Suggested Readings and Useful Websites

Benedetti, Paul. 2009. “Kick Start.” In Ivor Shapiro, ed., The Bigger Picture: Elements of Feature Writing, pp. 206–7. Toronto: Emond-Montgomery Publications.

Berton, Pierre. 2003. The Joy of Writing: A Guide for Writers Disguised as a Literary Memoir. Toronto: Doubleday Canada.

Bloom, Stephen G. 2002. Inside the Writer’s Mind: Writing Narrative Journalism. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Blackwell.

Cumming, Carman, and Catherine McKercher. 2010. The Canadian Reporter: News Writing and Reporting. Toronto: Harcourt Brace Canada.

Farr, Moira, and Ian Pearson. 2009. Cabin Fever: The Best New Canadian Non-Fiction. Banff Centre Literary Journalism Program. Markham, ON: Thomas Allen Publishers.

Newton, Eric. 2013. Searchlight and Sunglasses: Field Notes from the Digital Age of Journalism. Accessed June 4, 2018, http://www.searchlightsandsunglasses.org/

Zinsser, William. 2006. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, 6th edn. New York: HarperCollins.

Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu

Additional Online Resources

Cowen, Tyler. 2009. “Be suspicious of stories.” TedxMidAtlantic. Accessed January 3, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEEDKwzNBw

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