Writer's Block

Writer's Block April 17 2024 For the April episode, hear from Yeji Y Ham about her debut novel The Invisible Hotel inspired by her grandfather's experience during the Korean War. Then hear from Wayne Arthurson, the Writer-in-Residence at the University of Alberta for 2023-2024.

Writer's Block March 2024 For the March episode hear from journalist Sally Armstrong about the book she co-authored with Dr. Sima Samar, Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan. Also on the program will be Kate Black about her book Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning a book about consumer culture.

Writer's Block February 2024 On the February episode for 2024, Steacy Easton will talk about their memoir Daddy Lessons & Lori Hahnel will talk about her most recent novel Flicker.

Writer's Block February 2024 On the February episode for 2024, Steacy Easton will talk about their memoir Daddy Lessons & Lori Hahnel will talk about her most recent novel Flicker.

Writer's Block February 2024 On the February episode for 2024, Steacy Easton will talk about their memoir Daddy Lessons & Lori Hahnel will talk about her most recent novel Flicker.

Writer's Block February 2024 On the February episode for 2024, Steacy Easton will talk about their memoir Daddy Lessons & Lori Hahnel will talk about her most recent novel Flicker.

Writer's Block January 2024 On the first show of 2024, Roselle M. Gonsalves will talk about her memoir growing up in India, and adjusting to life in Canada. After will be Wayne Ng talking about his novel The Family Code, about a mother and son dealing with having low income and trauma.

This is the last Writer' s Block before the new year. On the show, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Prost talks about her new book about the interactive book Break Through Not Down with Kindness for Mental Health, after that Sean Dixon talks about his new novel The Abduction of Seven Forgers. It is a exploration of artists, art history and cultural history, as well as being an interesting tale.

Writer's Block continues with new episode with Waubgeshig Rice talking about new book, Moon of the Turning Leaves, Adrienne Adams local poet and founder of Woolf's Voices reading series, and Saeid Asgarian a co-director on a production with Downstage Theatre

Writer's Block: Alicia Elliott, short stories and poems, and a small goodbye This episode of Writer's Block features an interview with Alicia Elliott, two literary segments, and an ending poem. Stay tuned :)

Writer's Block: Deborah Willis, and MJ Pankey This episode features interviews with Deborah Willis and MJ Pankey.

Writer's Block: Elizabeth Ellen and Hobart Pulp This episode of Writer's Block discusses literary gossip, Hobart Pulp, and cancel culture in the literary scene.

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Writer's Block: S. M. Beiko, and Benjamin Davis and Karina Kupp This episode of Writer's Block features interviews on The Stars Of Mount Quixx, and the new writer's website, Chill Subs!

Writer's Block: Mirabel, and Bänoo Zan This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Mirabel, as well as Bänoo Zan. Stay tuned!

Writer's Block: Anthony Bidulka and Paul Zizka This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Anthony Bidulka and Paul Zizka.

March 2023 Writer's Block Host Maddy Robinson interviews Dr. James R. Parker about his book Generative Art for Python.

Writer's Block: Niall Howell, Kai Thomas, and throwbacks into the 90's This episode of Writer's Block features Niall Howell, as well as Kai Thomas. Come listen in to book talks, and stay tuned!

Writer's Block: Myrna Kostash, Aidan Moher, and Dire, Dire, Docks This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Myrna Kostash and Aidan Moher. See if you can recognize the short musical piece featured in our interview on Fight, Magic, Items, and stay tuned!

Writer's Block: Another Way to Split Water, Refugia, Lottery, and More! This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Alycia Pirmohamed and Patrick Horner, as well as poetry, fiction, and a bonus chat about an essay, David Silver. Come flip a page with us!

Writer's Block: Leah Horlick, Daniel Scott Tisdal, and Single Onion This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Leah Horlick, Daniel Scott Tisdal, and David Martin for Single Onion. It also features an imperative message from the late Canadian storyteller, Stuart McLean. Tune in with us.

Writer's Block: Fixing Twilight, The Sleeping Car Porter, and the Prairie Witch Anthology This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Suzette Mayr and Jim Jackson, as well as fiction by Renee Meloche. Also: have you ever wondered how to fix Twilight? We did, and we found a way! Stay tuned.

Writer's Block: Watershed, Modern Fables, and Literary Trivia This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Mikka Jacobsen and Doreen Vanderstoop, as well as a bonus literary trivia segment.

Writer's Block: Ice Islands, Landed, Romantic Trivia & More This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Humphrey Hawksley and Gayathri Shukla, poetry by Bennett Gilleland, fiction by Kayla Rutledge, and romantic literary trivia. Come tune in!

Writer's Block: Watching on Canals, When I was Better, Weird Books and More! This episode of Writer's Block features interviews with Ken Rivard and Rita Bozi, as well as weird book segments from Emma Smith and producers! Come tune in.

Pull a card! Tarot Poetry, Letters to Singapore, and the Bar-Code Tattoo This June episode of Writer's Block features interview with Kim Rashidi and Kelly Kaur, writing by L Mari Harris and Johannah Racz Knudson, and our monthly - bonus!- weird book segment on The Bar Code Tattoo. Thanks for opening another chapter of Writer's Block.

This March episode of Writer's Block features an interview with Dawn Dumont, another interview with IFWA (the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association), a short story by Candice Payne, and a bonus section of literary trivia. Stay tuned!

This episode of Writer's Block includes an interview with Paul Zizka, a short story by Emily Costa, an interview with Heidi Grogan and Natalie Meisner, and a bonus segment about literary puns. Stay tuned!

Interviews with Kevin Stebner of Shed Books, Tessa McWatt, and a short story from Karla Korman

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This month, listen to some interviews with Jaclyn DeForges and Ethan Lou.

On this month's episode of Writer's Block we have some stellar interviews with Kai Cheng Thom, Shelley Yungblut, the Calgary based Espresso Poetry Collective, and a fiction reading from Joanne Fung! Tune in for a stellar episode and all of the fall feels as we enter autumn in Calgary with our September episode.

Listen to Jeanne Kwong interview Mona Awad about her newest publication, "All's Well" and Maddy Robinson interview Amy LeBlanc about her novella "Unlocking" on this episode of Writer's Block! Not to mention a special conversational segment... "You know what flips my pages?" where we get into all things hot on our minds in the literary world. Is James Patterson part of the illuminati.. or is he just a bad writer?? Tune in to find out!

This month's episode features some stellar interviews with Yalda Kazemi and Marcello DiCintio, a fiction reading from Ore Arowobusoye's upcoming work, and a special talk on craft and family heritage between Christall Smith and Melissa Spohr Weiss. Enjoy!

Brand new episode from a brand new student driven Writer's Block collective! Featuring interviews with Sabrina Samuel, Marc Lynch, and fiction and poetry readings from UVic's Rachel Lachmansingh and UCalgary's Christalle Smith, respectively. Join the Writer's Block collective every month for more creative segments, poetry and fiction readings, and inspiring interviews!

For our May show, we interview Calgary writers Sophie Stocking, abouther short story collection Walking Leonard and Other Stories (Guernica Editions), that asks tough questions about resilience in beautifully poetic ways; and Ali Bryan about her dystopian YA climate fiction, girl power novel The Hill (dottier press), longlisted for the international 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. And we also chat with Fernie writer Angie Abdou about her memoir, This One Wild Life, (ECW Press) that explores family relationships, the bond between mothers and daughters, and the healing powers of the wild.

On our second pandemic National Poetry Month show we bring you yet another episode produced in our safe home studio - featuring Calgary's 5th Poet Laureate Natalie Meisner with seven audio poems by poets in her This Might Help legacy project (http://thismighthelp.ca/). And we also speak to landscape ecologist Kevin van Tighem about his book of essays Wild Roses Are Worth It: Alberta Reconsidered.

On our March 2021 episode of Writer's Block, co-host Cody Dronyk interviews Eamon McGrath, award-winning musician and author of the widely acclaimed Berlin-Warszawa Express, about his new novel, Here Goes Nothing, a smart and gritty novel that explores the lives of touring musicians. We also have an exclusive sneak listen to Eamon's upcoming new single, April. And we are thrilled to have a feature interview with award-winning Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations novelist and short story writer Eden Robinson, about the final book, Return of the Trickster, of her celebrated Trickster trilogy. Eden is a former University of Calgary, CDWP Writer-in-Residence.

On our March 2021 episode of Writer's Block, co-host Cody Dronyk interviews Eamon McGrath, award-winning musician and author of the widely acclaimed Berlin-Warszawa Express, about his new novel, Here Goes Nothing, a smart and gritty novel that explores the lives of touring musicians. We also have an exclusive sneak listen to Eamon’s upcoming new single, April. And we are thrilled to have a feature interview with award-winning Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations novelist and short story writer Eden Robinson, about the final book, Return of the Trickster, of her celebrated Trickster trilogy. Eden is a former University of Calgary, CDWP Writer-in-Residence.

Our February 2021 episode features Part Two of our interview with Kathy Calvert about her fascinating biography Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies (Rocky Mountain Books). Part One aired on our January episode. This month we also feature renowned writer, ethnographer, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis, in an in-depth interview about his latest book Magdalena: River of Dreams - A Story of Colombia.

Our February 2021 episode features Part Two of our interview with Kathy Calvert about her fascinating biography Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies (Rocky Mountain Books). Part One aired on our January episode. This month we also feature renowned writer, ethnographer, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis, in an in-depth interview about his latest book Magdalena: River of Dreams - A Story of Colombia.

On our January 2021 episode of Writer's Block, co-host Lyn Cadence chats with Calgary playwright Dale Lee Kwong about various endeavors in and around Chinatown. Lyn also interviews renowned filmmaker Anne Wheeler about her memoir, Taken by the Muse: On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker (NeWest), as well as Robin van Eck, about her debut novel Rough (Stonehouse Publishing). This episode also features part one of our interview with Kathy Calvert about her fascinating biography Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies (Rocky Mountain Books).