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In this interview, I was fortunate enough to be connected with writer Kathryn Charr. As a scholar with various English literature and languages credentials, Charr divulged insightful wisdom regarding her apprehension of effective writing techniques and motivations. She also recounted her early experiences as a writer and provides pragmatic advice in overcoming common setbacks. Aside from her writing, Charr has worked in numerous financial organizations such as the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Toronto-Dominion (TD) Private Wealth and

I recently had the opportunity to interview Nicolas Brown, the President of the Canadian Authors Association-Alberta Branch. He was the Issues editor of the “NAIT Nugget” (a student newspaper at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) from 2015-2016 and has worked briefly in the University of Alberta’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.   T I: I have read a few of your writing pieces in the NAIT Nugget from when you were the Issues editor from 2015-2016. How would

By emailing with Laurie Fuhr I have gotten to know the bubbly, passionate woman that she is! Her poetry and songwriting is heartfelt and unique, with powerful messages that inspire me to grow as an individual. Understanding how accomplished Laurie is, I want to know how she got to where she is today. In this interview I will explore how she connects with music, and what inspires her to express her messages in a lyrical way. Why do you gravitate

Rudy Wiebe has found great success writing several novels including The Temptations of Big Bear and A Discovery of Strangers both of which received The Governor General’s Award. As well as his memoir Of This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal Forest which received The Charles Taylor Prize. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Alberta in the English department; he says his students have taught him as much about writing as he has taught them.

Joy Pritchard is a registered nurse, writer, teacher, and researcher (just to name a few of her accomplishments). After becoming a nurse at the Tamworth Base Hospital in 1967, she performed her clinical training at the University of Alberta hospital. She went on to attain her Bachelor of Education degree and taught at the University of Alberta from 2002-2008. After reading about her accomplishments and her drive to help others, I was very excited to interview her and learn more

  INTRODUCTION Lee Kvern is a female author of both short stories and novels. Unlike many other award-winning authors, she began her writing career after having a four-year degree from ACAD in graphic design and illustration. With no previous training on creating a literary piece, her writing life started with her encountering  a writer at an awards dinner. It wasn’t until after she dove into the novel-writing world that she realized reading a lot is far from enough for a

Monica Kidd is a writer, mother, family doctor, and printer based out of Calgary, Alberta. She owns a printshop called Whisky Jack Letterpress and works as a family doctor while caring for her three young children. She has written four poetry collections, six books, including a biography detailing her Great Grandparents’ travels to North America. She has worked as a broadcast journalist, a biologist, a family doctor, a writer, as well as occasionally teaching across Canada. I enjoyed conducting research

I was wondering what goes into making a Canadian author. How to start writing? What to write about? And finding oneself as an author. I asked Edmonton writer Don Perkins a few questions on the subject in the hopes he could illuminate these topics for me.   When did you decide to become an author and was it challenging to write as a career? I decided to try my hand a writing when I worked as the Editorial Department librarian

Joan Marie Galat- CCBC Author, Illustrator and Storyteller Directory. Digital image. Joan Marie Galat. Canadian Council for the Arts, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2018. <http://directory.bookcentre.ca/members/joanmariegalat>. The Night Sky and Galaxies Joan Marie Galat is an author of books for both children and adults, with a background in science and journalism. She started writing books at the age of nine. A newspaper published her first articles at the age of twelve, where she became a paid weekly newspaper columnist. Her first title,

  CSL Blog Project: An insight on the career of a multi-talented local  Matthew Stepanic is a freelance writer, poet, and editor based out of Edmonton. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a BA Honours in English. From starting to write at a young age, to becoming a successful writer, he has earned himself a numerous amount of milestones on the pathway of his career. Examples include: being a co-founder of Glass Buffalo, a magazine him and friends