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Writers RadioP109 Katherine Govier, Postcards From KatherinePostcards from Katherine is a series of short personal essays that Katherine Govier publishes for free on her website, katherinegovier.com. In this program, she muses on the series and reads from several of her “postcards.“Canadian author Katherine Govier is known for novels such as The Ghost Brush (The Printmaker’s Daughter in the US), which imagines the life of Katsushika Ōi, the talented daughter of Japanese artist Hokusai. She founded The Shoe Project, a writing workshop that helps immigrant and refugee women tell their stories using shoes as a metaphor. Katherine has been recognized by the Canadi...2025-04-0727 min
Writers RadioP074 Season Special: BelightElizabeth CunninghamJacinda OldaleKate BirdKathryn AlexanderKatherine GovierMara Alper and Elliott LevineSheila MartineauIt’s that time of year again, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, when daylight hours dwindle; it’s dark at five, then four. For our annual celebration of this darkening season Writers Radio asked our authors to regale us with pieces written to the theme Belight. The response came from far and wide.This has become a yearly tradition for Writers Radio. As with our Summe...2023-12-1135 min
Writers RadioP050 A Door Is Opening part 2A DOOR IS OPENING:Part 2 of 2We invited contributors to Writers Radio to share with us their thoughts on this theme as we approach 2023.Shoes are a metaphor for journey and transformation. This was Canadian novelist Katherine Govier’s inspiration when she founded The Shoe Project in 2011. This collaborative project connects women immigrants to Canada with Canadian writing and performance mentors in order to create stories and performances based on experiences of leaving one home to come to another. From Canmore in the Canadian Rockies Katherine recalls working with...2023-01-0930 min
Writers RadioP039 The Ghost BrushEpisode: P039Broadcast dates: July 25 to August 07, 2022Length: 30 minsHost: Carole HarmonKatherine Govier's historical novel, The Ghost Brush celebrates the life of Oei (hey you) the daughter, student, assistant and eventually fellow artist of Katsushika Hokusai, the most famous artist of the Edo period (1603 - 1867) in Japan . In The Ghost Brush Oei is a ghost narrator of her own life.There is in this book a mystery to be solved; an intimate look at Edo, a closed culture poised on the brink of opening itself to the west; a portrait of a...2022-08-0830 min
Embrace Your Life PodcastEp.30 | Why I Write with Katherine GovierWriter, The Shoe Project, Immigrants and Refugee Women’s!
Our guest has quieted an inspiring journey. As a baby boomer, Katherine discusses how her journey has led her to write about people’s life experiences and also about different cultures. Reflecting on her own journey and where she is now in her life, she shares with us her true authentic self by opening up about her inspiration and also her tips to stay active in writing and her personal life. Katherine is a loving partner, a parent, an award-winning author, the founder of The Shoe Project Charity and...2022-03-2232 min
加拿大北大校友书香阁加拿大北大校友书香阁23－新移民文学的伤痕篇分享者：裴伟涛（Rose），理工女，原IT从业者，2002年初移民加拿大，就读于约克大学精算专业，同时选修经济学，随后获得经济学硕士学位。近年来从事咨询工作之余，积极参加了加拿大支持的专门支持专门针对女性移民写作项目，师从加拿大著名女作家Katherine Govier, 先后发表几篇英文短篇。2018年获得了Ontario Art Council 的制作基金。本期她分享的是海外新移民文学的伤痕文学，从海外华语女作家曾晓文的小说集“爱不动了”谈起，来分析海外伤痕文学的创作和价值。2022-02-091h 49
Che Marville - Let's TalkA Conversation With Katherine GovierIn todays' episode, Che has a conversation with the renowned novelist Katherine Govier. Katherine has published eleven novels, three short story collections and two anthologies of travel writing. She has won the City of Toronto Book Award and the Engel/Findlay Award for a writer in mid-career. She is a Distinguished Alumna of The University of Alberta, one of York University’s “Famous Fifty” alumni, and has been recognized by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association for Excellence in the Arts. In 2019 she was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. Katherine loves to write about women, artists and ad...2022-01-0538 min