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Life Rattle

Contact details:

Website address: http://www.liferattle.ca/

Email address for general inquiries: info@liferattle.ca

Facebook: @liferattle

Goals/mission:

  • Primary goal is to publish and share Toronto nonfiction, with a focus on new writing.
  • Life Rattle is an umbrella, non-for-profit organization, and serves mostly as a launching point for “inexperienced” writers.
  • Life Rattle builds confidence for Toronto citizens who have stories to tell.
  • Life Rattle gives writers access to not only a tight-knit community but also professional editing services and opportunities (including grants to writers who showcase potential!).

Notable past and current activities:

  • Life Rattle Radio on CKLM 88.1 FM (1988-now defunct)
  • Life Rattle Podcast
  • The Totally Unknown Writers Festival (1992-Present)
  • The New Writers Series
  • The New Publisher Series

Ways to get involved:

  • Listen to the Life Rattle podcast, including their back catalogs.
  • Purchase a Life Rattle book collection/anthology or a memoir (available on website).
  • Attend the annual Totally Unknown Writers Festival (Late December) or a New Publisher Series book launch.
  • Become a Life Rattle Writer!

Information compiled by Cody Caetano.

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