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Thank you London❤️ Part 2: More people. Places and things...

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Sir duke, by Stevie Wonder!
Had an amazing time today singing with @popshopallstars at the end of year showcase! 🌟💕
#singer #performance #youngsinger

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An incredible 5 days in glorious Edinburgh. The stars aligned and brought many a serendipitous reunion, not all the important faces are featured here - I guess we were having too much fun!!!

Long live the Fringe💙💫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💃

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Days and days and days, that's how it happens. ♥︎

Some post-show shenans to distract from impending blues 'at the light' with as many members of the larger Bechdel family as we could snag. We'll getcha next round, Steph and Howard.

Luna is still processing, as am I. Thank you for this beautiful experience. @tototootheatre @rebmrus

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Well, that’s another #cibd for the books! And what a time it was!! 🎊

Thank you so much to our lovely authors, excited book crawlers, and every single customer who passed through our doors these last three days! You truly made this year’s Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl and Canadian Independent Bookstore Day a resounding success!!

Love and thanks too, to our fellow bookstores and booksellers. Your enthusiasm, dedication, and passion are inspiring and we couldn’t ask for better friends or collaborators! You make our jobs more fun and we couldn’t do half of what we do without you!

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

#canadianindependentbookstoreday #ottawaindiebookstorecrawl #indiebookstore #independentbookstore @evermore.booktique @lovelylabooks @millstreetbooks @octopusbooks @perfectbooksottawa @singingpebble @thespanielstale @worldofmapsottawa

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And that’s a wrap on 2025 💁🏻‍♀️
New job - ✅, new lung - ✅, great shows - ✅, great friends - ✅

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Join us in congratulating the 32 writers across Canada who have made the longlist of the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize! 🎉

The longlist was selected from more than 2,300 entries. Submissions are processed by a two-tiered system: the initial texts are screened by a reading committee chosen for each category from a group of editors and writers across the country.

The shortlist, selected by this year’s jury, Conor Kerr @conordanielkerr, Kudakwashe Rutendo @kudakwashe_rs and Michael Christie @michaelchristie, will be announced on April 10 and the winner will be announced on April 17.

The winner of the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity @banffcentre and their work will be published on CBC Books. They will also appear on a future episode of #Bookends with Mattea Roach @mattearoach.

Head to cbcbooks.ca for more info and check out the CBC Poetry Prize, open for submissions now!

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| Meet Our January Writer in Residence: Michelle Sinclair |

This month, we are delighted to feature @michelle.sinclair.7737 as our Writer in Residence. A published author, Michelle has an impressive background in policy work on human rights issues and has lived in many beautiful corners of the world, including Australia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, France, Switzerland, and the United States. She lives in Ottawa with her husband, three kids and three pets.

Michelle’s writing spans novels, literary reviews, essays, and short stories. Her debut novel, Almost Visible, showcases her unique voice and storytelling talent.

In her thoughtful guided writing activity for this month’s edition, Michelle invites us to take a stroll down memory lane. Through her prompt, she encourages us to revisit cherished moments from the past, helping us reflect and reconnect with our own stories.

A heartfelt thank you to Michelle for her contribution to this month’s activity book, which has been shared with hospital patients and staff across the UK, spreading the comfort and creativity of writing far and wide.

Help us continue to share these creative resources by donating a Creative Care Pack today. Each pack brings the joy of art, writing, and mindfulness to someone in need.
🌟 Link in bio to donate. 🌟

#ASpaceBetween #WriterInResidence #CreativeCarePacks #HealingThroughWriting #MindfulnessThroughCreativity #SupportWellbeing

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| Meet Our January Artist in Residence: Wael Lazkani |

This month, we are honoured to feature @waellazkani as our Artist in Residence. A professional chef and a ceramicist, Wael brings a unique perspective to creativity, blending his love for food and art.

Currently based in Beirut, Wael is the chef at @jaikitchen, an Asian kitchen influenced by Thai, Chinese, Indian, and Indonesian cuisines. Alongside his culinary journey, he studies ceramics with renowned artist Nathalie Khayat, exploring intersections between Far Eastern ceramic traditions and the heritage of his ancestral Lebanon.

In this edition, Wael shares ancient pottery decoration techniques inspired by Asian ceramic art, guiding us through the thoughtful process of creation and connection.

As Wael puts it: “Art, cooking, creation is my only way of touching the real world, of connecting with the seasons and the creation and the outside world.”

🩵 A huge thank you to Wael for his thoughtful contribution to our January activity book, which will be sent to hospitals including Royal Marsden, Royal Free, County Durham & Darlington, and Chelsea & Westminster Trusts.

Help us continue to spread creativity and care by donating a Creative Care Pack today. Each pack brings the joy of art and mindfulness to someone in need. 🌟 Link in bio to donate. 🌟

#ASpaceBetween #ArtistInResidence #CreativeCarePacks #HealingThroughArt #CeramicsAndCooking #SupportWellbeing

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What a great night celebrating @katietallo’s wonderful new book - Buried Road! @thespanielstale put on a great event!

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From dancing to these songs in the studio with @dancewithemilie to dancing all the iconic moves at the concert with this cool crew was the best damn time! @timbaland @bustarhymes @ciara @missymisdemeanorelliott took us on the wildest, craziest hip-hop trip outta space and I was living for it 🚀 🌌 Tbh, probably never really came back down to Earth, just on to my next extraterrestrial experience 🛸👽👩‍🚀

To my beautiful dance fam, you ladies are all shining gems 💎💃🤗 Getting to share these special, epic moments together makes me so grateful and my heart full 🫶🥰💖

#missyelliot #concert #music #montreal #nightout #epic #experience #outofthisworld #missyelliottour2024 #outofthisworldtour #livemusic #timbaland #bustarhymes #ciara #hiphopartist #legendary #hiphoplegend #timemachine #hiphopera #supadupafly #throwback #werunthis #dancefam #dancecommunity #hiphop #summernights #girlsnightout #happy #grateful #blessed

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New hybrid interview: In our hybrid interview series, we pair an author Q&A with a critical essay about one or more of their books. We’re thrilled to share this conversation between Finnian Burnett and Michelle Sinclair, who also essays about Burnett’s new novella-in-flash, "The Price of Cookies."
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"Flash fiction is a playground for writers. It’s the perfect place to explore your voice, play with unusual dialogue formation, try different points of view. I often tell my writing students that if you spent a year or more writing an experimental novel and it doesn’t work out, you’ve lost an awful lot of time. But if you spend a few minutes or an hour writing an odd flash fiction piece, all you’ve done is honed your writing skills, even if the piece doesn’t work out."
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—Finnian Burnett in conversation with Michelle Sinclair
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Read more by following the link in our bio!
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#CRAFT #newinterview #hybridinterview #guestauthor #authors #interviews #craft #classroom #criticalessays #flashfiction #genderidentity #novella #writersofig #writingcommunity

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