The 2012 VIDA count has been out for more than a month now, and now Strange Horizons has released their 2012 count for science fiction and fantasy. The numbers do not look good, kids. More here. I’ll be helping with CWILA’s 2012 count this year. I’ve just received my instructions. I’ll keep you posted as …
Largely Literary Linkage: The Tardis library, zines, and poets Read more »
Though it can seem like it sometimes, the world’s not all bad. Apparently whales are learning to speak human, or at least trying, and that’s pretty awesome. Maybe once they get the hang of it they can advise us how to live better. Canadian publishing is about to get smaller with Douglas & McIntyre filing …
The death of literature (yes, again…), poetic dendrophiliacs, and other bookish stuff Read more »
It’s been a while since I last posted one of these. I’ve since been tattooed, been to England to seen the Bap Mobile (that’s not a typo),1 and run 5k in a pink wig. I’ve been keeping busy. So has the Internet. I’m loving the new Lemon Hound. The design is great, and there’s some …
Literature loves music, feminism, loose morals and My Little Pony Read more »
After going to St Jacob’s Market last Thursday, I spent the next few days canning up a storm. I made several dozen jars of spicy dill spears, bread and butter pickles, pickled jalapeños, blueberry jam, strawberry vanilla jam, plain strawberry jam, peach plum ginger jam, brandied peaches, and on Wednesday I had another, more successful, …
Writing advice, reviewing advice, and a new pic of Emily Dickinson Read more »
Oh, man. Where did the month go? Never mind that, where did the year go? All the years?! Two years ago this month I quit my job. Some things have changed in that time – I’m getting more poetry acceptance letters, I’m slowly starting to creep out of my writing cave and meet other people …
Take your mind off the horrifying prospect of four years under Harper’s leadership with a Conservative majority with books. Lots of books. Perhaps even a few short story collections? 2011 has been declared the Year of the Short Story, and May as Short Story Month. You know what this means, right? Yup. Another links round …