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A Poetry Place: How The Town of Cobourg Became Poetry Central
By James PickersgillWhen Eric Winter stepped down as Cobourg's Poet Laureate in August 2009 after 12 years of service, he was asked how he had managed to fill his post for so long. The poet replied...
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How I Discovered Prince Edward County Literature
By Janet Kellough When I was growing up in Prince Edward County, the literary landscape consisted almost entirely of works of non-fiction. There was The Regiment by Farley Mowat, about The Hasty P’s...
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Profile of Open Letter: A Journal of Writing and Theory, with a few questions
By rob mclennanThe most interesting magazine produced by the [TISH] alumni is Open Letter, begun in 1965 and continuing to this day, and edited by Frank Davey, with a varying group of contributing...
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Profile on Influency Salon, with a few questions
By rob mclennanOn May 8, 2008, Hamilton writer and composer Gary Barwin reported on his own experience with Margaret Christakos’ Influency series, posting a short write-up on his blog:Margaret...
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Profile of Suzannah Showler, with a few questions
By rob mclennanIn May 2013, Toronto writer Suzannah Showler was announced as a finalist for the 2013 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers from the Writers’ Trust of Canada, alongside Laura...
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Publisher Profile: Emond Montgomery Publications
At Open Book: Toronto and Open Book: Ontario, we celebrate books that are published in Canada, with an emphasis on Ontario’s independent publishers. In our new series of Publisher Profiles, we’ll...
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The Word On The Street in Toronto
By Jessica SpettoliNothing else signals the true start of the fall season like the day-long festival of The Word On The Street in Toronto. This year the weather was brisk but otherwise rain free....
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Writing Fatherhood
By rob mclennanWhat do we know about pregnancy1. I shall begin, by speaking. Incubate, introduce a glossary. Just on the tongue. Unpaginated. 2. Something is growing, inside. Occupant. Connects whole...
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Writing Habits: These Happy Golden Years
By Carrie SnyderI call my writing “work,” but that’s mainly tactical, to convince others that writing is something I really must be doing. No one ever questions you if you say you’re going off to work....
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Write Across Ontario: The Blue Light by Alana Dunlop
Every Tuesday in January, the Open Book Magazine will feature one of the four winning stories in Open Book: Ontario and IFOA Ontario's Write Across Ontario contest.Inline Images:
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Writing a Fiction Series: Ins, Outs, Ups and Downs: Part One
By Susan HughesI have recently been contracted to write books 4, 5 and 6 in my chapter book series The Puppy Collection for Scholastic. I'm excited to write more about main characters that I already...
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Writing a Fiction Series: Ins, Outs, Ups and Downs: Part Two
By Susan HughesRead Part One of "Writing a Fiction Series: Ins, Outs, Ups and Downs."Welcome back! In this month's column, I'm continuing my chat about writing children's book series with authors...
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Writing picture books: Tips from the top!
By Susan Hughes"Oh, you write picture books? I have a great idea for a children's story. I'm planning to write it one day — and maybe get it published — when I have a little more time." What picture...
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A Profile of Nina Berkhout
By rob mclennanOriginally from Calgary, poet Nina Berkhout has lived in Ottawa for more than a decade, and is the author of five poetry collections: >Letters from Deadman’s Cay (NeWest Press, 2003),...
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Special Interview with Amy Mathers of Amy's Marathon of Books
Amy Mathers is the woman behind the inspiring project, Amy’s Marathon of Books, an initiative she started to help raise money for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, with the intention of establishing...
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