I’m thrilled to announce that Laurier Brantford will host a stop on Rachel Phan‘s book tour next month, celebrating the launch of her new essay collection, That Asian Girl is a Problem, a ferociously smart, darkly funny essay collection that dismantles the stereotypes, sexualization, obedience narratives, and “model minority” myths…
Brett Popplewell wins 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
I’m pleased to share the news that Brett Popplewell is the winner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The $10,000 prize recognizes Canadian writers for a first or second book that is written in the genre of creative non-fiction and includes a Canadian locale or significance. As…
Building a grassroots SoTL culture
I’m pleased to share some of my latest Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research, which I wrote with Laurier colleagues Michelle Goodridge and Shirley Hall. It’s a chapter about building a grassroots SoTL culture at post-secondary institution that doesn’t have an established SoTL program in place, based on our…
Hilary Peach wins 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
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…
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…