Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
28 Sep 2011 at 15:24
Julija Šukys
Children, Domesticity, Journeys, Malta and Gozo, Mothering, Uncategorized
My son and I have been spending 24 hours a day together for the past couple months. It’s been wonderful, but also occasionally a strain, because we are creatures of habit who are not in the habit of spending so much time alone together. But here we are in a new place (Gozo, Malta), where [...]
26 Sep 2011 at 13:39
Julija Šukys
Autobiography, Beth Kaplan, Biography, Calls for Submissions, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Daiva Markelis, Feminism, Myrna Kostash, Nancy K. Miller, Publishing, Susan Olding, Uncategorized, Writing
A few months ago, I started a feature on the site called CNF Conversations, where I interview other writers of creative nonfiction. (CNF stands for creative nonfiction.) I was looking for a way to do something of substance, to build community, to meet fellow writers, and to learn more about what was happening in the genre. [...]
15 Sep 2011 at 14:28
Julija Šukys
Calls for Submissions, Canada, Contests and Prizes, Creative Nonfiction, Uncategorized, Writing
19th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers $2,500 PRIZE The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until November 3, 2011 for the 19th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English [...]
08 Sep 2011 at 08:18
Julija Šukys
Academia, Children, Domesticity, Journeys, Language and Multilingualism, Malta and Gozo, Research, Saints, Uncategorized, Villages, Writing
My husband, son and I have just arrived in Malta. Sean is on sabbatical this year, so, many months ago we started casting about for destinations we could afford on a reduced salary for 8 months. I wanted to go somewhere warm and sunny. Sean wanted lots of room in the house so that both [...]
01 Sep 2011 at 02:19
Julija Šukys
Andrew Westoll, Biography, Canada, CanLit, Creative Nonfiction, Friendship, Uncategorized
Andrew Westoll. The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery. Harper Collins, 2011. Andrew Westoll’s The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary is a deeply humane account of chimpanzee lives, and a troubling testament to how monstrously we’ve treated our closest cousins on this planet. The book tells the story of thirteen former [...]
