The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

Tag: writing

  • Vancouver Crime Fiction’s Sense of Place and a May 21 Event

    Several years ago, as I was starting a Creative Writing program at U of T, I took a crime fiction course with Vancouver writer Sam Wiebe; I’d taken a previous course on mystery writing with Gail Bowen. The two courses were completely different in delivery mode and approach, but both were terrific–and transformative. They made…

  • Teaching Information Literacy in an Era of Misinformation

    My new courses start tomorrow, so I’m putting the finishing touches on this week’s materials. Last summer, I encountered more challenges with generative AI-composed writing than in any previous term, so this year the theme for my writing courses is AI, research, and writing. We’ll spend the whole term considering how the dramatic increase in…

  • My Mother in the Kitchen: Unearthing Family Stories

    I come from a long line of women who enjoy feeding people. My late mother, whose birthday is today, was an excellent cook and hostess. She turned out creamy seafood lasagne for twenty without a hint of anxiety that the shrimp might be overcooked or the cream sauce curdled from sitting too long on top…