JULIE MCGONEGAL WRITER & EDITOR

Recent Journalism

“Unravelling Wisdom.” Last year, I spoke to Zainab Salbi, an author and activist who grew up as part of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, about the wisdom she has gleaned on her path to inner healing, as well as her newest creative project. – Broadview, January/February 2022
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“Northern Guardian.” I spoke to longtime advocate Rebecca Kudloo about how the abuse being meted out to Inuit women and girls is linked to the residential school legacy  — and what's being done about it.
​– Broadview, January/February 2022
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“Personable poetics.” Poetry Unbound podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama reveals how poetry kept him alive through hard times. Now he's sharing his beloved genre with everyone else. - Broadview, March 2021

“Riding the Waves.” In the midst of a pandemic that has seen women's labour gains diminished, this roundup of recent books on feminist organizing asks the question: Where should women march next? 
– Literary Review of Canada, May 2021

“Waswanipi.” Jean-Yves Soucy's narrative vividly recalls a time when the traditional life — living off the land, hunting, fishing, gathering — was still possible for the Cree community, before the residential school system and relentless extraction of resources changed everything. - Quill & Quire, September 2021
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“Spílǝxm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence.” Spílǝxm takes the painful threads of one Indigenous woman’s story and weaves them into a vibrant sash. – Quill & Quire, December 2021. ​

“Curbing our Consumerism.” In this interview with environmental journalist J.B. MacKinnon, he walks me through a thought experiment: What happens when the world stops shopping? – Broadview, October/November 2021

“We Are Living in Shouty Times.” In the skilled hands of gifted poet Pádraig Ó Tuama and the late theologian Glenn Jordan, an ancient text is made new for our times. – Sojourners, July 2021

​​“10 Canadian Spiritual Road Trips.” A list of summer destinations to feed your soul. – Broadview, June 2019

​​“Circles of Trust.” In this award-winning interview, I spoke to Harry Nigh, founder of a groundbreaking sex offender support group. The Circles of Support and Accountability model has spread worldwide.
​– Broadview, November 2019

​​​“Tanya Talaga Talks Racism, Resilience, and Reconciliation.” An interview with the renowned journalist about her book, Seven Fallen Feathers. – Broadview, February 2018​
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