To “pick a lane” is something most artists have been told at one time or another, be that a particular genre, form, or medium. It can be easier to identify success when it is streamlined and linear— but what benefits are there to be found when we’re not so focused on limiting what is meant to be expansive?
Join moderator Nicole Smith as she picks the brains of two of Canlit’s most beloved authors, Helen Humphreys and Camilla Gibb; prolific across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and makers in more than one medium. We’ll discuss process, how different artforms can unlock different perspectives on the same story, and what it really means to make something; a book, an image, a career, a life.
