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Canadian Authors' Literary Resolutions for 2014 - Part Two
Submitted by Grace on January 6, 2014 - 10:29am
Writers have their own kinds of New Year's resolutions, so we asked some of Canada's favourite scribes in various genres to tell us about their goals for 2014. Read on to hear from these fine writers about their bookish resolutions — and don't miss our first round of authors' literary resolutions. We wish them — and you — the best of luck! Canadian Authors' Literary Resolutions for 2014Author of Accusation (Goose Lane Editions) Resolution: Catherine Bush is the author most recently of the novel Accusation and Coordinator of the University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA. Author of Stroll (Coach House Books) Resolutions: 2. To actually sit down and take the time to actually read a whole book. This activity is forever bounced out of the day, somehow, by other tasks and deadlines, or it's left to bed, when I fall asleep 1/2 way through a page. Reading an actual whole book, not just looking up bits and parts in the course of research for writing I'm doing. Just reading and being with a whole book, from start to end. I guess this is like committing to short term relationships. OK. Shawn Micallef is a Toronto Star columnist, editor & co-owner of Spacing, and the author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto. Author of Undark (Nightwood Editions) Resolution: Sandy Pool is the author of two books of poetry, including her most recent book: Undark: An Oratorio with Nightwood Editions. Author of Summer Days, Starry Nights (Scholastic Canada) Resolution: Vikki VanSickle is the author of four books, including the Clarissa series and was nominated for the 2011 Libris Award's Children's Book of the Year. Author of Doom (Insomniac Press) Resolution: I also want to read more for pleasure, rather than books that I think are somehow "good" for me. In my case, this means more science fiction and fantasy, more horror, more comics, and more collections of speculative fiction short stories. Natalie Zina Walschots is a promiscuous wordsmith and cultural critic based in Toronto who writes about heavy metal, arts and culture, combat sports, comic books, video games, feminism and Canadian literature. Author of Army of Lovers (Coach House Books) Resolution: Sarah Liss is the music columnist and culture editor of The Grid and the author of Army of Lovers: A Community History of Will Munro. Related item from our archives |