Ocean Frontier Institute Module I and Moving Together for Marine Conservation are excited to release a new collection of short stories, available electronically for free download. The collection features exciting, thoughtful, and awe-inspiring stories about the ways people connect to the ocean and coasts in Newfoundland and Labrador and the special meanings and relationships they have with these places. The connections provide writers with inspiration, and now we hope the stories inspire you!
This is a collection of short stories by emerging writers. Through multiple short story genres, the authors explore what connects people to the ocean and coasts in Newfoundland and Labrador. Readers are invited into the memories, visions, relationships, and places that inspire coastal and ocean experiences. Enriched by hand-drawn art by coastal youth, the collection shows what it means to be inextricably linked to the ups and downs of coastal and ocean life, and what the draw of this life can do to understandings of our surroundings and ultimately, ourselves.
The collection feature 16 stories about Newfoundland and Labrador, from an outstanding cohort of writers in the province who participated in the NL Writes Short Story Competition.
The competition emphasized inclusive participation, reflection, and dialogue, while featuring mentorship, feedback, and celebration. Read more about the NL Writes journey in the preface of the collection.
These authors with other contributions to the 2024 Year of the Arts were recently celebrated at the Ocean People Inspire event on September 12th at the Lantern. Check out the event and what was shared by clicking here.
About the editor
Dr. Evan Andrews is a resource geographer working at the intersections of small-scale fisheries, marine conservation, and natural resource governance. He has a PhD in Social and Ecological Sustainability. Currently, he is a Banting Fellow in Too Big To Ignore: A Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research (TBTI Global) and a postdoctoral research fellow in the Ocean Frontier Institute Module I, both based at Memorial University. He is the lead editor of Thinking Big about Small-Scale Fisheries in Canada and co-founder of TBTI Canada, a cross-Canadian hub of TBTI Global, focused on increasing the visibility, recognition and enhancement of small-scale fisheries in Canada.
TBTI Global Book Series
This publication series aims to highlight why we need to pay close attention to small-scale fisheries. The series will be of use to anyone interested in learning more about small-scale fisheries, especially about their important contribution to livelihoods, well-being, poverty alleviation and food security, as well as to those who are keen to help raise profile of small-scale fisheries in the policy realm.
How to Cite
Andrews, E.J. (Eds.). 2024. Ocean People Inspire: A Collection of Short Stories. TBTI Global, St. John’s, Canada