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New Audio Poem

Posted on April 28, 2021 by escritorto

Check out one of my audio poems in www.thismighthelp.ca ! For National Poetry Month enjoy these free short audio poems on the theme of resilience. There are poems by former Calgary poet laureates and by 35 other Calgary poets from … Continue reading →

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Story on CKUA Radio

Posted on January 16, 2021 by escritorto

This week’s Blindman Brewing Session Story features the work of Calgary-based writer, editor, and translator, Paulo da Costa. Inspired by his winter walks through McHugh Bluff, In Motion explores the natural forces that shape our human endeavours and relationships. Listen at … Continue reading →

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New Creative Essay in Prairie Fire

Posted on October 24, 2020 by escritorto

Fall 2020, Volume 41, No.3 $14.95 We’re all looking for a little more breathing space and something to hold on to during these troubled times. Living in a House on Fire asks how we live amidst the nameless despair that … Continue reading →

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Antologia – Avós: Raízes e Nós

Posted on August 2, 2020 by escritorto

O meu texto, As Velas de Novembro, foi incluído na Antologia: Avós: Raízes e Nós, uma obra Comemorativa do Dia dos Avós e publicada em Julho de 2020. A antologia foi selecionada pela Aida Baptista, Ilda Januário e Manuela Marujo … Continue reading →

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James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction

Posted on June 8, 2020 by escritorto

WGA CNF Award HR Winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards. This year’s award winners were announced in an online video release on … Continue reading →

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New creative essay in Riddle Fence

Posted on January 20, 2020 by escritorto

New essay published in Riddle Fence, In Search of Spring.   I am in the good company of Lindsay Bird, Alexandra Harvey, John Talbird, Beth Follet, Carmella Gray-Cosgrove and many more.

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New creative essay in Gavea-Brown

Posted on January 15, 2020 by escritorto

GB.v42_01 I am in the good company of : ARTIGOS /ARTICLES 1 Vozes da décima ilha: Notas para a história da rádio em língua portuguesa na Califórnia – DINIZ BORGES 8 Visions of Festivities Thinking – PAUL J. MEDEIROS 31 … Continue reading →

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The Group of Seven Reimagined: Contemporary Stories Inspired by Historic Canadian Paintings

Posted on May 25, 2019 by escritorto

‘The Group of Seven Reimagined: Contemporary Stories Inspired by Historic Canadian Paintings’ – including a Foreword by Jim & Sue Waddington, and amazing Flash Fiction by authors: Mike Blouin, Carol Bruneau, paulo da costa, Alfred DePew, Tamas Dobozy, Valerie Fox, … Continue reading →

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New creative essay in Fiddlehead – Learning to Shave, Learning to Leave

Posted on February 8, 2019 by escritorto

Fiddlehead Introduction 6       Sue Sinclair: Winter 2020 Editorial Creative Nonfiction 48     Sherry Coffey: Hiking the Fundy Footpath 71     paulo da costa: Learning to Shave, Learning to Leave Fiction 7       Emily Bossé: The Most Beautiful Woman in … Continue reading →

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New poem in Our Times

Posted on February 8, 2019 by escritorto

Poem – shooed out Visit the site here

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