Posts by Ken McGoogan
My letter to Michael Ignatieff
Eh, voila: me writing to Michael Ignatieff. Hi, Michael. Suggestions for the economy: How about some infrastructure spending that will put money into the hands of Canadians who will spend it, while paying dividends across the country, and especially in Quebec? I recommend increasing support to artists. 1. Change income tax provisions to exempt royalty…
Read MoreCreative Non-Fiction at University of Toronto
In other news, I’m leading an advanced workshop in Creative Non-Fiction at U of T starting in February. This means dealing mainly with YOUR work-in-progress, though I do tend to have an awful lot to say about craft. Details are at www.learn.utoronto.ca . . .
Read MoreChasing Kane to the High Arctic
So, two clips have turned up in Cyberspace as a result of our most recent Arctic voyage with Adventure Canada. The first is more tell than show, and vice versa, but hey, together they contribute to the requisite fifteen minutes of fame . . . one is at http://globeandmail.com/books, the other at http://savvyreader.typepad.com . .…
Read MorePhotos from Hart House . . .
Meanwhile, Deborah Windsor of the Writers’ Union of Canada posted some great shots from a reading I did at Hart House at the University of Toronto. http://kenmcgooganreads.shutterfly.com/
Read MoreHere comes Ottawa . . .
First weekend in December finds me in Ottawa for a meeting of the Public Lending Right Commission. Just to keep things interesting, I’ll do a reading/ presentation from Race to the Polar Sea. That will happen at Collected Works Bookstore, 1242 Wellington Street, starting at 7:30 p.m. (613-722-1265) Be there or be square!
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