Author Archives: Lynda Philippsen

The CBC Literary Awards Short List

An email from Christopher DiRaddo, the CBC Literary Awards Administrator: This morning we announced on our website the names of the writers who have been short-listed for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards competition. Unfortunately, your name was not among them. However, … Continue reading

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Chosen as a CBC Literary Awards Finalist

The CBC announced its list of finalists for the 2010 Literary Awards Competition. My entry has made the list in the Creative Non-fiction category. “Pure Wool” is a layered story with a wide arc. Four generations, revolution, emigration, resettlement, and … Continue reading

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I retired!

Retired. The word has a long-standing odour of decrepitude. A musty hint of pasture and uselessness. But there is nothing fusty about the word. Quite the contrary. Retire stems from Latin re [again, back] and French tirer [draw]. Draw back–as an … Continue reading

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