Luminous Ink
Writers on Writing in Canada
Published on 30. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-77086-519-8 (ISBN)
Description
Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood's opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of the country's finest writers see their world today. With an introduction by the editors, Dionne Brand, Rabindranath Maharaj, and Tessa McWatt.
Contributors include:
Margaret Atwood
Michael Ondaatje
Madeleine Thien,
M G Vassanji,
Lawrence Hill
Pascale Quiviger
Nino Ricci
Sheila Fischman
Heather O'Neill
Camilla Gibb
Eden Robinson
Lee Maracle
Rawi Hage
Michael Helm
Lisa Moore
Rita Wong
Hiromi Goto
George Elliott Clarke
Nicole Brossard
Judith Thompson
David Chariandy
Richard Van Camp
Marie-Helene Poitras
Stephen Henighan
Greg Hollingshead
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Contributors include:
Margaret Atwood
Michael Ondaatje
Madeleine Thien,
M G Vassanji,
Lawrence Hill
Pascale Quiviger
Nino Ricci
Sheila Fischman
Heather O'Neill
Camilla Gibb
Eden Robinson
Lee Maracle
Rawi Hage
Michael Helm
Lisa Moore
Rita Wong
Hiromi Goto
George Elliott Clarke
Nicole Brossard
Judith Thompson
David Chariandy
Richard Van Camp
Marie-Helene Poitras
Stephen Henighan
Greg Hollingshead
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Reviews / Votes
"...thoughtful, wise, funny and always original. If you ever wanted to burrow into the minds of some of CanLit's greatest living treasures, this is your chance. A keeper." * The Toronto Star * "...readers will find other delights in this wonderful buffet of delicious writing. Don't miss the feast." * Vancouver Sun *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77086-519-8 (9781770865198)
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Persons
Tessa McWatt is the author of six novels, including the Toronto Book Award and GG-nominatedDragons Cry. She lives in London, UK. Rabindranath Maharaj is the author of three collections of short stories and six novels, including ,The Amazing Absorbing Boy, which won the Trillium and Toronto Book Awards. Dionne Brand is a poet and author; her collection of poetry,Land to Light On, won both the GG and the Trillium Book Award. Her novel,What We All Long for, won the Toronto Book Award; and her collectionOssuaries, won the Griffin Poetry Prize. She lives in Toronto.