Christine Rowlands Writing & Editing
Making words count
When I was an editor in training, two things were drilled into my head: Don't mess with the author's voice. Don't introduce mistakes. The first…
Sometimes for fun and sometimes for professional interest, I go to literary events. Readings, launches, author talks, even the odd "comedy night" or combination literary/art/music…
In addition to writing, editing and proofreading, I am now also the proud steward of a Little Free Library. Books continue to be as important…
The other week, I joined Twitter and was immediately flooded with information, including the news that Douglas Coupland was opening a new solo show at…
Continue reading → Review: Douglas Coupland exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Remember road trips? Sometimes the purpose was the Road Trip itself; sometimes it had an actual destination. If you're a child of North America, chances…
I am saddened to hear that poet and activist Bud Osborn has died. I have just been drafting a post on road trip literature, and…
Continue reading → Thank you, Bud
∞Harper Lee will celebrate her 88th birthday this year by allowing her classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, to be published in e-book form. Lee…
Continue reading → To Kill a Mockingbird to be available as an e-book
Ever since I posted it many moons ago, Kerouac's Rules for Spontaneous Prose has been far and away the most visited post on the blog.…
If you've got a great story, poem or piece of creative non-fiction (i.e., essay, memoir or commentary) that needs to be read to be believed…
Continue reading → subTerrain’s Lush Triumphant literary contest: Deadline extended!
“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.” - Albert Einstein Two rays of light strike a surface at the same point, at the same time.…
Continue reading → subTerrain looking for “Coincidence” submissions
My good friends at Vancouver-based Subterrain magazine* are currently running a contest. Subscribe or renew before October 11, 2013, and you could win a very…
‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral - GalleyCat. Though it's great to promote reading to kids, is it too much to expect…
Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation is asking its Twitter followers to tweet their New Year's resolutions, pledging what they will do this year to…
Continue reading → Because #nightmarishvisionofaworldgonetohell would be too long of a hashtag
∞... and not about nobly starving for their art, either. We've all seen or read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. In this classic tale, the…
CBC News - British Columbia - Carr statue unveiling marred by bronzed typo. News of an unveiling of a statue dedicated to Emily Carr, a…
Or silenced: the BC government cuts off funding to the Association of BC Book Publishers, the BC Association of Magazine Publishers, and the long-running publication…
Word on the Street Vancouver is one of my favourite literary/book geek events of the year. For one day, publishers, writers, zine and comic makers,…
Continue reading → Highlights of Word on the Street Vancouver
From the Lorraine Murphy (aka raincoaster) fabulous organizer of the Shebeen Club, and now instigator-in-charge for the Lower Mainland contingent of the Federation of BC…
Continue reading → Crime Pays: Federation of BC Writers Fundraiser
Could Vancouver's next claim to fame be our literary prowess? (Quit looking at those mountains, we've got books to read.) Not only is there a…
Get going, kid Event Non-Fiction Contest #21 Deadline: April 15, 2008 Booty: $500 plus publication for the top three Details: http://www.douglas.bc.ca/community/event-magazine/contestdetails.html Better not procrastinate too…
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