The Write Project

By Matthew LeDrew

Discussions between bestselling author Matthew LeDrew and a variety of other authors from Newfoundland and beyond, with backgrounds in a variety of genres and styles. Get to the heart of the storie

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March 30, 2026 4 Comic Pros. 4 Writers. One answer: what 3 books do you take on a desert island? | Write Project
It's one of the most impossible questions we ask of our authors: if you were going to be trapped -- forever -- on a desert island with only three books: what three books would you want with you to read and thrive forever?
The Comic Pros:
Sal from ComicPop
Kevin Eastman, author of The Last Ronin - Lost Years
Sandy Caruthers, author of Sandstone Comics
Paul Tucker, author of Stringer
The Writers:
Cole Haley, author of There’s Nothing You Can Do
Katie Berry, author of Claw
Kassie Lukeman, author of Arrested Decay
Craig Francis Power, author of Total Party Kill
Originally broadcast on March 30, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
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March 23, 2026 4 Poets and 4 Authors Battle: When does Language have Power??? | The Write Project
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.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
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This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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March 16, 2026 Alex Hickey (Evening Star) and NINE other authors reveal their favorite comic book characters! | The Write Project
Comics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, Alex Hickey and 9 other richly talented authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)!
Featuring, from Flanker Press Ltd.:
Alex Hickey, author of Evening Star
Emily Hepditch, author of The Woman in the Attic
From Engen Books:
Andrew Peacock, author of VIRAL
From Breakwater Books:
Paul David Power, author of Crippled
Tzu-Hao Hsu, author of Us, Now
Also featuring the talents of: Jaimie Thomas, author of Asperfell, Andrea Dunne, AF Stewart, & Daze Jefferies!
Originally broadcast on March 16, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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March 09, 2026 Kayla Krantz and 8 other authors drill down on the spirituality of writing! | The Write Project
Sometimes, authors form a unique connection to their work that borders on the spiritual, or mirrors a spiritual connection they feel in their lives. Today, author Kayla Krantz, author of Dead By Morning, teams with 8 other authors share if they have that connection with Write Project!
Featuring, from Breakwater Books:
Lisa Moore, author of This is How We Love
Gemma Hickey, author of Almost Feral
Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex
From Engen Books:
Ainsley Hawthorn, contributor to Mythology from the Rock
Erin Vance, author of Exposure
Nicole Little, author of Roxy Buckles and the Flight of the Sparrow
Andrew Pike, author of The Quest for Terral B. Hylotz
From Harper-Collins Canada:
Charlene Carr, author of Hold My Girl and We Rip The World Apart
Originally broadcast on March 9, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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March 02, 2026 Questions with bestselling author Alex Hickey | The Write Project
Abe Skinner, a seasoned sea captain haunted by grief and responsibility, leads the schooner Hesperia from Newfoundland across the treacherous winter seas of 1916. Driven by desperation to provide coal for his Newfoundland hometown, Skinner and his crew face the punishing whims of nature, the shadows of war, and personal demons that threaten to unravel them all.
As the Hesperia battles storms, shifting cargo, and the chilling mystery of ambergris treasure, every choice becomes a measure of character and fate. At home, Abe’s wife, Kate, clings to hope and the fragile threads of family, keeping watch for the return of those she loves as another Christmas passes with only silence from the sea. When disaster strikes on the icy shores of Langlade, survival hangs by a thread—and the cost of courage is written in the relentless waves.
Sweeping from the coal mines of Nova Scotia to the wild Atlantic and into the hearts of those left waiting, Evening Star is an unforgettable story of love, sacrifice, and the enduring bonds that shape us, even after the storm.

Originally broadcast on March 2, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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February 23, 2026 The Evening Star author Alex Hickey | The Write Project
Abe Skinner, a seasoned sea captain haunted by grief and responsibility, leads the schooner Hesperia from Newfoundland across the treacherous winter seas of 1916. Driven by desperation to provide coal for his Newfoundland hometown, Skinner and his crew face the punishing whims of nature, the shadows of war, and personal demons that threaten to unravel them all.
As the Hesperia battles storms, shifting cargo, and the chilling mystery of ambergris treasure, every choice becomes a measure of character and fate. At home, Abe’s wife, Kate, clings to hope and the fragile threads of family, keeping watch for the return of those she loves as another Christmas passes with only silence from the sea. When disaster strikes on the icy shores of Langlade, survival hangs by a thread—and the cost of courage is written in the relentless waves.
Sweeping from the coal mines of Nova Scotia to the wild Atlantic and into the hearts of those left waiting, Evening Star is an unforgettable story of love, sacrifice, and the enduring bonds that shape us, even after the storm.
Originally broadcast on February 23, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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February 16, 2026 Alex Hickey on Misfortune Bay | The Write Project
In 1916, as a costly war raged in Europe, the Newfoundland Government sought to curb spending on social support programs in order to finance the war effort. This decision led to deadly consequences for a group of people in Fortune Bay. A lightkeeper on St. Jacques Island, after witnessing the capsizing of a motorized yacht during a July storm, led a heroic effort to rescue the local welfare officer and the owner of the vessel. At the same time, a small schooner used as a floating medical clinic approached the stricken vessel to aid its passengers, when catastrophe struck—she was rammed and sunk by a former whaling ship plying the waters nearby.
Outcomes from that historic night rippled through the lives of St. Jacques residents for generations. Recalled by John Guille Millais, a British naturalist and explorer who had lived among these people, we get to meet each of them in the lives they lived.
Originally broadcast on February 16, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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February 09, 2026 Brad Dunne and 15 other authors reveal their hidden secrets! | The Write Project
Okay, let's be real. Not everything obeys the "Chekov's Gun" rule. It should, but it doesn't. Sometimes there isn't an in-story reason for why there's something in a novel. Sometimes it's an Easter Egg, an in-joke, or something only your mother will notice. These are the tiny details that can confuse and enchant readers in equal measure. So we asked ten authors: have you done that?
From Engen Books:
Ellen Curtis, author of Infinity
Brad Dunne, author of The Merchant's Mansion
Erin Vance, author of Exposure
Tanith Frost, contributor to Terror Nova: Writers Retreat
Ali House, author of The Hunters and the Hunted
Andrew Pike, author of The Epic Quest For Terral B. Hylotz
Kit Sora, author of The Artobiography
From Breakwater Books:
Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning
Derek Yetman, author of The Yankee Privateer
Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics
Susan MacDonald, author of Treason's Edge
Olivia Robinson, author of The Blue Moth Motel
From Running the Goat:
Lori Doody, author of Lana the llama

And also featuring Paul Tucker, John Haas, Shannon Fay and more!

Originally broadcast on February 9, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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February 02, 2026 Dr. Krysta Fitzpatrick and 12 other authors image their Animal Representatives in this ZOO of an episode! | The Write Project
It's one of the weirder questions we ask people, granted, but the answers are always fun! For real: if you took all your writing, every last little thing you had in print, and you put it in a cauldron or some such during a magic spell... what animal would pop out of that thing?
Featuring from Engen Books:
Teresita E. Dziadura, author of Corporate Invasion
Krysta Fitzpatrick, author of The Vicious Kind
Matthew Daniels, author of Interstitches
Elizabeth Whitten, author of Off-Panel: A History of NL Comix
From Breakwater Books:
Craig Francis Power, author of TOTAL PARTY KILL
Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning
Jen Winsor, author of Ship Moms
Also featuring: Dianna Gallant, Alisha Morrissey, Kevin Eastman, Amanda Labonte, Kayla Krantz, and Sandy Carruthers!
Originally broadcast on February 2, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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January 26, 2026 Questions with Poet Krysta Fitzpatrick | The Write Project
Questions (and answers!) with Krysta Fitzpatrick, the author of The Vicious Kind, and The Naiads!
Krysta Fitzpatrick is an educator and writer from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is currently teaching in both the English and Gender Studies Departments of Memorial University. She resides in Mount Pearl with her husband, two sons, mother, and beloved dog Dipper.

Originally broadcast on January 26, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.

Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB

It's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history!

Support the show
Produced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/

This program is sponsored by:
Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/

Or sign up for their newsletters at:
The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OT
Engen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8Yemr
Fantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zL
Engen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5Jmg

This recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew
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