For a writer, there's nothing quite like that first time you see the impact of language. That first book that was so good it sparked creativity... or maybe, it was so bad it made them think "hey, I can do better than this"! Today we talk to eight different authors and poets about what their 'First' was!

From Engen Books:
Kelley Power, author of Tombstories
Krysta Fitzpatrick, author of The Vicious Kind
Andrew Hawthorn, author of Mythology from the Rock
Hannah Jenkins, contributor to The Birds Come Back in the Spring
Daze Jefferies, author of Water/Wept
AJ Ryan, author of Slipstreamers

From Flanker Press: 
Emily Hepditch, author of The Woman in the Attic

From Breakwater Books:
Michelle Porter, author of Approaching Fire

Originally broadcast on March 23, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

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