some author activity: Sikkema, Eleftherion, Oniță, Boyle + Berlatsky,

Michael Sikkema has some new writing up at Cream Scene Carnival; Melissa Elefttherion has new work up at The Mantle; Adriana Oniță has new work up at the ex-puritan; Frances Boyle is interviewed over at Amanda Earl's The Small Machine Talks podcast; and Noah Berlatsky has a new poem up at Synchronized Chaos.

some author activity: Cantrell, McNair, Berlatsky + Witek

Walking the Wrack Line? by videographer-photographer Matt Roberts and poet Terri Witek. Photo by Rick de Yampert

Andrew Cantrell has new work up at Annulet; Christine McNair is interviewed alongside Elee Kraljii Gardiner for Amanda Earl's The Small Machine Talks podcast; Noah Berlatsky is interviewed over at Touch the Donkey; and forthcoming author Terri Witek is part of "Cuerpo-territorio: Reverberations of Belonging," an exhibit at Stetson University's Hand Art Center.

rob mclennan talks above/ground press at Amanda Earl's The Small Machine Talks

Amanda Earl was good enough to interview me for episode 93 of her podcast The Small Machine Talks on all things above/ground, including this year's twenty-ninth anniversary! Thanks so much! You can hear our conversation here. As she includes in her outro:

above/ground press is a gargantuan effort that has been a mainstay for not just the Ottawa literary community but the Canadian and North American communities too. It has been such a presence for so long that it is easy to take the work that rob does for granted. rob mclennan is a diligent and faithful servant to literature. As the sole editor for the press, he manages to publish a big batch of chapbooks every year, along with all the other work he does. The catalogue is full of eclectic work from emerging and established writers. I have learned of many writers that have ended up being great influences of my own writing, such as Robert Kroetsch, Dennis Cooley, Amy Dennis, and more. Companion interview series add additional engagement with writers and small press publishers. rob mclennan is a great contributor to literature as a writer and publisher. I simply can’t imagine my own writing life being as invigorating and informed if he didn’t do what he does.

Thank you to rob for being on the show, to Jennifer Pederson for the intro and outro, to Charles Earl for processing and to you for listening to and sharing the episodes each month.

some author activity: Boyle, Anstee, mclennan, Earl + Clayton,

Frances Boyle is interviewed at The Small Machine Talks; Cameron Anstee is interviewed in the "Six Questions" series via Chaudiere Books; rob mclennan was interviewed around his submission in Splintered Disorder Press' upcoming RED SKIES anthology, as was Amanda Earl, around hers; and Conyer Clayton has some new work online at CAROUSEL.

some author activity: Pirie, Christie + Earl,

Pearl Pirie provides some worthwhile tips on writing and survival over at Writing and Wellness; Jason Christie is interviewed over at the Chaudiere Books blog; and Amanda Earl and a.m. kozak's podcast, The Small Machine Talks, is profiled by Jamie MacPherson over at Apt 613.

some author activity: Hall, Earl, Iijima, hanna + Deen,

Phil Hall has a new poem up at Halibut Haiku; Amanda Earl has a new essay up at my (small press) writing day; Brenda Iijima has new work in issue #8 of DATABLEEDZINE; natalie hanna has a new poem up as part of the "Tuesday poem" series over at dusie; and Amanda Earl's The Small Machine Talks interviews Faizal Deen.