Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig, discussing her latest release - You are not what we expected, growing up in Winnipeg, and the importance of writing routines.

Show Notes:

Winnipeg might be a deep freeze but it breeds creativity through it's chilly isolation.

Sidura used to work at McNally Robinson - Canada's largest indie bookstore (and Jette used to go there while in university!)

Art is more accessible in Winnipeg because it's small - RWB, Symphony, Theatre as examples

The Winnipeg Fringe Festival is MASSIVE!!

There are so many great writing courses and communities out there!

Vermont College of Fine Arts has a wonderful MFA in Children and Young Adult writing

Sara Selecky writing school

Humber correspondence program

Writing routines are crucial (and we did a whole episode on it! Check out Episode 41)

Treat your writing time like a meeting - take is seriously and make it a commitment

You can You Were Not What We Expected anywhere but it would be great to support House of Anansi

How to Connect with Sidura:

Her website

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Books mentioned:

Purple America - Rick Moody

Violet Shrink - Christine Baldacchino

Sweep: A Story of a Girl and her Monster - Jonathan Auxier

Writing Down the Bones - Natalie Goldberg

Holding My Breath - Sidura Ludwig

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