Writers Radio
Writers Radio Podcasts...…discuss and present recent work being created by talented people, special events and all things writerly; an audio space where the inner world meets the outer. Writers Radio producers capture guest writers, interview authors and present them reading their work. A podcast episode is available after being broadcast. Episodes broadcast on Writers Radio at the beginning of each hour and continue for two weeks. Then that is replaced with a new one and the previous episode appears in the Podcasts Library. A new program starts every second Monday. Writers Radio is a registered nonprofit society in British Columbia, Canada.
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POEMS: Kelsey Andrews and Jacinda Oldale There is a connection between the work of Canadian poets Kelsey Andrews and Jacinda Oldale. Both women have been writing poetry for most of their lives, using it as a means to understand and express their personal experiences, covering life"s challenges and their responses to th
Women Who Write is the title chosen by a group of eight women for their writing group, which formed after they met in a Simon Fraser University continuing studies creative writing class in Vancouver, facilitated by Ingrid Rose. This gathering occurred over ten years ago. The eight of them, with ages ranging from their
DEATH OF PERSEPHONE: A MURDER An award-winning Canadian poet reimagines the Greek myth of Persephone in her 2024 release from Caitlin Press. “Hardboiled detective tropes meet classical myths and free-form poetry. A breathtaking work of imaginative cross-pollination” Will Ferguson, Giller Prize-winning author of 419
Feet of Clay, the title of Graem Castell"s epic memoir, refers to the awful behaviors of mankind. This highly enjoyable book [the book, not the title] is filled with pointers to more enlightened living. At 86, Graem looks back on an adventurous life with humour and very few regrets. As a young child, he fled with his m
Postcards from Katherine is a series of short personal essays that Katherine Govier publishes for free on her website, katherinegovier.com. In this program, she muses on the series and reads from several of her “postcards.“ Canadian author Katherine Govier is known for novels such as The Ghost Brush (The Printmaker’s D
Angela J. Grey Angela writes about race, equity, and the impact of colonization on all peoples in Canada. She offers a unique perspective on children of the African/Caribbean diaspora who are adopted into white families- a part of Canadian history that is not well documented. Angela is a graduate of the Vancouver Manus