Q&Q Omni Category: Authors and their day jobs

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Davidar’s worlds collide

September 1, 2007 | 5:30 PM | By Sarah Treleaven

David Davidar laughs when asked how he managed to write his second novel while also serving as publisher of Penguin Canada. “Well, I don’t think... Read the rest »

From both sides now: BookExpo Canada is a very different beast when you attend as a first-time author, writes bookseller Robert J. Wiersema

July 1, 2007 | 2:25 PM | By Robert J. Wiersema

I can admit it now: I was nervous. No. Not nervous. Petrified. I don’t usually get stage fright. As events co-ordinator... Read the rest »

Inside job: Zoe Whittall on being a writer who works in publishing

March 1, 2007 | 2:26 PM | By Zoe Whittall

I’ve held many jobs in the book and magazine industry – from receptionist to bookseller to freelance editor to columnist to publicist to author. A... Read the rest »

The author down the hall

December 1, 2006 | 5:23 PM | By Tim Johnson

After seven years of contemplation and writing, Scott Richardson — an award-winning book designer with more than two decades of experience in publishing — did... Read the rest »

Workshop lessons: The dangers of purple poeticisms, and other off-campus creative writing tips

January 1, 2005 | 4:14 PM | By Zachariah Wells

I doubt that any writer in his or her right mind would deny that they can and have derived benefit from criticism of their work... Read the rest »