Category Archives: Writing

Writing Day

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

Turbulent. Overwhelming. That’s what this year has been, on the grand scale and in my own day-to-day life. With little time to write in 2017, I chose to concentrate on  query packages for my memoir manuscript. Submissions-wise, I sent out … Continue reading →

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Writers Reading Writers

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

Imagine you’ve recently discovered an internet radio show where the host, a stuffed bear, pairs literary readings with music. (He might also pair readings with the occasional nip of whisky.) Imagine the show is called Mr. Bear’s Violet Hour Saloon, … Continue reading →

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Runner-up in Briarpatch Magazine’s Writing in the Margins Contest!

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

I’m pleased to announce that my personal essay Bombshell has been chosen as runner-up for the 2015 creative nonfiction prize in Briarpatch’s fifth annual writing contest. Thank you to Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, who judged the creative nonfiction entries. Bombshell faced … Continue reading →

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Shortlisted in Briarpatch Magazine’s fifth annual Writing in the Margins contest!

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

I am delighted to announce that my essay Bombshell is one of five shortlisted nonfiction entries in Briarpatch Magazine‘s fifth annual Writing in the Margins contest. Today’s exciting news brings balance for an email I received yesterday, my first rejection letter of 2016. I … Continue reading →

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A selection of News from a Literary Life

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

I’m pleased to announce the publication of Sống Chung với Mệ in the 2015 issue of Đặc San Văn Lang Boston. This piece is my translation to Vietnamese of my essay Life with Mệ, which appeared in the 2012 Writers … Continue reading →

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The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Posted on February 12, 2015 by

Thanks, QWF Writes, for nominating me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger” award. QWF Writes is the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s monthly online column. The QWF does a lot of great work promoting writing in the community. Have a look at their post … Continue reading →

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Slow Writing by Chris Galvin

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

Originally posted on QWF Writes:
Like bread dough, my writing seems to require time to rise in a warm, draft-free place. The long proofing period is necessary; turn up the heat to hurry the rising, or don’t leave it long…

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Foreign and Far Away: now available as an ebook

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

Just a quick post to announce that Writers Abroad‘s fourth anthology, Foreign and Far Away, is now available as an ebook from Amazon. Every year, Writers Abroad publishes an anthology and donates all proceeds to a charity. My contribution, Floating … Continue reading →

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Tiny, True Stories in 130 Characters (and the latest issue of Creative Nonfiction)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

“Can you tell a true story in a single tweet?” This is the challenge posed by Creative Nonfiction magazine. Entrants post their microessays on Twitter and tag them with #cnftweet. @cnfonline favourites the daily winners, creating a longlist from which … Continue reading →

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Impossible Spaces Anthology

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

It’s almost here (update: it IS here)…the Impossible Spaces anthology…and Rob Shedwick, aka Digital Front, has put together this lovely trailer for us. I’m very pleased to have my story Mindswitch in this anthology and to work with such fine people. … Continue reading →

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