by Steven W. Beattie

Former Ontario Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman’s Indigenous Summer Reading Camps program continues to grow

“It’s the biggest story [that’s] never been told.” That’s how former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario James Bartleman describes the annual Indigenous Summer Reading Camps program that has been in operation in the province since 2005 ... Read More »

December 13, 2018

For the love of the game: actor and screenwriter Jay Baruchel pens a book about his obsession with the Montreal Canadiens

By Steven W. Beattie

The first time Jay Baruchel appears on screen – playing himself – in the apocalyptic comedy This Is the End, he is wearing a Montreal Canadiens cap. He is met at the Los Angeles airport ... Read More »

December 10, 2018

Designing Leonard Cohen

By Steven W. Beattie

“Poetry,” said Leonard Cohen, “comes from a place that no one commands and no one conquers. … [If] I knew where good songs came from, I’d go there more often.” Those words are part of ... Read More »

November 19, 2018

Prolific author and editor David Helwig dies at age 80

By Steven W. Beattie

David Helwig, who died on Oct. 16 at 80 after a life marked by multiple debilitating health issues, was one of the most prolific and certainly one of the most versatile Canadian literary figures of ... Read More »

October 17, 2018

Keith Maillard

By Steven W. Beattie

Keith Maillard prizes a multiplicity of approaches to literary craft as a writer and teacher

September 13, 2018

Friends and colleagues recall the joy and accomplishments of Priscila Uppal

By Steven W. Beattie

I wonder if this is what death looks like – heaven or hell, that’s up to your own interpretation “Stacked Chairs” by Priscila Uppal In 2015, Priscila Uppal participated in an event dubbed “Poetry Games” ... Read More »

September 10, 2018

Sarah Weinman unveils the true story behind Vladimir Nabokov’s infamous 20th-century classic

By Steven W. Beattie

Sarah Weinman was all of 16 years old the first time she read Lolita. Attending high school in Ottawa, where she was born (she now calls Brooklyn home), the adolescent bibliophile had already devoured the ... Read More »

September 6, 2018

Novelist and writing teacher Ann Ireland dies at age 65

By Steven W. Beattie

In a blow that has been felt acutely by many in the Canadian literary community, writer and teacher Ann Ireland died on Aug. 23 at the age of 65. The cause of death was carcinoid ... Read More »

August 27, 2018

Canadian-born publisher John Calder, known for censorship battles, published Beckett, Ionesco, Duras, and Selby Jr.

By Steven W. Beattie

France had Maurice Girodias, the U.S. had Barney Rosset, and the U.K. had John Calder. The Montreal-born Calder, who died last week at the age of 91, was instrumental in battling the forces of censorship ... Read More »

August 23, 2018

Ann Y.K. Choi, Mireille Silcoff, and Robert J. Wiersema comprise 2018 Writers’ Trust fiction jury

By Steven W. Beattie

A novelist, a short-story and non-fiction writer, and a fiction writer and frequent Q&Q contributor make up the jury for the 2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. This year’s jury, which is responsible for selecting ... Read More »

August 21, 2018

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Quill and Quire

Former Ontario Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman’s Indigenous Summer Reading Camps program continues to grow

For the love of the game: actor and screenwriter Jay Baruchel pens a book about his obsession with the Montreal Canadiens

Designing Leonard Cohen

Prolific author and editor David Helwig dies at age 80

Keith Maillard

Friends and colleagues recall the joy and accomplishments of Priscila Uppal

Sarah Weinman unveils the true story behind Vladimir Nabokov’s infamous 20th-century classic

Novelist and writing teacher Ann Ireland dies at age 65

Canadian-born publisher John Calder, known for censorship battles, published Beckett, Ionesco, Duras, and Selby Jr.

Ann Y.K. Choi, Mireille Silcoff, and Robert J. Wiersema comprise 2018 Writers’ Trust fiction jury

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