It was a great week for writing! My essay, “Strip, Reveal and Sex Appeal,” which appeared in Ruth Daniell‘s book with Caitlin Press, “BOOBS: Women explore what it means to have breasts”, has won the 2017 Barbara Novak Award for Personal Essay with the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC). This essay explored my foray into burlesque dancing […]
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I’m excited to announce that my new essay, “Basically Broken” will appear in a new anthology with Simon & Schuster Canada in October, 2017. The book is titled Everyday Heroes: Inspirational Stories from Men and Women in the Canadian Armed Forces, with the incredible Jody Mitic, who I have endless respect for. The book collects veterans from
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I’m excited to announce that my new essay, “We Come and We Go,” will appear in the Waiting anthology, edited by Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy. It’s been a long time in the works, so it’s exciting to see this project find a home with the University of Alberta Press. My essay details what it’s
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If you missed your mailing of a copy of “Fluidity,” my short story that won the House of Anansi Press Golden Anniversary Award, then you can still buy it now at their website for Just $0.99! It’s a short story about a couple who finds out an interesting detail about their marriage after 50 years
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I’m so pleased to announce that I have won the House of Anansi Press Golden Anniversary Award for my short story, “Fluidity.” House of Anansi publishes some of my most favourite authors, like Lisa Moore and Zoe Whittal, so to be published alongside these women is an honour. The contest required writers to submit a story
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I’m thrilled to officially announced that I am now represented by Transatlantic Agency and Stephanie Sinclair. Stephanie has believed in my intended project for more than a year, and I’m now proud of the collection of essays I have prepared to reflect on life in basic training. From the Transatlantic Announcement: Kelly is a former
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The first thing to remember about success is that it is a process – nothing more, nothing less. There is really no magic to it and it’s not reserved only for a select few people. As such, success really has nothing to do with luck, coincidence or fate. You will begin to realise why this
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The first thing to remember about success is that it is a process – nothing more, nothing less. There is really no magic to it and it’s not reserved only for a select few people. As such, success really has nothing to do with luck, coincidence or fate. You will begin to realise why this
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The first thing to remember about success is that it is a process – nothing more, nothing less. There is really no magic to it and it’s not reserved only for a select few people. As such, success really has nothing to do with luck, coincidence or fate. You will begin to realise why this
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The first thing to remember about success is that it is a process – nothing more, nothing less. There is really no magic to it and it’s not reserved only for a select few people. As such, success really has nothing to do with luck, coincidence or fate. You will begin to realise why this
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