literature Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/literature/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:33:59 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg literature Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/literature/ 32 32 “A Day in the Life” with: Writer J. M. Shaw https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-j-m-shaw/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:33:24 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28557 J. M. Shaw is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction who lives in Alberta with her husband and two young children. She’s been writing since childhood, building worlds from raw imagination and quiet observation, but [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Writer Danyael Halprin https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-danyael-halprin/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:33:33 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28466 Danyael Halprin was born and raised in Vancouver, attended McGill University in Montreal, worked on the editorial staff of national magazines in Toronto, and then backpacked through SE Asia for 10 months before starting anew [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Writer Lynda Williams https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-lynda-williams/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:33:05 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28383 My wife, Lynda Williams, is a fiction writer who likes to cope with the occasional bout of writer’s block by taking naps at random times during the day so she can “dream herself closer to [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Poet and Author Ryan Fitzpatrick https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-ryan-fitzpatrick/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:33:33 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27209 My Uncle Ryan Fitzpatrick is a poet and an author. He is amazing at what he does. One of my personal favourites is Coast Mountain Foot. He has about five books, and they are all [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Poet Laurie Lynn Muirhead https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-laurie-lynn-muirhead/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:33:25 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26822 Laurie Lynn Muirhead’s abiding love and curiosity for the natural world and the people in her life has inspired her to write both poetry and children’s literature. From the time she was able to put [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Poet and Author Kim Mannix https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-kim-mannix/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:33:55 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26789 Kim Mannix is a journalist, poet and storyteller. She hates calling herself an “author” because she’s too modest for her own good, but she’s publishing her first book of poetry, Confirm Humanity, and has had [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Author Steven Owad https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-steven-owad/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:33:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23961 Steven Owad (more affectionately known to me as my dad) has been writing novels and stories for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest early memories include him reading Scooby Doo to [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Karlene Nicolajsen of Shelf Life Books https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-shelf-life-books/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:33:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23164 Karlene Nicolajsen, store manager and buyer at Shelf Life Books, shares insights into the unique charm and community spirit of Calgary’s beloved independent bookstore. Founded by retired English professor JoAnn McCaig, Shelf Life Books prides [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Derek Beaulieu https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-derek-beaulieu/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:33:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=21683 Derek Beaulieu is the author/editor of over twenty-five collections of poetry, prose, and criticism. His most recent volume of fiction, Silence: Lectures and Writings, was published by Sweden’s Timglaset Editions. His most recent volume of [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Robin van Eck of Alexandra Writers Centre https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-alexandra-writers-centre/ Tue, 14 May 2024 06:33:52 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22149 Robin van Eck is empowering writers of every stripe as the Executive Director of the Alexandra Writers Centre. The essence of this organization is simple yet profound: to nurture the creative spirit and provide a [...]

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