Kayla Czaga's guest appearances

Kayla Czaga

Can't Lit

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast

Hilary Atleo

Jane Davidson

Sean Cranbury

Lindsay Wong

Shazia Hafiz Ramji

Aaron Chapman

Francine Cunningham

Chelene Knight

Charles Demers

Deborah Willis

Hannah McGregor

Monique Gray Smith

Anakana Schofield

Alix Ohlin

David Chariandy

OwlTail

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, Megan Cole talks to Kayla Czaga whose book Dunk Tank is nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Kayla talks about how she uses the role of the speaker in her poems, what inspires her work and the important role Vancouver's Storm Crow Alehouse played in the creation of Dunk Tank.ABOUT kAYLA CZAGA:Kayla Czaga is the author of one previous collection of poems, For Your Safety Please Hold On (Nightwood Editions, 2014), and the chapbook Enemy of the People (Anstruther Press, 2015). Her work has been awarded the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the Canadian Authors Association’s Emerging Writer Award and has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and the Debut-litzer. She lives in Victoria, B.C.ABOUT MEGAN COLE:Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based in Powell River, British Columbia. She also works at the Powell River Public Library as the teen services coordinator where she gets to combine her love for books and writing with a love for her community. Megan has worked as a freelance journalist and is working on a memoir which tackles themes of gender and mental health. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.comABOUT THE PODCAST:Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.The BC and Yukon Podcast, tentatively titled *Writing the Coast*, is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, Megan Cole talks to Kayla Czaga whose book Dunk Tank is nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Kayla talks about how she uses the role of the speaker in her poems, what inspires her work and the important role Vancouver's Storm Crow Alehouse played in the creation of Dunk Tank. ABOUT kAYLA CZAGA: Kayla Czaga is the author of one previous collection of poems, For Your Safety Please Hold On (Nightwood Editions, 2014), and the chapbook Enemy of the People (Anstruther Press, 2015). Her work has been awarded the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the Canadian Authors Association’s Emerging Writer Award and has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and the Debut-litzer. She lives in Victoria, B.C. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based in Powell River, British Columbia. She also works at the Powell River Public Library as the teen services coordinator where she gets to combine her love for books and writing with a love for her community. Megan has worked as a freelance journalist and is working on a memoir which tackles themes of gender and mental health. Find out more about Megan at <a href="http://megancolewriter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megancolewriter.com</a> ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. The BC and Yukon Podcast, tentatively titled *Writing the Coast*, is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

S2 Episode 11: Kayla Czaga talks about the role of the speaker in her poems and getting personal.

Raoul Fernandes

Double your poetry pleasure with our guests Kayla Czaga and Raoul Fernandes. We talk with them about their new books of poetry, ageism, having kids and not having kids and accidental marriage proposals. We also invent a Can('t) Lit cocktail, Dina gets us to play Fuck, Marry, Kill: Poetry Edition and Daniel admits to dating a pizza.

Double your poetry pleasure with our guests Kayla Czaga and Raoul Fernandes. We talk with them about their new books of poetry, ageism, having kids and not having kids and accidental marriage proposals. We also invent a Can('t) Lit cocktail, Dina gets us to play Fuck, Marry, Kill: Poetry Edition and Daniel admits to dating a pizza.

020 Can't Lit — Kayla Czaga and Raoul Fernandes