Jane Ozkowski

Writer. Currently living #vanlife. YA novel WATCHING TRAFFIC is available now from @GroundwoodBooks.

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I've got some exciting new writing projects on the horizon. Thank you to the @ONArtsCouncil's Recommender Grants for Writers program and @ToddSmithPC for the support.

[Ontario Arts Council/Conseil des arts de l'Ontario @ONArtsCouncil]

What do the arts in Ontario look like, sound like, *feel* like? We’ve aimed to provide an answer in just 60 seconds with our new video, Arts for all Ontarians. Help celebrate Ontario arts with a like, comment or share! #ArtsForAllOntarians#OntarioArts#ArtsFunding#ArtsAndCultureON

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#CoreMemory: I'd just watched The Lion King where Mufasa goes, "My greatest fear is losing you, Simba." 2 hrs later, my dad is frantically putting 12+ rolls of TP in each bathroom, telling everyone, "My greatest fear is going to the bathroom and running out of toilet paper."

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@jrrrremy Yes! I loved them!

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@Meghasaurus Ahh I'm trying to at least!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

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So excited to be included in this list. Congrats to all my fellow writers!

[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

Kerissa Dickie, @BradleyCayenne, Susan Cormier, @yinglee & @JaneOzkowski have made the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize shortlist! @CanadaCouncil @banffcentre

The winner will be announced on Sept. 22. Read all five stories now:

https://t.co/KNT0eqOSEq

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@Barbara_Robson @cbcbooks @CanadaCouncil @banffcentre ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️Thank you so much!

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@yinglee Thank you so much!!!

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When you're teaching your children about the seasons, don't forget it goes: Winter, Spring, Summer, Unsolicited Zucchinis, Fall.

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Very happy to be included on this list!

[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

Introducing the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist! 31 writers from across Canada have made the list.

The winner will receive $6,000 from @CanadaCouncil, attend a two-week writing residency at @banffcentre and have their work published on CBC Books.

https://t.co/ITGX7tfrRE

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You know your next book's going to be a hit when the word exorcism shows up 36 times in your 3-page chapter summary.

#amwriting #writingcommunity

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Nothing like a sunny day to help you figure out how dirty your house is.

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Keeping balance and harmony in my life by spending an equal amount of time googling how to lay vapor barrier and how to perform exorcisms. #equanimity #innerpeace

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I'm pretty sure kitchen garbage cans obey their own laws of physics. They're full after a single day and yet you can keep cramming things in there for at least two more weeks.

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Finally, it's my birthday month. Don't forget to wish me a happy birthday on November 52nd!

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All I want is free money and an easy life. Is that too much to ask?

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Is anyone else already tired of Halloween?

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Does anyone else get so many spam e-mails that start with, "greetings of the day?" Is this a new way of talking to people that developed while I was in lockdown? Should I be saying "greetings of the day" to my friends now?

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If I have a daughter, I'm going to make her name start with a T so that I can pass on all the cross jewelry I got growing up as a little Catholic girl.

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Maybe it's just month 11 of the pandemic talking, but I played "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" last night and had an amazing time.

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I thought this new book I'm writing was going well and then I wrote: "Maybe true love is recognizing your wife even if she's been turned into a giant croissant." So... maybe things are going off the rails a little?

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