Christy Climenhage: Reading habits, writing process, the appeal of Canadian speculative fiction
Christy Climenhage is the author of The Midnight Project (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025). A full member of the SFWA and CSFFA, she holds a collection of graduate degrees (PhD and two Masters) in International Political Economy, European Administration and Social Sciences from an alternate life as a social scientist, academic, and diplomat.
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Alycia Two Bears' evolving poetry journey: From hyperbole to concise verse
Alycia Two Bears, mixed-blood iskwew, explores her evolving poetry journey. Initially writing long, hyperbolic pieces, she shifted after discovering Instagram poetry's concise form. Reading Nicole Lyons and Jeff Warren Welch validated her authentic voice. Processing life became central. Early publication with New Tribe magazine built confidence. Self-published 'Two Spirit' in 2023. 'The Feast' with Wild Skies Press in 2025. Themes: sex, relationships, motherhood, grief, ident
Kyle Flemmer: Evolving poetry practice confronts expectations, finds purpose
Kyle Flemmer is a writer, publisher and digital media artist. In April, Supergiants, Kyle's first trade book of poetry was published, and his next, The Wiki of Babel, is forthcoming from the University of Calgary Press. Kyle founded The Blasted Tree Publishing Co. in 2014 and released his first book, Barcode Poetry, in 2021.
Kyle is the author of many chapbooks and his work has appeared in anthologies and exhi
Canadian poetry journey: From early love of poetry to published collection
Callista Markotich has enjoyed a life-long career as a teacher, principal and Superintendent of Education in Eastern Ontario. Her first collection, Wrap in a Big White Towel (2024) was published by Frontenac House. Callista's poems appear in numerous Canadian reviews and quarterlies from The Antigonish Review through Vallum and in several American and British magazines and journals. Callista's poetry received awards and a placement in the League of Canadian Poets Poem in Your
OpenAI's 'creative' writing vs. human art: A viral story sparks debate
The world of creative writing was the centre of focus in March 2025 when ChatGPT's Sam Altman posted on X.com that OpenAI trained a new model that, he said, is good at creative writing and he was "struck" by what its short story called 'A Machine-Shape. On Creative Writing analyzes this AI short story, looks at the enthusiasm from fans of artificial intelligence, where lines were plagiarised, and then seeks English Professor Sam Waterman's views on the OpenAI short story.
Lindsay Mayhew: Writing womanhood, breaking barriers, and embracing the creative journey
Lindsay Mayhew (she/her) shares her writing journey in this interview, and reminds writers to always value their work. Lindsay is a spoken word poet and author from Sudbury, Ontario. She is the editor of A Thousand Tiny Awakenings with Connor Lafortune.
Lindsay is Hamilton’s representative for CIPS 2025, the multi-year champion of Wordstock Sudbury’s poetry slam, and a runner up in the 2024 Womxn of the World poetry slam. She has featured with the YWCA, JAYU Canada, and N
Author Pratap Reddy: Early life and dream fueled a writer's journey in Canada
Pratap Reddy immigrated to Canada from India in 2002 with the dream of becoming a writer. The challenges which newly arrived immigrants in Canada face gave him the stimulus to weave tales of fiction on the subject of immigrant experience. His latest collection of short stories is Remaindered People and Other Stories. His collection Weather Permitting and Other Stories was selected by Diaspora Dialogues for their mentoring program and later in 2016 Guernica Editions published
