Starting Over
by Gina X Grant Late in 2018, I left Toronto where I’d lived for the better part of six decades, and moved into the house of my dreams in Aurora. I’ve always been a joiner, … Read more
Announcing Hoodoo in the Loo: D.E.M.ON. Tales Book 8 by MJ Moores and Nanci Pattenden
About the Book: Ode de Toilet… No agent wants to respond to a call from the outpost. Not only is it poorly provisioned, and mainly a rehabilitation site for serious on-the-job mishaps, but it’s located … Read more
Announcing Double Dead Magic by Maaja Wentz
About the Book: When they jail her mom for slaying a Zombie, Tonya must uncover the original murderer! Forbidden to contact her friends and boyfriend (who are cursed to forget her), Tonya’s parole demands remedial … Read more
Open House & Open Arms
by Jeanette Winsor Writers often talk about their profession as being filled with solitude, angst, and an unfair remuneration for all our hard work. During the WCYR’s Open House this year, guest presenter Kim McDougall … Read more
Announcing Contention by Gary D. McGugan
About the Book: Fidelia Morales is a supreme mobster in the world of organized crime, with international interests in prostitution, illicit drugs, gambling, payday loans, and money laundering. She also rules her outfit with an … Read more
Announcing Which Feeling, by D.M. De Alwis
About the Book: This picture book for young children touches on what it means to have feelings through a conversation between 4-year-old Theo and his Mom while walking home from school. The book navigates how … Read more
Announcing Morally Irresponsible by Beverley Neilson
About the Book: Young woman are being sexually assaulted in the city. The intensity and violence of the attacks escalate as the perpetrator continues to alter his MO from chloroform to rohypnol to strangulation to … Read more
Announcing a New Podcast from Roderick D. Turner
Tuesday September 10, 2097. A fateful day for the world. The staff of WRAT, an AM radio station dedicated to ensuring the people of Sewarston stay informed, start their afternoon show as usual. Then the … Read more
Emerging from a Rabbit Hole with a Tamed Bunny
by Jeanette Winsor Sometimes, our stories can be like bunnies. They can hop all over the place and lead us down long winding rabbit holes. MJ Moores’ workshop Following Rabbit Holes and Chasing Plot Bunnies … Read more
Announcing Interstitial, by Roderick D. Turner
About the Book: Santiago (Sam) Carreira is content with his life, until his grasp on reality suddenly wavers, for no apparent reason. His sense of place, comfort and security all evaporate. And he is overwhelmed. … Read more
Announcing All That Shimmers by Diane Bator
About the Book: Laken Miller swears her new apartment above Vintage Sage is haunted. Even her English Sheepdog, Sammy, is petrified of the things going bump in the night – and day. Then she finds … Read more
No More Writing Classes with Maaja Wentz
Fun, funny, interesting. What more could we ask for? Maaja took us on a journey through her experiences with writing courses. Have you ever come out of a course feeling like writing is work? For … Read more
Announcing Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is not Out Yet! By Gary E. Johnson
About the Book: Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is Not Out Yet! is a new collection of poems integrated with selected photographs that are meant to complement each other generally. The book features seven … Read more
Announcing Approche de la Déesse by Patricia Keeney
About the Book: Approche de la Déesse is a selection of poems in French translation in a bilingual English/French edition. The poems are inspired largely by a long love affair with Greece – both modern … Read more
The Critical Lens with Romance Writer LaQuette
Romance writer LaQuette took February’s event attendees on a journey through the critical lens. LaQuette encouraged everyone to push past any defensiveness they may feel and to think about someone else’s perspective. There were no … Read more