News & Events
PWC student-authors launch books
June 9, 2010
PWC students from the 2010 WRI420H Making a Book course launched 11 books in a night of readings held June 8 from 7-9 p.m. at the Supermarket Restaurant in Toronto. As part of the course, which takes students through the practices of book publishing, the students wrote, edited, typeset, printed and marketed their own books.
About Local Food: New book a conversation about sustainability
June 1, 2010
PWC faculty member Laurel Waterman has just published About Local Food: Four Conversations with Toronto Food Activists. The book, published by Life Rattle Press, presents four interviews with activists in the Toronto local food movement. About Local Food is a story of people pursuing visions of sustainability, of people working for change in Toronto's food system. About Local Food offers an interesting example of arts-informed narrative research. For more information on About Local Food, visit http://www.liferattle.ca/publishing/aboutlocalfood.html.
PWC faculty member wins Ontario Arts Council award
May 25, 2010
PWC faculty member Robert Price has received a 2010 Writers’ Works in Progress grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Price was among the 21 individuals selected from 169 applicants across Ontario to receive a $12,000 grant, designed to assist professional writers completing book-length works of literary merit. With this grant, Price will continue his work on his comic novel.
Faculty member to publish novel
May 17, 2010
PWC faculty member David Penhale will soon celebrate the publication of his first novel, The Expatriate’s Daughter, by Cormorant Books. With his first book scheduled to come out in fall of 2011, Penhale has started on his second.
Journal Showcases Student Writing
May 14, 2010
The PWC community recently celebrated the 2010 publication of the PWC’s student journal, Mindwaves (Vol. 4). Published annually, Mindwaves selects the best of narrative and creative nonfiction pieces written by University of Toronto Mississauga students. PWC students make selections for and design and edit Mindwaves. Visit http://www.mindwavesjournal.ca for more details, information about this year’s editorial team and excerpts from last year’s issue. A copy of Mindwaves can be purchased for $5 from the PWC program office, CCT Building.