Episode 13: Coffee Break with Marion Agnew

Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m having a coffee break with creative non-fiction and novelist Marion Agnew. You can check out Marion’s feature in Women Writing here. Marion gives me an update on the Hoito in Thunder Bay, discusses writing her books, and we delve into all kinds of writerly topics, including her husband Roy Blomstrom’s novels.Marion Agnew’s debut novel, Making Up the Gods (Latitude 46), was released in October, 2023. Her personal essay collection, Reverberations: A Daughter’s Meditations on Alzheimer’s (Signature Editions, 2019), was shortlisted for the Louise de Kiriline Lawrence award for nonfiction. She lives in Shuniah, Ontario, mere yards from Lake Superior, in Anishinaabe/ Robinson-Superior Treaty territory. The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop recently honoured her with the Kouhi Award for her contributions to writing in Northwestern Ontario. Her website: www.marionagnew.caMaking up the Gods is available at bookstores everywhere, and online at Latitude 46 Publishing. Reverberations: A Daughter’s Mediations on Alzheimer’s is available at bookstores everywhere and online at Signature Editions.Roy Blomstrom’s The Devil's Violin: Myllysilta's History and Silences: A Novel of the 1918 Finnish Civil War are available online here.Women Writing Circle * The Women Writing Circle meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month from 6:30-8:00 PM EST. Our next session is MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025. * The first live session will be on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 AT 1:00 PM EST.* These offerings are for paid subscribers ($8 USD/month). You can learn more about the benefits of subscribing here. I’m looking forward to creating a magical writing community with you, and getting some pages written in 2025. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit liisakovalawomenwriting.substack.com/subscribe