Duncan Weller is a very complex person; chatting about his art, he exudes a nervous energy, yet is simultaneously very soft-spoken and unassuming. “I love to draw and paint all sorts of subjects,” he says when asked about the complexity that is in many of his pictures. “I love assembling a number of images together.”... Continue Reading →
Interview with Duncan Weller
Duncan Weller is a writer of children’s books, adult fiction and poetry. He is also a visual artist who shows his work regularly. He lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and travels often to get ideas and images for his books. He won two of Canada’s top awards (Governor General’s, Schwartz) for his picture book, The... Continue Reading →
Interview with Paul Gooding
Paul Gooding enjoys poetry from the Victorian to the modern age, especially Tennyson, Frost, and Andrea Cohen. He’s the contact person for the Writers’ Circle, who meet on the last Wednesday of the month in the Waverley Auditorium. For more information on Writers’ Circle, please call him at 807-345-8513. Shauna Kosoris: How did you get... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michelle Krys
Michelle Krys is the author of Dead Girls Society, Hexed, and Charmed. When she’s not writing books for teens, she moonlights as a NICU nurse. She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, with her family. You can visit her online at michellekrys.com. Shauna Kosoris: What inspired you to write your newest book, Dead Girls Society?... Continue Reading →
Interview with Shane Peacock
Shane Peacock was born in a place that doesn’t exist … the city of Port Arthur, Ontario. He grew up in Kapuskasing, Ontario, then earned a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in English and History from Trent University, and a Master’s degree in Literature from the University of Toronto. Shane worked as a labourer for Spruce Falls... Continue Reading →
Interview with Amy Jones
Amy Jones won the 2006 CBC Literary Prize for Short Fiction and was a finalist for the 2005 Bronwen Wallace Award. She is a graduate of the Optional Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, and her fiction has appeared in Best Canadian Stories and The Journey Prize Stories. Her... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jean E. Pendziwol
Jean E. Pendziwol is the award-winning author of eight published children’s books. Her debut adult novel, The Light Keeper’s Daughters, will be published in 2017 by HarperCollins; her latest children’s book, Me and You and the Red Canoe, will also be published in 2017 by Groundwood Books. You can find her online at http://www.jeanependziwol.com/. Shauna... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Christie
Michael Christie is the author of If I Fall, If I Die, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, won the Northern Lit Award, and was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice. His collection of short stories, The Beggar's Garden, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, a finalist for the Writers'... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Picard
Michael Picard has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years and has performed for audiences across Canada. With shows and performances for many celebrities such as Tony Curtis, David Copperfield, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Carey to name a few as well as opening act for Mike Mandel, Holly Woods w/ Toronto, Blue Rodeo, Joey Elias,... Continue Reading →
Interview with Christopher “Merk” Merkley
Christopher “Merk” Merkley makes stuff from nothing. Comics, paintings, photography, illustration, tshirts, multimedia, sculptures....whatever he can get his hands on. He has 2 graphic novels under his belt (another one on the way), an ongoing comic strip, a regular weekly piece for Comic Book Resources' 'The Line it is Drawn' , and fits in as... Continue Reading →
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