Category: Interviews

  • Words of Warmth

    I’m excited to kick off the Words of Warmth Literary Festival here in Happy Valley-Goose Bay tomorrow! The festival’s first event will be the much-anticipated Audiobooks Launch Party at Them Days, courtesy of Aimee Chaulk, Alexa Nicolle, and many others. As a member of the organizing committee, I’ve been busy promoting the festival, both on…

  • Canadian Women’s Chess Championship

    I competed in the Canadian Women’s Zonal Championship, our national chess championship and the first stage of the World Championship cycle, in April 2024. I think it may have attracted the largest and strongest field ever for a Canadian women’s tournament. I was very proud of the Hart House Chess Club for pulling off such…

  • St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival

    I joined filmmakers Christine Poker, Holly Andersen, and Amanda Gear at the 2023 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival for a “Northern View” panel discussion facilitated by Latonia Hartery. I guess the Labrador Heritage Minutes make me a filmmaker, too! It was an honour and learning experience to be in that company, and to take…

  • Chess and Gender Policies

    I’ve been interviewed many times about the restrictions on transgender players imposed by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in summer 2023. Highlights of that media coverage are collected here: Some of the early posts on this new website carry forward recent past items, for continuity.