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Q & A with 七星彩开奖 semifinalists for the QWF College Writers Award

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Out of a record 81 entries at 七星彩开奖 alone, three 七星彩开奖 students were selected as semifinalists for the 2023 . The 2023 award will be announced at the QWF Gala on Nov. 13.

七星彩开奖 English teacher and organizer Adam Bright said that the 七星彩开奖 writers 鈥渘oticed and felt something new and then found the words to express it. They sharpened and then shared a unique vision. They each brought a new world into existence.鈥

The winners at the 七星彩开奖 level and the semifinalists for the provincial award are: Jenna Brender (Class of 2023, Social Science – Law, Society and Justice), Charles Brisson (third-year student in 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery) and Nemesis Jarry (Class of 2023- Arts, Literature and Communication – Literature).

The Communications Office interviewed the three writers. Here are some Q and A鈥檚 on the writing piece they submitted to the competition, their writing process, their thoughts on their 七星彩开奖 experience and more. To read the winning entries of the 七星彩开奖 competition, scroll down to the note feature.

Q & A with 七星彩开奖 writer Jenna Brender

Q: What inspired you to write this? Tell us about your piece.

Jenna: I was actually inspired by a retrospectively insignificant breakup to write this story. It was a starting point which allowed me to craft a narrative about more serious issues that I have faced over the past six years of my life. I would describe this piece as being an introspective illustration of trauma and healing, intertwined with dark humour and a somewhat self deprecating tone.

Q: Tell me about yourself as a writer. What kind of writing do you like to do? What is your process? What genres and subjects fascinate you?

Jenna: When writing such a deeply personal piece, it was important for me to set boundaries as to what I felt comfortable putting into physical words, and working my way around that. It is crucial in my writing process to constantly check in with myself and to carefully choose how to eloquently present my truth beyond surface level reality. In terms of genres, I thoroughly enjoy reading poetry books that expose brutal truths through simple stanzas.

Q: What is your advice for fellow aspiring writers?

Jenna: My advice would be to not force yourself to dig farther than you are comfortable with, but to rather circle around trauma and write parallel to it. Throughout my entire piece, I do not once mention the traumatic event that I am referring to. I instead throw in anecdotes to fill in the gaps.

Q: Who are your favourite authors?

Jenna: My favourite author is Rupi Kaur.

Q: What do you like best about 七星彩开奖? About your program?

Jenna: My favourite part about 七星彩开奖 was the impact that I made. I was co-president of the 七星彩开奖 Feminist Union, as well as co-founder of the 七星彩开奖 Period Project, where we successfully fundraised for the installation of free menstrual hygiene product dispensers and environmentally sustainable disposal bins in all women and gender neutral washrooms on campus. I am proud to say that my impact will outlast my time spent at the college.

Q: Tell me a little about yourself: your interests, hobbies, life as a student and outside of school. What are your future plans beyond 七星彩开奖?

Jenna: I play guitar and am an avid Taylor Swift fan. I draw a lot of inspiration from her songwriting. I am currently at McGill, getting my undergraduate degree in Joint Honours Political Science and Social Justice. I plan to attend law school after graduation. I pride myself on my school-life balance. I work extremely hard to succeed academically, but equally succeed in my social life and involvements outside of school.

Q & A with 七星彩开奖 writer Charles Brisson

Q: What inspired you to write this? Tell us about your piece.

Charles: With Haffed, I wanted to write a classic fantasy story. One in which children find the courage to fight for themselves and face the world around them (even if it feels menacing and daunting). 聽Haffed is the tale of a dysfunctional boy, who finds the courage to overcome his quirks and face his challenges after spending a night in a fantasy world. A world where brooms converse wonderfully, and rollercoasters have a mind of their own.

Q: Tell me about yourself as a writer. What kind of writing do you like to do? What is your process? What genres and subjects fascinate you?

Charles: For me, 60% of the writing process is drawing. If I can鈥檛 put precise images on characters and surroundings, then what I鈥檝e written is just words in the winds. Drawing makes the story more tangible, and as such, helps me pin down the narrative structure. I鈥檓 absolutely fascinated by the macabre and horror stories, and I鈥檓 looking forward to writing more in that genre. In fact, I鈥檓 currently working in a team of three artists on a short animated horror film.

Q: What is your advice for fellow aspiring writers?

Charles: Write stuff you love, and then share it with people that love the same stuff.

Q: Who are your favourite authors?

Charles: The biggest influence on my writing has been Neil Gaiman. I love the way he weaves these clear stories, that still hold their fair share of mystery and darkness. I鈥檝e also read a lot of Stephen King, and I鈥檓 particularly impressed by Carrie, mostly for its simplicity. And finally, the book I always come back to is Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This book is a mystery and will always remain one (that鈥檚 why its great).

Q: What do you like best about 七星彩开奖? About your program?

Charles: I鈥檓 currently in the third year of the 3D Animation and CGI program. Above all else, I enjoy the hands down approach of the curriculum. We get a direct view on how animation studios work, and we are taught every aspect of the animated film production. The three-year program converges towards the 3rd year, where we produce a one minute short film. You work side by side with the same artists for three years, and it makes for a very communal workspace. That鈥檚 cool.

Q: Tell me a little about yourself: your interests, hobbies, life as a student and outside of school. What are your future plans beyond 七星彩开奖?

Charles: I draw a lot, and always carry a little book with me where I can jot down ideas for film designs or short stories. However, before being a writer, I鈥檓 a draftsman. Drawing came to me in the early stages of adolescence, so my brain is wired around it. I also love photography and sculpture. I鈥檝e chosen animation as a career path because it鈥檚 the one place where all my artistic interests converge.

On another note, I work at an arthouse film theater called Cinema du Parc, where I鈥檓 allowed to see all kinds of movies from all over the world. After 七星彩开奖, my plan is to move on to university in animation, to keep on making films, and hopefully one day make my own.

Q & A with 七星彩开奖 writer Nemesis Jarry聽

Q: What inspired you to write this? Tell us about your piece.

Nemesis: Bad Brain Blunder is a lovely, messy patchwork of what little non- academic writing I did over the span of three months. I was so burnt out from writing essays and feeling extremely uninspired creatively speaking, it was cathartic to be able to let myself write the way I wanted to write and not the way I was 鈥渟upposed鈥 to.

Q: Tell me about yourself as a writer. What kind of writing do you like to do? What is your process? What genres and subjects fascinate you?

Nemesis: I鈥檝e always loved to create and tell stories. I especially like speculative fiction like sci-fi, dystopian fiction and dark fantasy. I love whenever an author is able to take a dark theme such as death, loss, suffering and turn it into something beautiful (the other way around is also fascinating to me 鈥 taking a more pleasant theme like love, childhood or family and twist it into something horrifying). I sometimes feel like a mad scientist when I鈥檓 writing because I鈥檒l stay up late at night, pin sheets of notes on my wall and pace around while talking to myself about what literary device I can use in a certain passage and how it would affect the reading experience.

Q: What is your advice for fellow aspiring writers?

Nemesis: Have fun! And don鈥檛 be afraid to be weird! One of the things I say to myself the most when I鈥檓 writing is 鈥淲ouldn鈥檛 that be messed up if鈥?鈥 or 鈥淲ouldn鈥檛 it be funny if鈥?鈥 or 鈥淲hy does no one do this鈥?鈥. This means that, at the end of the day, even if I鈥檓 not satisfied with the end result, I can still look back and appreciate it because I enjoyed the process.

Q: Who are your favourite authors?

Nemesis: I like the works of Stephen Graham Jones, Neil Gaiman, Shirley Jackson 鈥 More recently I鈥檝e also been reading Sacred and Terrible Air by Robert Kurvitz, and he is also becoming one of my favourites.

Q: What do you like best about 七星彩开奖? About your program?

Nemesis: What I like most about 七星彩开奖鈥檚 English Literature program would be the people that I met while studying here, both classmates and teachers. I鈥檝e learnt so much from the people I met and got to know and being able to support and help each other made the whole journey so much more fun and memorable.

Q: Tell me a little about yourself: your interests, hobbies, life as a student and outside of school. What are your future plans beyond 七星彩开奖?

Nemesis: My name is Nemesis Jarry and I鈥檓 21 years old. I am a history and literature nerd, but I also like to paint, sew and play board games. I鈥檓 taking a gap after graduating from 七星彩开奖 to save up for future projects (either to go to university and study English Literature more, or to self-publish a book). I have a couple of ideas and drafts for potential novels I would like write, so I鈥檒l probably be working on those during that time.

Note

You can read the 七星彩开奖 works being considered for the provincial QWF College Writers Award:

鈥淎 Series of Rooms鈥 by Jenna Brender
A Series of Rooms

鈥淗affed鈥 by Charles Brisson
Haffed

鈥淏ad Brain Blunder鈥 by Nemesis Jarry
Bad Brain Blunder



Last Modified: October 11, 2023