Giller Prize winner Elizabeth Hay is among five authors taking part in this year’s Yukon Writers’ Festival which starts April 30. The five writers will […]
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If you asked your spouse if you could take five years off work in order to devote your time to writing, what would they say?
Simon says, Put your writing first Read More »
DAWSON CITY If you’re a writer or a would-be writer and you’re struggling to knuckle down and fill a blank page, why not enter a
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“I’ve been told several times by lots of people that it ain’t going to happen overnight. It could take years and years.” Luke Roberts is
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What do you call a group of novelists? A narrative of novelists? A nonsense? A nuance? A nebula? A collective name would come in handy,
Nebula of novelists take the NaNoWriMo challenge Read More »
Nineteenth-century photographs of female lunatic asylum patients and Euripides’ play The Bacchae are the inspiration for two poets giving readings in Whitehorse at the end
Poets give ‘voice’ to women of the past Read More »
If you’re one of the many Yukon writers currently trying to churn out 50,000 words within 30 days as part of National Novel Writing Month,
The Play’s the Thing Read More »
Inspiration comes to novelists in many ways, but not usually on four feet and with a pedigree. Even so, it was an Alaskan malamute who
Sled Dog Drives Plot for Yukon Novel Read More »
If you’re new to the Yukon or to the world of writing and would like to set up a writers’ group, one way to do
From Roundtable to Writers’ Group Read More »
Maybe you thought you’d missed it but, actually, it hasn’t happened yet. The annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival is taking place later than usual this
Storytelling Festival Is Finally Here Read More »
Most writers would probably admit they want their work to end up on the printed page. But two local projects are giving those who enjoy
What Are You Afraid of? Read More »
With some 140 Canadian book publishers to choose from, let alone those in other countries, it can be a challenge for a writer to decide
Harbour Offers Shelter to Yukon Writers Read More »
Budding writers are often advised to put their writing away in a drawer and leave it there for anything between three days and three years
This Publisher is Willing to Wait Read More »
If you like writing about science, whether science fiction or science fact, you might want to keep May 24 to 27 free. This is when
Science Writers Gather Under the Midnight Sun Read More »
A poem by Whitehorse resident Laurel Parry is to be aired on CBC Radio One during National Poetry Month. Parry is the winner of a
Father of Poet Sees Struggle Put to Words Read More »
British writer Maurice Asquith has taken up temporary residence in the Yukon in order, he says, to escape the hubbub of the literary world. “I
At Home with Maurice Asquith Read More »
