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Heather Spears in The Link
I've been editing fiction for regional arts magazine The Link for over a year now. I've been lucky enough to publish sublime local authors including Leanne Simpson, Kate Story, Joe Davies, P.J. Thomas and more.
http://www.the-link.ca/issues/MayJune...
In the current May/June issue, we feature a Ballardesque flash piece by veteran Peterborough dancer/choreographer Ryan Kerr. I've heard Mr. Kerr read his short fiction a few times over the years and have always been impressed by his prose stylings so it's a treat to be able to share his work with a wider audience.
We also have a poem by Governor General Award winner Heather Spears. "Eidetica" is from her 2008 collection, I Can Still Draw, and appears on page seven.
Spears passed through Peterborough in late 2010. She read with fellow poet Susan McMaster at a salon du livre organised by Betsy Struthers. It was lovely to connect and talk about writing and the vaguaries of the publishing scene. Unbeknownst to many Heather is also a science fiction novelist whose triology was published by Tesseract Books before they were bought by Edge Publishing, so we have that in common. Swing by her website to look at her astonishing drawings, too.
http://www.heatherspears.com/contents...
Heather Spears
http://www.the-link.ca/issues/MayJune...
In the current May/June issue, we feature a Ballardesque flash piece by veteran Peterborough dancer/choreographer Ryan Kerr. I've heard Mr. Kerr read his short fiction a few times over the years and have always been impressed by his prose stylings so it's a treat to be able to share his work with a wider audience.
We also have a poem by Governor General Award winner Heather Spears. "Eidetica" is from her 2008 collection, I Can Still Draw, and appears on page seven.
Spears passed through Peterborough in late 2010. She read with fellow poet Susan McMaster at a salon du livre organised by Betsy Struthers. It was lovely to connect and talk about writing and the vaguaries of the publishing scene. Unbeknownst to many Heather is also a science fiction novelist whose triology was published by Tesseract Books before they were bought by Edge Publishing, so we have that in common. Swing by her website to look at her astonishing drawings, too.
http://www.heatherspears.com/contents...
Heather Spears
Reading by Amazing Authors in Norwood!
This should probably go in events, but does anyone really read Goodreads events?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
7:00pm until 10:00pm
Cat Sass Coffee House,
Norwood Ontario
Join celebrated local authors Ursula Pflug, Leanne Simpson and Kate Story as they read from their new books at Cat Sass coffeehouse in Norwood, Ontario, at 7 pm on Thursday, February 2nd. The lovely Doug Back will be the MC for the evening.
Simpson's Dancing On Our Turtle's Back, published by Winnipeg's Arbeiter Ring, is her first solo-authored book of essays, and shares the traditional wisdom of local Elders Doug Williams and Edna Manitowabi. Simpson's writing shines as she combines academic theory, traditional wisdom and playful indigenous storytelling, grounding complex ideas in the here and now of raising kids, working for social justice and educating the general public about local (Peterborough) and national history. Her scholarly yet accessible approach is particularly valuable in helping us understand situations such as the current tragedy in Attawapiskat. This book follows two collections of essays Simpson compiled and edited, written by indigenous scholars and activists from across the country.
Kate Story will be reading from Wrecked Upon This Shore, her second novel, published by Newfoundland's Killick Press. Set in Toronto, Peterborough and the Thousand Islands in the 70's and 80's, Wrecked traces the multi-generational damage caused by abuse. It is an at times wrenching read but is also highly comedic and welcome not least because it busts some familiar stereotypes. Wrecked follows Story's first novel, Blasted, a fairy tale set in Toronto and St John's, which was short-listed for the Sunburst and ReLit Awards. Story is also known for her work as a choreographer and actor.
Both Simpson and Story have read from their new books in Peterborough, Toronto and the Maritimes before bringing them to Norwood.
This event is sponsored in part by the National Public Readings program of the Writer's Union of Canada, and has been organised by Casey Beecroft of Cat Sass Coffeehouse and music store on Highway Seven. Pflug will read from her third book and new story collection, Harvesting the Moon, due out next year from Great Britain's PS Publishing. The stories will be selected from works previously published in Canadian, UK and US publications, including top tier magazines Postscripts, Strange Horizons and Fantasy.
"The National Public Readings Program of The Writer's Union is an under utilised resource," Pflug says. "It's a great way to get authors out into the community sharing their work. Leanne and Kate are both good friends and great storytellers, so we're all looking forward to a fun night."
Kate Story
Thursday, February 2, 2012
7:00pm until 10:00pm
Cat Sass Coffee House,
Norwood Ontario
Join celebrated local authors Ursula Pflug, Leanne Simpson and Kate Story as they read from their new books at Cat Sass coffeehouse in Norwood, Ontario, at 7 pm on Thursday, February 2nd. The lovely Doug Back will be the MC for the evening.
Simpson's Dancing On Our Turtle's Back, published by Winnipeg's Arbeiter Ring, is her first solo-authored book of essays, and shares the traditional wisdom of local Elders Doug Williams and Edna Manitowabi. Simpson's writing shines as she combines academic theory, traditional wisdom and playful indigenous storytelling, grounding complex ideas in the here and now of raising kids, working for social justice and educating the general public about local (Peterborough) and national history. Her scholarly yet accessible approach is particularly valuable in helping us understand situations such as the current tragedy in Attawapiskat. This book follows two collections of essays Simpson compiled and edited, written by indigenous scholars and activists from across the country.
Kate Story will be reading from Wrecked Upon This Shore, her second novel, published by Newfoundland's Killick Press. Set in Toronto, Peterborough and the Thousand Islands in the 70's and 80's, Wrecked traces the multi-generational damage caused by abuse. It is an at times wrenching read but is also highly comedic and welcome not least because it busts some familiar stereotypes. Wrecked follows Story's first novel, Blasted, a fairy tale set in Toronto and St John's, which was short-listed for the Sunburst and ReLit Awards. Story is also known for her work as a choreographer and actor.
Both Simpson and Story have read from their new books in Peterborough, Toronto and the Maritimes before bringing them to Norwood.
This event is sponsored in part by the National Public Readings program of the Writer's Union of Canada, and has been organised by Casey Beecroft of Cat Sass Coffeehouse and music store on Highway Seven. Pflug will read from her third book and new story collection, Harvesting the Moon, due out next year from Great Britain's PS Publishing. The stories will be selected from works previously published in Canadian, UK and US publications, including top tier magazines Postscripts, Strange Horizons and Fantasy.
"The National Public Readings Program of The Writer's Union is an under utilised resource," Pflug says. "It's a great way to get authors out into the community sharing their work. Leanne and Kate are both good friends and great storytellers, so we're all looking forward to a fun night."
Kate Story
