Posts Tagged ‘Creative nonfiction’
Workshop razzle-dazzle set for autumn
Catch me if you can: Sept. 3: Picton Public Library: Purdy and the Arctic Sept. 10: Picton Public Library: Purdy and the Yankees Sept. 19: Eden Mills Writers’ Festival: Writing into a Revolution Oct. 29: Cobourg: Northumberland Learning: Arctic Awakening Nov. 6: Creative NonFiction Collective: Writing into a Revolution
Read MoreBeautiful quest narrative finds Dude Quixote hauling a surfboard along Atlantic Coast
Say hello to my friend Ryan (R.C.) Shaw. And his surfboard, Old Yeller. Ryan is launching his first book tonight in Toronto. It’s called Louisbourg or Bust. And it’s one of 19 books (and counting) produced by graduates of that unique MFA program in Creative Nonfiction offered at University of King’s College in Halifax. That’s the…
Read MoreCreative nonfiction workshop is coming to U of T in July
So on the left we see the image that accompanies my all-time, second-most- popular blog posting: The night Leonard Cohen taught me that Magic Is Alive. And you know how some people can’t get over their own jokes? I still find this one pretty funny: ‘Obscure’ Canadian writer declines to don kilt for CTV appearance. My…
Read MoreThe Art of Fact means Creative Nonfiction course is only a click away
Word is that Our Hero is offering an online course in Creative Nonfiction through University of Toronto. It’s called The Art of Fact: An Introduction to Writing Non-Fiction, and it kicks off January 30, 2017. To see if it’s right for you, read on below. To register, click here. About the course: This online workshop…
Read MoreNarrative nonfiction is what’s happening at U of T summer school . . . .
In recent weeks, I purchased two books written by emerging writers who had passed through one of my University of Toronto workshops. And I had long since collected The Monks and Me by yet one more: Mary Paterson. I would like to say that all of these publications are down to me. But I don’t…
Read MoreU of T summer course in narrative nonfiction . . . .
In the past couple of weeks, I have purchased two books written by folks who passed through one of my University of Toronto workshops. I would like to say that these publications are down to me. But I don’t dare. People would call me out. Put it this way: at least I didn’t get in…
Read MoreMFA Program in Creative Nonfiction is one of a kind in Canada
I’ve mentioned the low-res MFA program in Creative Nonfiction at King’s College in Halifax? One of a kind in Canada? I serve as a mentor therein, so I may be biased. But I think it’s spectacular. It may be cheating, since this is MY blog. But I’ll cede the floor to my colleague Stephen Kimber, who…
Read MoreCreative Nonfiction online? Through U of T? Still time to come aboard . . .
He’s back! And this time (see photo) he’s at the house of explorer Roald Amundsen, just outside Oslo. In response to a raucous clamor, the Dr. Jekyll in me has clawed his way onto your screen to announce an online course in Creative Nonfiction. It’s called The Art of Fact: An Introduction to Writing Nonfiction,…
Read MoreThe Art of Fact: Creative Nonfiction course turns up on your desktop!
He’s back! In response to a raucous clamor, the Dr. Jekyll in me (see photo to the right) has clawed his way free to announce an online course in Creative Nonfiction. It’s called The Art of Fact: An Introduction to Writing Nonfiction, and it’s available through the University of Toronto. We launch on January 25,…
Read MoreRachel Dolezal inspires renewed call for a book-world revolution
Some of my writer-friends are (rightly) irritated that Rachel Dolezal “admitted” to indulging in “creative nonfiction.” She lied, damn it. Writers of creative nonfiction tell the truth. But Dolezal’s “admission” reminds me of why, a few years back, writing in the Globe and Mail, Our Hero called for a book-world revolution. C’mon, surely you remember…
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