To mark the 25th anniversary of Canadian CIO, we're doing a walk down memory lane. Here, we interview the three editors that shaped the publication over its history. Right from the beginning, founding editor of Canadian CIO John Pickett saw the chief information officer as a role rather than a title
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The Word on the Lake Writer's Festival returns this spring with a focus on familiar faces, informative workshops and, of course, the written word. Best of the Fest is how organizer Kay Johnston describes this year's event, held May 11 to 13 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort and Okanagan College's
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Upon graduating from Harvard University, she received a fellowship to study West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil. She coaches others in creative writing on her award winning website here. Watch a clip of her recent interview with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America below.
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Samantha Collier of TeamTeal365 LLC talks about the exhibit for Untold Stories, a workshop that pairs creative writing by sexual violence survivors with artwork by Milwaukee high school students. Collier wrote two pieces as part of the workshop. TeamTeal365 LLC works to connect those who have
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Blackwell, a creative writing professor in USC's Department of English Language and Literature and a novelist herself, will also give a talk prior to Anthony Marra's April 11 visit. Fellow USC faculty members Eli Jelly-Shapiro and Michael Dowdy will also lead discussions this year. As in previous years,
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