News Writing and Reporting: An Introduction to Skills and Theory
By Bruce Gillespie
Oxford University Press, 2018
News Writing and Reporting: An Introduction to Skills and Theory is a concise, friendly guide to mastering the fundamentals of journalism practice in Canada. Award-winning Canadian writer and editor Bruce Gillespie demonstrates essential skills–such as conducting interviews, evaluating newsworthiness, developing story ideas, and recognizing legal and ethical issues–which are followed by a compelling selection of readings written by foremost journalism experts and scholars in Canada, including Duncan McCue, Ivor Shapiro, and Yasmin Jiwani.
A Family By Any Other Name: Exploring Queer Relationships
Edited by Bruce Gillespie
TouchWood Editions, 2014
At no other time in history have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) relationships and families been more visible or numerous. A Family by Any Other Name recognizes and celebrates this advance by exploring what “family” means to people today.
The anthology includes a wide range of perspectives on queer relationships and families; there are stories about coming out, same-sex marriage, adopting, having biological kids, polyamorous relationships, families without kids, divorce, and dealing with the death of a spouse, as well as essays by straight writers about having a gay parent or child.
Somebody’s Child: Stories About Adoption
Edited by Bruce Gillespie and Lynne Van Luven
Touchwood Editions, 2011
Our quest for origin and, by extension, identity is universal to the human experience. For the twenty-five contributors to Somebody’s Child, the topic of adoption is not—and perhaps never can be—a neutral issue. With unique courage, each of them discusses their experience of the adoption process. Some share stories of heartbreak; others have discovered joy; some have searched for closure. Somebody’s Child captures the many unforgettable faces and voices of adoption.
Nobody’s Father: Life Without Kids
Edited by Lynne Van Luven and Bruce Gillespie. Foreword by Tomson Highway
TouchWood Editions, 2008
Statistics Canada data show that seven per cent of women and eight per cent of men intend to remain childless. Nobody’s Father gives readers fresh, honest insights into that male eight per cent. Ranging in age from young manhood to late middle age, some gay and some straight, and making their homes across North America, the contributors explore the issues of what it means to live a life without children. While some writers admit they are haunted by feelings of failure to live up to their own fathers’ expectations and to carry on the family name, others admit to knowing from an early age that parenthood was not for them and are content with the alternative lives they lead.