Let’s Get Writing

Governor-General Award Winner Kevin Major is the best-selling author of twenty-two books: fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry and plays. In my second conversation with him, we focus on what it's like to create a successful crime series. Sounds easy? We'll find out.

My guest today on Let's Get Writing is Santiago Guzmán, a writer, performer, director and dramaturge originally from Metepec, Mexico, now based in St. John’s, NL. He is the Artistic Director of TODOS Productions, the Artistic Associate for Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre and General Manager for Neighbourhood Dance Works in St. John’s, NL. He is a proud member of The Quilted Collective.

In this episode, I discuss writing horror with Kelley Power whose debut novel Tombstories was released in August 2021.

Join me as I talk to Sam Martin about his profound love of Newfoundland and how it has influenced his writing. Sam is a CFA (Come From Away) who found a true home in NL when he was studying for his doctorate at Memorial University.

My guest today on Let's Get Writing is Paul David Power who has spent the past 25 years working as a writer, playwright, actor and director. He has been named a finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Awards in the Drama category for his newly published play, Crippled. Paul is currently the Artistic Director of his own NL based company - Power Productions – a professional theatre company dedicated to the development of works and artists with a focus on the disabled, Deaf, and MAD Arts domain.

Join me as I sit down with Ida Linehan Young for a lively discussion about her latest book “the Stolen Ones” and our take on Newfoundland culture. You won’t be disappointed.

My guest, Susan Flanagan, published not one but two books in 2021: the Degrees of Barley Lick, a young adult novel (published by Running the Goat Books and Broadsides) and Supermarket Baby, winner of the 2019 Percy Janes First Novel Award (published by Flanker Press.) Susan is also a mom to five kids, a freelance journalist, columnist, outdoor enthusiast and aspiring amateur naturalist. Enjoy the show!

My guest today is Bernardine Stapleton, an award-winning playwright, writer, and performer of unique distinction. She has served as writer in residence at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her plays are regularly produced nationally and internationally. She’s just published a new book with Breakwater Books, love, life,(a mostly true fable).

Join me as I chat with Helen C. Escott who has just published her sixth book, Operation Trafficked, a crime thriller. She’s a one-woman crime spree in the literary world and a passionate believer in the rights of women everywhere. Prepare to be enthralled and engaged as we discuss her book and the journey behind her crime novels.

Newfoundland Photographer K. Bruce Lane has been taking photographs since his parents gave him his first Brownie back in the seventies. His recent book is a compilation of photos from Dildo, NL.

Dildo is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This book offers a photographic tour of the charming, vibrant town located in Trinity Bay, about eighty kilometres west of St. John’s. Dildo’s unusual name has brought it a certain amount of notoriety. In August 2019, the American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! focused on Dildo over a number of episodes. As part of the activity, which brought the small rural community immediate international fame, host Jimmy Kimmel was made honorary mayor of Dildo. Kimmel declared Hollywood as Dildo’s sister city.