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MFA graduate creates financial award to help other writers
Now, more than ever, it’s time to help other writers find their voice. "Alum Margaret Lynch, who wrote about her near-death bout with leukemia, donates $50,000 to support would-be writers With the deep belief that it is never too late to go back to school, Toronto writer Margaret Lynch, [...]
CNFC Members’ Readings
The Creative Nonfiction Collective (CNFC) hosted Members' Readings this month and I was excited to participate. So much of our time as writers is spent alone, typing or writing words that are hard-fought to get out of our brains and onto the page/screen, then revised and polished multiple times. [...]
805 Lit + Art essay: Talisman
“One time, I found what I thought was a silver dollar until I picked it up. It was thin and aluminum, and what it most resembled was an encircled five-starred sheriff’s badge. One side displayed a crown. The flip side revealed a horseshoe surrounded by the words GOOD LUCK. [...]
Summer slowdown
I seldom give myself permission to slow down, but the combination of a cottage getaway, good book and too-hot-to-move weather shaped a very relaxing week. Reading Abraham Verghese’s Covenant of Water at water’s edge seemed very meta. Propulsive storytelling and gorgeous writing ensure [...]
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