Tag: creative writing

  • Story Planet: A Bloor Street haven for young writers

    Story Planet: A Bloor Street haven for young writers

    In Bloordale Village you might come across a shop that seems to be an ordinary coffee shop, but which is actually a lounge for space travellers called the Intergalactic Travel Authority. Here you can order a black hole coffee or a Venus cappuccino. What goes on behind the spaceship portal is supernatural; it’s Story Planet’s…

  • “Creeping into the house”: Talking about Writing at The International Festival of Authors

    “Creeping into the house”: Talking about Writing at The International Festival of Authors

    Most events at Toronto’s International Festival of Authors feature authors reading from their finished novels, their glossy dust jackets sprinkled with glowing reviews, as though these works effortlessly materialized through sheer brilliance. In contrast, on Sunday October 23rd, the “Writer’s Craft” panel met at the Festival’s stage on Queens Quay West to discuss honestly the writer’s…