Author Archives: Rosalynn

Why I Didn’t Read Harry Potter

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You can find this in Reading, True Confessions | Written by Rosalynn

Some time ago, I made my friend Catherine a deal here on the blog: I’d read one of the ‘young adult’ books she loves if she’d read one of my favourite ‘adult’ books. For her, I chose The Life of Pi; for me, she chose Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I’ve since held up [...]

Does your short story collection need an e-publisher?

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You can find this in Lit News, Writing | Written by Rosalynn

If you’ve got $10, an email address, and 130-250 pages of solid short fiction, you can enter Joyland.ca’s Short Story Collection Search: This fall Joyland and ECW Press are launching the Joyland eBook imprint to spotlight the best in short fiction across North America.  Our first two collections are from New York’s Jim Hanas and [...]

Love for the Lists Issue

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You can find this in The New Quarterly (our print mag) | Written by Rosalynn

Sima Rabinowitz over at newpages.com posted a review of our Lists Issue — and of course, her review is in the form of a list! Why I adored this issue of The New Quarterly: 1. It’s composed entirely of list poems (“To List is Human” is the theme). 2. Guest editor Diane Schoemperlen’s cover art [...]

Are you a book-loving 20-29 yr old?

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You can find this in Literary Diversions | Written by Rosalynn

Do you have time to answer 10 questions about your book-buying habits/lack thereof?  Julianna, a stellar former TNQ volunteer is currently enrolled in Humber’s Creative Book Publishing program, is conducting this survey as part of her studies. I, alas, turned 30 this year and am thus unable to participate, but I strongly encourage any of [...]

TNQ Office Pet Peeves

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You can find this in True Confessions | Written by Rosalynn

Ah, the joys of sharing a workspace. TNQ’s current workspace is bigger and lovelier than our old digs, which means that more people can occupy it at the same time. Though I sometimes relish the times when I’ve got the whole place to myself, on balance, I love the new, busier dynamic of TNQ’s new [...]

This Just In …

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You can find this in Literary Diversions | Written by Rosalynn

Courtesy of my friend Kate. (Er, and The Onion, masters of it’s-funny-because-it-hurts): Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended MORRISTOWN, NJ—In an innovative, tradition-defying rethinking of one of the greatest comedies in the English language, Morristown Community Players director Kevin Hiles announced Monday his bold intention to set his theater’s production of [...]

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