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Writers at Woody Point: Writers on the RoadShelly Kawaja in Stephenville, NLToday on Writers on the Road, we’re heading to Stephenville to meet up with Shelly Kawaja, and hear about how the town of Stephenville influenced her novel, The Raw Light of Morning.Special thanks to Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries.Host: Stephen BruntSenior Producer: Olivia Ball, Right There ProductionsDirector: Tom Cochrane, Diving Gannet ProductionsWatch the video version of this podcast at the Writers at Woody Point YouTube Channel.Visit the Writers at Woody Point websiteFo...2025-07-0735 min
Writers at Woody Point: Writers on the RoadWelcome to Writers on the Road📖 Coming soon: Writers on the Road, a new video and podcast series from Writers at Woody Point and Diving Gannet Productions, and hosted by our own Stephen Brunt.Every year at Writers at Woody Point we invite authors from around the world to our small town in Newfoundland to tell their stories in our favourite place. Now, we’re hitting the road all around the island to visit some of our favourite authors in places that are special to them. Hosted by Stephen Brunt, Artistic Director of Writers at Woody Point, Writers on the Road will b...2025-07-0200 min
The Write ProjectRomance writer Chelsea Bee (and eight others) reveal how they select character names! | The Write ProjectSometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work?Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowFrom Engen Books Ltd.: Tanith Frost, author of Terror Nova: Writers RetreatAli House, author of The Hunters and the HuntedErin Vance, author of ExposureChelsea Bee, author o...2025-01-0628 min
The Write Project🔒 Random Questions with Write Project Guests (15 mins) | The Write Project +Subscriber-only episodeWrite Project authors get subjected to a lot of weird questions, and sometimes... well, sometimes things end up on the cutting room floor and there's not enough room in episodes for them for the CHMR length. So, enjoy this super-special super-weird episode where authors answer things like: Believe in Writers Block? What was a book you put down (and why?) What's you Favorite Character from a Book? Who inspired you to write? How do you select the names of your characters? and What did you edit out of this l...2024-01-0116 min
The Write ProjectHow does being first published change your writing process? | The Write ProjectFor an unpublished author, there's nothing so certain as the goal of being published, so much that it consumes the art. As such, it's a massive shift once that goal first occurs! In this episode, we ask ten Breakwater authors how being published changed their writing process!Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningDr Hasan Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningBridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda JanesOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelShelly Kawaja, author...2023-11-2231 min
The Write ProjectIf They Didn't Write, what would Breakwater Authors do for creative outlet? | The Write ProjectFor writers, writing scratches a very specific itch... but what would they do to satisfy that itch if they couldn't write, for some reason? Nine Breakwater Books authors try and answer that question on today's episode of Write Project.Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresMorgan Murray, author of Dirty BirdsClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsRebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen PartyDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids...2023-09-1329 min
The Write Project11 Breakwater Authors reveal when they learned the Power of Language | The Write ProjectIt can be a lightbulb moment for an author: that moment when we learn that language can do things: change minds, tell stories, get us things. Today on Write Project, our Breakwater Books guests offer their own stories of how it happened for them.Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherDaze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersingLisa Moore, editor of Hard TicketKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningRebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen PartyKevin Major, author of Four for Fogo2023-09-0629 min
The Write ProjectBreakwater authors reveal their 'Writing Kryptonite' | The Write ProjectSometimes you're there. You're in the zone. The words are flowing, and things are going great, and then it just... stops. Sometimes that's random, but sometimes... it's the same thing over and over again. In this episode. 11 authors reveal their greatest weaknesses: the writing kryptonite that can stop their work dead in its tracks, every time!Featuring:Tzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids TrilogyShiela Roberts Lukins, author of Bottom's UpKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningShelly Kawaja, a...2023-08-3029 min
The Write ProjectRaw Light of Morning author answers your questions! | The Write ProjectShelly Kawaja’s writing has appeared in several journals and literary magazines, such as the Humber Literary Review, the Dalhousie Review, Post-Colonial Text, and PACE. Her short story “Shotgun” won the gritLit 2020 fiction contest. Shelly has an MA from Memorial University and is currently completing an MFA in creative writing at UBC. She lives in Norris Point and manages the Writers at Woody Point literary festival, which happens every summer on the other side of Bonne Bay Pond. On nice days she Sea-Doos to work.Pick up The Raw Light of Morning using this link to help the ch...2023-08-2332 min
The Write ProjectHow do Breakwater Authors select a name for characters? | The Write ProjectSometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work?Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsShiela Lukins, author of Bottom's UpXavier Micheal- Campbell, contributor to Us, NowOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelPaul David Power, author of CrippledShelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningTrudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, Now...2023-08-0230 min
The Write ProjectWhat THREE BOOKS would Breakwater authors read for all time? | The Write ProjectBreakwater Authors: if you were going to be trapped on a dessert island for the rest of time and could only have three books with you to keep your mind occupied: what three books would they be?Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAmanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef BucketsDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTrudy J Morgan-Cole, author of A Roll of the BonesShelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningDr Hasan Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningOriginally broadcast...2023-06-2830 min
The Write ProjectMore Questions with Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning | The Write ProjectShelly Kawaja’s writing has appeared in several journals and literary magazines, such as the Humber Literary Review, the Dalhousie Review, Post-Colonial Text, and PACE. Her short story “Shotgun” won the gritLit 2020 fiction contest. Shelly has an MA from Memorial University and is currently completing an MFA in creative writing at UBC. She lives in Norris Point and manages the Writers at Woody Point literary festival, which happens every summer on the other side of Bonne Bay Pond. On nice days she Sea-Doos to work.Originally broadcast on February 15, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other...2023-02-1531 min
The Write ProjectInterview with Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning | The Write ProjectShelly Kawaja’s writing has appeared in several journals and literary magazines, such as the Humber Literary Review, the Dalhousie Review, Post-Colonial Text, and PACE. Her short story “Shotgun” won the gritLit 2020 fiction contest. Shelly has an MA from Memorial University and is currently completing an MFA in creative writing at UBC. She lives in Norris Point and manages the Writers at Woody Point literary festival, which happens every summer on the other side of Bonne Bay Pond. On nice days she Sea-Doos to work.Originally broadcast on January 25, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other...2023-01-2531 min