Tightrope Books Blog

TIGHTROPE BOOKS QUICK NEWS SPRING 2012

Firstly the Spring books are coming! Follow @Tightropespring on twitter for constant updates on the new titles. Visit this tumblr page for all the news on Samantha’s upcoming book and check back here for new exciting information about all our Spring titles. SAM http://hereweare—samanthabernstein.tumblr.com BASIL http://basilpapademoswriting.blogspot.ca In other news, the signing of Julie Hart to Tightrope Books for her biography [...]

Ursula Pflug readings on April 4th and 11th

Ursula Pflug will be reading on April 11th at the Augusta House as part of the Chiseries with Rio Youers and James Alan Gardner. “The Water Man,” which has seen print in anthologies in Canada, the US, and the UK, is now available for your listening pleasure at the awesome Escape Pod. The talented Christiana Ellis has [...]

Celebrating National Poetry Month, and Penn Kemp

Tightrope author Kathryn Mockler will be reading at the event ‘Poet Laureate and Friends,’ presented by the London Arts Council. Come out to the PL Farewell: celebrate National Poetry Month and London’s First Poet Laureate, Penn Kemp. Poets Kathryn Mockler, David Hickey, Cornelia Hoogland and Karen Schindler will be reading on this year’s National Poetry Month theme of “Balance.” These poets [...]

Free Your Erotic Self

‘Freeing Your Erotic Self in Poetry or Prose‘ is a new course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, taught by Tightrope’s own Myna Wallin. Find an authentic vocabulary for your erotic self with this playful and exploratory workshop. In a relaxed environment, take part in writing exercises designed to loosen inhibitions [...]

New workshop: Writing Creatively about Grief

Writing Creatively about Grief is a creative writing workshop through Ryerson University’s Continuing Education Program, taught by award winning poet and journalist, Jacob Scheier. Students will learn techniques, methods, and devices for writing evocative creative non-fiction (e.g., memoir, personal essay) and poetry on loss and grief. Through the reading and writing of non-fiction and poetry, we will [...]

‘how to get a girl pregnant’ nominated for Lambda Literary Award!

Karleen Pendleton Jiménez’s memoir ’how to get a girl pregnant’ has just been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in the ‘Lesbian Memoir/Biography’ category ! The beautifully candid memoir was published last year with Tightrope to great reviews. Last year, Tightrope author Anna Swanson won in the category of Lesbian Poetry. Congrats Karleen!

Rochdale Rhymes and Readings

Date: Thurs, March 29, 2012 Time: 8pm – 11pm Location: Regal Beagle Pub – 355 Bloor St. W. (near Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto) Features: Robert Priest, Cathy Petch and David Clink Check out the Facebook page: Rochdale Rhymes and Readings Event We’re back for our March event. Get ready for National Poetry Month with an excellent lineup of Robert Priest, Cathy [...]

ChiSeries Presents: Andrew Pyper, Alyxandra Harvey & David Clink!

Come check out the Chiaroscuro Reading Series, featuring: Andrew Pyper, Alyxandra Harvey, David Clink! The event is happening on Wednesday, March 14th at Augusta House -152A Augusta Avenue, 2nd Floor, Toronto (Kensington Market area) Andrew Pyper is the author of Kiss Me, a collection of short stories, as well as five bestselling novels to date: Lost Girls (New York Times [...]

rob mclennan reviews The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2011

Check out rob mclennan’s thoughts on Tightrope’s latest Poetry anthology, Best Canadian Poetry in English 2011. mclennan provides some interesting insights into the collection and tells us, “Uppal’s is a damned impressive list.”

Maclean’s mentions Tightrope in ‘Quirky Anthology’ Article

Maclean’s new article on the upcoming Desperately Seeking Susans Anthology discusses the “literary Susan phenomena” and the apparent CanLit trend towards ”deliberately idiosyncratic anthologies.” Check out the article to find out Tightrope’s recent and upcoming contributions to the trend!