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Julie Flett on Illustration and First Nations Children's Literature
A conversation about holey socks, wallpaper patterns, big suns, and all the exciting things happening in First Nations children's literature in Canada …
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Is social ostracism what it takes to be a writer? Guest post by writer/artist/designer Chris von Szombathy
"If Mr. Wilson was correct that unpopularity creates writers out of people then I am sure that we all have enough tools to all become writers. Pain, whether …