Canadian Literature
Prairie Fire Review of Stoop City
Thank you to Lucian Childs and Prairie Fire Magazine for the kind review of Stoop City. Check it out right here! https://www.prairiefire.ca/stoop-city-by-kristyn-dunnion/
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That Shakespearean Rag Reviews “Adoro Te Devote” from Stoop City
The eloquent and brainy Steven Beattie reviews “Adoro Te Devote” from the Stoop City collection. I say ‘reviews’ but really this piece is more thoughtful than most book reviews; it’s a deeper dive into the story’s exploration of Faith and the Sacred. Let’s just say that Steven Beattie GETS IT. Read more…
Announcements
Ontario Arts Council Supports Working Artists
Heartfelt thanks to www.arts.on.ca , its hardworking staff, the jury members and readers at independent Ontario based publishers. I’m pleased and humbled to acknowledge OAC funding from the Recommender Grants for Writers Project as well as the Literary Creation Projects. This encouragement will help me take a little time away Read more…
Canadian Literature
Christa Couture talks STOOP CITY on CBC’s The Next Chapter
Big juicy thanks to award-winning author, broadcaster and performing & recording artist, Christa Couture, for featuring STOOP CITY on the CBC’s The Next Chapter (November 27, 2021). Hear what Christa loves about Stoop City in this scrumptious sound bite:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-67-the-next-chapter/clip/15880822-bedside-books-christa-couture-book-shes-reading-right
Canadian Literature
Quickie Reading with Shannon Quinn & Kristyn Dunnion Tuesday DEC 7, 2021
Join Kristyn Dunnion and her dear accomplice, Poetess Shannon Quinn, for a live Zoom Reading on Tuesday Dec 7, 2021 from 7 – 8 pm EST. This is a free online event with book giveaways! Kristyn will read from the doggedly dissident “Stoop City,” published by Biblioasis (Fall 2020), a Read more…
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New story published in Orca: A Literary Journal
Thank you to Orca: A Literary Journal for publishing the middle-aged angsty gay bear story, “Carnie Love Tug.” Sneak a peak below, and consider ordering a PDF copy of the whole issue for a modest $4 USD, or a gorgeous full colour print copy for $11.99 USD (+ shipping). Lots Read more…
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River Volta Review of Books
Thank you to Gunnar Ohberg, MFA Candidate at the University of Saskatchewan, for interviewing me in River Volta Review of Books. Check it out here ….. https://rivervoltareview.com/category/interviews
Canadian Literature
WitchFest North 2021 Writing Workshop
‘Tis the season of the Witch! I’ll be facilitating an online writing workshop as part of the 5th anniversary WitchFest North extravaganza, and I invite you to join. Friday October 29 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST I’ll talk about the intersection of writing and witchcraft, alternative story structures that Read more…
Events
Appel Salon Program, Toronto Public Library Jan 19 2021
Please join me Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 from 7 pm – 8 pm for a lively discussion of my recent story collection, STOOP CITY, one of the Globe & Mail’s most anticipated Fall books. Leading the conversation will be arts journalist and producer, Aparita Bhandari. Registration is free! Visit https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT448390&R=EVT448390 Read more…
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All Lit UP!
Stoop City is featured in ALL LIT UP’s Indie Reading Room!Check it out for a cute Q&A, a live-recorded reading on All Lit Up’s IG account, and a generous 20% off copies of Stoop City from now until Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th for the ‘propertarian class’ as Ursula K. Read more…