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Bev Sellars wins book award for social awareness | Vancouver Observer
Chief Bev Sellars won the 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness for her book They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School.
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Two local authors snag double wins at BC Book Prizes gala | Vancouver Observer
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Words around Vancouver | The Peak
Published in The Peak on September 23, 2013 Read online at www.the-peak.ca or view digital paper in Issuu. The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. This article reported the revamping of literary festival The Word On The Street Vancouver into Word Vancouver. Read more…
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Guide to Pride | The Peak
Published in The Peak on July 29, 2013 Read online at www.the-peak.ca or view digital paper in Issuu. The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. This article is a round up of several local events during Pride Week 2013. Guide to Read more…
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The spaces between stanzas | The Peak
Published in The Peak on July 22, 2013 Read online at www.the-peak.ca or view the digital paper on Issuu The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. This article reported on a new collection of writing from Downtown Eastside authors. The spaces between Read more…
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Project Bookmark Canada marks first literary locations west of Ontario | The Peak
Published in The Peak on November 5, 2012 Read online at www.the-peak.ca The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. This article reported the recent addition to Vancouver’s literary landscape by Project Bookmark Canada. Project Bookmark Canada marks first literary locations west of Read more…
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Vancouver International Writers Festival marks 25 years | The Peak
Published in The Peak on October 22, 2012 Read online at www.the-peak.ca The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. I wrote an article highlighting SFU alumni who had participated in the 25th annual Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival. Vancouver International Writers Read more…
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Something completely different and not completely true | The Peak
Published in The Peak on October 15, 2012 Read online at www.the-peak.ca The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. I wrote a review for A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Graham Chapman, which screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2012. Read more…
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Journalism: No Job For a Woman | The Peak
Published in The Peak on October 15, 2012 Read online at www.the-peak.ca The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. I wrote a review for No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII which screened at the Vancouver International Read more…
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When friend becomes a verb | The Peak
Article about SFU Public Square & Urban Conspiracy Cabaret published in The Peak, The Student Newspaper of Simon Fraser University on September 17, 2012 Read article online When ‘friend’ becomes a verb Urban Conspiracy Cabaret tackles isolation and disconnection. In an increasingly global city, urban society, and interactive culture, why Read more…
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Book Review: The Virtual Self | The Peak
The Virtual Self (book review) published in The Peak (Simon Fraser University’s Student Newspaper) September 17, 2012 Read the review online The Virtual Self leaves us wondering Nora Young’s latest book may be better left on the shelf. Nora Young, the lively host of CBC Radio’s The Spark, published her Read more…
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Breaking out of the back room | The Peak
The Peak June 18, 2012 Breaking out of the back room A book blogger’s guide to author readings and literary events After one of Ami McKay’s book readings last year, I approached her for a signing of my advanced reading copy of her latest novel, The Virgin Cure. She exclaimed, Read more…
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Vancouver launches Arts & Culture Policy Council | The Peak
The Peak June 4, 2012 Vancouver launches Arts and Culture Policy Council As of May 23, the City of Vancouver officially has a new arts committee comprised of both artists and directors of non-profits arts organizations. In February, Mayor Gregor Robertson approved the creation of the Arts and Culture Policy Read more…
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Book Review: Little Shadows | The Peak
Arts Review — Little Shadows by Marina Endicott published September 26, 2011 in The Peak: Student Newspaper of Simon Fraser University Read article as a PDF
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SFU alumni shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes | The Peak
Published in The Peak on March 26, 2012 Read online at www.the-peak.ca The Peak is Simon Fraser University’s student newspaper, published since 1965 and distributed free weekly. I wrote an article highlighting SFU alumni who had been shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes, an annual prize recognizing literary excellence in Read more…
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I Recommended The Virgin Cure | Advent Book Blog
Published at The Advent Book Blog on December 21, 2011. Read online at www.adventbookblog.com The Advent Book Blog is a viral holiday book recommendation engine that draws on the enthusiasm of readers to provide great gift ideas for book buyers everywhere. Every day from December 1st to December 25th the Read more…
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Book Review: The Virgin Cure | The Peak
Book Review — The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay published November 7, 2011 in The Peak: Student Newspaper of Simon Fraser University Read article as a PDF Ami McKay puts a plucky protagonist in 1800s Manhattan for a solid sophomore release Following the success of her first novel, The Birth Read more…
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Welcoming the black-capped chickadee to your garden | GardenWise Magazine
Welcoming the black-capped chickadee to your garden GardenWise Magazine Online, Rhizome blog April 26, 2011 Article assigned during internship at Canada Wide Media’s Digital Editorial Department. Intended to be part of an on-going series about birds for GardenWise Online’s blog.
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Waldorf Hotel Cultivates Art and Community in East Van | Granville Magazine Online
Waldorf Hotel Cultivates Art and Community in East Van Granville Magazine, Secret City blog March 25, 2011 Article assigned during internship at Canada Wide Media’s Digital Editorial Department.