Swirl & Swing: A Writing Blog

“I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
— James A. Michener

Christine Barbetta’s memoir in “Facts & Arguments”

March 25, 2011
Christine Barbetta is enjoying some long dreamed-of success with her writing. Yesterday her poignant short memoir "My Cemetery Misdemeanour" appeared...
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Author Interview: Sarah Leavitt on “Tangles”

March 17, 2011
Vancouver writer, cartoonist and editor Sarah Leavitt is the author of the graphic memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My...
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Inside a Natalie Goldberg Writing Workshop:

March 7, 2011
Studying the Writer's Mind by Allyson Latta This essay was first published in the newsletter of the Writers' Community of...
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Story in “Jamaican voice” garners U.K. prize

February 28, 2011
Susan Siddeley's humorous "After You, Mr. Mayor" has won first prize in a British contest, the first-annual Malton Literature Festival short...
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Sharing Personal Stories Enriches Business Writing

January 14, 2011
♦ Guest Post by Nina Spencer Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power...
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Young dancer turns experience into story for anthology

December 11, 2010
Emily Finkelstein's short story "Adage," based on her experiences as a dance student, has been accepted for publication in Writings:...
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“Nearly” — a poem by Jan M. Csillag

December 10, 2010
Jan M. Csillag has lived part of her adult life in England and part in Toronto. She has taught children...
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Mary E. McIntyre Sees Poem & Short Memoir Published

December 2, 2010
Stouffville-based writer Mary E. McIntyre recently added a short memoir as well as a poem to her growing list of publication credits....
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Memoir Writing: The Muse and the Music

December 2, 2010
Guest Post by Ann C. Walker I had known since spring of this year that the 100th anniversary of the...
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Tilya Gallay Helfield’s memoir “Blink” garners prize

November 11, 2010
Tilya Helfield of Toronto, Canada, recently earned first prize in the non-fiction category of the 2010 OASIS Journal competition for her...
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Writing Memoir: You Are in the Room with Me

November 2, 2010
by Adrian the Elder, Guest Blogger I love to record everything I see, and the method I chose for most...
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“Djinxed” in Indonesia: Ellen Hawkins’s new memoir

October 18, 2010
Ellen Hawkins, a Canadian author residing in Santiago, Chile, announces the publication of her memoir Djinxed. Ellen participated in my workshop series at Los Parronales Writers'...
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