The Write Project

On this very special Valentine's episode of Write Project : Artists tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Writers chief among them... but is that a necessity? Can you be a writer without feeling those emotions strongly? We ask these nine authors their opinions on that! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex Daze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / Tran...

Interview with Ainsley Hawthorn, editor of 'Land of Many Shores' published through Breakwater Books, contributing author to 'Mythology from the Rock' from Engen Books, co-author of 'Apocalypse Then' on CBC, and current President of the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WritersNL)! Pick up Land of Many Shores using this link to help the channel: http...

Interview with Kerri Cull author of Rock Paper Sex and Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning published through Breakwater Books! Kerri Cull is from the small mill town of Corner Brook on the West Coast of Newfoundland. She has been a bartender, bookseller, waitress, administrator, radio show host, columnist, instructor, and is the creator of The Book Fridge. She currently lives in Labrador. Pick up Rock...

Interview with Shannon Fay, author of Innate Magic , available now from 47North! Shannon Fay is a writer living in K’jipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. She attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 2014 and has a day job editing manga. She lives with her biggest critic (a very vocal, very fluffy white cat) and her biggest supporter (a very kind human). When not writing novels and short stories, she lik...

Interview with the prolific author AF Stewart! From the author's bio: "I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada, and I write speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi, horror), as well as poetry. I have been plying the trade for several years, periodically interrupted by those pesky events from life. I have published independently and authored such books as the Saga of the Outer Islands series, the...

Some of the greatest writers in literary fiction come onto The Write Project Podcast to reveal the comic books and comic book characters that helped guide their works to greatness! These are the 13 greatest comic-book characters of all time! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Lisa Moore, editor of Us, Now Kevin Major, author of Three for Trinity Michelle Porter, author of Approaching Fire Oliv...

Interview with Jamie Thomas, author of Asperfell , from Uproar Books! Jamie Thomas began crafting stories in the fourth grade with a tale of a brother and sister who accidentally bring the birds on their hotel wallpaper to life. Even though she ended with the cliched “It was all a dream” gimmick, she still won a regional young writers competition that year, thus beginning a lifelong love affair wi...

Every so often, a special book comes along that changes what we think about fiction. What it can do. What it can accomplish. These books are especially poignant for authors, at it affects how we live out lives. How we craft our stories. Eight authors share these moments with you. Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Dr Richard Elcock, author of Us, Now Kevin Major, author of Three for Trinity O...

Interview with Lily McCarthy author of the new book Quick Bright Things from Engen Books! Lily McCarthy is an author originally from Tor’s Cove, Newfoundland. They enjoy reading, writing, and spending time with their brothers. Their first novel, Quick Bright Things , was released in 2021. Pick up Quick Bright Things using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3ylBu34 Originally broadcast...

Interview with Kevin Major author of the new book Three for Trinity published through Breakwater Books, as well as Hold Fast, Blood Red Ochre , and more! Kevin is an author from Newfoundland. After graduating from Memorial University in 1972, he worked as a teacher before turning to writing full-time in 1989. While he now writes for an adult readership, he is also known as an author of children’s...

9 Questions with Olivia Robinson author of The Blue Moth Motel both published through Breakwater Books! Olivia Robinson was born in the Annapolis Valley and moved to PEI with her family . She blossomed as a creative writer not among the Valley's orchards, but on the Island and at UPEI, and then at Memorial University and in Newfoundland and Labrador's literary community. Pick up The Blue...

Today on Write Project, we're asking authors to reveal what OTHER authors are in their writing-circle-of-friends, and how those people make them better writers! It's time to play "Six Degrees of Separation," Write Project Style! Featuring from Engen Books Ltd .: Lily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright Things Sarah Thompson, author of The Love of Summer Andrew Hawthorn, contributo...

Interview with Kevin Major author of the new book Three for Trinity both published through Breakwater Books, as well as Hold Fast, Blood Red Ochre, and more! Kevin is an author from Newfoundland. After graduating from Memorial University in 1972, he worked as a teacher before turning to writing full-time in 1989. While he now writes for an adult readership, he is also known as an author of childre...

Questions with Olivia Robinson author of 'The Blue Moth Motel' published through Breakwater Books! Olivia Robinson was born in the Annapolis Valley and moved to PEI with her family. She blossomed as a creative writer not among the Valley's orchards, but on the Island and at UPEI, and then at Memorial University and in Newfoundland and Labrador's literary community. Pick up The...

Interview with Olivia Robinson author of 'The Blue Moth Motel' published through Breakwater Books! Olivia Robinson was born in the Annapolis Valley and moved to PEI with her family. She blossomed as a creative writer not among the Valley's orchards, but on the Island and at UPEI, and then at Memorial University and in Newfoundland and Labrador's literary community. Pick up The...

Us, Now is a collection of stories connecting Newfoundland and Labrador to the world via racialized Newfoundlanders. These are stories that fit George Elliot Clarke’s thinking on what a truly Canadian national tale might be: local, yet connected, broadly and diversely. But at its core, this book, as editor Lisa Moore sagely wrote, “is a book about belonging. Sometimes in these stories, belonging i...

Us, Now   is a collection of stories connecting Newfoundland and Labrador to the world via racialized Newfoundlanders. These are stories that fit George Elliot Clarke’s thinking on what a truly Canadian national tale might be: local, yet connected, broadly and diversely. But at its core, this book, as editor Lisa Moore sagely wrote, “is a book about belonging. Sometimes in these stories, belonging...

Interview with Ida Linehan Young, author of THE STOLEN ONES from Flanker Press! First and foremost, Ida Linehan Young is a grandmother to the most precious little boys, Parker and Samuel, a mother to three adult children, Sharon, Stacey, and Shawna, and a wife to Thomas. In her busy daily life, Ida works in the information technology sector of the federal government of Canada, and she volunteers h...

Interview with Ida Linehan Young, author of the award-winner Mary Ro series from Flanker Press! Ida Linehan Young is a grandmother to the most precious little boys, Parker and Samuel, a mother to three adult children, Sharon, Stacey, and Shawna, and a wife to Thomas. In her busy daily life, Ida works in the information technology sector of the federal government of Canada, and she volunteers her t...

Interview with Paul David Power, the astonishing playwright behind 'Crippled' and contributor to 'Land of Many Shores,' both published through Breakwater Books! Pick up Us, Now using the following link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3kWTopL Originally broadcast on September 27 2021 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check...

Interview with Paul David Power, the astonishing playwright behind 'Crippled' and contributor to 'Land of Many Shores,' both published through Breakwater Books! Paul David Power is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Newfoundland and Labrador, whose play Crippled was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Govern...

Interview with acclaimed poet Michelle Porter, author of Approaching Fire and Inquiries from Breakwater Books. Michelle Porter is a Red River Métis poet, journalist, and editor. She holds degrees in journalism, folklore, and geography (PhD). She’s won awards for her work in poetry and journalism, and has been published in literary journals, newspapers, and magazines across the country. She lives i...

Interview with Heather Antos , editor on Star Wars Adventures, Doctor Aphra, Gwenpool, and more! Why does she love penguins? What is the connection between her and Gwenppol? How does she feel about interacting with fans? Bio: "Heather Antos was born with secret aspirations to become the next James Bond. However since her lack of British heritage has pushed that dream aside she now spends her...

The final podcast in our questions series with Dr. Richard Elcock, Xaiver Michael Campbell, Tzu-Hao Hsu and Lisa Moore, the authors and editor behind Us, Now from Breakwater Books. Pick up Us, Now using the following link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3kWTopL Originally broadcast on August 30, 2021 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check ou...

Us, Now is a collection of stories connecting Newfoundland and Labrador to the world via racialized Newfoundlanders . These are stories that fit George Elliot Clarke's thinking on what a truly Canadian national tale might be: local, yet connected, broadly and diversely. But what do their authors and editor think? Do they consider their writing spiritual in nature? And what would they give up...