reading “YEG Profile: Jessica Kluthe”
PEI Aviation Book Set to Launch!
Larry Gray’s new book, Red Roads to Runways about the Royal Canadian Air Force in Summerside, PEI will launch on Saturday August 10 at 2 p.m. The launch will be held at the RCAF Association at 329 North Market St. in Summerside. It’s free and open to the public!
Personal historian for hire!
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!”
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”
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”