My story about Hayna Gutierrez, a star Cuban ballerina who now dances for Calgary-based Alberta Ballet, appears in the current issue (May 2013) of Alberta Views. I met wit Hayna last winter when the company was preparing for their annual performance of The Nutcracker. For my research, I briefly sat in on one of the […]
May
06
“On the Border” in The Atlantic
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
There are some incredible photos of the U.S.-Mexico border wall on The Atlantic‘s “In Focus” site. The forty photographs – ranging from aerial views to intimate portrait shots – tell a visual story of life along the borderlands. See the photos here.
April
29
“On Edges” in Canadian Geographic Travel
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
My story in Canadian Geographic Travel: wherein a family road-trips through southern Alberta, a fascination with borders continues, and a two year-old boy utters a mild expletive. Go here.
Playing ‘King David’s Wall’
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I just learned that musicians Glenn Weyant (who I write about in my book) and Jon Rose once played the stretch of US-Mexico border wall that appears on the UK cover of Walls. Weyant named this part of the wall ‘King David’s Wall’ after a passage from the Bible. Here is a video of their performance, […]
April
23
UK Cover
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Appearing in July across the Atlantic, and priced in pounds sterling, here is the U.K. cover for Walls: Travels Along the Barricades. The people at Union Books did a great job. I find it interesting that in spite of the fact that my book covers eight walls around the world, the designers of all three covers […]
April
22
A Humble Plea…
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Voting has now opened for the Alberta Readers’ Choice Awards. Walls is in the running for this prize, and the winner is decided by public voting. If anyone out there feels compelled to cast a vote for Walls, please go here. It will only take a moment, and won’t hurt a bit.
April
22
Local Love, part two
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Walls: Travels Along the Barricades is now in the running for The City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize. The second time I’ve been up for this prize – Poets and Pahlevans was also nominated a few years back – and is another example of the generous support and encouragement I’ve received from Calgary’s cultural community. […]
Some love from the homeland
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
My work has enjoyed some local Alberta love lately. This week I found out that Walls: Travels Along the Barricades has been shortlisted for both the Alberta’s Readers’ Choice Award and the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction. Also, “A Hymn in Aramaic”- my story about Chaldean priest Noel Farman – is up for the James H. […]
Thoughts on a Persian New Year
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Iran has been on my mind for the past 48 hours. Last night, I had the great pleasure of visiting with a Calgary book club. This particular club has been gathering for the better part of 30 years, and I was honoured to sit in on such as venerable group. Last night they met to […]
March
08
Walls wins!
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
On Wednesday night, at the ‘Politics and the Pen’ gala in Ottawa, Walls: Travels Along the Barricades was awarded the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. I cannot express how honoured I am to be chosen for the prize. Admittedly, I had no idea what being nominated for the prize actually entailed. My fellow finalists […]
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