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Writer-in-Residence for SWG in February 6-9, 2025
The Saskatchewan Writers Guild is pleased to announce paulo da costa as the Virtual Writer-in-Residence for our Virtual Facilitated Retreat, happening on February 6-9, 2025. Born in Angola, and raised in Portugal, paulo da costa is a writer, editor and translator living in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies (Moh’kins’tsis / Calgary, Alberta). He is thrice the recipient of the James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction (2024, 2023 and 2020), the 2024 Outstanding Calgary Artist Award, as well as the 2003 Commonwealth First Book Prize for the Canada-Caribbean Region, the W. O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize and the Canongate Prize for short-fiction. His poetry, fiction and non-fiction…
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2024 Outstanding Calgary Artist Award
I had an incredible October evening at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. Calgary honoured me with the 2024 Outstanding Calgary Artist Award. It was memorable!!! Thank you to Louis and Doug Mitchell, the Banff Center for the Arts, CADA and the City of Calgary and our creative arts community for awarding me this hugely meaningful honour. And thank you to the jury for having recognized my work of letters among the many outstanding artists in all disciplines in our city. I am humbled and accept this award on behalf of all of those who are continuously making contributions to the quality of life of our citizens, and making their mark…
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Calgary Public Library’s Author in Residence
Introducing Calgary Public Library’s 2024 Author in Residence paulo da costa! As a well-versed author, paulo da costa has had poetry, fiction, and non-fiction pieces published in literary magazines around the world. He is a writer, editor, and translator, with accolades including being a three-time recipient of the James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction. Learn more about his residency by visiting: https://bit.ly/3TGsHUl
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Free the Caged Melros: A Review of trust the bluer skies in Prism International – by Irene Marques
Check out this insightful and in-depth review of Trust the Bluer Skies featured in Prism International Magazine out of UBC and Vancouver. Available to be read on their website. When was the last time you read a thoughtful review that was 1600 words long? My gratitude to Toronto scholar, Irene Marques, who for years has been a phenomenal supporter of my writing and of my books. Bem hajas. Excerpt of review : “Portuguese cultural traditions of bullfighting and other forms of animal cruelty are reprimanded. The idea that such traditions should be defended because they are part of national identity is refuted…” Full review in the link below. https://prismmagazine.ca/…/free-the-caged-melros-a… August…
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Interviewed by Prairie Books Now
Prairie Books Now just published an interview with me in their latest magazine issue. This issue can also be read on line or downloaded for free here : https://prairiebooksnow.ca/issues Thank you to PBN and Luis Reis for taking an interest in this book on Fatherhood. Enjoy. More great books and authors are also to be discovered in this issue of prairie based creatives. #trustthebluerskies #uofr_press #parenting #parents #luso #lusocanadian #portuguesecommunity #canlit #literature #bookbuzz #writersofinstagram #abwriters #bookrecommendations #bookreader #bookreview #bookstagram #books #booklover #bookaddict #booknerd #nonfictionbooks #memoir #lusobooks #portuguesecommunity #portuguesetraditions #portuguese #ancestry Trust the Bluer Skies Meditations on Fatherhood By paulo da costa Reviews “One man’s work to change the meaning of…
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Teaching / Mentoring Authors at Alexandra Writers’ Centre
I’ll be one of the Alexandra Writers’ Centre mentors for their 2025 Author Development Program (from January to June 2025). If you are working on a manuscript of Fiction (Flash, Short-stories or a Novel), Creative Non-Fiction (including Memoir) or Poetry, I would be happy to work with you under the auspices of this program. I am published in all those genres. Check the detail here : https://www.alexandrawriters.org/author-development-program.html https://www.alexandrawriters.org/author-development-program.html https://www.alexandrawriters.org/story-maker.html The AWC has subsidies and flexible payment options available if needed.
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Trust the Bluer Skies Promo Video
Thank you to reader and friend Camilo Florez who created and gifted me with this Book Promo video as a way to bring more awareness to my new book. Please pass it around if you enjoyed reading Trust the Bluer Skies (and your armchair journey to Portugal). And if you are a TikToker feel free to post it there too. Obrigado.
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paulo da costa interviewed by the Calgary Herald
Check out today’s Calgary Herald and their book section. They feature an article and interview about my fatherhood memoir. Thank you Eric Volmers for being interested in Trust the Bluer Skies and for being such a great supporter of local creatives in our city. Obrigado. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/letters-to-a-son-calgary-author-offers-meditations-on-fatherhood-with-memoir-trust-the-bluer-skies
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CBC Books recommends Trust the Bluer Skies for Father’s Day
Being a father can be both a challenging and rewarding part of life, shaped by their own experiences and parents. This Father’s Day (June 16 2024), check out 20 Canadian books of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more that share the stories of fathers and father-like figures. Head to cbcbook.ca for more.
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CBC Radio’s Day Break Interviews paulo on Father’s Day
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-95-daybreak-alberta This coming Father’s Day – Sunday June 16th 2024 at 8 AM – listen to Paul Karchut on CBC Day Break interviewing me about my new book: Trust the Bluer Skies – Meditations on Fatherhood. Or tune into the podcast of this radio show at your leisure. The podcast will go up that Sunday afternoon and stay up for a few weeks. Enjoy!
