Although Gloria Ann Wesley fell into publishing almost by accident, there’s no arguing the fact that it was meant to be. This esteemed poet and author is recognized as the first published Black Nova Scotian poet
by : Sal Sawler
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“…for all the travels I’ve done, the most exotic place in the world to me still was the mountain and the valley where I came from.”
Finley Martin sees writing as “one strand of life meandering through other strands, which might be family, employment, hardships, personal adventures, explorations and things of that nature.”
“…just having people listen to the story, was incredibly thrilling.”
Author Corey Redekop reflects on reading adult-level books as a pre-teen, writing a manuscript in a weekend, and getting feedback from Miriam Toews.
If you knew Carol Bruneau as a child, you wouldn’t have needed a Magic 8-Ball to predict that she’d eventually become an author.
Publisher and writer Errol Sharpe didn’t know he wanted to write a book until he’d already finished half the research for his first one
Author Mark Anthony Jarman’s whole life has been steeped in words. From his earliest days, he clearly remembers living in a house filled with books, newspapers and magazines. But as he got a little older, comics became Jarman’s “gateway drug”
A book purchased on camper vacation started PEI’s David Atkinson on the road to a career in writing
