Contest Conversations
Interviews with Winners
Go behind the scenes with past recipients through The Word Awards Winner Interviews. In these inspiring Contest Conversations, award-winning Canadian Christian writers share their creative journeys, writing advice, and the stories behind their work to encourage and inspire fellow writers.
2022 Conversations
Lynda MacGibbon
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Marianne Jones
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Carolyn Arends
2022 Winner of the Best Song Lyrics of the Year Award
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Carolyn Arends, 2022 Winner of the Best Song Lyrics of the Year Award. Check out her site www.carolynarends.com
Date: March 2, 2023 at 1:45 pm (Eastern)
Carolyn Watts
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Carolyn Watts, 2022 Winner of the Harvey / Mackey Journalism Award. Check out her blog Hearing the Heart Beat
Date: February 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Sherry Stahl
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Sherry Stahl, 2022 Winner of the Best Blog of the Year Award. Check out her blog The Soul H2O Blog
Date: February 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Sana’ K. C. N. Watts
2022 Winner of the Writer of Colour Award
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Sana’ K. C. N. Watts, 2022 Winner of the Writer of Colour Award. Check out her book Fragile and Flourishing
Date: February 9, 2023 at 12:30 pm (Eastern)
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2021 Conversations
Sherman Lau
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Sherman Lau, 2021 Winner of the Harvey/Mackey Award. Read his winning entry.
Date: February 28, 2022 at 2 pm (Eastern)
Parry Stelter
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Parry Stelter, 2021 Winner of Books-Culture for Indigenous People and Jesus (Tall Pine Press) and 2021 Winner of Column-Single for “Canadian Thanksgiving and the Indigenous Tension” (The Banner).
Date: March 7, 2022 at 2 pm (Eastern)
Floyd Brobbel
2021 Winner of the Debra Fieguth Award
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Floyd Brobbel, 2021 Winner of the Debra Fieguth Award for his book Trouble on the Way (Genesis Publishing Group).
Date: March 21, 2022 at 2 pm (Eastern)
Carolyn Watts
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Tara K. Ross speaks with Carolyn Watts – 2021 Winner of Best Blog of the Year Award. See her blog, Hearing the Heartbeat.
Date: March 28, 2022 at 2 pm (Eastern)
2020 Conversations
Melanie Stevenson
Preston Pouteaux
Janet Surette
2019 Conversations
Ken Shigematsu
Deborah Bowen
John Bowen & Michael Knowles
Mark Buchanan
Anne Cattaruzza
Jack Taylor
Beverley J. Rayner
Sarah E. Ball
Paul Boge
2019 Conversations
Carolyn Arends
Michael Coren
Carolyn Innis
Terrie Todd
NJ Lindquist
Daryl Driedger
Lisa Hall-Wilson
Connor Sweetman
Leah Grey
Kevin John White and Julie Hill.
2018 winners of the Castle Quay Best New Canadian Manuscript