Women Writing

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m chatting with multi-disciplinary artist and book coach Katie Curtin. A multi-disciplinary artist, Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach, and lifelong activist with a passion for holistic health and healing, Katie Curtin helps creative change makers bring their visions to life. Her writing journey began at 24 with Women In China (Pathfind...

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Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m chatting with author, screenwriter, and teacher Kathryn Mockler. Kathryn Mockler is a writer, screenwriter, experimental filmmaker, editor, and publisher and the author of the story collection Anecdotes (Book*hug Press, 2023), which won the 2024 Victoria Butler Book Prize and was a finalist for the 2024 Trillium Book Award, 2023 Danuta Gle...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with author, editor, and podcaster Kerry Clare. KERRY CLARE is the author of Asking for a Friend, Waiting for a Star to Fall , and Mitzi Bytes . Her fourth novel will be published in March 2026. A National Magazine Award-nominated essayist and editor of The M Word: Conversations About Motherhood , Kerry also edits the...

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Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with children’s author Laurie Elmquist. We chat all things board books, picture books, and chapter books and how you might get started writing for children. Laurie Elmquist is the author of several books for children including her most recent board book, Country Baby (Orca Book Publishers, 2024) and upcoming picture b...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with my book coaching client, Holly Gutwillinger. Holly shares her experiences finding joy in her writing life. Holly B. Gutwillinger is a heartfelt writer from a small town in Northern Ontario. In the evenings, after her day job, she devotes her time to writing and attending the Creative Writing program at the Univer...

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Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with author and professor Louise Ells. Louise Ells was born and raised in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, by parents who were both voracious readers. Two of her father’s cousins were writers, so she grew up believing “author” was an entirely reasonable career choice. Ha! After a circuitous path which included jobs as a...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with Alissa Butterworth. Alissa Butterworth is an author, editor, certified book coach, and educator. She has taught creative writing to teens through seniors and holds a longstanding Writer’s Workshop. Alissa is particularly interested in helping students discover (or rediscover) their own voices and gifts. Her short...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this special episode, we’re taking a coffee break to chat about all things writing retreats! Emily De Angelis comes from a long line of visual artists, musicians, and storytellers. She has spent many years developing her writing through independent study, workshops, conferences, and courses, including a year in the Humber School for Writers. She was also fo...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m having a coffee break with creative non-fiction and novelist Marion Agnew. You can check out Marion’s feature in Women Writing here . Marion gives me an update on the Hoito in Thunder Bay, discusses writing her books, and we delve into all kinds of writerly topics, including her husband Roy Blomstrom’s novels. Marion Agnew ’s debut novel,...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m chatting with spoken word poet, editor, and publishing assistant, Lindsay Mayhew. Lindsay Mayhew is a spoken word poet, author, and editor from Sudbury, Ontario. She is a recent English Literature Master’s graduate from the University of Guelph. Her editorial debut with Connor Lafortune, A Thousand Tiny Awakenings , releases April 5, 2025....

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy this episode with author and book coach Amy L. Bernstein as we discuss her new book Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration. Amy L. Bernstein is the author, most recently, of Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration , a source of encouragement for self-doubting creatives. She is an...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I have a coffee break with author, book coach, and host of the Show, Don’t Tell Podcast , Suzy Valdori. Suzy shares seven essential elements to help you with the show, don’t tell concept. Suzy Valdori is a Book Coach, Editor, Public Speaker and the Calgary Bestselling Author of The Fountain Series ( The Fountain, The West Woods, Wall of Wishes...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I take a coffee break with romance writer and book coach Trisha Jenn Loehr. Enjoy this delightful conversation about all things romance. Trisha Jenn Loehr is a romance writer and Author Accelerator certified book coach. She helps busy women who want to write romance novels without guilt or shame prioritize their writing, develop their craft, a...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m taking a coffee break with poet and author Vera Constantineau. You can read Vera’s previous Women Writing feature here . Enjoy our conversation about haiku, haibun, and supporting writers. Vera Constantineau loves the written word. Nonfiction, short fiction, poetry and humour have all held her interest for many years. Vera is a former poet...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m having a chat with author, speaker, and writing coach, Patricia Westerhof. You can read Patricia’s previous Women Writing feature here and check out her book The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing. Patricia Westerhof is the award-winning author of The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing , Catch Me When I Fall ,...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m having a chat with poet, memoirist, short story writer, publicist, and founder of River Street Writing , Hollay Ghadery , to discuss her writing, her work as a publicist, and the importance of literary communities. You can learn more about Hollay in her Women Writing here . Enjoy! “A really easy thing you can do to keep yourself relevant i...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, Kim Fahner and I take a coffee break together to chat about her debut novel, her career as a poet, and her work at The Writers’ Union of Canada . Sit back and enjoy our conversation. You can read Kim’s previous feature in Women Writing here . “Every time you work with a book coach, editor, or a publisher, every time you read someone else’s wor...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m chatting with Caroline Topperman about her new memoir, writing family stories, hybrid publishing, and advice for writers. You can read Caroline’s Women Writing feature here . Caroline Topperman is a European-Canadian writer, entrepreneur, and world traveler. Born in Sweden, raised in Canada with a recent stint of living in Poland, she hold...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m sharing a cuppa with Young Adult novelist Emily De Angelis. We chat about who reads YA (don’t we all?), her novel The Stones of Burren Bay , reaching your audience, and Emily’s YA book recommendations. Emily’s Women Writing feature can also be found here . “There are no topics that are taboo in Young Adult.” Emily De Angelis comes from a l...

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Latitude 46 Publishing publisher, and Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival director, Heather Campbell. We chat about the joy in publishing, the current state of publishing, and what authors should know about the publisher/author relationship, plus a behind the scenes glance at the workings of a small press. “I’ve wanted to do th...

I’m so excited to share my chat with book coach and my co-host of Rekindle Creativity Women’s Writing Retreat , Dinah Laprairie, in the first episode of Women Writing. We discuss the role of the book coach, the joy of book coaching, book coaching certification, what success can look like for clients. Plus, we chat about our 2025 writing retreats. Dinah Laprairie is a writer, editor, and an Author...

I’m so excited to share my chat with book coach and my co-host of Rekindle Creativity Women’s Writing Retreat , Dinah Laprairie , in the first episode of Women Writing. We discuss the role of the book coach, the joy of book coaching, book coaching certification, what success can look like for clients. Plus, we chat about our 2025 writing retreats. “It's that question that we usually ask as coaches...