The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. Irish editor and “swivel-chair linguist” Stan Carey blogs about how usage snuck/sneaked into The Simpsons. Writer and teacher John Kelly dishes up some fresh hell on … Continue reading Nitpicker’s Nook: March “it’s almost spring” edition
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Getting to know you
By Michelle Waitzman The new year started with a bang for the Toronto branch’s monthly program. The first event of 2017 dispensed with the usual presenter–audience format and devoted the evening to speed networking. Nearly 20 participants paired off to get acquainted for seven to eight minutes at a time. Icebreaker questions were provided for … Continue reading Getting to know you
Oh, the Places You’ll Go: A bookstore crawl
November 19, 2016 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Editors Toronto and Professional Writers Association of Canada, Toronto chapter members are invited to browse, buy, share, and talk about books, while also learning about how bookstores operate in today’s marketplace. On Saturday, November 19, beginning at 1 p.m., we will visit four independent, specialty bookstores in … Continue reading Oh, the Places You’ll Go: A bookstore crawl
How to break through walls: A writer’s perspective on the infamous “block”
By Judy Ann Crawford People have writer’s block not because they can’t write, but because they despair of writing eloquently.—Anna Quindlen So it’s time to write the thing. Topic? Check. There it is, typed out at the top of the page, a vast whiteness beneath it that you are trying not to focus on. Coffee? Of … Continue reading How to break through walls: A writer’s perspective on the infamous “block”
January speaker Q&A: Nina Munteanu, ecologist and author
Our first members’ meeting of the year for EAC’s Toronto branch is coming up soon, so we wanted to give you a taste of what to expect from this month’s speaker. Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and internationally published author of award-nominated speculative novels, short stories, and non-fiction. She is co-editor of Europa SF and currently teaches … Continue reading January speaker Q&A: Nina Munteanu, ecologist and author
Recap of Stories About Storytellers: An Evening with Doug Gibson and Dozens of Famous Canadian Authors
Speaker: Douglas Gibson Report Writer: Tina Dealwis Since beginning his career in 1968 at Doubleday, famed editor and publisher Doug Gibson has met and worked with some of Canada’s greatest writers. On April 25, 2011, EAC members were treated to an exciting evening of “Stories about Storytellers,” Gibson’s one-man show based on his memoirs, to … Continue reading Recap of Stories About Storytellers: An Evening with Doug Gibson and Dozens of Famous Canadian Authors
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