TODAY IS THE DAY! Starting now, you have one month to submit your story to the Little Bird Contest. The purpose of this contest, as always, is to get you to have fun with your craft. Let yourself try something that feels interesting. Try not to take the whole thing too seriously: enjoy yourself. Write… [Read More]
Go wordless.
Photo credit: Chase Clark on Unsplash I’ve started writing something new. In the morning, I write before doing anything else. I try to do this every day. It’s easier to start a fire with hot coals than cold ones, and when I touch in every day, the nebulous images I’m writing retain a little of… [Read More]
Contest News! Announcing the Little Bird judge + this year’s writing prompt!
What is story? Story is the only real magic left in the world. — Cherie Dimaline Yes! It’s true! Our judge for this year’s Little Bird Writing Contest is Cherie Dimaline! Cherie Dimaline is a Métis author and editor from the Georgian Bay community. Her award-winning fiction has been published and anthologized internationally. Dimaline was… [Read More]
Ambition.
Photo credit: Reuben Wu When I graduated from my degree in Cultural Studies, my film professor tried to persuade me to stay in academics. She wanted me to keep going, to pursue my masters and PhD, to be like her star student K—, who went to Irvine to earn a doctorate in some sect of… [Read More]
Be visionary.
“Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now… and even imagine real grounds for hope.” — Ursula Le Guin “Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming.” — Alice Walker I did a… [Read More]
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