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A crash course in social media

As some of you may already know, last week I was away, traipsing around British Columbia at Simon Fraser University. Following in the footsteps of Porcupette Caleigh Minshall before me (here and here), I signed up for three summer workshops … Continue reading

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End of summer giveaway

I’ve returned from my brief stint at SFU just in time to realize that summer is nearly over! Just the other night a good friend of mine asked if we could make plans to visit the gardens of Casa Loma … Continue reading

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Home, sweet home

I’ve been back at the Quill for a week now, and boy have I missed it! The routine, the sanity, the coffee and pastry breaks — Vancouver, you were awesome, but home is best. I’ve realized that I’m a creature … Continue reading

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Report from SFU Publishing Immersion, pt. 2 (I’m home!)

Last night I finally returned to good old Caledon, Ontario. It was nice to go to bed without worrying about the hooligans partying outside (my Vancouver hotel was right in the downtown core). But I still found myself missing the … Continue reading

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Report from SFU Publishing Immersion, pt. 1 (I’m alive!)

I’ve now been at the Publishing Immersion at Simon Fraser University for a whole week. And wow, where to begin! It is even more exhausting than they say on the website. This is the first spare moment I’ve had to … Continue reading

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SFU-flavoured ice cream

Dear reader(s?): I have a confession to make. For the past two weeks I withheld important information from you. You may have thought that life at the Quill was business as usual, that nothing was out of the ordinary, that … Continue reading

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The Porcupine's Quill would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. The financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) is also gratefully acknowledged.