Language: reference and general
Know It All
In Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia ...
Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada
Despite a recent increase in the productivity and popularity of Indigenous playwrights in Canada, most critical and academic attention has been devoted to the work of male dramatists, leaving female writers ...
La langue et le nombril
Voici un phénomène unique dans le monde occidental : la fixation des Québécois sur la question linguistique. Ce livre d’abord publié il y a plus de 20 ans – mais toujours d’une brûlante actualité ...
Prizing Literature
When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General’s Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contributing ...
Do the Web Write
The hardest part of having a successful website isn’t building or coding it. The hardest part is knowing what to say, where to say it, and how to write it. Written in easy-to-understand language, Do ...
A Writer's Handbook - Second Edition
Written collaboratively by writing instructors at Queen’s University, A Writer’s Handbook, second edition, is a compact yet thorough guide to academic writing for a North American audience.
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Stranger at the Door
At the beginning of a new writing project—whether it’s the first page of a new novel or a less ambitious project, writers often experience exhilaration, fear, or dread. For Kristjana Gunnars, the ...