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July.16.2014. Link Roundup It’s summer here at Freehand HQ in Calgary. We survived Stampede 2014 unscathed. Normally we watch the Stampede parade out the window

June.30.2014. Freehand on 0s&1s Freehand is in some very good company over on 0s&1s, a new online ebookstore. You can get DRM-free titles from great independent

June.26.2014. Quill and Quire review of Boundary Problems “A vanishingly thin – and therefore easily crossed – line exists between dream and reality, magic and

June.16.2014. Michael Hingston shortlisted for the CAA Emerging Writer Award The Canadian Authors Association has announced the shortlists for the CAA Literary Awards. On the

June.09.2014. 2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award longlist The longlist for the 2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was announced today. Ten Canadian

June.09.2014. 2014 Awards It was a great weekend for Freehand at the 2014 Alberta Book Awards: Ali Bryan was awarded the Georges Bugnet Award for

June.02.2014. Greg Bechtel on CKUA Radio’s ArtBeat Listen to the interview, and to Greg reading from the title story of his new collection Boundary Problems, here.

June.02.2014. Starred review from Quill and Quire for One Hour in Paris “Deeply personal and meticulously researched, Freedman weaves her experience as a survivor of a brutal rape

May.22.2014. One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery in Chatelaine and Times Higher Education Karyn L. Freedman talks to Chatelaine about her therapeutic journey:

May.20.2014. The Winnipeg Free Press reviews One Hour in Paris “[A] brilliant, brave and soul-searing account…  destined to become an important tool for rape survivors, as well

May.20.2014. The Dilettantes on The Next Chapter Michael Hingston talks to Shelagh Rogers on The Next Chapter about Easter eggs in his book The Dilettantes. You can listen

May.14.2014. Vote for the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award! If you haven’t voted yet, make sure to get your vote in for the 2014 $10,000 Alberta