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w2 real vancouver writers’ series starts tonight

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Buck Buchwald, Kevin Spenst, Richard Van Camp, Bruce Grenville, Scott Steedman, Cathleen With, Jennica Harper, Robert Chaplin, John Burns & Brendan McLeod. $5.

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writers who blog!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

I love stumbling upon the websites or blogs of writers I know and admire. So much deliciousness on the web to choose from; it’s no wonder a girl can never get any sleep.
Recent finds of note:
-Cris Costa’s blog
-Jordan Scott’s gorgeously designed new website
-Michael Turner’s blog
-Who else?

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subsidies….

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Yes, Canadian literature is subsidized. So are tourism, mining, forestry, automobile production, small business and oil. In 2006 the petroleum industry alone received $1.4-billion in government subsidies in the form of tax breaks. I’ll apologize for our subsidies when they apologize for theirs, because what writers do is every bit as important and vital as [...]

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