A podcast dedicated to interviewing local writers practicing their art and craft in the Grand River region. You can listen to the show every Saturday morning at 10am on Midtown Radio KW. Supported by the Waterloo Region Arts Fund.
Latest Episodes
JESSICA VITALIS on writing big issues for young people and her forthcoming book "The Coyote Queen"
Tanis speaks with novelist Jessica Vitalis about her work for middle-grade readers treating big issues like life, death, empathy, and social justice in The Rabbit’s Gi...
DAVID WALTNER TOEWS on backyard birds and his book "A Conspriacy of Chickens"
This week on Watershed Writers, we talk with writer and epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews about the fun and frustrations of raising backyard birds, and his new book, ...
Historian and author PEGGY PLET on weaving black stories into local and global history
This week, Tanis learns from Waterloo Region author and historian Peggy Plet about her work weaving the stories of Black settlers back into the fabric of both local an...
CLARENCE CACHAGEE and SETH RATZLAFF talk "North Wind Man", finding their voice, and local allyship
In this episode of Watershed Writers, Tanis talks with co-authors Clarence Cachagee and Seth Ratzlaff about finding a voice, reconnecting with one's culture, and allys...
Music journalist CORAL ANDREWS on her new memoir about legendary Kitchener club "The Back Door"
In this episode, Tanis MacDonald talks with local dj and music journalist, Coral Andrews about her memoir about The Back Door — Kitchener’s legendary underground bar a...
