by PDR-Kellie | May 5, 2016 | Events, News, Poetry, Process, Readings, The Pas, Workshops, Writer-in-Residence, Writers, Writing Life
On Tuesday, I drove to the airport to pick up Garry Thomas Morse, a writer from Winnipeg who read last night as a special guest at the launch of The Pas Regional Library’s Writer-in-Residence program. Then we stopped in to meet Lorri Neilsen Glenn, our...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 24, 2015 | First Nations, Manitoba, News, The Pas, Workshops, Writer-in-Residence, Writers
I am so excited to announce that Halifax-based writer Lorri Neilsen Glenn will be coming north to The Pas next spring (May 3-June 15) to be our second Writer-in-Residence at The Pas Regional Library, thanks to funding from the Manitoba Arts Council! With roots in...
by PDR-Kellie | May 28, 2015 | Alberta, Art, Manitoba, Novel, Teaching, The Pas, Workshops, Writer-in-Residence, Writing Life
By the time you read this, I’ll be leaving on a jet plane. Bye, bye, Calgary, forever known to me now – my friend M. said Monday night over a meal of olives, oysters, devilled eggs, pork belly, purple cabbage slaw, strawberry-basil cheesecake, cocktails, and...
by PDR-Kellie | Apr 30, 2015 | Alberta, Nature, outdoors, Writer-in-Residence, Writers, Writing Life
I come to this blog post after a confusing morning of writing. I’m at that point in working on a novel where I’m dug deeply into the already-written draft, am adding new, necessary scenes, clarifying others, linking parts that seem obviously attached and...
by Lauren Carter | Apr 23, 2015 | Alberta, Contemplations, Knitting, Teaching, Workshops, Writer-in-Residence, Writing Life
I’m learning how to knit. Last weekend, I went to the first of two classes. Sitting on a slouchy sofa, I awkwardly gripped my bamboo needles and attempted to follow along with the instructor. It felt really, really weird. Halfway through, I sighed, leaned back...
by PDR-Kellie | Apr 16, 2015 | Alberta, Research, Writer-in-Residence, Writers, Writing Life
This morning, I started writing my blog post and it turned into a three-page long addition to a scene in my novel. That’s the way it works, lately: sometimes I’ll get a snippet, two sentences, a little bit of dialogue, to be added to the writing...
