Interview with Terry Ann Carter
by Skylar Kay Terry Ann Carter is an American born poet and paper artist who moved to Canada in 1965. Carter lives in Victoria, where she is the facilitator for the Haiku Arbutus Study Group. Author of seven collections of poetry and five haiku chapbooks, she is the past president of Haiku Canada, a member…
An Interview with Jenna Butler
By Jamal Ali Jenna Butler is a poet, professor, essayist, and organic farmer. She teaches Creative Writing at Red Deer College. She is the author of a new travelogue and poetry collection, Magnetic North: Sea Voyage to Svalbard; an award-winning collection of ecological essays, A Profession of Hope: Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly…
Interview with Stella Leventoyannis Harvey
Stella Leventoyannis Harvey is a Canadian author and the founder and artistic director of the Whistler Writing Society. Harvey was born in Cairo, Egypt and immigrated to Calgary, Alberta with her family as a child. She now lives in Whistler, British Columbia. Her books include Nicolai’s Dauhgters, The Brink of Freedom, and her latest book…
Interview with Denise Chong
by Jamal Ali A third-generation Chinese-Canadian, Denise Chong, the internationally published and award-winning writer, was born in Vancouver and raised in Prince George. She studied economics at the University of British Columbia earning her bachelor’s degree in 1975. She received an MA in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Toronto in 1978. Denise…
Interview with Lori Hahnel
by Jamal Ali Lori Hahnel is the author of the following books: After You’ve Gone (a novel), Nothing Sacred (a short story collection), which was shortlisted for the Alberta Literary Award for fiction and Love Minus Zero (a novel). Her work has appeared in over forty journals in North America, Australia and the United Kingdom.…
Interview with Vivian Hansen
by Joan Shillington Vivian Hansen is the author of two Chapbooks of poetry: Angel Alley – the victims of Jack the Ripper, Never Call it Bird: the Melodies of AIDS (Passwords Enterprises) and three poetry collections: Leylines of My Flesh (Touchwood 2001), A Bitter Mood of Clouds (Frontenac House 2013) and A Tincture of Sunlight…
Author Interview: Bruce Hunter
Bruce Hunter grew up in Calgary and studied film and humanities at York University. After graduation he taught at Humber College, York University and Banff School of Fine Arts. In 1986 he joined Seneca College teaching English and Liberal Studies. He is now retired. Bruce has published five books of poetry: Selected Canadian Rifles (unfinished…
Marcello Di Cintio Interview with John Vigna, FreeFall’s Upcoming Contest Judge
Marcello Di Cintio sat down with FreeFall’s upcoming judge, John Vigna, for some quick questions: M: What elevates a piece of writing beyond ordinary? JV: A compelling, authentic narrative voice; brutal truth but restraint in calibrating it throughout the story. Humility. Wisdom. Complete mastery of the world of the story and finding the right way to tell…
Q&A with Natalie Olsen on Why Book Design Matters
Jordan Simpson: Book design has been around for a long time. Like, a really long time. It’s been around since people first put ink/dye/blood to paper, papyrus or animal, or even human skin (yes, human skin; there’s a few books bound entirely in the stuff but that’s for another article). And its guiding principle is…
FreeFall Interview with Joan Shillington
Despite promoting her new poetry book, living life, and being a wonderful poetry editor for FreeFall Magazine, Joan Shillington still found time to sit down for an interview with us about Folding the Wilderness Within. FreeFall: You started taking writing seriously later in life. What was the catalyst? And when and why did you first…
Interview with John Wall Barger
Micheline Maylor An Interview with John Wall Barger On October 25, 2012 MM: Your poems have a distinct voice that comes off as quirky. What would you tell starting writers about developing a voice? JWB: I think of the written voice as an extension of the physical voice. Our speaking tics should find approximations on…
A Conversation with Alice Major about “Intersecting Sets, A Poet Looks at Science”
by Bob Stallworthy A Conversation with Alice Major about Intersecting Sets, A Poet Looks at Science University of Alberta Press Fall 2012 I’ve known Alice Major for twenty-seven years. I first met Alice just after the publication of her YA novel, The Chinese Mirror. Since then she has published 10 books of poetry, published in…