She Chose Me

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Connie.. at this point living in a seniors home share inspiration from a walk. She went on to publish poems and stories from her daily discoveries. She Chose Me from Christopher Bowers on Vimeo.C

Inviting Alice Munro to an English class

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When a young English teacher read about a new writer receiving a Governor General’s Award for literature for her first book, he wrote her to ask if she’d drive two hours to his classroom in Nanaimo and be interviewed by

Newcomer to Victoria

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Bold, proactive steps to ‘breaking in’ to Victoria. Joining a community workspace, finding the resources, supporters, sponsors can be keys to taking a next step.

JoAnn Dionne: A spark of hope for democracy

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My first book, Little Emperors: A Year with the Future of China—a memoir of my time teaching elementary school in Guangzhou—survived the fallout from two publisher bankruptcies and finally appeared in 2008 via Dundurn in Toronto. Little Emperors was shortlisted

Gina: Taking risks and choosing our voice

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A highly acclaimed author talks about a highly personal book, and the tough decisions she faced in approaching the project. To view a playlist Here is more info on her novel

Jeremy Taylor: No ‘good’ guys or ‘bad’ guys

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An entertainer/ activist working in Apartheid -South Africa shares a pivotal point in looking at everyone in the country without condemnation. Here are the rest of those great moments we recorded after his show here in Victoria.