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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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S5 Episode 16: Michael Hathaway talks about shifting...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/11/04

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Michael Hathaway. Michael's book What A Mushroom Lives For: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make won the 2023 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes, and was a finalist for the 2023 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Michael talks about human exceptional, the varying cultural relationships to mushrooms, and how he made his book accessible to a non-academic audience. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes:

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36:37

S5 Episode 15: Cecily Nicholson talks about the...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/10/28

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Cecily Nicholson. Cecily's book HARROWINGS was a finalist for the 2023 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In their conversation, Cecily talks about the politics of food, the places that inspired the book, and how she approached the research for the poems. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About HARROWINGS: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/harrowings/ ABOUT CECILY NICHOLSON: Cecily Nicholson is the author of

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26:53

S5 Episode 14: Robin Stevenson talks about censorship...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/10/21

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Robin Stevenson. Robin is an author of over 30 books for kids and teens, and the winner of the 2023 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. In their conversation Robin talks about how we can support authors during times of censorship and book bans, and how she brings queer joy to children's books. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ ABOUT ROBIN STEVENSON: Robin Stevenson is the award winning

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S5 Episode 13: Harrison Mooney talks about creative...

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2023/10/14

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Harrison Mooney. Harrison's book Invisible Boy: A memoir of self-discovery was a finalist for the 2023 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and the 2023 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. In their conversation Harrison talks about researching his own life, writing about Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley, and his creative hygiene routine. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ Read about Invisible Boy:

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S5 Episode 12: Cole Pauls talks about zines, manga,...

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2023/10/07

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Cole Pauls. Cole's book Kwändǖr. In their conversation, Cole talks about his process, what he misses about Haines Junction, and how self-publishing comics at 15 helped his career. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ Read about Kwändǖr: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/kwandur/ ABOUT COLE PAULS: Cole Pauls is a Champagne and Aishihik Citizen and Tahltan comic artist, illustrator & printmaker hailing

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S5 Episode 11: Katherine Munro talks why haiku...

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2023/09/15

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Katherine Munro, who publishes as kjmunro. Katherine is the recipient of the 2023 Borealis Prize: Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution In their conversation, Katherine talks about what drew her to poetry as a young writer, and what makes the Yukon literary and creative community so special. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Katherine Munro:

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S5 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about how families...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/09/09

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus. Her book Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases is a finalist for the 2023 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation, Eve talks about why the Babes in the Woods case stuck with her, and the challenges in telling the stories of cold cases. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ Eve Lazarus' podcast Cold Case Canada:

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S5 Episode 9: Emily Seo talks about how she...

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2023/09/02

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Emily Seo. Her book The Science of Boys is a finalist for the 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation, Emily talks about how she used interviews to bring her back to her tween and teen years, to help write The Science of Boys. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About The Science of Boys : https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/the-science-of-boys/ ABOUT EMILY SEO: Emily Seo

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25:24

S5 Episode 8: Jessika Von Innerebner talks about...

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2023/08/26

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Jessika Von Innerebner. Her book That's My Sweater! is a finalist for the 2023 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation, Jessika talks about the picture books she loved as a kid, and how she captures magic and thoughtful stories in her books. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About That's My Sweater! : https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/thats-my-sweater/ ABOUT

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29:52

S5 Episode 7: Marion Ehrenberg talks about she...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/08/19

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Marion Ehrenberg. Her book The Language of Dreams is a finalist for the 2023 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Marion talks about how her career as a psychologist led to her first novel, The Language of Dreams. She also shares the story of how she published her book. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About The Language of Dreams: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/the-language-of-dreams/

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33:21

S5 Episode 6: Kim Spencer talks about shifting her...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/08/12

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Kim Fraser. Her book Weird Rules to Follow is a finalist for the 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation, Kim talks about growing up in Prince Rupert and how that shaped the setting of the book, and what it means to her to call herself a writer. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Weird Rules to Follow: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/weird-rules-to-follow/ ABOUT

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24:44

S5 Episode 5: Haley Healey & Kimiko Fraser talk...

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2023/08/05

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Haley Healey and Kimiko Fraser. Their book Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and Yukon is a finalist for the 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation, Haley and Kimiko talk about collaborating, and the challenges of writing and illustrating women of the past when research was sparse. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Her Courage Rises:

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S5 Episode 4: Megan Fennya Jones talks about writing...

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2023/07/29

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Megan Fennya Jones. Jones's book The Program is a finalist for the 2023 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In their conversation, Jones talks about how important and inspiring her editor Dorothy Lasky was to her writing and her book, and how she approaches writing about personal experiences. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About The Program: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/the-program/ ABOUT MEGAN FENNYA

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S5 Episode 3: Lyndsie Bourgon talks about how life...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/07/22

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Lyndsie Bourgon. Lyndsie's book Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods is a finalist for the 2023 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Lyndsie talks about the thorough research and interviews she did for this complicated stories, and how that investment of time added necessary depth and nuance to the book. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Tree Thieves:

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35:21

S5 Episode 1: Sheryda Warrener talks about how her...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/07/15

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Sheryda Warrener. Sheryda's book Test Piece is a finalist for the 2023 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. In their conversation, Sheryda talks about noticing and asking questions, and talks about how she came to write ekphrastic poems. Sherdya will be part of an upcoming virtual event for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Find the info here:

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49:43

S5 Episode 1: Danny Ramadan on how to write good sex...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/07/08

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to return guest, Danny Ramadan. Danny's novel The Foghorn Echoes is a finalist for the 2023 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation Danny talks about how he approaches structure, and gives tips on writing good sex scenes, and why there are so many bad sex scenes. On the episode Danny mentions the book Cleanness by Garth Greenwell: http://www.garthgreenwell.com/ And Megan and Danny both gush over francesca ekwuyasi's Butter Honey

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S4 Episode 37: Editing 101 with Shaena Lambert,...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/02/25

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, you'll hear the recording from the BC and Yukon Book Prizes January Storied: Editing 101 featuring mini lectures from Shaena Lambert, Cadence Mandybura and Danielle Geller. Shaena talks about substantive editing, Cadence about copy editing, and Danielle about the writer's experience. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Rebecca is an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in Whistler, British Columbia. Her short fiction has been published in Room, The Antigonish Review and

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S4 Episode 36: Rebecca Wood Barrett talks about film...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/02/18

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Rebecca Wood Barrett. Rebecca is the artistic and executive director of the Whistler Writers Society. In their conversation Rebecca talks about her journey to being involved with the writing community, and what she's looking forward to for the 2023 Whistler Writers Festival. ABOUT REBECCA WOOD BARRETT: Rebecca is an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in Whistler, British Columbia. Her short fiction has been published in Room, The

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32:39

S4 Episode 35: Michelle Cyca talks about the joy of...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/02/11

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Michelle Cyca. Michelle is a journalist and book critic. In their conversation, Michelle talks about how she can't get enough of the Gilmore Girls, and what she's excited about when it comes to BC books. ABOUT MICHELLE CYCA: Michelle Cyca is a writer, editor and book enthusiast living on unceded territories of the Musqueam Band, and the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Chatelaine, SAD

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S4 Episode 34: CEO of Creative BC Prem Gill talks...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/02/04

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Prem Gill, CEO of Creative BC. In their conversation Prem talks about her love of cookbooks, and how Creative BC supports book publishers and the creative sectors in the province. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This

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