HAREBELLHoofy’s idyllic life as a young hare in the Don Valley is threatened by a feline predator. Hoofy’s verdant world is actually a morphine induced hallucination; in reality, Hoofy, a homeless youth, hangs between life and death in an emergency medical clinic. HAREBELL is a top five finalist for the Read more…
Join the saucy and talented Kristyn Dunnion at Brentwood Library (36 Brentwood Rd, 1 block west of Royal York Subway station) on Saturday March 2 from 1-3 pm for a FREE creative writing workshop for teens (12-19 years old). Bring a pencil and a pal and get ready to write! Read more…
Sarah Selecky is not only a talented writer, she is a gifted, generous mentor who is passionate about writing and reading short fiction. I encountered her online writing course, Story Is A State of Mind, then met her in person at the Banff Art Centre last spring. Sarah is the Read more…
The Lovely and Talented *Heather Wood* invited me to participate in The Next Big Thing, where authors answer ten questions about their up and coming work. It’s kind of like a chain letter. So I’ve asked some of my favourite authors to take up the torch next. Stay tuned as Read more…
Dear Emerging Artists and Youth with Attitude: Please come to a free author event and writing workshop on Tuesday Dec 4 at 6:30 pm at the Kennedy/Eglinton branch of the Toronto Public Library. You will learn to WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT as I lead you through creative writing and Read more…
Oh yes, it’s Canzine Time again.Vendors will flock to 918 Bathurst to display, sell and trade 200 zines, small presses, comics and more. SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 at 6pm: Punk Radical Reading Series CANADIAN PUNK AND METAL AUTHORS!!!! Featuring:Liz Worth (host, author of Treat Me Like Dirt)Mark Black (author of NoMeansNo: Read more…
Impossible Words with Anand Mahadevan and Kristyn Dunnion! On Saturday, October 13 at 1:30pm, the Academy of the Impossible (231 Wallace Ave), is hosting a literary salon with superstar fiction writers Kristyn Dunnion and Anand Mahadevan. They will be discussing their recent books with young writers Ziadh Rabbani and Jessica Read more…
If you are 12-19 years old, you are cordially invited to a FREE creative writing workshop on Wednesday August 15 from 2-4 pm at the Toronto Reference Library (yonge + north of bloor), in the Beeton Auditorium. Bring a pencil and a friend!I will lead you through all the steps Read more…
US awards honour best LGBT writers By Shannon Webb-Campbell May 10, 2012 Dunnion’s short story collection, The Dirt Chronicles, is nominated in the lesbian general fiction category. Toronto book lovers can celebrate this year’s local Lambda Literary Award nominees with a queer night of tequila, hors d’oeuvres and a few good Read more…
Join hosts Heather J Wood and Jim Nason to celebrate the esteemed local authors whose books have been shortlisted for the notorious LAMBDA Literary Awards this year. Kristyn Dunnion, Fazana Doctor, JM Frey, and Karleen Pendleton Jimenez will read excerpts from their respective queer-awesome books. Bring yo mama. Come share the love! SLACKS at 562 CHURCH Street, Read more…