What’s in a Year?

By Tamara Lee

The CWC’s first anniversary, for me, is sweet not because firsts are often the sweetest, but because we’ve fostered something this year that thrills me as much as the memory of that first-kiss-that-counts.

What’s in a year? A miscellany of bloggers, toddling away…

What we’ve uncovered as a group, and for some of us as individuals, has ranged anywhere from beautiful to neurotic to hilarious. It’s the breadth of this group that thrills me most, and each day I look forward to seeing what others have been thinking about lately.

This is more than I could have hoped for, when, just over a year ago, I casually mentioned to some online writer-pals that we should think about starting a blog or something. And before we could say ‘Canadian Writers’ Collective’, we were live and developing.

I love how this endeavour has taken on a personality, how our own personalities and styles have become emboldened by the opportunity to try something new.

What’s in a year? A range of Canadian views, from nearly every corner of the country and abroad.

Another great opportunity this sweet first anniversary offers is a chance to reveal to you some of my favourite posts from our core members; think of it as a montage to the past year. Cue music.

*Brilliant humour from Andrew Tibbetts

*Links and thinks from our ever-resourceful Anne Chudobiak

*Cuddling up to the master of masculine sensitivity Antonios Maltezos

*Some lovely comfort from Jen McDougall

*Joyful fun with Melissa Bell

*Taking a thrill-ride with Patricia Parkinson

*Getting a glimpse into the inquiring mind of Steve Gajadhar

*And reflecting with the wise and wonderful Tricia Dower.


And then there are our beloved alumni:

*The thoughtful Ania Vesenny

*Our favourite drawing-man Craig Terlson

*The charming bon-homme Denis Taillefer

*And the multi-talented Thea Atkinson.


So what’s in a year (and in more years to come)? Contests and interviews and book reviews and event recaps and rants and ponderings and lots of surprises, from our wide world of CWC’ers and guest-bloggers.

Finally, on this our one-year anniversary, I would like to say to everyone who has been involved so far, Cin cin and thank you for allowing me to remain along for the ride. I would also like to give a big Merci virtual-first-anniversary-kiss-that-counts to all our readers.

It’s been a grand year. May there be many more to come.