Members' Books
Celebrate Our Members’ Achievements!
Our members are talented writers across a range of genres, and we’re proud to showcase their work. Discover the books that define our dynamic writing community, from fiction and poetry to memoirs and beyond.
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Walking Away from Hate: Our journey through extremism
As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white supremacy supplanted the values of her middle-class upbringing, and Lauren traded suburbia for a life of violence and criminality on the streets of Toronto.
Surviving Extremism: A Parent’s Guide to Radicalization
When my seventeen-year-old daughter was recruited into white supremacy, I struggled to understand where, as a parent, I’d gone wrong
Wife by the Hour
"Julia" has been working as an escort to married men for ten years. She has loved the work, but knows it's time for a change.
The Daffodils Soon Will Be Up
Essie McNeill, a kind-hearted small-town girl, faces heartbreak and scandal in 1900 Ontario, forcing her to leave everything behind for a fresh start in Toronto. Just as she finds love again, a jealous employer threatens her future—has Essie put herself in danger by staying too long?
Ten of Diamonds
A Chapbook of Constraint Poems.
A constraint can be anything: a new poetic form, inclusions or exclusions, or a poem written around another poet’s line. It can be as confining as writing without using the letter “e” or as simple as including the name of a flower or a season.
Everchild
The poems in Everchild follow a lifelong search for connection and identity, portraying a woman's life fully lived, warts and all.