# Megan Cole

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Laurence Fox talks about how working-class people are being gaslit about climate change

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Laurence Fox, who writes as L.E. Fox. Laurence's book This Book is a Knife is a finalist for the 2026 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. In their conversation Laurence talks about how working-class people could change the oppress‮…

Why Is Book Publishing So Precarious? Arts funding opens doors As grant applications surge, investment in them goes down 'We absolutely can't do this without government funding' Despite a difficult funding landscape, reader interest is rising What happens when writers lose places to publish? A faster-growing sector than oil and gas

When Megan Cole learned that BC and Yukon Book Prizes would not receive a key grant from Canada Council for the Arts this year, the executive director was disappointed — and nervous. Cole knew the lost grant would put the organization that celebrates B.C. and Yukon authors and publishers in a prec‮…

Laurence Fox talks about finding joy and hope in radical action.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: This is part two of a two part conversation with Laurence Fox, who writes as L.E. Fox. Laurence's book This Book is a Knife is a finalist for the 2026 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. In the second part of their conversation with host Megan Cole, Laurence talks about f‮…

Julian Brave NoiseCat talks about why we need to be teaching the Coyote Story in great works of the humanities

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Julian Brave NoiseCat talks about his book We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning. We Survived the Night is a finalist for the 2026 Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize. In his conversation with host Megan Cole, Julian talks about the plac‮…

Tanya Boteju talks about how books create belonging for young readers

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Tanya Boteju talks about her book Messy Perfect. Messy Perfect is a finalist for the 2026 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In his conversation with host Megan Cole, Tanya talks about how books can be safe spaces for young reader‮…

Amber Dawn brings together horror and writing about the body in Buzzkill Clamshell

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Amber Dawn talks about her book Buzzkill Clamshell. Buzzkill Clamshell is a finalist for the 2026 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In her conversation with host Megan Cole, Amber Dawn talks about how pain became a collaborator and how nostalgi‮…

Susan Juby talks about why she's so interested in butlers

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Susan Juby talks about her book Contemplation of a Crime. Contemplation of a Crime is a finalist for the 2026 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Prize. In her conversation with host Megan Cole, Susan Juby talks about why she's so interested in butl‮…

Remembering author, culture critic, and music lover Andrea Warner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, we remember writer, music lover and all around wonderful person Andrea Warner. Andrea died recently after a battle with cancer. This podcast episode was recorded in July 2024 when Rise Up and Sing! Protest, and Activism in Music was shortli‮…

Ruby Smith Diaz on how one picture inspired art and a book that is an inquiry into ourselves

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Ruby Smith Diaz talks about her book Searching for Serafim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes. Searching for Serafim was a finalist for the 2026 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, and the 2026 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Prov‮…

Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa why settlers don't know about the Coast Salish Woolly Dog

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: On this episode of Writing the Coast, Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa talks about the book The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog. The Teachings of Mutton won the 2026 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In her conversation with host Megan Cole Liz talks about the signific‮…