Submissions are Now Open for the Townships Young Voices Competition! This year’s theme is: What interests YOU? Submissions should relate to some aspect of life in the Eastern Townships, past, present or future. The contest is free to enter and the deadline is January 31, 2025. Submissions can be uploaded via this form: https://forms.gle/9LPwkitmzZbFoR3e8 The competition is…
Coming Soon ― The Eastern Townships Adventure by Bernie Epps — October 19, 2024. A new two-volume set of The Eastern Townships Adventure by Bernard Epps is slated for publication on December 1st. Pre-orders are accepted from now until November 15. Well-known Townships writer “Bernie” Epps extensively researched and wrote the two volumes in the…
The Bury Historical and Heritage Society is hosting the Townships Sun’s upcoming Bernard Epps “The Eastern Townships Adventure” Book Launch. The two volume set will include a new edition of Volume 1 and a never before published Volume 2, and feature commentary from numerous local personalities and the covers will feature paintings by…
It’s been in the news recently. Back in December 2022, the Townships Sun published an article about just this problem, by retired anthropology professor Jacqueline Korschun Hyman. More than just describing the problem, she discusses an approach to address it! Read Hyman’s “Homeless in the Townships” right here. – R.A. Garber, Editor
Welcome to the TYVoices blog! I’m excited to share this journey with you all. I think it’s best to start by introducing myself properly. My name’s Dan Kirchin.
My Father’s Hands (First published in the Townships Sun, June 1982) by Bernard Epps (A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece about my mother called “A Wartime Christmas.” When someone told me “I cried when I read that,” I was delighted because I’d cried when I’d written it, and only regretted I…
Get creative with Townships Young Voices! The TYVoices project is dedicated to encouraging Youth to publicize their creative passions … and become more involved with the Townships Sun magazine! Participants have the option to submit their works in the following categories: Fiction writing, Nonfiction writing, Art, Photography, and Poetry. And like the previous year,…
There’s a Cow in my Tree! Bernard Epps was an extremely versatile writer and artist. His daughter, Jennifer Epps, recalls that he “used to go away on drafting jobs in cities, work overtime, and save up the money to come back and write.” His dexterous drawings and supple wit found expression in cartoons. Here is…
That Fellow Epps! The September issue of the Townships Sun is out, featuring the legacy of Bernard Epps, writer of Townships stories. Bernie was the larger-than-life writer and editor of the Townships Sun during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.This special edition looks at his writing career, his quirky humour, and his many contributions to the…
TYVoices 2024 Special Edition of the Townships Sun So… here’s what happens to the winning TYVoices creative work – stories, poems, artwork, photos, nonfiction – they all go to Townships heaven, aka the Townships Sun’s summer edition. Here’s the 2024 edition. To subscribe, go to townshipssun.ca/Subscribe.