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Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast

Welcome to Writing the Coast! This is the bi-weekly podcast where we chat with the authors and illustrators of the books who make up the shortlist of the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. On the episodes you"ll hear host and podcast coordinator Megan Cole chat with the folks who are creating some of BC and Yukon"s best books. We"ll also check in with the literary community in our region. For more information about the BC and Yukon Book Prizes visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/

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S3 Episode 15: Liz Levine talks about chasing the...

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2021/09/11

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Liz Levine, author of Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But The End, which is a finalist for the 2021 Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize. In their conversation Liz talks about where the title of the book came from and how she navigated concerns about her sister and her family's privacy in her writing. A Note: In the conversation Liz and Megan talk about Hello I Want To Die Please Fix Me by Anna Mehler Paperny. Because they were both talking

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30:28

S3 Episode 13: Michael Prior talks about poetry as a...

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2021/08/28

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Michael Prior, whose book Burning Province is a finalist for the 2021 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In their conversation Michael talks about watching Star Wars with his grandparents, the way literature is bringing the history of Japanese Internment into the present, and how he finds metaphors within his work to help with the writing.ABOUT MICHAEL PRIOR:Michael Prior is a writer and a teacher. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in

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22:33

S3 Episode 12: Bonnie Sherr Klein talks about...

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2021/08/21

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Bonnie Sherr Klein , author of Beep Beep Bubbie, which is a finalist for the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Bonnie talks about how her own experiences with mobility shaped Beep Beep Bubbie, and how her grand kids helped her write the book.ABOUT BONNIE SHERR KLEIN:Bonnie Sherr Klein is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. After suffering a catastrophic brainstem stroke in

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S3 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about untold...

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2021/08/07

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History, which is a finalist for the 2021 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation Eve talks about the blog that inspired the book and how buildings are an important part of remembering and retelling a city's history.ABOUT EVE LAZARUS:Eve Lazarus is a Vancouver writer and podcaster with an Aussie accent and a passion for true crime stories, cold

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25:41

S3 Episode 8: Linda Bailey, author of Princesses vs....

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2021/07/24

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Linda Bailey, author of Princesses versus. Dinosaurs, which is a finalist for the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Linda talks about how the book began and how picture books help give young readers permission to be themselves.ABOUT LINDA BAILEY:Linda Bailey is the author of more than two dozen books for children, including the Stevie Diamond mystery series, the Good Times Travel Agency

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27:52

S3 Episode 7: Michelle Good, author of Five Little...

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2021/07/17

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Michelle Good, author of Five Little Indians which is a finalist for the 2021 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the 2021 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. Michelle talks about what it means to be an emerging writer and how she developed the characters in her novel.ABOUT MICHELLE GOOD:Michelle Good is a writer of Cree ancestry and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. She obtained her law degree after three decades

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32:48

S3 Episode 6: Claudia Cornwall talks about the...

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2021/07/10

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Claudia Cornwall, author of British Columbia in Flames: Stories from a Blazing Summer, which is a finalist for the 2021 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In this conversation Claudia talks about the importance of BC's old growth and shares some of the amazing stories she collected while writing her book.ABOUT CLAUDIA CORNWALL:Claudia Cornwall is most recently the author of Battling Melanoma and Catching Cancer (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

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37:33

S3 Episode 5: Robert Amos talks about how E.J. Hughes...

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2021/07/03

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Robert Amos, author of The E.J. Hughes Book of Boats, which is a finalist for the 2021 Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award. Robert Amos talks about how E.J. Hughes captured the changing landscape of British Columbia and it's industrialization through his paintings of boats.ABOUT ROBERT AMOS:Robert Amos has published eight books on art, including E. J. Hughes Paints British Columbia and E. J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island, and was the

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S3 Episode 4: Junie Désil talks about using source...

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2021/06/26

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Junie Désil, author of eat salt | gaze at the ocean, which is a finalist for the 2021 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Junie discusses how she ended up writing about zombies, how the source material impacted the writing and why she's not sure she wants her family to read her book.For a transcript of this episode visit:https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/S3-E4-Writing-the-Coast_Junie-Desil.pdfABOUT JUNIE DESIL:Junie Désil

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S3 Episode 3: Gail Anderson-Dargatz writes about...

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2021/06/19

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Gail Anderson-Dargatz about her book Ride Home, which is a finalist for the 2021 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. Gail also discusses the dangers of writing an earnest book and the impact her high-low titles have on those working on their literacy skills.For a transcript of this episode visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/S3-E03-WritingtheCoast_gail_TRANSCRIPT.pdfABOUT GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ:Gail

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27:32

S3 Episode 1: Danny Ramadan talks about food memories...

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2021/06/05

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Danny Ramadan, author of Salma the Syrian Chef, which is a finalist for the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. Danny discusses how food memories shape ideas of home in his writing and identity, and diversity in children's literature.For a transcript of this episode visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/S3-E1-Salma-the-Syrian-Chef-Danny_transcription.pdfABOUT DANNY RAMADAN:Danny Ramadan

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19:59

S2 Episode 41: Joanna Lilley talks about Yukon Words...

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2021/03/06

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Joanna Lilley, a Yukon author and board member of the society Yukon Words. In their conversation Joanna talks about why the society started and what some of their goals are. Joanna also talks about how Yukon inspires her writing.ABOUT JOANNA LILLEY:Joanna Lilley's fifth book and third poetry collection, Endlings, was published by Turnstone Press in March 2020. She's also the author of a novel, Worry Stones (Ronsdale Press), which was

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S2 Episode 40: Terri Potratz talks about Salt Spring...

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2021/02/27

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Terri Potratz, the founder of Paper Covers Rock Festival. In their conversation Terri talks about the inspiration for the festival, the literary community on Salt Spring Island and how the festival is adapting to the pandemic.ABOUT TERRI POTRATZ:Terri is a writer, event producer and the organizer behind Paper Covers Rock, a new annual readers and writers festival on Salt Spring Island. Terri also co-publishes Saltine.ca, an online zine

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26:09

S2 Episode 39: Leslie Hurtig talks about her...

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2021/02/20

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Leslie Hurtig, the artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest. In their conversation Leslie talks about the challenges of organizing a literary festival during a pandemic, the importance of finding the right moderator and some of her favourite memories from past years of the Vancouver Writers Fest.ABOUT LESLIE HURTIG:Leslie was born into a house of books and has made her career from various points within Canada’s book industry. She

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S2 Episode 38: Jonathan Manthorpe talks about the...

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2021/02/13

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Jonathan Manthorpe about his book Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada. Claws of the Panda was a finalist for the 2020 Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize. In their conversation Jonathan talks about using the public record as primary source material for the book and the chapters he'd add to the book a year and a half after it's been published.ABOUT JONATHAN MANTHORPE:Jonathan Manthorpe is the author of

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21:49

S2 Episode 37: Ann-Marie Metten talks about the...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2021/02/06

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Ann-Marie Metten, Executive Director of the Historic Joy Kogawa House. In 2020, Joy Kogawa and Julie Flett were awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Megan and Ann-Marie talk about the history and legacy of the Historic Joy Kogawa House as well as Joy winning the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.ABOUT THE HISTORIC JOY KOGAWA HOUSE:In 2005–2006, Joy lent her support to a community campaign that

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S2 Episode 36: Alix Ohlin talks about love stories,...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2021/01/30

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Alix Ohlin, author of Dual Citizens, which was a finalist for the 2020 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation Alix talks about how the love story of two siblings formed the backbone of the book as well as how she paid tribute to Neko Case in the novel.ABOUT ALIX OHLIN:Alix Ohlin is the author of five books. Her novel Dual Citizens, like her novel Inside, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers’

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27:43

S2 Episode 35: Alex Van Tol talks about the...

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2021/01/23

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Alex Van Tol, who co-wrote Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant-Screen Adventure in the Land of the Spirit Bear with Ian McAllister. Great Bear Rainforest was a finalist for the 2020 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation Alex talks about writing the book from a truck stop in Ontario, the importance of writing about wild places like the Great Bear Rainforest and some of her favourite stories from working on the book.ABOUT ALEX

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26:58

S2 Episode 34: Jennifer Croll talks about men in high...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2021/01/16

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Jennifer Croll, author of Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages, which was a finalist for the 2020 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. Jennifer talks about the way masculinity has been reflected in fashion, how clothing was used not only as a way to express yourself, but also as a way to look at history, sexuality, gender and more.ABOUT JENNIFER CROLL:Jennifer Croll is the author of four

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43:15

S2 Episode 34: Wendy Wickwire talks about the...

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2021/01/09

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Wendy Wickwire, author of At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging. At the Bridge was a finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation Wendy will talk about how she ended up spending many decades researching James Teit as well as how her exploration took her to Shetland.ABOUT WENDY WICKWIRE:Wendy Wickwire, a professor emerita in the Department of History at the University of Victoria, is the

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