What to watch for this Halloween
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Alison Pick named Laurier’s Fall Term Writer-in-Residence
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Each year, Wilfrid Laurier University gives out an award and two writing positions in honour of Edna Staebler, a member of the Order of Canada, award-winning journalist and author of 21 books, including the bestselling Schmecks series. The award given out is the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, which was created by Staebler herself…
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Plan on writing in November? What a novel idea
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Hang onto your seats everybody, it’s Oct. 25. You know what that means? You have one week left to plan your novel. Sound the alarms, bare the trumpets and practice your typing skills. Try not to panic, then fail, because we’re definitely panicking right now. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) happens every November. It’s a…
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Uncovering the urban legends behind Halloween
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364 days of the year, we all like to pretend we live in a pretty civilized society. Where brother helps brother, and we’re all fairly safe. Generally, this is true. Of course every society has troubles, but comparatively, Canada is okay. Which is probably why on Oct. 31 rules get thrown out the window…
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