The Wordstock Sudbury Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Wordstock Sudbury Podcast is a production of the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival. Each episode we sit down with poets, novelists and other creatives leaving their mark on the Canadian literary community. We discuss inspiration, writing process and get reading recommendations from some of Canada's most creative writers. The festival and the podcast strive to have a fresh Northern Ontario perspective and feature writers that live in and write about the North.
On this episode of The Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, Kyla Heyming gives insight into her role as Sudbury's newest and youngest poet laureate. Tune in to hear her insight on the writing process including her love of writing on a type writer.
You can find out more about Kyla's work by visiting:
Greater Sudbury Public Library website https://www.sudburylibraries.ca/en/booksmuchmore/Poet-Laureate.asp
Instagram @sudburypoetlaureate
To find out more about the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival visit wordstocksudbury.ca
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This episode features guest, Ann Burke, who wrote her book The Seventh Shot to chronicle the 30 year old cold case investigation of two young nurses murdered just outside of Toronto in 1970. Ann also uses the book to explore how her connection to the perpetrator as well as her involvement in witnessing an unrelated violent crime, led her to be devoted to researching these cases and the eventual publication of this book. Stay tuned to hear Ann share her wisdom for aspiring true crime writers, why she believes women have a particular interest in true crime and how she hopes her book will impact a case that remains cold to this day.
To find out more about Ann's work visit her website at: https://annburkeauthor.com
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, we explore the fascinating world of memoir with author and overall creative, Adam Mardero. Adam's book Uncommon Sense: An Autistic Journey is a memoir that chronicles his childhood and early adulthood as he began to understand his neurodivergent identity.
Find more about Adam's work by visiting the following:
DifferentlyWired on Facebook
@adammerdy123 on Instagram
@adammerdy123 on TikTok
https://open.spotify.com/show/6OdRhXMvAtKGRHtNEvm98f
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, Katherine Walker shares the fascinating and inspiring journey of how she became a first time novelist. From filling up notebooks full of ideas in the Navy, to workshopping at literary festivals and landing an agent, Katherine walks our listeners through the entire journey from start to finish. Sure to inspire the writer and reader alike, this episode is a great example of the connection and life-changing potential found in the literary arts.
To find out more about Katherine's page-turner of a novel, All is Well, you can visit her author website (social media is attached there as well) at Katherinewalker.ca. The novel is available at your favourite retailer and directly from Thistledown Press.
To stay tuned with the happenings of the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, visit our website at wordstocksudbury.ca
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On this special episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, our listeners directed the conversation with literary agent, Sam Hiyate, by sending in any and all questions they've ever had for a literary agent. Sam, who is an 'agent provocateur' at the Rights Factory, graciously lended his expertise on what it means to have a literary agent, what trends are happening in Canadian Literature and how to go about querying an agent.
Find out more about Sam Hiyate and the Rights Factory here: https://www.therightsfactory.com
Visit us at : wordstocksudbury.ca
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On the first episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast for the new year, Aurore Gatwenzi, author of the new poetry collection Gold Pours, speaks about vulnerability and the importance of honesty when writing poetry. She offers a fresh perspective on promoting your work and the new world of editing/publishing virtually.
Gold Pours can be found directly from the publisher at Latitude 46 Publishing, as well as most booksellers and independent book stores.
To find out more about Aurore and her work visit her Instagram (@aurore.oxo) or her writer's website (https://hernameisaurore.squarespace.com).
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On this special episode of the podcast, we chat with five different guests from the most recent 2021 Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival. Tune in to get a sense of what it is like to be at a literary festival and why this literary festival matters so much to the Wordstock Sudbury community.
To find out more about this episode's guest:
Jon Erik Lappano
https://jelappano.com
@jelappano on Instagram
@lapplando on Twitter
Jeremy John
https://www.dundurn.com/authors_/t156375/p148909-jeremy-john
@BTJeremyJohn on Twitter
@jjjeremyjohn on Instagram
Sam Hiyate
https://www.therightsfactory.com/Agents/Sam-Hiyate
@therightsfactory on Instagram
@SamHiyate on Twitter
Kayt Burgess
https://www.kaytlackie.com/about-1
Sumaiya Matin
https://www.sumaiyamatin.com
@sumaiya_matin on Twitter
@sumaiya.matin on Instagram
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In his debut novel, The Undertaking of Billy Buffone, David Giuliano paints a vivid picture of a tight-knit Northern Ontario community filled with deep love and dark secrets. As the community’s new preacher, Catherine, settles into Twenty Six Mile House, she befriends the local undertaker, Billy Buffone, and discovers the many deep connections that bind together - and tear apart - the people of this small town.
In our interview, Giuliano discusses his techniques for crafting rich descriptive landscapes and how he managed to balance heartbreak and joy when writing characters that have trauma as part of their history.
You can purchase The Undertaking of Billy Buffone directly from the publisher website here: https://latitude-46-publishing.myshopify.com/products/the-undertaking-of-billy-buffone
You can find more of David's work here: https://davidgiulianoca.wordpress.com
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, dear friend of the festival, Rosanna Battigelli, talks all about writing craft, how she creates dynamic characters that jump off the page and how she finds community among other writers. Be sure to check out her new short story collection Pigeon Soup and Other Stories.
Find out more about Rosanna's work and where to get her books by visiting:
https://www.rosannabattigelli.com
https://www.inanna.ca/product/pigeon-soup-and-other-stories/
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, Nathaniel G. Moore talks about his collection Honorarium that covers his time as a cultural worker in the Canadian arts. Moore is also the founder of MooreHype, where he works as a literary publicist, helping authors and publishers get their stories in front of readers across Canada.
Listeners can find MooreHype on instagram, twitter and LinkedIn @Moorehype or on their website at http://www.moorehype.com
For more information on independent book stores in Canada: https://www.newpages.com/independent-bookstores/canada-bookstores
To see Moore's paintings: https://halfmoonary.com/collections/notho-paintings
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This episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast is all about the literary communities found traditionally in book clubs and now through 'bookstagram' - a fresh and exciting way for readers to come together to discuss all things books. We dive into this world with Sarah Cotnam, who wears many hats including as the Chair of the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival Board of Directors and as the face behind the bookstagram account @more.books.than.days.
To get involved with the Wordstock Sudbury Book Club:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WordstockSudburyLitFest
Facebook (Book Club Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/212645960573532
Email - info@wordstocksudbury.ca
Upcoming book for June 2021 is Kerry Clare's Waiting for a Star to Fall.
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, you're invited to celebrate poetry month with one of Sudbury's past Poet Laureates and talented writers, Kim Fahner. In this conversation, we talk the nature of poetry in our lives and how it has changed since the pandemic as well as writing advice for emerging poets.
Find out more about Kim's work at: https://www.kimfahner.com
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Listeners are invited to explore the wonderful world of poetry slam in this interview with Toronto-based poet, organizer and educator, Tanya Neumeyer.
Check out more about Tanya and the Toronto Poetry Slam community at:
https://www.torontopoetryslam.ca
https://www.tanyaneumeyer.com
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This episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast features Dr. Madhur Anand, festival alumni and author of This Red Line Goes Straight To Your Heart: A Memoir in Halves which is a captivating and distinct memoir about the partition of India, the immigrant experience and the importance of a family's stories. In addition to her work as a Canadian poet, Dr. Madhur Anand is a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph.
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, award-winning Canadian artist, Eleanor Albanese speaks about the deep family ties that shaped her novel If Tenderness Be Gold and explains the depth of research that was required when writing this historical novel.
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, critically-acclaimed author Waubgeshig Rice sits down to talk about his national bestseller, Moon of the Crusted Snow, the upcoming sequel and how his writing process has changed since becoming a full-time writer.
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On this episode of The Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, we sit down with Danny Ramadan, author of Clothesline Swing and the children's book Salma the Syrian Chef. Take a listen as we discuss what it means to write about the refugee experience in a rich and meaningful way. Danny also shares the unique challenges of promoting a children's book and being a newly appointed Writer in Residence during a pandemic.
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, you'll hear from esteemed author, Camilla Gibb, who recently celebrated the premiere of the film adaptation of her novel, 'Sweetness in the Belly'. Camilla speaks about the relationship between her novel and the film, how writing memoir differs from her work writing novels and talks about a time in her life when she felt 'suspicious' of fiction.
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On this episode of the Wordstock Sudbury Podcast, we sit down with Rod Carley to discuss his book Kinmount. We dive into what impact living in Northern Ontario has on writers, how Rod has been influenced by Shakespeare and how Kinmount can be interpreted as a love letter to Canadian theatre.
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On the first episode of the Wordstock Sudbury podcast, we hear from Festival Director, Heather Campbell, about the origins of the Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, some past highlights and what everyone can expect from the festival this year.
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