John Kupferschmidt
The economic downturn may be an opportunity for aspiring writers and artists to enter the cultural life, says Maria Kubacki of CanWest News Service. (We concur—our first try at the 3-Day Novel Contest was right after the dot-com bust.) As part of a series on optimism, Kubacki interviewed our 2007 winner, John Kupferschmidt, on how web-driven writing events like 3-Day and Nano are helping people find their communities. Read the whole article at Canada.com.