Click: The Ultimate Photography Guide for Generation Now by Charlie Styr and Maria Wakem In Click: The Ultimate Photography Guide for Generation Now, award-winning 18-year-old photographer Charlie Styr, with writer and photography editor Maria Wakem, compiled this book filled with over 150 phtoos taken by other youth worldwide. Along with covering the basics of photography, Styr […]
Express yourself: Work with professional writers on your creative writing endeavours, meet other youth who like to write, show your stuff at an open mic & get published in an instant anthology.
Wow… Are you guys in for a special treat or what? The Word Out Team managed to have the author of Wake participate in this week's blog! 🙂 Wake won’the Battle of the Book back in early July!!! I was definitely honoured to be the one who got to chat with Lisa a bit. I […]
Flight Vol. 5 by Kazu Kibuishi I have been a HUGE fan of the series Flight for some time now. The artwork and stories never cease to amaze me. It has been nominated for the Harvey Awards.
Continuing from our conversation on Monday with Susan Ouriou, translator of Charlotte Gingras' Pieces of Me… Elsa (E): What other books have you translated?
I am thrilled to have a chance to have a chat with the translator of the book, Pieces of Me, Susan Ouriou. Susan has done an awesome job translating this emotionally-charged book. Mirabelle is almost 15 and she is friendless. By chance, she meets Catherine, who is carefree, confident, and also a boy-magnet. With Catherine's encouragement, […]
Has anyone really realized what the date is?! It’s August 18, 2008. A thought suddenly came to me this morning while I was tapping my foot along to the beat of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida and racking my brains for yet another blog entry topic. I began the entry with the date, as always, but […]
I finally have time to sit down and type up another blog entry! After summer school, I started my volunteering experience at Sunnybrook Hospital. My first day was a blast. Luckily, I have the nicest supervisors on earth! (I have two supervisors) I thought the hospital would have a gloomy atmosphere. However, I was absolutely […]
Noticed anything special about the types of movies Hollywood seems to be rooting this season? Not only successful, big-screen hits including “Batman” and “The Hulk” (which I can honestly recommend to be “larger than life”) seem to revolve around one theme. Got it yet? (Of course, if you are as oblivious as I, you would […]
Summer school is finally over for me, the absolute OFFICIAL last day! I get to pick up my report card. Intense Gr. 11 Math for about 4 weeks is an experience that I will never forget (just imagine doing math from 9:00am to 3:15pm.) Well, on the other hand, one easy credit earned! I am […]