Hilary Peach, author of Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood, is the winner of the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. As I’m quoted saying in the news release, “I love a book that surprises me, and in this case, I was very surprised by…
Author: Bruce Gillespie
Finalists announced for 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Two finalists have been announced for the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, bestowed by Wilfrid Laurier University. They are Cody Caetano for Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir and Hilary Peach for Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood. You can read more about them…
Laurier hiring a Tenured Associate Professor of User Experience Design
The growing User Experience Design program at Wilfrid Laurier University (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) is hiring a Tenured Associate Professor with demonstrated leadership experience, a passion for curriculum design and experiential learning, and strong connections to the field. Applications are due January 15, 2024, for an expected July 1, 2024, started…
Jillian Horton wins 2022 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Jillian Horton, M.D., author of We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing is the winner of the 2022 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. As I say in the news release, “This is a book that offers rich insight into the high-stress lives of physicians…
Researching LGBTQ2+ journalists in Canada
I am conducting a research study to learn about the on-the-job experiences of LGBTQ2+ journalists who work in Canada. I’m trying to reach as large and diverse a pool of participants as possible and hope that you will share this invitation with anyone you know who might be interested in…