Monthly Archives: July 2010

Virago Publisher for a Day Contest

Here is a link to the WINNERS page, with winners and runners-up: very funny! Well done! http://www.viragobooks.net/publisher-for-a-day-winners/ Here is the original  Press Release… The Year of the Flood ‘Publisher for a day’ Twitter competition __________________________________________________________________________________________ Virago/ The Year of the … Continue reading

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G20 Protest and Save Our Prison Farms

Here is the text of the piece that was published in the Globe and Mail on Monday, July 5, under the title, “A Second Chance or a Boot in the Face:” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-second-chance-or-a-boot-in-the-face/article1629286/  Thanks to all who Tweeted it so vigorously. … Continue reading

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Lit.COLOGNE and Dortmund, Nellie-Sachs-Prize. March 17-20, 2010. A Blog Catch-Up

On June 22, I had lunch with Reingard Nischik  (Engendering Genre, The Works of Margaret Atwood – with special attention to the comix!) and Gabriele Metzler from Germany – whom I have known for many years. They were here for … Continue reading

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