Thanks to author Claudia Osmond for hosting me on her REAL TALK blog. Her site is full of insights on the creative life from the perspective of different creatives. I hope you’ll take a look!
My post is one of five perspectives on the inner critic. I’ve been battling my own inner critic since I can remember. How about you? You can read my post here:
Today I’m sad and proud at the same time. I’m sad because this 2018 edition of the Toronto Public Library’s Young Voices Magazine is my last one. I’m proud because I’ve helped launch teen writers through this magazine since 2007.
I enjoyed every minute. I loved reading the selections and meetings with teen editors to select pieces. I loved the launches, where teen writers and artists shared their inspiration. I loved working with librarians to develop the program. I loved delivering writing workshops in libraries and through outreach to places like youth shelters and an eating disorder clinic. Most of all, I love reading the magazine.
You can pick up your copy at any TPL branch or read it online here.
And for Toronto youth, the Young Voices Writing and Art Fest is this weekend!
In June, I posted an article I wrote for the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) about the value of critical writing and how it’s given me mind-blowing insights about my creative writing. In a second article, I wrote about how critical discussion has done the same.
The second article appeared in the CANSCAIP News Fall 2018 issue. Thanks to CANSCAIP, you can read it here:
