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Keeping Up with the Kickass Canadians
Friday, May 25th, 2012—NewsThe Kickass Canadians podcast is now up and running! A few things are still to come, like theme music from the wonderful Ben Wilson, but the inaugural episode with Glenroy Gilbert is there for all to enjoy. The podcast will feature short interviews with your Kickass Canadians to keep you posted on their latest news. I’m looking forward to many more great chats with these inspiring people!
Kickass Canadians returns for more Candid Conversations
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012—NewsMy next guest co-hosting stint on the online radio show Candid Conversations will be this Sunday, February 12 from 6:30pm to 7:00pm EST. Joining me and regular host Julie Hryniewicz will be Kickass Canadian Colin Harris, fresh from completing his cross-Canada run in 2011. I hope you’ll be listening!
You can find the previous Kickass Canadians segment, featuring Amma Bonsu and Ray Zahab, right here.
That’s a wrap for Bliss!
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012—NewsBliss, the short movie I started writing almost four years ago, finally made its way into the world. My heartfelt thanks go out to the incredible cast and crew, who lent their hearts, talents and energies to the production. We wrapped yesterday and are moving forward with post-production. Stay tuned for details.
Kickass Canadians joins online radio show
Thursday, December 15th, 2011—NewsStarting in the New Year, I’ll be guest co-hosting the online radio show Candid Conversations with regular host Julie Hryniewicz. My first spot will be Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. Each time I co-host, I’ll invite some of the Kickass Canadians to join in the discussion. The first two subjects will be Amma Bonsu and Ray Zahab. I hope you’ll tune in!
Kickass Talks a big game… and delivers!
Monday, October 3rd, 2011—NewsKickass Talks for CARE went off without a hitch, thanks to the support of everyone involved. We raised $3,250 for CARE Canada and $2,249 for Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa. A very special thank-you to Terry and Randy Fitzpatrick for hosting the event at their fantastic restaurant Petit Bill’s Bistro. Click here for event details and photos.
a peek inside the fishbowl promotes Kickass Talks for CARE
Friday, September 9th, 2011—NewsThank you to blogger extraordinaire Andrea Tomkins for posting about Kickass Talks for CARE on her blog a peek inside the fishbowl.
Kickass Talks for CARE
Sunday, August 21st, 2011—NewsKickassCanadians.ca proudly presents the inaugural Kickass Talks for CARE, a fundraiser for CARE Canada and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa. It takes place Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Petit Bill’s Bistro. Please click here to learn more.
Wonderpress goes digital with KickassCanadians.ca
Saturday, January 8th, 2011—NewsHappy 2011! To kick off the new year, I’m introducing a brand new website called KickassCanadians.ca. The site features articles about inspiring Canadians I’ve interviewed, including five-time Olympian Glenroy Gilbert and The Simpsons writer Rob Cohen. I’ll be uploading new articles on a regular basis, so please check it out and feel free to suggest other Canadian interview subjects.
Pop Sandbox’s graphic novel KENK named one of Quill & Quire’s books of the year
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010—NewsMy friend—and longtime source of inspiration—Alex Jansen launched his multimedia production and publishing shingle Pop Sandbox not too long ago, and he’s already got the company on the map with his journalistic comic book, KENK: A Graphic Portrait. The publication was just named one of Quill & Quire’s 2010 non-fiction books of the year. KENK is about Igor Kenk, “the world’s most prolific bicycle thief,” and you can learn more by clicking here.
I had the pleasure up meeting up with Alex again in October when he was in town for the Ottawa International Writing and Animation Festivals. Most of the KENK team came together to talk about the process behind the book and their plans to adapt it into an animated short film. Their work so far has been extremely innovative and creative, and promises to continue in that vein.
Check out Pop Sandbox and keep an eye on Alex. He’s got a lot more projects coming down the pipe, and I’m hoping to team up with him some day soon through one medium or another, be it print, film or something in between. Congratulations, Alex! Very well deserved.
Wonderpress fan and Juno-winner Jen Gould returns with Music Soup the DVD
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010—NewsJuno Award-winning children’s musician, and avid Wonderpress fan, Jen Gould recently released the DVD version of her album Music Soup. Visit her website to learn more and order your copy.
