Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

a few months ago the dirty 30 started to change from a distant idea of me being an ‘adult’ into an anxiety-inducing reality of not being anywhere i though i’d be by now.  i was in the midst of such a panic attack when i first heard dan on CBC’s Go.  the idea of revisiting [...]

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Sarah made this sweet, sweet poster for Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids in Ottawa this June 2:

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This Wednesday, May 28, at the Gladstone Hotel, Pasha Malla will launch his collection of short stories called The Withdrawl Method. As part of the launch, Pasha plans to read some of his early creative works in an attempt to chart the life of a writer. Pasha has also invited a few GRTTWaK regulars to [...]

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I’m terribly excited to announce that Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids is expanding beyond Toronto. The lovely and talented Sarah Feldberg has arranged for a live reading event in Ottawa: When: Monday, June 2, 2008 from 8:00 – 9:30 Where: Velvet Room, 62 York Street (in the market, above Fat Tuesdays) Cost: Free [...]

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Once again this morning, the CBC Radio One show GO! featured Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids. If you’re here because you heard about the event on the radio, welcome! If you’d like to subscribe to the totally free, twice-weekly podcast, go to the Podcast page. If you’d like to be notified of upcoming [...]

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No worries. According to my sources, the episode of CBC Radio’s GO featuring GRTTWaK will be re-aired on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Check their website for full broadcast information.

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The fourth installment of Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids was, like each of the previous events, a lot of fun. This time around, we moved to a new venue: The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom. It turned out to be a great room for the event, with (almost) enough seating. It’s my constant fear that [...]

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A message from Mara in my inbox tonight: I’m very interested in attending the Grownups Read event on Monday, but the start time isn’t mentioned on the website. It would probably help if I knew when to show up. I’ve had a couple of very valid questions like this over the past little while, so [...]

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This morning, the CBC Radio One show GO! featured Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids. If you’re here because you heard about the event on the radio, welcome! If you’re wondering about the next event, it’s on March 10, 2008. If you’d like to be notified of upcoming events, send me an email and [...]

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I’m really happy to announce the date for the next GRTTWaK night of juvenilia. It’s Monday, March 10, 2008. This time, we have a new venue: the fabulous Gladstone Ballroom. It’s a bit sad to leave the Victory, but I hope this new room will give us enough… room. If you’re on the Facebook, here’s [...]

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