"To survive, many of us use the tools at our disposal. Not everyone can get away from it all or has access to therapy. Sometimes we have to find our own way through with whatever we have in front of us."
@sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social interviews @hollay.bsky.social:
A Sock Puppet Tackles Motherhood, Memory, and Identity: A Conversation with Hollay Ghadery
The cheeky homemade sock puppet on the cover of Hollay Ghadery’s debut novel, The Unravelling of Ou, looks...
Maria Dunn here on Vancouver Island. Delighted to be performing a concert this Thursday:
June 11, 2026 730pm
The Weird Church
2688 Penrith Ave
Cumberland, B.C.
for
40th Annual Miners Memorial Weekend
Hope to see you there!
#minersmemorial #miningsongs #folkmusic
Character likeability and story relatability are two entirely different things. Important insights here especially for children's and YA authors from Christina Wyman.
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A lovely interview with creative writer Jennifer LoveGrove!
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Maude Barlow's latest book is Earth for Sale: The Fight to Stop The Last Plunder of the Planet - @ecwpress.bsky.social . In this new Q&A, she talks about her approach to writing, and how she almost lost her first manuscript! #climate #books
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From Hurricane Katrina to Chernobyl, Stephanie Bolster's poem Long Exposure explores the aftermath of disasters through fragments and imagery. Guest host Marco Melfi speaks with Stephanie about how poetry can capture history’s long shadows. #poetry #podcast
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It was my pleasure, Kim! I always appreciate our conversations. Thank YOU for being you and for your beautiful collection, Confirm Humanity.
How do you maintain a sense of peace and openness in a world overwhelmed by violence and difficult news? Kim Mannix, author of Confirm Humanity, reveals how poetry helps her move through life in this new podcast episode. @kimmannix.bsky.social #poetry
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Crystal AJ Smith's debut novel is about an Indigenous woman who loses her Sister-Cousin to the highway of tears. She journey's with her na̱xnox to find and bring to justice to the person responsible for her Sister’s disappearance. #Indigenous #fiction
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@hollay.bsky.social gives fascinating insights into her creation of her novel The Unravelling of Ou in this @literarymama.bsky.social interview. An important read for creative writers!
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Discomfort with “unlikeable” female characters may reflect readers’ own biases and have little or nothing to do with the quality of the writing.
Thank you to @literarymama.bsky.social and @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social for the feature! In this interview, I talk about my debut novel and fourth book, The Unravelling of Ou, which is entirely narrated by a soft puppet and explorers shame, oppression, in the creative ways we learned to survive.
Hollay Ghadery
Bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow is author of Earth for Sale: The Fight to Stop The Last Plunder of the Planet. From the near-deletion of her first manuscript to publishing 21 books, Ma...
"To survive, many of us use the tools at our disposal. Not everyone can get away from it all or has access to therapy. Sometimes we have to find our own way through with whatever we have in front of us."
@sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social interviews @hollay.bsky.social:
On Creative Writing is a monthly podcast show exploring all things creative writing, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and essays. Host Sheelagh Caygill interviews authors and w...
On Creative Writing is a monthly podcast show exploring all things creative writing, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and essays. Host Sheelagh Caygill interviews authors and w...
The Tinder Sonnets author @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social chats with @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social of On Creative Writing about the evolution of her writing, her love-hate relationship with social media, and learning to trust intuition in fiction writing.
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A Sock Puppet Tackles Motherhood, Memory, and Identity: A Conversation with Hollay Ghadery
The cheeky homemade sock puppet on the cover of Hollay Ghadery’s debut novel, The Unravelling of Ou, looks...
In this interview, writer, poet, and activist Crystal AJ Smith shares insights into her creative process and advocacy. As a proud mother rooted in Haisla, Ts’ymsen, and Heiltsuk cultures, she uses her...
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Big thank you to Sheelagh and On Creative Writing for interviewing me!
Author Jennifer LoveGrove discusses her latest poetry collection, The Tinder Sonnets, the evolution of her writing, and paying attention to form. She explores her evolving relationship with poetic for...
How do you maintain a sense of peace and openness in a world overwhelmed by violence and difficult news? Kim Mannix, author of Confirm Humanity, reveals how poetry helps her move through life in this new podcast episode. @kimmannix.bsky.social #poetry
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
On Creative Writing is a monthly podcast show exploring all things creative writing, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and essays. Host Sheelagh Caygill interviews authors and w...
