Canadian author, Norma Charles, has 21 books to her name, including Runner, Last Chance Island and Run, Maro, Run. Her latest is Tree Muskateers and its that book that grounds our conversation into Norma's writing life, tips for young writers and a special reading. Find out more about Norma Charles at https://normacharles.ca ..read more

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is an author and an illustrator who, among others, has worked with Judy Blume and Michael Ian Black. Debbie's vibrant and generous personality shine forth in what she offers the public, and in what she offers in this conversation. Find out about what Debbie is working on now by visiting her website: https://debbieohi.com ..read more

Kevin Sylvester is a Canadian author, illustrator and broadcaster. In this conversation, we set out to explore all three. We'll allow you to be the judge of how well we did or how far we got. A delightful discussion of live radio, treehouses, Kevin's work and the value of Canadian stories. You can find out more about Kevin by visiting his website: https://www.kevinsylvester.online ..read more

Arthur Slade was born in Moose Jaw and raised on a ranch in Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. With two miles between neighbours and even more into the nearest town, Arthur talks about how the vast space he was afforded impacted his imagination an his writing. In this conversation, we also talk about his fascination with fantasy and science fiction, his take on Canadian stories—even as a fantasy writer, and his love of writing on treadmill desk! Visit Arthur's website at arthurslade.com ..read more

So, are you one of those readers that likes to be frightened or even scared out of you boots? Whether it's sitting around a campfire at night or hiding under the covers with a flashlight at night, Canadian author Joel A. Sutherland is the writer for you. Joel is best known for the Haunted Canada series of non-fiction ghost stories, as well as Haunted, a series of fictional accounts of horror and suspense set across Canada. Find out more about Joel A. Sutherland by visiting his website: https://www.joelasutherland.com ..read more

Award-winning Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel joins us today to speak about his current work, his life as a writer and his perspective on the importance of Canadian stories. Kenneth Oppel is the author of The Airborn Trilogy, The Silverwing Series and, most recently, the Bloom Trilogy. You can find out all about Kenneth at https://kennethoppel.ca ..read more

Today on the podcast, I’m happy to welcome highly acclaimed writer, story lover and story teller S. K. Ali. Many listeners will know Sajidah for “Saints and Misfits", but we were thrilled to find out that, pandemic lock downs notwithstanding, her newest partnership, Once Upon An EID, stories of joy and hope by 15 muslim voices, is now available for purchase. As you’ll hear in the conversation that follows, Sajidah and I ventured into some fairly new territory that may have taken us both a little by surprise. It's an important conversation about who gets to tell the story—today on I Value Cana ..read more

Tim Wynne-Jones writes a lot, and does so across a number of categories: picture books, novels for children, young adults and adults. He's written for CBC's Fraggle Rock and has even penned a children's musical and the libretto for an opera. But as you'll hear in this delightful conversation, Tim also loves to talk about writing and is very generous with advice, reflections and insight. Stick around to the end and you'll hear Tim read from his soon-to-be-released book, "War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories" published by Groundwood Books (House of Anansi Press ..read more

Tom Ryan is a highly acclaimed author for young readers. Three of his young adult novels, Way to Go, Tag Along, and Keep This to Yourself, were chosen for the ALA Rainbow List, in 2013, 2014 and 2020. In this conversation, we talk about the transition to mystery writing, Tom's tendency toward being a plotter and some of his writing habits and sources of personal motivation. You can read more about Tom's work at http://www.tomryanauthor.com ..read more

Darren Groth is an award-winning YA author, born in Australia and currently living in Vancouver. His novels include include ‘Kindling’ and the acclaimed YA works, ‘Are You Seeing Me?’ and ‘Munro vs. the Coyote’. In this conversation, we discuss the issue of perspective in disability literature, Darren's writing practice and the value of Canadian stories from the point of view of an Australian-Canadian ..read more