It takes money to publish books, and most of that money flows out the door before the book is released and sales begin, so my publishing company, Shadowpaw Press, is turning to Crowdfundr to help …
Shapers of Worlds Volume IV, the fourth anthology featuring authors who were guests on my podcast, The Worldshapers, is now available everywhere, including directly from Shadowpaw Press. Here’s a handy universal URL with links to …
My publishing company, Shadowpaw Press, has three great titles coming out in the first two months of 2024, all of them science fiction or fantasy. The first two, The Good Soldier by Nir Yaniv and …
Here’s another seven-sentence short story! I ran the workshop again at Ganbatte, an anime convention in Saskatoon. It went well, and here’s the one I created, again with the instructions, created by noted SF short-story …
Another When Words Collide, another Seven-Sentence Short Story workshop, as I once again led a group of writers through this plotting exercise devised by noted science fiction short-story writer James Van Pelt. As always, I …
Soulworm, my first published novel (originally released by Royal Fireworks Press in 1997), is now available in a brand-new, lightly revised edition from Shadowpaw Press Reprise. You can purchase it at one of these links …
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Examining autumn, reviewing Shakespeare
I have two pieces in today’s Regina LeaderPost. On the front page of the Weekender section you can read my article on the science of autumn, which comes complete with a rather odd picture of me holding up a leaf and looking slightly deranged.
Then, in the Arts and Life section, I’ve got a review of Globe Theatre’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which begins:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which opened Thursday at Globe Theatre, highlights the first fruits of the theatre’s intensive Actor Conservatory Training Program: 10 new artists, most making their professional debut.
Based on the strength of this production, directed by Ruth Smillie, we can expect to see these and future graduates of the program gracing stages across Canada for years to come.
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2008/10/examining-autumn-reviewing-shakespeare/