Category: poetry

Ace Baker will be with the CTA in February and at the ACT in September !

Feb 4, 2015

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Ace Baker

in fiction, knockout idea, poetry, short stories

So far this year, I’ve scheduled two opportunities to present ideas about writing to others, and the first is coming up very soon. I’ll be in Coquitlam on February 20th presenting ideas to a group of teachers as part of their CTA (Coquitlam Teachers Association) district-wide professional development day, CREATING CULTURES OF LEADERSHIP. A colleague, Greg Sutherland, and…
Official Journey Prize nominations by PULP LITERATURE !

Feb 2, 2015

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Ace Baker

in champion, fancy footwork, fiction, golden gloves, poetry, short stories

“Victory Girl” Nominated by Pulp Literature The editors at Pulp Literature have been incredibly kind to me this year… My poem, “Big Red Schoolhouse,” was selected by past Poet Laureate George McWhirter as the winner of The Magpie Award, and was subsequently nominated by Pulp Literature’s editors for a National Magazine Award. One of…
My Guest Post on Crystal Bourque’s Blog : “Ace Baker: Poet at heART”

Feb 2, 2015

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, poetry, short stories

I originally met Crystal Bourque at the SIWC Conference in October, 2014. She’s passionate about writing, and we’ve been staying in touch, sharing ideas about that very subject ever since. This month, she asked me to pen a guest blog for her about the subject of the value of poetry to fiction writers. Here’s the…
An evening of poetry with Czaga, Paré and Lane

Jan 15, 2015

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Ace Baker

in champion, poetry

Last night, at the Vancouver Public Library, I was fortunate (along with what appeared to be about 300+ other people!) to be able to take in an evening of readings by three gifted poets… The night began with Kayla Czaga, and her first published book of poetry, For Your Safety Please Hold On. Her collection has a…
SIWC Countdown: 4 Days: 4 Writing Contests, 4+ Reasons to Enter !

Oct 20, 2014

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Ace Baker

in knockout idea, novels, poetry, short stories, touch gloves

4 Days Away: 4 contests, 4+ reasons to enter! Four SIWC writing contest categories and FOUR reasons to enter! Okay, so the contest may be over for this year (more on that in a later post), but the best time to begin your entries for next year is . . . now! That said, here’s…
Pulp Literature (and Ace Baker) at VCon!

Oct 4, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fiction, poetry, short stories, writer ace baker

Last night, I finished work at 6:30, flew across the Port Mann bridge, and made it to the VCon book signing event by 7:00. VCon looked like a bar scene from Star Wars–many interesting characters, and these ones weren’t in between pages of a book! Wandering the halls were fantasy and sci-fi characters, steampunkers,…
Quotation Inspiration #007: Dostoyevsky asks a good question for all of you with writer’s block

Jul 24, 2014

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Ace Baker

in knockout idea, nonfiction, poetry, starters

Dostoyevsky asks a good question for all of you with writer’s block: Try this: Choose a year of your life (by date, grade, year of university, year of marriage) and focus on one event of that year. Use it as a springboard to a new piece of writing!
Quotation Inspiration #005: The way I feel about strong writing and…

Jul 11, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fiction, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, writing technique

This quotation is definitely the way I feel about strong writing and dedicated readers: Try this: Take a moment to reflect: What’s beautiful about the writing you admire?
“BIG RED SCHOOLHOUSE” wins MAGPIE POETRY AWARD!

Jul 10, 2014

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Ace Baker

in champion, poetry

Ok, I am THRILLED to announce that my poem, “Big Red Schoolhouse,” was the winner of the inaugural Magpie Poetry Award by PULP LITERATURE, whose contest’s final judges were the amazing Daniel Cowper and past Poet Laureate of Vancouver, George McWhirter. This poem is special to me because I wrote it because of Patrick and…
SIWC Countdown: 9 upcoming contests…9 days until SIWC!

Oct 16, 2013

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Ace Baker

in contenders, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories

The countdown to SIWC 2013 continues. 9 days until SIWC, and their contest is over for this year, so I thought I’d put up info about 9 other interesting contests you might consider for the near future: Lynn Manuel Children’s Fiction Contest : http://www.grasmerepublishing.com/ Creative Nonfiction Contest by carte blanche: http://carte-blanche.org/carte-blanchecnfc-society-creative-nonfiction-contest/ Bliss Carman Poetry Award: http://www.prairiefire.ca/contests/bliss-carman-poetry-award/…