Agony Editor Brian Francis says that authors won’t always receive an appearance fee, but the conversation remains essential.
Agony Editor: Research your options before unleashing your horror novel on potential publishers
Canadian thriller author Andrew Pyper gives some advice on finding a publisher.
Agony Editor: Is hosting a literary event really worth the effort?
On-stage events require a lot of work. If you’re going to do them properly, that is.
Diversity in crime writing: five Canadian titles to add to your to-be-read pile
Crime writer Sam Wiebe believes Canadian crime-writing needs more diverse voices.
Diversity in crime writing: Sam Wiebe urges his genre to reckon with inclusion
As Canadian crime writers struggle to be seen, the community is also wrestling with its own issues of inclusivity.
Harold R. Johnson on mixing memoir, fantasy, and non-fiction to engage in conversation with a deceased brother
In honouring Clifford, I wanted to emphasize his brilliance, his philosophy, and his refusal to accept dogma.
Agony Editor: Expert advice on keeping purple prose and erotic clichés out of bedroom scenes
Writing good sex is no small feat. It’s far too easy to fall into the trap of stereotypes and clichés.
Agony Editor: There are plenty of ways to get back your reading mojo that don’t involve books
What you read isn’t as important as that you read. Writers sometimes hold certain types of reading in higher regard than others. But that limits you in a world where there’s so much good reading to be had.
Jessica Aldred on how video games like the Bioshock series have much to teach us about our past, present, and future
It has never been more crucial for game studies and game culture to revisit its “canonical” texts through the intersectional lenses of gender, sexuality, race, and class.
A queer ABC book nods to the long history of coded language in the LGBTQ community
GAYBCs: A Queer Alphabet explores the notoriously thorny subject of queer identity, delivering what is often missing from the subject: humour. Published by Greystone Books, the picture book is a play on the constantly evolving language used to define queer identity.
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