Sylvia McNicoll

Me without my camera! For CANSCAIP’s last meeting before the summer break, Bob Barton came to introduce his new historical fiction Trouble on the Voyage with Napoleon now turned Dundurn. His introduction was also intended to show authors how to introduce their work to…

A lot of writers are struggling between the demands of Twitter, Facebook and Blogging so that when a fun event comes up, well, I suspect they stay at home and Twitter, Facebook and Blog. The Writers Union of Canada hosts some of the best dance parties in the world….

The real fun of The Writers Union AGM, or perhaps any day of workshops, is the people you meet over dinner. Sadly in a bid to save money for writers, there is no forced breaking of bread at current meetings. Except for the banquet which is very, very fun (no one…

When I wrap a package, I feel like Ms Bean (Mr. Bean’s feminine counterpart).  I often have to re-open it to see if I’ve lost my watch in it or a chicken part.  Or if that extra draft lying around was meant to go in.  I understand my last Artist in…

Today I’m writing from the conference of the Courtyart Mariott during the Writers’ Union AGM lunch break. On the way here, as it was close, I delivered a grant application to Ontario Arts Council. It’s a sweaty process. From Quite glass cheap viagra…

It takes a lot to pry writers from their offices but once a year I make the trek to Marilyn Helmer’s in Bellwood for a potluck lunch. The drive involves a winding country road with lots of horses gamboling on the side in the fields. The food is delicious as this…