Wreck: A very Anxious Memoir has a cover, and launches this month!!!

This is a soft launch. We haven't finalized the date for the launch of this new book about fear and love and lighthouses and growing up very very anxious...but there's a cover. And goodness, that's a start. 

Wreck: A Very Anxious Memoir gets its North American launch this month. Radiant Press will be offering an online interview and reading sort of thing, available anywhere in the world that anyone is interested....which, as I am very very anxious, I imagine will be no one, no where, no how and I'm not even sure I should be writing this....But it's a nice cover! And the audio book version will be available very soon too. 

Not sure who I am? Try the bio!

Not sure if this book is for you? Like comedy, neuroses, true love, whales and lighthouses? Yes--it's for you. 

No? Oh dear. We need to talk. You better read the book too.  

Performance of "Leaving America" written and performed by Kelley Jo Burke, excerpt from upcoming memoir "To the Lighthouse (I know I need a better title)."

Thanks to Tic Toc TEN Short Performance Festival and a Thank you to ENC3000 videography.

It happened! And it's available for streaming now! Bringing Up Furbaby!

My new documentary is live on the CBC IDEAS website--click in to stream it anytime!

 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/bringing-up-furbaby-the-evolution-from-family-pet-to-pet-family-1.4136659

CNFC/CARTE BLANCHE 2017 CONTEST SHORTLIST REVEALED! and I'm on it....

Holee! Who knew?

Just look at this! And watch a video of me reading an excerpt for the conference celebration!

 THE CNFC AND CARTE BLANCHE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR 2016–2017 CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST SHORTLIST.

The winner will be announced on May 5 in Vancouver, BC at the 13th annual CNFC conference.

The shortlist was selected by contest judge, Andreas Schroeder.

“To the Lighthouse,” by Kelley Jo Burke

Kelley Jo Burke is an award-winning drama and nonfiction writer, and writing teacher.  Her musical Us premieres March 2018 at Regina’s Globe Theatre, and “Bringing Up Fur Baby” (CBC Radio’s IDEAS) airs May 2017.

“The Unicycle in My Garage,” by Barb Howard

Barb Howard has published  three novels and one collection of short fiction. She has recently started to explore the amazing and difficult process of writing creative nonfiction.

“A Chaotic Jumble of Infinite Possibility” by Joshua Levy

Joshua Levy is a frequent storyteller on CBC Radio and recently received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to write a memoir. He splits his time between Montreal, Toronto, and Lisbon, Portugal.

Congratulations to our three finalists and thank you to everyone who participated!

Shame on You (tube) airs May 25, 21:00 on CBC R1 IDEAS

My new documentary Shame on You (tube) airs Monday May 25 at 21:00 on CBC Radio 1 IDEAS.

FMI or to listen to the show on your computer: 

 We are watched. Caught on ubiquitous cell phone cameras. Tweeted in real time. Judged by a capricious social media jury.  Andy Warhol predicted that everyone would have 15 minutes of fame.  Kelley Jo Burke ponders how we live in a world where everyone might have 15 minutes of shame.