THIN AIR: the blog

Today is the last day of THIN AIR 2011 – where has the time gone?! If you’re a writer who wants to know how to improve your work, make sur...

The last weekday of the festival will feature a line-up of writers you absolutely do not want to miss. Who knows when they’ll be back again,...

Today is all about languages – English, French, Spanish, Low German and Shetlandic… At The Nooner (Millennium Library, 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.)...

When I arrived at MTYP at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night to attend the Poetry Bash, I immediately took notice of the dress code for the evenin...

Our day of poetry kicks off today with a line-up of poets you don’t want to miss… At The Nooner (Millennium Library, 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.), ...

On Sunday morning my mother took my two children to church. Too young for Sunday school, as a baby and a toddler there were mostly there to ...

It’s our first full-day of the festival and we hope that you’ll join us! Every weekday during festival week is jam-packed with a number of d...

After a year of reading, planning and attending to a million tiny details, Winnipeg’s 15th writers festival will finally begin tomorrow even...

We caught up with THIN AIR 2011 presenter Sheila McClarty, and asked her a few questions about writing. Here is what she had to say... Wh...

Have you ever felt a desire to walk away from your life? To simply step away from job, family and responsibilities? David Homel’s new nove...

A random Google search first introduced Winnipeg author Dave Kattenburg to Stuart Glass, a young B.C. adventurer killed by the Khmer Rouge o...

The Winnipeg International Writers Festival is proud to announce that four presenting authors at THIN AIR 2011 have made the Giller Long Lis...

Our book sale was a huge success, and we want to thank each and every person who visited us at The Forks and purchased a book (or two, or th...

We’ve created a post dedicated to outlining each of the events offered at THIN AIR 2011 (in case you want to start planning which ones you’...

The votes are in, the selections have been made, and the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, McNally Robinson Booksellers and CBC Manit...

Have you ever read a novel that moves you so much you can’t decide if you want to smile or cry? Elizabeth Hay’s most rece...

I haven’t read a play in its entirety since high school, so I didn’t know what to expect when I picked up The Forbidden Phoenix by Marty ...

It is impossible to make a list of important and influential Canadian writers without including the name Guy Vanderhaeghe. He has over 75...

Everyone knows that the Internet is a vast network of information. It connects people to each other, and is designed to make everything i...

Are you one of those people who constantly enters contests, yet never wins? Or, if you DO win, you're stuck jumping through countless...