Kelly S. Thompson

While my latest memoir, Still, I Cannot Save You: A memoir of sisterhood, love and letting go, doesn’t release until 14 Feb, it’s already receiving some great press! Toronto Star listed it as one of the top books to watch for this spring, and also published an excerpt of the book in print! I’ve also …

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I’ve been booking lots of events for my next memoir, STILL, I CANNOT SAVE YOU, which you can sign up for on my Facebook Page! 2 Feb, 3:30pm – Matthew’s House Hospice, Alliston ON, Fundraiser! 4 Feb, 11am – 1pm – Curiosity House Books, Creemore, ON, Meet and Greet 6 Feb, 6pm – Caversham Books, …

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It was a real honour this week to be nominated for a National Magazine Award in the category of Personal Journalism. My essay, “Recordings of Truths and Facts” was published in the Humber Literary Review, and documents domestic violence. Winners are announced 3 June, but…this already feels like a huge win!

I’m excited to be teaching my next online non fiction course with the University of King’s College called, Writing About Hard Things. Good creative nonfiction doesn’t shy away from hard topics, yet with that responsibility comes a lot of challenges for the writer. From legal issues to relationships, emotional cost and self-care, how do writers …

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I was honoured to be asked by Rina Barone, co-owner of Curiosity House Books and Gallery in Creemore, to write a post about writing life in the pandemic. You can read all about it here: On Keeping It Together

I’m so excited to yet again judge the Prince Edward Arts Council Wind and Water Writing Contest. This year, the theme is unity. Send your fiction, your poetry, your non fiction, your hybrid forms, all by 31 March.