Category: Updates

National Magazine Awards and House of Anansi contest news

May 2, 2013

Yesterday, via Twitter, I found out that I had been nominated for an award and long-listed for a contest. Also, it was my husband’s birthday. Needless to say, it was a special day! I’m so honoured to announce my nomination for a National Magazine Award in the category of Best

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I’m, like, totally crush worthy

April 7, 2013

Read Xtra gush about their crush on Plenitude Issue No. 2, featuring yours truly. Crush worthy: Falling for a new queer Canadian literary magazine

How I Got My Confidence Back, or The Story of Winning The New Quarterly’s Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest

March 12, 2013

When I found out that my essay “The Wrong Way” had won The New Quarterly‘s Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest, I was ecstatic, but also sworn to secrecy. Considering that the piece was published in November and I now also have an interview up on the TNQ website, I think it

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Speaking of Interviews…

March 5, 2013

Read The New Quarterly’s interview with me! The Wrong Way: A Conversation with Sierra Skye Gemma

Interview with Candace Savage

March 4, 2013

Nineteen Questions just published my interview with nonfiction writer Candace Savage, whose latest book, Geography of Blood, recently won the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Read the interview.

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