hey folks, I'll be in Toronto from April 16th-21st. I'll be doing this group event with Invisible - please come! also, i'm looking to join a reading series if anyone has suggestions (i had planned to join a multilingual reading series but sadly the schedule didn't work out)

What is the relationship between memory, photography, and language? Margo LaPierre interviews Room editor Ellen Chang-Richardson 🍉 about their debut poetry collection, "Blood Belies," out now with @wolsakandwynn. roommagazine.com/what-bubbles-u…

See you on Friday, folks!

Tomorrow night~

Learn from authors Alicia Elliott - AND THEN SHE FELL out now! and Taj McCoy (she/her) has moved platforms during these IN-PERSON MICROWORKSHOPS on Sat, May 4! ✍️ #FOLD2024 FICTION VS. NON-FICTION | 12:30 ET AGENTING AND THE US MARKET | 3:30 ET Only available to festival passholders. Purchase a pass at thefoldcanada.org/register.

Heartiest congratulations to Anna Quon (@annaquon), who—in addition to being a brilliant novelist, poet, filmmaker, writing workshop facilitator—is now Poet Laureate of Halifax. halifax.ca/home/news/anna…

I loved presenting a reading and creative writing workshop related to my book SO LOUD! (illustrated by Shiva Delsooz and published by Annick Press) to students at BuchananPS_TDSB! Thank you, Shawn Spencer, Ms. Huynh, and her students for having me!

ICYMI, this year marks Book*hug's 20th anniversary. As part of our ongoing celebrations, we'll host a monthly book giveaway! The contest is open now and runs until April 30. We will announce the winner on May 1. ENTER HERE: bookhugpress.ca/enter-for-your…

Just a few more days!!!! Get your virtual passes for this convo.

FOLD in the News 🗞️ Check out this article by Excalibur that features the festival, #FOLD2024 authors @farzanadoctor and Matteo L. Cerilli, as well as FOLD Executive Director Jael Ealey Richardson! Read more at tinyurl.com/4km2ynvh

We’re overjoyed to share that @shani_mootoo is a 2024 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Award recipient. This award recognizes Canadians who have made an outstanding contribution to creating the country’s culture, literary heritage, and historical knowledge! Congrats Shani!

Thank you so much to The Ubyssey for writing a piece about The Lantern and the Night Moths, with a focus on highlighting the important, often underappreciated work that translators do ubyssey.ca/culture/the-ar…

Visiting UWinnipeg virtually on Sept 12 at 2:30 PM CT is bestselling and acclaimed romance and thriller author Sonya Lalli | S.C. Lalli! Register and submit your questions on writing and publishing here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…. This event is free and open to the public.

Consider me completely speechless… thank you thank you thank you 😿😿

So here is the complete text of the John Glassco Translation Prize jury's citation for The Lantern and the Night Moths. I am so deeply touched by the generosity of the comments. 💜😭🥺

What is the relationship between translation and resistance? Former Room collective member Tamara Jong speaks to author and translator Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths about translating poetry, celebrating meaning, and more. 🌟 roommagazine.com/whats-new/inte…

I'm a former Room collective magazine member (assistant edited several issues and was the volunteer coordinator for Growing Room). It's great to speak with another former collective member about Chinese poetry, Qiu Jin, and translation. :) Thank you Tamara Jong and Room Magazine

“I rewrite lines repeatedly, sometimes spending hours thinking about a handful of words.” The Craft of Translation: Tamara Jong interviews Yilin Wang So thrilled to interview Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths for Room Magazine roommagazine.com/whats-new/inte…

Happy Lantern Festival! Today marks the last day of Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) celebrations. Traditionally, people gather to look at gorgeous lanterns and answer various riddles which are often written in lyrical lines and verses. (thread)

"Historical fiction is not about faithfully transcribing facts from the past so much as it is about relating themes from the past that are still relevant to the world today." -Zilla Jones (Zilla Jones - decolonizing word by beautiful word), in conversation with Tamara Jong (@bokchoygurl). ex-puritan.ca/wrestling-with…