Vancouver: Item not as pictured Jill M. Talbot was born and currently resides in Vancouver, BC. She attended Simon Fraser University for psychology before pursuing her passion for writing. Jill writes poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction and plays tackling difficult subject matter. Jill's writing has appeared in Geist, [...]
Photo credit: DJ Viernes Tyler Dunning grew up in southwestern Montana, having developed a feral curiosity and reflective personality at a young age. This mindset has led him around the world, to nearly all of the U.S. national parks, and to the darker recesses of his own creativity. [...]
Andrew Rai Berzins’ writing includes Cerberus (short fiction), as well as the screenplays for the CBC movies – Scorn, Chasing Cain (1 & 2), and Cowboys & Indians. His first produced feature screenplay – Blood & Donuts – was butchered under the auspices of the Canadian Film Center. His other feature screenplays include [...]
Words in the Burbs is a new reading series that aims to "celebrate and grow our community of writers living east of Vancouver. All genres. All levels. We love our friends in the Big Smoke, it’s just time to listen and share some great work right here where we live! [...]
Wayne first appeared here on Media Whore. Since then, two grumpy old men complained about the sad state of reviews. In the latest installment of Wayneness, we hear his interview. Fast forward to the start at 1:07:50. Following his bio, I have a few questions of my own. Wayne, [...]
Darrell Epp's poetry has appeared in over 130 magazines on 6 continents. He is the author of 3 poetry collections: Imaginary Maps, After Hours, and Sinners Dance. Mechanical Monkeys will be published by Mosaic Press in 2020. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario. If we are what we repeatedly do, as [...]
How did you end up in a boat in the middle of a forest? There I was in the middle of the Pacific, hauling up my salmon nets, when I was swept away by a rogue wave and landed inland in the mountains of Banff, anchor sunk deep into the [...]
Photo credit: Syd Lazarus JC Bouchard's collection of poetry and photographs, Let This Be The End of Me, was published by Bad Books Press in spring 2018. His poetry is forthcoming in CAROUSEL, and has appeared in carte blanche, PRISM international, Arc, The Puritan, and more. He lives [...]
After years of devastating media coverage, Twitter wars, and dismissal from his position at UBC, Steven Galloway has been cleared of the vast majority of allegations made against him. And now an arbitrator has decided that $167,000 is fair compensation for a life destroyed. Is there joy and relief in [...]
Photo credit: Marcus Jolly Adrick Brock's fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly, EVENT, The Malahat Review, Prism International, Riddle Fence, The Dalhousie Review and has been short- and long-listed for the CBC Short Story contest. His first published story, ‘Nina In The Body Of A Clown,’ won [...]
Photo credit: John Zada Andrew Boden's fiction has been published in numerous magazines across Canada and the U.S. He's also appeared in the Journey Prize anthology and been long-listed for a National Magazine Award, the Pushcart Prize and the "Best of the Web" award. He was a finalist [...]
Wayne Jones has published short stories as well as non-fiction in journals and newspapers in both Canada and the U.S. He has self-published a mystery novel as well as a book about personal minimalism, and is co-writing a biography about standup comedian Greg Giraldo. In the library field, he has [...]
