Wednesday, February 07, 2007
The Writers' Show - Writers’ Show - 13 - Caroline Adderson
About why certain books are designated by reviewers as gloomy or difficult or about angry people: "Everyday moral conundrums make people uncomfortable; the closer [the book] is to the personal life of the reader, the more personally they take it." Bad Imaginings, Sitting Practice, A History of Forgetting, Pleased to Meet You. Caroline Adderson has won many prizes for her writing & unusual themes. Caroline Adderson was the recipient of the 2007 Marian Engel Award (Rogers Writers Trust), a prize worth $15,000.
Topics: consciousness of craft; the Banff experience and working with editor Jennifer Glossop; Andreas Schroeder's influence; getting characters from one room to the next; the CBC literary prize; what goes on inside writers' festivals; the reading she recorded for AuthorsAloud.
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The Writers' Show - Writers’ Show - 12 - George K. Ilsley
George K. Ilsley was born and raised in Nova Scotia and is a graduate of Acadia University and Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. And being young and foolish at the time (according to his website), he chose not to become a lawyer. George K. Ilsley was resident, October through December 07, at Berton House Writer's Retreat in the Yukon. His two books are Random Acts of Hatred (stories) and Manbug, nominated for the LitBlog Prize. His website is a must-see.
Topics: entomology; Microsoft culture; cover design; insight while listening to your computer reading your work; rewriting; the reading he recorded for AuthorsAloud.
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