Category Archives: Suriname

A Nod from The Australian

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Andrew Westoll

Susan Kurosawa at The Australian newspaper has chosen The Riverbones as the best travel memoir of 2009!

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Riverbones shortlisted for the Edna Staebler

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Andrew Westoll

The Riverbones has been shortlisted for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Affectionately known as the “Edna” among those in the know, the $10,000 award focuses on literary, as opposed to purely journalistic, endeavours. Three cheers for that. … More →

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Riverbones in paperback

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Andrew Westoll

For all those who’ve been waiting for The Riverbones to appear in a tight little package that’ll slip nicely into your backpack, you may all exhale. The paperback! It lives! On sale today.

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Cabin Fever anyone?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Andrew Westoll

Announcing the launch of Cabin Fever, an anthology of long-form narrative non-fiction pieces with one thing in common: all were written by participants in the Literary Journalism Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts. If you don’t know about … More →

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And not to be outdone… Brisbane

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Andrew Westoll

Ten days after the festivities in Melbourne, The Riverbones will once again be on-stage Down Under, this time at the 2009 Brisbane Writers Festival. Click here for info about all three events: 1. Environmental Sustainability vs. Economic Imperative – Thursday, … More →

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