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As many of you know, I’ve long been drawn to the genre of creative nonfiction for its fearless questioning, its intimacy, and its ability to bridge the personal with the political. That’s why I’m...

I was deeply honoured to hear Chelene Knight speak about Breathing the Page on CBC’s The Next Chapter, where she described it as one of the first craft books she read “over and over.” Chelene is a...

I'm delighted to be part of an upcoming panel on the evolution of creative nonfiction, presented as part of the Creative Nonfiction Collective's online festival, Reconciling Truth. The...

I'm thrilled to be moderating a free discussion on the life and work of Gertrude Stein. It will be held at 5PM on Nov 30 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W Hastings. I'll be joined...

I'm grateful to have had the chance to be in conversation on Writers Radio, an audio space for all things writerly. In our conversation, I spoke about my personal quest to understand and articulate...

The deadline to apply for the Six-Month Intensive and the Yosef Wosk VMI Fellowship is fast approaching! Apply by November 9th, to be considered for the 2025 programs. A current mentor with...

There are three new and exciting workshops being delivered by Patrick Lucas and Mark L. Winston for Vancouver Manuscript Intensive! The first of these workshops is coming up this month. On Saturday,...

VMI is an in-depth one-to-one mentorship program that pairs you with a professional author to develop your manuscript to its fullest potential.  Every writer is different, and VMI honours that...