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April 13, 2010 Literary Arts

Anglo writers on Montreal survival tactics

by Emma Healey

Every year, hundreds of young anglophone writers are lured to Montreal by English and creative writing programs and by the promise of living in a city with a vibrant and... » Full Story

June 11, 2010 Literary Arts

Designing poetry

Four Minutes To Midnight takes your words and makes them art

by Emma Healey

What do the words “radical typographic experimentation” mean to you? Nothing? Then you need to get yourself a copy of Four Minutes To Midnight (23:56). The... » Full Story

April 13, 2010 Literary Arts

No objectivity in war reporting

Where does censorship start? Does it begin with the government cracking down on what's allowed to be reported on? At the editor or publisher’s desk? Or does it begin and end... » Full Story

April 13, 2010 Literary Arts

Andrew Piper predicts the future of the printed word

by Christopher Olson

Books have survived the gramophone, radio, television and the audio-book. But will they survive the iPad? Andrew Piper, an assistant professor at McGill University and a... » Full Story

April 13, 2010 Literary Arts

It’s all true

Jeff Miller makes the jump from zine to paperback

by Christopher Olson

“When I was making the zine, I never let the impermanence of the medium change the way I wrote,” said Jeff Miller of the 15 years he spent writing his Ghost Pine zine. “I... » Full Story

April 6, 2010 Literary Arts

Zines for troubled teens

Concordia grad teaches workshops for at-risk youth

by Christopher Olson

By her own admission, Larissa Andrusyshyn was a high school outcast, but she found her footing through writing. “Creative writing was so important for me growing up, it... » Full Story

March 30, 2010 Literary Arts

Succulent Canadian books

The Globe and Mail’s T.F. Rigelhof selects the best Canuck books of the past 25 years

by Christopher Olson

What makes a [great book] is an author with a very persuasive voice,” said T.F. Rigelhof. “Someone who pulls you by the lapels,” he continued, reaching out and pulling... » Full Story

March 30, 2010 Literary Arts

Turning the tables on zines

by Tom Llewellin

Concordia alum Patrick Hutchinson came to Canada as a teenager in 1978, where he developed a habit of collecting singles records. He spent the following years as part of... » Full Story

March 30, 2010 Literary Arts

God gets stripped of his powers, author of his electricity

by Chistopher Olson

In self-imposed exile in Ecuador, first-time author Ian Orti is celebrating his nomination for Expozine’s Best English Book award. Orti’s debut The Olive and the... » Full Story

March 30, 2010 Literary Arts

The dykes of micropress

by Laura Beeston

Eloisa Aquino is the brains behind The Life and Times of Butch Dykes, a trilogy of silk-screened and photocopied biography zines about lesbian musicians Chavela Vargas, JD... » Full Story
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