The Globe and Mail: Organ donation op-ed
Skip the mall this Christmas. Your organ-donation consent is the best gift you can give 'Tis the season for gift shopping. That time of year when we flock online, a Pavlovian response to slick advertising. We search shopping malls and stalk special one-day-only sale racks, spending hours seeking the [...]
CNFC launches online webinars
It's been a busy end of the year here at CNFC as we launched a *NEW* series of monthly webinars. From November 2020 through April 2021, we'll be hosting conversations and workshops with leading Canadian writers and tackling diverse topics. From Finding the Story to Writing About Mental Health, we’ll present thought-provoking [...]
Appointed president, Creative Nonfiction Collective (CNFC) Society
I’m thrilled to share news of my recent appointment as volunteer president and board chair of the Creative Nonfiction Collective (CNFC) Society. Founded in 2004, the organization promotes and fosters innovation in Canadian nonfiction writing. Looking forward to working with the 2020 Board and such an enthusiastic writing community. [...]
2020 *virtual* Ride to Conquer Cancer
So much has changed in the world since last year but cycling has given me back my freedom this summer, which I sorely missed during the spring. This month there’s the added bonus of training for my 10th Ride to Conquer Cancer on August 29, 2020. For [...]
National Post Excerpt: I became a human chimera
How my sister's cells attacked my body, and changed my life. "It would be another 25 years before I learned about blood tissue, cells, genes and DNA. Before I would understand that I’d become a sort of human chimera. Like the fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology — with a [...]
Winner: 2020 Penguin Random House MFA Prize
I am honoured to be the winner of the 2020 Penguin Random House MFA Prize for best nonfiction book proposal. "Margaret Lynch, who graduated in May from the University of King’s College with her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction degree, is the winner of the 2020 Penguin [...]
CMAJ Blog Post
Déjà Vu in the Time of Covid-19 One Monday morning not long ago, I attended my yoga class. We stretched and twisted, breathed and meditated amidst a soundtrack of calming music and the instructor’s soothing voice. It was late January 2020, when we still took for granted our ability [...]
My manuscript is finished
That’s a wrap! 2 years, 4 mentors, 11 chapters, a book proposal, numerous essays, op-eds, book reviews, publications, a finished manuscript and an MFA. I’ve enjoyed every minute of the past 20 months, even (especially?) when I was challenged! Going back to school for my MFA at this stage [...]
Launch Party: untethered Issue 5.1
On January 9th, 2020 I was honoured to share the stage with so many talented writers for the launch of untethered issue 5.1 at the Monarch Tavern in Toronto. What a party! Thanks to intrepid editors Stephanie and Nicole for curating this fabulous issue and organizing this [...]
How I Created My Writer Platform
I’m writing this memoir for those who need to see someone standing strong farther down the road they’re travelling. In February of this year, I stood transfixed in my living room listening to my Camino story on CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition. I hardly recognized my own voice, which sounded [...]