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Monday, August 17, 2020

Writing Awards Won by Alex McGilvery & Brittany van der Merwe of Kamloops, BC, Canada

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The 2020 Dr. Robert and Elma Schemenauer Writing Awards were presented at the   August 15   Interior Authors Group social to Alex McGilvery...
Saturday, August 8, 2020

Swiss Mennonite novel OUT OF THE ORDINARY by Ruth Smith Meyer reviewed by Elma (Martens) Schemenauer

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Many Mennonites in Southern Ontario came from Switzerland via the United States. A number of them were and are "horse and buggy...
Monday, June 29, 2020

young woman struggles with identity & faith on her way to the Promised Land

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UNDER THE CLOUD   A novel by Violet Nesdoly   Reviewed by Elma Schemenauer   Some people store computer files "in the cloud."...
Friday, June 26, 2020

writerly news for June 26, 2020

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If you subscribe to the free online magazine WRITERS WEEKLY, info about markets for writers, etc. will arrive in your inbox once a week. Whe...
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My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.
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