Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/watershed-writers-w-tanis-macdonald A podcast dedicated to interviewing local writers practicing their art and craft in the Grand River region. You can listen to the show every Saturday morning at 10am on Midtown Radio KW. Supported by the Waterloo Region Arts Fund. 2022 58f5457a-8f82-57ef-91c0-ebd7e0749716 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:34:21 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:58:13 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/YUesz5kAC4w9IbzEnWv0_XeYk0Po318bS8N_Oki4fjU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1ODcwLzE2Njcy/MzU0MDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic Watershed Writers A podcast dedicated to interviewing local writers practicing their art and craft in the Grand River region. You can listen to the show every Saturday morning at 10am on Midtown Radio KW. Supported by the Waterloo Region Arts Fund. A podcast dedicated to interviewing local writers practicing their art and craft in the Grand River region. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Frances Reilly & Tanis MacDonald No No 4 4 12 12 WLU Writer in Residence NASSER HUSSAIN on his work's playfully seriousness full 35a75d95-a115-45ec-b367-fd0a6563c553 https://share.transistor.fm/s/60ec1212 Join host Tanis MacDonald this week on Watershed Writers when she talks to Nasser Hussain — Wilfrid Laurier University's 2024 Edna Staebler Writer in Residence — about the PLAYFUL SERIOUSNESS which informs his recent work.

]]> Join host Tanis MacDonald this week on Watershed Writers when she talks to Nasser Hussain — Wilfrid Laurier University's 2024 Edna Staebler Writer in Residence — about the PLAYFUL SERIOUSNESS which informs his recent work.

]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3598 Join host Tanis MacDonald this week on Watershed Writers when she talks to Nasser Hussain — Wilfrid Laurier University's 2024 Edna Staebler Writer in Residence — about the PLAYFUL SERIOUSNESS which informs his recent work.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 9 9 Kitchener poet CHRIS BANKS on the speed of life and humour as an author's tool full 82001b81-27c6-4839-aa4b-5e02869f78d6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1fb3aea1 Tanis MacDonald is joined by the celebrated and prolific Kitchener poet Chris Banks to discuss the speed of life in the 21st Century, writing metaphors for anxiety, and using humour to cast light on the heaviest subjects.

]]> Tanis MacDonald is joined by the celebrated and prolific Kitchener poet Chris Banks to discuss the speed of life in the 21st Century, writing metaphors for anxiety, and using humour to cast light on the heaviest subjects.

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:31:28 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Tanis MacDonald is joined by the celebrated and prolific Kitchener poet Chris Banks to discuss the speed of life in the 21st Century, writing metaphors for anxiety, and using humour to cast light on the heaviest subjects.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 6 6 Hamilton writer ANUJA VARGHESE on her Governor General's Award winning collection "Chrysalis" full 8b30fc63-dd1b-479c-b88e-19fee36150d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/61b65132 Host Tanis MacDonald brings us Anuja Varghese, winner of this year’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction to discuss her genre-bending use of gothic elements in the familiar settings of her horror-adjacent dark fiction in her collection of short stories, Chrysalis (2023).

]]> Host Tanis MacDonald brings us Anuja Varghese, winner of this year’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction to discuss her genre-bending use of gothic elements in the familiar settings of her horror-adjacent dark fiction in her collection of short stories, Chrysalis (2023).

]]> Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Host Tanis MacDonald brings us Anuja Varghese, winner of this year’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction to discuss her genre-bending use of gothic elements in the familiar settings of her horror-adjacent dark fiction in her collection of short stories, Chrysalis (2023).

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 5 5 Waterloo writer CARRIE SNYDER on real-life fiction full e88afc1e-168f-406a-83a4-4780a1387c64 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69c1a479 Tanis MacDonald spends an hour talking with author and mentor Carrie Snyder on her career writing through real-life FRICTION — and how her writing is informed by her busy life in the Grand River community.

]]> Tanis MacDonald spends an hour talking with author and mentor Carrie Snyder on her career writing through real-life FRICTION — and how her writing is informed by her busy life in the Grand River community.

]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Tanis MacDonald spends an hour talking with author and mentor Carrie Snyder on her career writing through real-life FRICTION — and how her writing is informed by her busy life in the Grand River community.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 10 10 Paris, Ontario author ALISON FISHBURN on purity culture and fellowship full d922b58f-dac0-40f2-87ae-98ca76920b1d https://share.transistor.fm/s/87684835 Tanis MacDonald sits down with Alison Fishburn to talk about purity culture, writing about class and finding fellowship as an author, and her award-winning performance in her one-woman play… Church Boyfriends and Other Impure Thoughts.

]]> Tanis MacDonald sits down with Alison Fishburn to talk about purity culture, writing about class and finding fellowship as an author, and her award-winning performance in her one-woman play… Church Boyfriends and Other Impure Thoughts.

]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:37:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Tanis MacDonald sits down with Alison Fishburn to talk about purity culture, writing about class and finding fellowship as an author, and her award-winning performance in her one-woman play… Church Boyfriends and Other Impure Thoughts.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 3 3 UW prof and author SARAH TOLMIE on medieval lit and writing novellas full 78ff0b41-93c9-4186-861d-4f3efdbcf665 https://share.transistor.fm/s/35866669 Tanis MacDonald hosts Sarah Tolmie to laugh about medieval literature, learn about Sarah’s astonishing novella-writing process, and to discover the meaning of… WEIRD FICTION!

]]> Tanis MacDonald hosts Sarah Tolmie to laugh about medieval literature, learn about Sarah’s astonishing novella-writing process, and to discover the meaning of… WEIRD FICTION!

]]> Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Tanis MacDonald hosts Sarah Tolmie to laugh about medieval literature, learn about Sarah’s astonishing novella-writing process, and to discover the meaning of… WEIRD FICTION!

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 11 11 Waterloo author CAROL DUNCAN on writing the historical fantastic full f8e02827-2f1f-44d8-9f53-13a59eee63ec https://share.transistor.fm/s/927115b2 Carol Duncan talks to us about writing short stories inflected with Caribbean history and culture, and about her research roots when writing the historical fantastic. Her collection of short stories, This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto is available through Wilfrid Laurier University Press and fine booksellers everywhere.

]]> Carol Duncan talks to us about writing short stories inflected with Caribbean history and culture, and about her research roots when writing the historical fantastic. Her collection of short stories, This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto is available through Wilfrid Laurier University Press and fine booksellers everywhere.

]]> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 Carol Duncan talks to us about writing short stories inflected with Caribbean history and culture, and about her research roots when writing the historical fantastic. Her collection of short stories, This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto is available through Wilfrid Laurier University Press and fine booksellers everywhere.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 4 4 1 1 TO & FRO: Season 4 Sneak Peek and Retrospective full 67448f1a-4a32-4f4d-a498-d4bcd1ff706b https://share.transistor.fm/s/c146112e We kick off our fourth season with the ‘To and Fro’ episode. We’ll take a look back at writers we’ve interviewed, a sneak peek at who we’ll be talking to this fall, and discover what local authors are writing — and reading!

]]> We kick off our fourth season with the ‘To and Fro’ episode. We’ll take a look back at writers we’ve interviewed, a sneak peek at who we’ll be talking to this fall, and discover what local authors are writing — and reading!

]]> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:00:19 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 We kick off our fourth season with the ‘To and Fro’ episode. We’ll take a look back at writers we’ve interviewed, a sneak peek at who we’ll be talking to this fall, and discover what local authors are writing — and reading!

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 8 8 JESSICA VITALIS on writing big issues for young people and her forthcoming book "The Coyote Queen" full b29b223f-cdea-4ae0-914e-52d79d2d3b25 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e7badcd6 Tanis speaks with novelist Jessica Vitalis about her work for middle-grade readers treating big issues like life, death, empathy, and social justice in The Rabbit’s Gift and her forthcoming Coyote Queen.

]]> Tanis speaks with novelist Jessica Vitalis about her work for middle-grade readers treating big issues like life, death, empathy, and social justice in The Rabbit’s Gift and her forthcoming Coyote Queen.

]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 15:24:48 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 Tanis speaks with novelist Jessica Vitalis about her work for middle-grade readers treating big issues like life, death, empathy, and social justice in The Rabbit’s Gift and her forthcoming Coyote Queen.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 9 9 DAVID WALTNER TOEWS on backyard birds and his book "A Conspriacy of Chickens" full c888b955-8705-45d5-b774-c3fd02ce3bf1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/842d4d09 This week on Watershed Writers, we talk with writer and epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews about the fun and frustrations of raising backyard birds, and his new book, A Conspiracy of Chickens.

]]> This week on Watershed Writers, we talk with writer and epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews about the fun and frustrations of raising backyard birds, and his new book, A Conspiracy of Chickens.

]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 15:20:57 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 This week on Watershed Writers, we talk with writer and epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews about the fun and frustrations of raising backyard birds, and his new book, A Conspiracy of Chickens.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 10 10 Historian and author PEGGY PLET on weaving black stories into local and global history full f4602b81-9fe2-44d0-9172-44109d4c3f9e https://share.transistor.fm/s/894f7f2d This week, Tanis learns from Waterloo Region author and historian Peggy Plet about her work weaving the stories of Black settlers back into the fabric of both local and global history, and her new book, Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention.

]]> This week, Tanis learns from Waterloo Region author and historian Peggy Plet about her work weaving the stories of Black settlers back into the fabric of both local and global history, and her new book, Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 This week, Tanis learns from Waterloo Region author and historian Peggy Plet about her work weaving the stories of Black settlers back into the fabric of both local and global history, and her new book, Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 7 7 CLARENCE CACHAGEE and SETH RATZLAFF talk "North Wind Man", finding their voice, and local allyship full 839499e8-d097-44cb-a764-36bebba6d575 https://share.transistor.fm/s/da5d33b2 In this episode of Watershed Writers, Tanis talks with co-authors Clarence Cachagee and Seth Ratzlaff about finding a voice, reconnecting with one's culture, and allyship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Waterloo Region. 

]]> In this episode of Watershed Writers, Tanis talks with co-authors Clarence Cachagee and Seth Ratzlaff about finding a voice, reconnecting with one's culture, and allyship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Waterloo Region. 

]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3597 In this episode of Watershed Writers, Tanis talks with co-authors Clarence Cachagee and Seth Ratzlaff about finding a voice, reconnecting with one's culture, and allyship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Waterloo Region. 

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 6 6 Music journalist CORAL ANDREWS on her new memoir about legendary Kitchener club "The Back Door" full 88a43c6e-ec0d-4fe5-b1ac-827d80313aa1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d018612 In this episode, Tanis MacDonald talks with local dj and music journalist, Coral Andrews about her memoir about The Back Door — Kitchener’s legendary underground bar and dance club — and its role in developing artists.

]]> In this episode, Tanis MacDonald talks with local dj and music journalist, Coral Andrews about her memoir about The Back Door — Kitchener’s legendary underground bar and dance club — and its role in developing artists.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:53:12 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 In this episode, Tanis MacDonald talks with local dj and music journalist, Coral Andrews about her memoir about The Back Door — Kitchener’s legendary underground bar and dance club — and its role in developing artists.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 5 5 LAURIE D. GRAHAM discusses the poetry of place and displacement full e23fe529-ef53-4f2e-8e87-80219b83f240 https://share.transistor.fm/s/85396fb4 Join Tanis and her guest Laurie D. Graham as they discuss Laurie's latest work, 'Fast Commute' and her approach to the poetry of place and displacement with respect and compassion.

]]> Join Tanis and her guest Laurie D. Graham as they discuss Laurie's latest work, 'Fast Commute' and her approach to the poetry of place and displacement with respect and compassion.

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:14:40 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 Join Tanis and her guest Laurie D. Graham as they discuss Laurie's latest work, 'Fast Commute' and her approach to the poetry of place and displacement with respect and compassion.

]]> Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 4 4 DONNA MORRISSEY on how fiction informs memoir full d9a10c16-8a7d-4130-9344-b5857212cf6e https://share.transistor.fm/s/6c128006 Tanis MacDonald's guest is celebrated Canadian novelist Donna Morrissey, discussing her tenure as this year's Writer In Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. Find out how 'fiction informs memoir' at the intersection of life and stories we tell about it.

]]> Tanis MacDonald's guest is celebrated Canadian novelist Donna Morrissey, discussing her tenure as this year's Writer In Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. Find out how 'fiction informs memoir' at the intersection of life and stories we tell about it.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 Tanis MacDonald's guest is celebrated Canadian novelist Donna Morrissey, discussing her tenure as this year's Writer In Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. Find out how 'fiction informs memoir' at the intersection of life and stories we tell about it. Tanis MacDonald's guest is celebrated Canadian novelist Donna Morrissey, discussing her tenure as this year's Writer In Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University. Find out how 'fiction informs memoir' at the intersection of life and stories we tell about it Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 3 3 Kitchener's BENJAMIN LEFEBVRE discusses coming out subversions in his novel "In the Key of Dale" full 007895a6-45f9-4b92-8087-5d41e6971d47 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8de4358 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:20:54 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 This week on Watershed Writers, novelist Benjamin Lefebvre sits down with interviewer Tanis MacDonald to discuss writing Young Adult Fiction and subverting the usual coming-out narrative in his first novel, In the Key of Dale." This week on Watershed Writers, novelist Benjamin Lefebvre sits down with interviewer Tanis MacDonald to discuss writing Young Adult Fiction and subverting the usual coming-out narrative in his first novel, In the Key of Dale." Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 3 3 KIMIA ESLAH on writing fiction to serve social justice and her novel "Sister Seen, Sister Heard" full e9bab315-e604-4f50-9b21-6841212e0f0b https://share.transistor.fm/s/90f3a5c3 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 This episode features Iranian-Canadian novelist Kimia Eslah talking with interviewer Tanis MacDonald about her aims in writing fiction to serve social justice and combat gendered violence and about feminism, diversity, and friendship in her second novel Sister Seen, Sister Heard This episode features Iranian-Canadian novelist Kimia Eslah talking with interviewer Tanis MacDonald about her aims in writing fiction to serve social justice and combat gendered violence and about feminism, diversity, and friendship in her second novel S Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 2 2 Local poet and novelist PAMELA MORDECAI on writing fiction and the power of vernacular full 2ed26584-5d03-4fde-9035-7ec2c546f204 https://share.transistor.fm/s/374a1d6c This episode features Jamaican-Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer Pamela Mordecai talking with Tanis MacDonald about her long career in writing, and about being bold and irreverent on the page and in performance.

]]> This episode features Jamaican-Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer Pamela Mordecai talking with Tanis MacDonald about her long career in writing, and about being bold and irreverent on the page and in performance.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 This episode features Jamaican-Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer Pamela Mordecai talking with Tanis MacDonald about her long career in writing, and about being bold and irreverent on the page and in performance. This episode features Jamaican-Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer Pamela Mordecai talking with Tanis MacDonald about her long career in writing, and about being bold and irreverent on the page and in performance. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 2 2 Kitchener author PAMELA MULLOY discusses her book "As Little As Nothing", why she writes about war, and her new non-fiction project bonus 184c17e5-187c-4667-abfd-c69995f11d80 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6af30b90 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 664 In this clip from Watershed Writer's podcast, host Tanis MacDonald talks with Pamela Mulloy about the genesis of her book "As Little as Nothing", why war is an interesting subject for her writing, and her next non-fiction project about train travel. In this clip from Watershed Writer's podcast, host Tanis MacDonald talks with Pamela Mulloy about the genesis of her book "As Little as Nothing", why war is an interesting subject for her writing, and her next non-fiction project about train travel. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 1 1 KW writers Frances Roberts Reilly and Tanis MacDonald talk touring in support of their NEW BOOKS bonus 75600303-a08a-4ee6-aa86-be9e426d97aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/8630a199 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 431 Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 3 3 1 1 Full Episode: Novelist PAMELA MULLOY on Historical Fiction from interesting times full 5a736f2e-b28c-4ea3-8b34-cfe0364712fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/9662ae36 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3596 This episode features novelist Pamela Mulloy and the challenges of writing historical fiction about uncertain times, as well as Tanis MacDonald and Frances Roberts Reilly discussing the summer in book tours. This episode features novelist Pamela Mulloy and the challenges of writing historical fiction about uncertain times, as well as Tanis MacDonald and Frances Roberts Reilly discussing the summer in book tours. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 10 10 Madhur Anand: Poet, scientist, memoirist... Governor General's Award winner full 075f2eb0-dd4a-4a48-9021-fc52998c7572 https://share.transistor.fm/s/08675c25 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:34 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3487 We talk with poet, scientist, and memoirist Madhur Anand about living by rivers, about blending art and science in writing, and about her recent Governor General’s Award for "This Red Line Goes Straight To Your Heart". We talk with poet, scientist, and memoirist Madhur Anand about living by rivers, about blending art and science in writing, and about her recent Governor General’s Award for "This Red Line Goes Straight To Your Heart". Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 9 9 Emily Urquhart: On MEMOIR AND MYTH in "The Age of Creativity" full 33bbef5b-9291-4ab1-b2f7-36c57c5844a0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/082e1d1b Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:29 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3600 We talk with nonfiction writer Emily Urquhart about her new book, The Age of Creativity: Art, Memory, My Father, and Me, featuring her father, abstract expressionist painter and sculptor Tony Urquhart. Emily speaks about the delicate art of writing the family memoir, myths about aging and art, and the use of folklore and science as portals to understanding. We talk with nonfiction writer Emily Urquhart about her new book, The Age of Creativity: Art, Memory, My Father, and Me, featuring her father, abstract expressionist painter and sculptor Tony Urquhart. Emily speaks about the delicate art of writing the fa Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 5 5 Luke Hathaway: From Waterloo Region roots to INTERNATIONAL REACH full fde98b82-6006-43d6-af3e-758162a6454c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b0fdab01 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:21 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3570 We talk with writer and editor Luke Hathaway about love and radical transformation, about the Waterloo Region roots and the international reach of his latest book, Years, Months, and Days, and about the importance of influences in maker culture. We talk with writer and editor Luke Hathaway about love and radical transformation, about the Waterloo Region roots and the international reach of his latest book, Years, Months, and Days, and about the importance of influences in maker culture. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 6 6 Janet Rogers: Coming home to Six Nations and writing the PERSONAL AND POLITICAL full 7718802c-427c-40ba-b736-a60ca77f1a3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ef0b11b Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:16 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3571 We sit down with Tuscarora writer, performer, and publisher Janet Rogers to discuss what it has meant for her to come home to Six Nations of the Grand River after decades away, her dreams as a literary Auntie, and the personal and political power of her new book Ego of a Nation. We sit down with Tuscarora writer, performer, and publisher Janet Rogers to discuss what it has meant for her to come home to Six Nations of the Grand River after decades away, her dreams as a literary Auntie, and the personal and political power of her n Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 3 3 Yvonne Blomer: Writing poetry for our LOCAL WATERSHEDS full 86133c6b-3056-4109-8459-94b25107ee5e https://share.transistor.fm/s/2334dd09 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:09 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3571 We meet Yvonne Blomer, the editor of the Caitlin Press volume Sweet Water: Poetry for the Watersheds and speak with poets who are writing about and for their local watersheds. With Gary Barwin and Laurie D. Graham. We meet Yvonne Blomer, the editor of the Caitlin Press volume Sweet Water: Poetry for the Watersheds and speak with poets who are writing about and for their local watersheds. With Gary Barwin and Laurie D. Graham. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 6 6 Tasneem Jamal: The POWER OF FICTION to fill the cracks in history full ed7eec95-f9f6-49c4-9758-2959e7ea9aa5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5dde028 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:20:02 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3599 We speak with Tasneem Jamal about her novel, Where The Air is Sweet, about a family who move to Kitchener following Idi Amin’s expulsion of Asian-Ugandans, about the power of fiction to fill in historical gaps, and Tasneem’s new manuscript that explores female friendship in the 1970s. We speak with Tasneem Jamal about her novel, Where The Air is Sweet, about a family who move to Kitchener following Idi Amin’s expulsion of Asian-Ugandans, about the power of fiction to fill in historical gaps, and Tasneem’s new manuscript that explores f Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 5 5 Mike Chaulk & Sarah Tolmie: Two local writers, TWO GREAT BOOKS full 81dceb40-eefb-4f1f-a215-c56f9173af1f https://share.transistor.fm/s/49bc6d13 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:19:55 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3571 We talk with Mike Chaulk about his book Night Lunch, in which he crews on a ferry and freight vessel up the Labrador Coast. Also on the show, Sarah Tolmie introduces us to her book, Check, about confirmation bias, and we talk about writing speculative fiction. We talk with Mike Chaulk about his book Night Lunch, in which he crews on a ferry and freight vessel up the Labrador Coast. Also on the show, Sarah Tolmie introduces us to her book, Check, about confirmation bias, and we talk about writing speculative fic Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 4 4 Textile Magazine: DIVERSITY AND MENTORSHIP in local writing and community-focused art full 70e8729c-6198-413e-a42a-b841a78ea2f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/97a0ead3 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:19:47 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3571 We talk with writers and editors of Textile, a literary magazine that showcases the diversity of the Grand River region, and works to mentor emerging writers in the creation of community-engaged art. We talk with writers and editors of Textile, a literary magazine that showcases the diversity of the Grand River region, and works to mentor emerging writers in the creation of community-engaged art. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 2 2 Janice Jo Lee: Discussing POETRY AS SONG & the art of writing a one-person musical full 10cc65b2-f806-4dc3-86b9-b04cbd257155 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e3e774c Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:19:38 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 2927 We talk with the multi-talented Janice Jo Lee about what it takes to write and star in a one-person musical, her tips for writing poetry as song, and her advocacy work with young writers. We talk with the multi-talented Janice Jo Lee about what it takes to write and star in a one-person musical, her tips for writing poetry as song, and her advocacy work with young writers. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No 1 1 1 1 Erin Bow: Exploring her "middle-school" novel, Russian folk tales, poetry and MORE! full 4f837171-19dd-453e-bbbe-00b047bbeb4a https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea57b809 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:19:24 -0400 Watershed Writers Watershed Writers 3571 We talk with Kitchener writer Erin Bow about her award-winning middle-school novel, Stand on the Sky, in which a young Kazakh woman trains an eagle to hunt. We also talk about Russian folk tales and the place of science and poetry in Erin’s writing life. We talk with Kitchener writer Erin Bow about her award-winning middle-school novel, Stand on the Sky, in which a young Kazakh woman trains an eagle to hunt. We also talk about Russian folk tales and the place of science and poetry in Erin’s writing life. Local, Global, Writer, Author, Poetry, Novel, Community, Intimate, Fiction, Interview, Watershed, Grand River, Prose, Memoir, Biography, Tanis MacDonald, Frances O’Reilly, Writing, Interview, Discussion, Kitchener, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada No