Welcome back to another year of writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Since this is the start of a new academic year, we thought we'd start things off by writing about new beginnings. Poetry: Write about starting fresh. Maybe it's about moving to a new city or starting a new chapter of your life … Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompts: NEW BEGINNINGS
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End of Term Update
Hello, folks. It being that time of year again--up from dawn to dusk, finishing final papers and assignments as the term draws to a close--the blog is on a bit of a break at the moment. We will be back in a couple of weeks with fun news on the upcoming Royal Bison Art and … Continue reading End of Term Update
Q&A with Deborah Willis
This Thursday, February 13 will be our Writing Intimacy Workshop with MacEwan writer-in-residence, Deborah Willis. With that in mind, we asked Deborah a few questions about the challenge of adding intimacy into our writing. BTC: What is it about intimacy/sex that makes it difficult or uncomfortable for many of us to write about? DW: We … Continue reading Q&A with Deborah Willis
A Christmas Reading List
For many of us the festive season offers a little more time than usual to get comfortable with a good book. With that in mind, we've put together a reading list of Christmas-y books to give you some inspiration for your own Christmas reading list. Christmas: A Biography, Judith Flanders This newly published non-fiction book … Continue reading A Christmas Reading List
YEG LIT: December Events
The year is winding down and party season is almost underway. December's a great time to get out and see what this city has to offer, literarily [ed. note: possibly not a real word]. Here then are a few upcoming events to save the date (or a couple of hours) for: Dec. 7: 7 pm, … Continue reading YEG LIT: December Events
It’s Royal Bison Time Again
Just a short post this week to remind everyone about Royal Bison, Holiday 2017 edition, which is running this weekend and next. We're a little late to the party this weekend (thanks, splitting headache), but the biannual art and craft fair will be back next Friday to Sunday with plenty of awesome stuff made by … Continue reading It’s Royal Bison Time Again
The People of Volume II: Katherine Schneider
In anticipation of our Volume II launch on Nov. 8, we are running a series of interviews with some of the people involved in its production. This week, we have a short interview with book designer and illustrator, Katherine Schneider. What made you want to get involved in the design process of the anthology? I … Continue reading The People of Volume II: Katherine Schneider
A Very Bolo November
November might be a month of reflection, but here at (in? among?) the Bolo Tie Collective, there's also plenty to look forward to this month. This Wednesday (Nov. 8) is, at long long last, the book launch for Volume II of our anthology. The event will be taking place at the MacEwan bookstore from … Continue reading A Very Bolo November
The People of Volume II: Mady Matthews
In anticipation of our Volume II launch on Nov. 8, we are running a series of interviews with some of the people involved in its production. This week, we have a short interview with writer Mady Matthews. We spoke to Mady after one of our Thursday workshops, where her fiction story "My Secret Side" was … Continue reading The People of Volume II: Mady Matthews
The People of Volume II: Courtney Bettin
In anticipation of our Volume II launch on Nov. 8, over the next two weeks we will be running a series of interviews with some of the people involved in its production. To kick things off, we have a short interview with substantive editor (and Journalism major) Courtney Bettin. How would you describe your experience … Continue reading The People of Volume II: Courtney Bettin
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