Summer 2011

Submitted by mart on June 16, 2011 - 10:07am

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Submitted by clelia on June 14, 2011 - 7:45am

The 48-Hour Interview

Smart Producers

Two Toronto Superstars, Christopher Butcher and Alex Jansen

Looking to build a creative company or festival? Simply put, this 48-Hour Interview is full of some of the best insight and advice you can find.

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Submitted by clelia on June 13, 2011 - 1:00pm

Essay

As much as I’ve tried to avoid the easy analogy, I continue to find that thinking about Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in relation to the 18-year-old Toronto literary festival, which came to be known simply as the Scream, is the only way to proceed. Let me be upfront from the beginning: I have been involved with the Scream in one way or another almost from its inception in 1993.

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Submitted by Nathaniel G Moore on June 14, 2011 - 2:30pm

Essay

Our History Is Your Kitsch

A photo essay & book installation

By Nathaniel G Moore

Of great things one should not speak at all or speak with greatness: with greatness, i.e., cynically and with innocence. — Nietzsche

Jump back, what's that sound? Here she comes full blast and top down Hot shoe burnin’ down the avenue Model citizen, zero discipline — "Panama," Van Halen

This project arose from a desire to cross-pollinate similar grassroots communities.

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Submitted by mart on June 16, 2011 - 6:54am

Spotlight

The Poets

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our pleasure to present The Poets.

If you have an article in mind for Open Book's seasonal online magazine, please send a 200-300 word abstract and a brief note about yourself to submissions@openbooktoronto.com. Open Book's magazine is published in March, June, September and December. We publish creative non-fiction with a focus on the Toronto literary scene and articles run a minimum of 1500 words. Response time is one to three months.

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