The Write Project

Lauralana Dunne grew up running around the library stacks of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, and has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. She can often be found at different writing events around the city, typing on her phone with one hand while simultaneously fueling her caffeine addiction with the other. She is a die-hard lover of YA Fantasy, and has been known to describe her...

Nine Questions with author Lauralana Dunne, the astonishing author of Ashes , the YA Fantasy sensation from Engen Books Ltd. Lauralana grew up running around the library book stacks of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, and has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. She can often be found at different writing events around the city, typing on her phone with one hand while simultaneou...

Nicole Little lives in St. John’s. Her short stories have appeared in twelve anthologies thus far including five collections with Engen Books and  seven collections from Australian publisher Black Hare Press. She has won several competitions including the June 2018 Kit Sora prize for her flash fiction piece “Sweet Sixteen;” her short story “Doxxed” placed 3rd in the Writers Alliance of Newfoundlan...

For a writer, there's nothing quite like that first time you see the impact of language. That first book that was so good it sparked creativity... or maybe, it was so bad it made them think "hey, I can do better than this"! Today we talk to nine different authors about what their 'First' was! Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Amanda Labonte...

Originally broadcast on September 14, 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Check out  As Loved Our Fathers , the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundlan...

Magazines the print stories by authors can be a lifeline early in your career. On today's episode, Write Project guests rate their best magazines for young authors to follow! Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Jon Dobbin, author of The Starving Originally broadcast on September 7, 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out  As Loved...

What's too much research? What's not enough? How much research do you do before you start a novel?? Featuring, from Anasi Press : Lisa Moore, author of This is How We Love From Engen Books : Matthew Daniels, author of Diary of Knives From Breakwater Books : Morgan Murray, author of Dirty Birds Susan MacDonald, author of Edge of Time Rebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen Party Fro...

Some writers pledge themselves to one project... others bop around, each day, depending on their mood! This begs the question: how many WIPs (works in progress) does the average writer have on the go at once? We polled eleven popular writers to see! Featuring from Engen Books: Ellen Curtis, author of the Infinity series Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Erin Vance, author of Exposure Nicole Little,...

Andrew Peacock is a Canadian author and retired veterinarian residing in Freshwater-Carbonear, Newfoundland. His debut book, Creatures of the Rock: A Veterinarian's Adventures in Newfoundland was long-listed for the 2015 Leacock Medal for Humour and won the 2015 Newfoundland Book Award. Originally broadcast on August 10, 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations acr...

On this episode of Write Project,  Authors Admit Their Great Shame: They Google Themselves! And we have on an all-star cast of authors to answer! Featuring from Engen Books: Kelley Power, author of Tombstories Chelsea Bee, author of Fall With Me Shannon K Green, contributor to Sea Stories from the Rock Jon Dobbin, author of The Starving Ellen Curtis, author of the Infinity series Lauralana Dunne,...

Heather Reilly is the author of a set of exciting novels; Knight's Surrender, Noble Pursuit, Enchanted Page , and Foresight's Flight , in the Binding of the Almatraek medieval fantasy series. She is also the author and illustrator for several children's storybooks, most of which feature activities after the story that parents or teachers can do with children at home or in a classroo...

For an unpublished author, there's nothing so certain as the goal of being published, so much that it consumes the art. As such, it's a massive shift once that goal first occurs! In this episode, we ask authors how being published changed their writing process! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda Janes Tracey Waddleton, author of S...

Interview with Peter J. Foote, a bestselling speculative fiction writer from Nova Scotia, Canada. Most of his stories are within the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Outside of writing, he runs a used bookstore specializing in fantasy & sci-fi, cosplays with his wife, and alternates between red wine and coffee as the mood demands. Believing that an author should write what he kn...

Interview with Fable Blackmore, a nonbinary author who writes and illustrates fantasy novels. They have been writing for over a decade. Born in Guelph, Ontario, they currently reside in St. John's, Newfoundland. Pick up Poisoner's City using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/41qArfC Originally broadcast on July 6 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great st...

Interview with Gareth Mitton! Gareth was raised in a little village called Shawforth, near a small town called Rochdale, near a fair-sized city called Manchester in England, He moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and spent most of the intervening years working as a marketing copywriter and creative director, writing his own fiction and non-fiction work mainly by lamplight. Pick up Pedestal with th...

For a writer, there's nothing quite like that first book that got them interested in writing. That first book that was so good it sparked creativity... or maybe, it was so bad it made them think "hey, I can do better than this"! Today we talk to 11 different authors about what their 'First' was! Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits...

Enjoy this reading from Space and Time #135!  The final issue of the year comes when the nights in the Northern Hemisphere are at their longest and coldest. It's at this time that fiction is needed the most. Against the backdrop of darkness, we gather close and whisper tales to entertain and inspire—and to remind ourselves that dawn will return. Welcome to issue #135. In these pages are the c...

Kelley Power is a lifelong logophile who divides her time between communications consulting and writing. Her work has won the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters competition and the 48-Hour Novel Writing Marathon (Engen Books). She is currently working on completing the manuscript of her first novel, for which she recently received a project grant from ArtsNL. Pickup Tombstories today and h...

Interview with Kelley Power, author of Tombstories and contributing author to Terror Nova, Terror Nova: Writers Retreat , and Chillers from the Rock . Kelley Power is a lifelong logophile who divides her time between communications consulting and writing. Her work has won the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters competition and the 48-Hour Novel Writing Marathon (Engen Books). She has two st...

John has been writing for most of his life and writes in the genres of Fantasy, Horror and Science-Fiction, with the occasional Mystery thrown in. He has had several short stories published in various excellent publications, as well as several novels. Pick up The Reluctant Barbarian here to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3lRsQpN Originally broadcast on May 25 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John&ap...

Originally broadcast on May 18, 2020 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Pick up The Starving and see for yourself using this link, and help the channel: https://amzn.to/3YZdcaN Check out  As Loved Our Fathers , the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American...

Spotlight on Flights from the Rock!  In 1919, the first transatlantic flight took off from the island of Newfoundland. Celebrate the landmark 100 year anniversary of this historic event with twenty-seven stories that thrill, inspire, explore, and soar through the imagination. Featuring the work of Sherry D Ramsey ( One’s Aspect to the Sun ),  Carolyn R Parsons ( Desolate ), and more! Edited by Eri...

13 Questions with Love of Summer author Sarah Thompson . Sarah Thompson is a former radio broadcaster and journalist from Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.  She was first published in the Engen Books compilation light|dark in 2010 with the science fiction story ‘Remers.’ Sarah currently owns and operates her own dinner theatre business for which she writes the shows, including Leroy’s Diner, Going to the C...

Interview with Jen Winsor, Executive Director of WritersNL! With a background in Journalism and Communications, Jen has been working in the Newfoundland and Labrador arts scene for over 15 years. Jen spent much of this time working with the Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MusicNL) as their Communications and Program Officer while acting as the Regional Educational Coordina...

It's one of the weirder questions we ask people, granted, but the answers are always fun! For real: if you took all your writing, every last little thing you had in print, and you put it in a cauldron or some such during a magic spell... what animal would pop out of that thing? Featuring, from Engen Books : Chelsea Bee, author of London Calling Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Jon Dobbin, aut...