Come see me and hostess @ariel-gordon.bsky.social Thursday evening (TOMORROW) for the launch of my debut novel VENUE 13!

Tomorrow at @mcnallyrobinson.com! (And today in the @winnipegfreepress.com!) #poetryforever

It’s official. After a two-year hiatus, the Manitoba Book Awards are returning to our province! Our mission is simple: we want to uplift, recognize and award noteworthy Manitoban writing and celebrate books written and published in our province.

Six awards in English and French will be presented at a gala on September 19th. Publishers can submit their entries starting April 15th. manitobabookawards.ca

Congratulations to all nominees! @scottbilleck.bsky.social @nicbufflin.bsky.social @mikedeal.bsky.social @marshamcleod.bsky.social @benwaldman.bsky.social @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Chris Kitching and Mikaela MacKenzie.

🚨 @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I - along with a dream team of incredible collaborators - are excited to announce a new book challenging residential school denialism! Truth Before Reconciliation will be released in September with the University of Manitoba Press: uofmpress.ca/books/truth-...

Today, friends! Come get a book signed and get @gmbchomichuk.bsky.social to draw something in your copy! @greatplainspress.bsky.social

Max Jenson wasn’t shocked when he read about a former teacher who groomed, isolated and obsessed over an elementary school student for years.

So I will be offering a Writing Circle through the @wpgpubliclibrary.bsky.social that meets monthly from December through April. And the deadline is THIS FRIDAY, November 21.

A must-read, from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social: Ms. Lily's Grade 5 students came to her with a *double-barreled* q last fall: why didn’t Earl Grey School have a paper, they wondered — and if they started one, would she serve as editor-in-chief? #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Teachers, if you can check off any of the boxes below (!) then you should clear your calendar for Friday (Oct. 24). @winnipegfreepress.com media literacy teachers are unveiling the beta version of our free K-12 #mbed platform at MTS PD Day!

This Friday October 17 at 7pm, join @ariel-gordon.bsky.social and @gmbchomichuk.bsky.social for the launch of their collaborative book, Blood Letters, hosted by @susiewrites.bsky.social. - mailchi.mp/grant/gordon... @greatplainspress.bsky.social

So my first FREE workshop at WPL has been announced: October 25 at the Windsor Park Library! Share/Sign up, friends! @wpgpubliclibrary.bsky.social

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So I interviewed novelist Giles Blunt for the Free Press in advance of his visit to Winnipeg for THIN AIR, which appeared in Saturday's paper. @dundurnpress.bsky.social @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social

Congratulations Jeff Hamilton and Katrina Clarke for winning the McGillivray Award for Investigative Journalism for "Building blocks, crumbling foundation"! Félicitations à Jeff Hamilton et Katrina Clarke pour avoir remporté le Prix McGillivray pour le journalisme d'enquête https://loom.ly/KxXN_80

Rebel “news” is a joke.

Land of the flee: Winnipeg-born physician Dr. Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights, by @jenzoratti.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... via @winnipegfreepress.com @drjengunter.bsky.social #infodemic #abortion #ReproRights

Denmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railway https://www.ft.com/content/cb460c62-b587-4900-a0c5-722f6c2548d4

Was just thinking this morning about the upcoming anniversary to the Winnipeg General Strike which started on May 15, 1919. When our forebearers decided it was #elbowsup time. Our working class is better off now because of it. Americans think there is nothing that can be done to stop Trump.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/edit... The truth is, according to 2024 Statistics Canada market data, Canada exported $357.9 million in dairy products to the U.S., while the U.S. exported $877.5 million worth of dairy products — without any tariffs — into Canada.

"In time, perhaps, the Americans will come to their senses. But the damage is done. Mr. Trump will never realize his dream of annexation. He has, however, succeeded in destroying the trust between our two nations, probably permanently." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Ahead of the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I spoke with three Ukrainian newcomers to Winnipeg about the homes they left behind and the precious belongings they escaped with. Their stories at the link below. https://buff.ly/4b9V9FK @winnipegfreepress.com

Shortly after arriving in Winnipeg with her family in 2022 , Daria Gorska found out she was pregnant. While her daughter was the most precious package carried overseas, Daria also brought a working geiger counter from her life-changing career as a tour guide in Chernobyl. 📸 @mikedeal.bsky.social

Olesia Chychkevych packed up her 7-year-old sourdough starter so she could continue making bread, beloved by her three sons, wherever they landed. And in a turn of fateful serendipity, her youngest also chose to bring his favourite stuffie: Winnie-the-Pooh. 📸 @mikedeal.bsky.social

We had a chance to share about Project SEARCH. I was so proud of Nathan, one of our students. He struggled to talk about what he could do, but very confidently *showed* what he is capable of. Thank you @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social and @mikedeal.bsky.social for sharing about this good work. ⬇️

From Katie May and I on Premier Wab Kinew's response to U.S. tariffs (pulling U.S. alcohol from Liquor Mart shelves, for one), with a focus on small businesses in Manitoba trying to figure out these announcements in real-time: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Doctors Manitoba has taken the unusual step of launching a U.S. recruitment drive as Trump prepares to begin a second term in the White House. “Practice where you are valued and trusted as a physician and the government stays out of the exam room” #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/12/06/bang-for-the-book Photo of Lauren Hower (@bigbooklady) who is a full-time content creator on TikTok. My fav photo from the assignment didn’t run, so I’ve included it. The atmosphere and colours… will probably make a painting from this one.

Belated share on my piece from last weekend’s paper: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

New: The years-long wait for Manitoba’s new public school funding formula is almost over. The #mbed dept has confirmed changes to the existing model — which is >30yrs old — will dictate 2025-26 sums #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

#BREAKING All political activities banned under South Korea martial law, all media subject to government monitoring: commander

Tis the season for massive perogie making sessions. What a great way to raise money. Here are a few photos, many more in the web and print story. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

New: Manitoba’s premier has pledged to introduce “Nello’s Law” this session to protect the future of the NDP’s universal school nutrition program #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Drove out to Portage la Prairie for a story about the city's mall set to close at the end of the year. Met Garry walking laps and saw a lot of bins set out to catch water from the leaking roof. www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

New: Bear Clan is the newest club in the Winnipeg School Division, joining the ranks of extracurriculars ranging from basketball teams to LGBTTQ+ alliances #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Glad this portrait of artist Marcel Dzama made it to A1. He was very patient with me as I dealt with the darkish room and glass covered artwork. The alt portrait made the front of the Entertainment section. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/11/22/haunting-landscapes

Yes! It's another PT copy editing position at the Free Press.

📸 https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/20/rcmp-reveal-which-manitoba-officers-will-first-wear-body-cameras

Nice surprise seeing this photo on the front page. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/19/ndp-government-continues-push-for-affordability-improved-health-care

Some photos from todays throne speech https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/19/grocery-store-competition-surgery-backlogs-electricity-rate-freeze-among-ndp-priorities-in-throne-speech

A1 pic to go with this story of grand openings for two different educational centres (RRC Polytec and UofM) yesterday. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/18/exciting-new-frontier-rrc-polytech-u-of-m-unveil-new-training-research-facilities

Beginning in the new year, RRC Polytech health-care students can practise transferring a trauma patient from an apartment building to a hospital bed at the new simulation centre on the Notre Dame campus. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

First post on Bsky and it’s been awhile since I’ve posted to Threads or my Mastodon accounts… using @openvibe app to cross post. @CUPW workers walking the picket line in #winnipeg https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2024/11/14/cp-newsalert-canada-post-workers-go-on-strike