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Queen’s Journal alum Omar El Akkad talks upcoming novel 'What Strange Paradise'

Written on April 8, 2021. Posted in Arts.

On July 20, Omar El Akkad’s second novel What Strange Paradise will debut. But El Akkad’s creative writing career began on a different day: September 11, 2001, in Professor Carolyn Smart’s creative writing class. “Our first class was Tuesday September 11, 2001. It was a few hours after the planes...

Queen’s Creative Writing alum Liselle Sambury talks debut novel 'Blood Like Magic'

Written on April 8, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Carolyn Smart’s Advanced Creative Writing class was the first time Liselle Sambury, ArtSci ’13, had her work published, but it won’t be the last. Sambury will publish her first novel, Blood Like Magic, in June. According to her, it wouldn’t have been possible without the mentorship of Queen’s creative...

In debut novel Happy Hour, Marlowe Granados delves into world of glamour, parties, and friendship

Written on March 12, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Marlowe Granados likes to browse. You can tell from the way her living room—the background of our Zoom call—is decorated, in a manner both elegant and curated. Only someone with a good eye can make it look entirely natural. Isa and Gala, the protagonists of her debut novel Happy Hour, also like...

Author Steven Heighton releases Cohenesque single

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Eleven years ago, award-winning author and Queen’s alum Steven Heighton almost lost the ability to speak. Now, he’s releasing an album. It might seem surprising that the author of 17 books would suddenly decide to make music, but Heighton is simply returning to his roots. He’s been an aspiring singer-songwriter...

‘A Bite of the Apple’: Queen’s alumna discusses new memoir

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Lennie Goodings, ArtSci ’76, majored in English at Queen’s before moving to the U.K. where she has spent the last 40 years working in publishing with the likes of Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou. While Goodings has spent most of her storied career helping other writers publish their works, her...

Queen's alum talks first book, Different Beasts

Written on March 13, 2020. Posted in Arts.

With a new take on scary stories, Queen’s alum Joel McConvey, known professionally as J.R. McConvey, shows that people might be scarier than your classic monster. McConvey (ArtSci ’02) published his first book of short stories in September 2019. He spoke to The Journal about his writing process and...

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Queen’s Journal alum Omar El Akkad talks upcoming novel 'What Strange Paradise'

Queen’s Creative Writing alum Liselle Sambury talks debut novel 'Blood Like Magic'

In debut novel Happy Hour, Marlowe Granados delves into world of glamour, parties, and friendship

Author Steven Heighton releases Cohenesque single

‘A Bite of the Apple’: Queen’s alumna discusses new memoir

Queen's alum talks first book, Different Beasts

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