Evan Andrew Mackay is currently seeking a publisher for his first novel and working on a new play about a war hero with a traitorous son (not as many laughs as the play about colorectal cancer which he co-wrote and performed in at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival). Evan writes drama, prose and humour in any form, and he is a journalist of culture and social justice. Also, he is obsessed with languages.* He has been a regular contributor to Post City Magazine and Nikkei Voice, national newspaper of Japanese Canadians. Raised in the Maritimes, he tends to live in Toronto.
*And if you are interested in languages, please visit Evan’s other blog Everyone Talk: The Language Blog That Has Everyone Talking! http://everyonetalk.wordpress.com
A list (in need of updating) of some of Evan’s publications:
Activism
- Green hero Laura Reinsborough: Not Far From The Tree, Apr 5, 2011
- Climate Change Advocate Tim Flannery, April 18, 2011
- Andy Bichlbaum’s Best Corporate Hoaxes, May 11, 2011
- Watching Big Brother Watch You, May 12, 2011
- Who Needs Electoral Reform?, May 18, 2011
Books
- Robert J. Sawyer: A Sunnier Tomorrow, AE Canadian Sci Fi, 10 January 2011
- Here Comes My Big Brother: Robert J. Sawyer’s Wonder, AE Canadian Sci Fi, 28 March 2011
- Toronto’s “One Book” author Judy Fong Bates, April 1, 2011
Culture
- Obituary for the Canadian Penny http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/February-2013/Goodbye-penny-it-was-nice-knowing-you-but-not-really/
- Questions about Robert Burns http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/January-2013/Great-Scot-Questions-About-Robbie-Burns/
- Black History Month, February 1, 2012
- Nuit Blanche vs. Culture Days, September 29, 2011
- McLuhan 100, September 22, 2011
- Cultural Festivals, September 15, 2011
- Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo at Hot Docs 2011, Nikkei Voice, August 2011
- Shinsedai Japanese Film Festival, July 18, 2011
- Sake Primer, May 13, 2011
Film
- Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo at Hot Docs 2011, Nikkei Voice, August 2011
- Filmmaker Interview, Eco Warrior: The Story of Paul Watson, July 20, 2011
- Japanese Films at TIFF 2011, Nikkei Voice, October 2011
- Shinsedai Japanese Film Festival, July 18, 2011
- Suzuki Force of Nature at TIFF, Nikkei Voice, October 2010
Food
- Enjoying Wine and Cheese, March 16, 2012
- Gi’ Us a Haggis, January 25, 2012
- Chef Vikram Vij, March 10, 2011
- Sustainable Seafood at Hooked, April 8, 2011
- Chefs Raise Awareness for Food Banks, April 11, 2011
- NFB’s The Chocolate Farmer, May 5, 2011
- Sake Primer, May 13, 2011
Humour
- Chomsky vs Chimpsky, April 6, 2011
- How to Enjoy the Wine Tasting, May 6, 2011
Interviews
- Marina Nemat’s Memoir “Prisoner of Tehran” on Stage, April 13, 2012
- Singer, songwriter, movie dude Goh Nakamura, Nikkei Voice, March 2012
Goh Nakamura at Reel Asian Film Fest 2011
- One-Man Showman Rick Miller, “Bigger Than Jesus”, October 5, 2011
- Singer et cetera Jann Arden, July 26, 2011
- Canadian SF Writer Robert J Sawyer, March 21, 2011
- Actor “Beverley” Leslie Jordan, Mar 11, 2011
- Dr Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at SETI, March 7, 2011
Languages and Communication
- McLuhan 100, September 22, 2011
- Getting Over the Alien Language Barrier, aescifi.ca, 25 July 2011
Music
- Yakudo Concert, Nikkei Voice, January 2011
- Trio Kano Tosh and Ken, Nikkei Voice, November 2010
- Singer et cetera Jann Arden, July 26, 2011
Theatre
- Marina Nemat’s Memoir “Prisoner of Tehran” on Stage, April 13, 2012
- Seeds, Monsanto vs. Schmeiser, February 22, 2012
- One-Man Showman Rick Miller, “Bigger Than Jesus”, October 5, 2011
If you are looking for a kind of writing other than what I do, take a look at http://www.freelancewritingjobs.ca/writer-links/
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Hey Evan – I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Take yo’ praise.
Wow, Graham, thanks! Just in case, I’d better go start working on my acceptance speech.
…or maybe I should be nominated for the “Skeptical Blogger Award”. I bet you got the award logo and the list of requirements from the blog that nominated you. The source of the award itself seems rather elusive.
Regardless of the credibility of the award, I am flattered that you consider my writings worthy of any non-ironically-intended nomination. So again, thank you.