by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Munro and Longley take home 2015 Griffins

Jane Munro is the winner of the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for her most recent collection, Blue Sonoma. Munro, who has been publishing poetry in Canada since the 1980s, says the win “gives me a ... Read More »

June 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Michael V. Smith on public persona, gender in memoir, and writing with vulnerability

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Michael V. Smith’s two novels, Cumberland and Progress (Cormorant Books) both deal with small towns, sexual orientation and familial ties. In that sense, they are not unlike his new memoir, My Body Is Yours (Arsenal ... Read More »

May 15, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

A delicate balance: taking on the tough issues in YA fiction

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Three authors discuss how – and why – they write about sexual assault and abusive relationships in their new YA novels With one current trend in YA fiction being a move toward realism and examinations ... Read More »

March 4, 2015

Touring the Toronto Public Library’s IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

The International Board on Books for Young People has housed a collection for books for young people with disabilities in Norway since 1985. Last year, libraries worldwide bid on hosting the next collection. The Toronto ... Read More »

November 17, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Libraries

Higher ground: spotlight on Groundwood Books

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Groundwood Books has a new publisher and focus, but remains committed to producing quality children’s books Last March, Groundwood Books publisher Sheila Barry attended the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the primary international event for buying ... Read More »

October 23, 2014

Learning how to write Giller-worthy fiction with Heather O’Neill

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

The idea behind Summer Literary Seminars is to take emerging writers out of their regular environments and immerse them in the culture of beautiful settings in places like Kenya and Lithuania. The reality, as I ... Read More »

October 9, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

University of Winnipeg hosts international trans literature conference

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

This past weekend, writers, scholars, and artists gathered at the University of Winnipeg for an international trans literature conference that organizers are billing as the first of its kind. Held over three days beginning May ... Read More »

May 26, 2014

Quill and Quire

Munro and Longley take home 2015 Griffins

Q&A: Michael V. Smith on public persona, gender in memoir, and writing with vulnerability

A delicate balance: taking on the tough issues in YA fiction

Touring the Toronto Public Library’s IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities

Higher ground: spotlight on Groundwood Books

Learning how to write Giller-worthy fiction with Heather O’Neill

University of Winnipeg hosts international trans literature conference

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