In this episode of Inkpod Podcast, Tom and Jay discuss fathers, Tom's association with other writers + how that led to him making a big impact on WritersNL, becoming a national best-seller, his connections to the Queen and Stephen King, and having beans with Margaret Atwood and Pierre Burton.

In this episode of Inkpod Podcast, host Jay McGrath is with renowned poet, playwright and storyteller Agnes Walsh.

Agnes and Jay talk about the influence of artists such as Bob Dylan and Ed Kavanagh on her career, reading poetry around the world, the Tramore Theatre Troupe, her connection to WritersNL and more.

New from Inkpod Podcast: Episode 10: Live recording from What’s All That Noise? – a storytelling competition hosted by Lisa Moore!

Have you ever heard a noise that changed your life? What is the sweetest sound you’ve ever heard?

This episode, recorded and edited by Angela Antle, features storytellers sharing moving (and true) stories, with no scripts and no notes, around the theme of Noise.

Tune in to hear performances from this Sparkles Literary Events Series event, including stories from Sally Cunningham, Josh Goudie, Rashmi Hazarika, Tracy Kreuzburg, Violet Brown, Michelle Clemens, Bill Coultas, Eldin Husic, Bridget Canning, and WANL President Ainsley Hawthorn!

This episode of Inkpod Podcast features writer Kathryn Taylor, author of the romantic comedy Misty's Misadventures. Kathryn is also the host and producer of Let’s Get Writing on Rogers TV.

In this episode, writer and podcaster Jay McGrath chats with Kathryn about her book, talking to other writers and the business side of writing.

This episode of Inkpod Podcast features writer Alexis Koetting, author of the Bella James Mysteries including ENCORE, TRIPLE THREAT, and REVIVAL.

Alexis has also been working as a Canadian Actor on stage and screen for twenty-plus years with a BFA, Specialization in Theatre Performance and a Masters Degree in education.

In this episode, WANL Member + Podcaster Jay McGrath chats with Alexis about her writing, her acting and her involvement as a mentor to Emily Hepditch under the WANL mentorship program.

In 2021, WANL partnered with Admiralty House Communications Museum and the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl for this event, which has allowed us not only to offer bigger prizes, but also gave us a wonderfully spooky location to record our author readings!

And the prizes are…

Our five longlisted authors have now recorded readings of their submissions with our go-to guy for all things spooky and altogether kooky, Mike Hickey.

Thanks to our jury for helping us determine our longlist – we had 30+ submissions to send their way! The 2021 jury consisted of:

• Tracey Waddleton, Author of Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious

• Brad Dunne, Author of After Dark Vapours and The Gut:

• Liz Solo, Author of Phreak

This episode of Inkpod Podcast features popular new writer Emily Hepditch, author of award-winning debut novel "The Woman In The Attic," published by Flanker Press Ltd.

Hepditch's second novel, "Alone on the Trail," was released just this past April, and the reviews are glowing!

She is a #1 bestselling author, has been longlisted for the 2021 BMO Winterset Award, and is the winner of NL Reads 2021.

In this episode, WANL Member + Podcaster Jay McGrath chats with Emily about her involvement in the WANL mentorship program, the publishing of her first novel and the "Hepditch Method" – have a listen to learn what it's all about!

In this episode of Inkpod, host Wendy Rose chats with Dr. Vicki Hallett about her research on largely forgotten Newfoundland and Labrador poet Phebe Florence Miller, and how systemic biases shape historical memory.

In this episode of Inkpod, host Carolyn R Parsons chats with Tonia Evans Cianciulli about co-writing The Heart's Obsession with her grandfather, author Calvin D. Evans, and persisting as an artist during a global pandemic.

In this episode of Inkpod, host Andrew Peacock talks with Matthew LeDrew about being an author and publisher of genre fiction, including sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and the supernatural.