Very stoked to know we’ve had some applications come in. The deadline for the scholarship has been extended until May 14 if you’re still interested in applying.

Drew Barrymore interviews everybody like they have coke and she doesn’t have any money.

If you have any questions about the Shared Bylines program, let me know!

The program is for BIPOC student journalists in Canada (no need to be in a journalism program) and this year we have a brand-new opportunity for visually impaired student journalists thanks to Graham Isador !

How The CW's 'Sight Unseen' Built a Production For and Driven By Blind and Low Vision Creatives hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the…

The first time in my career I worked on a Canadian show. Joined by talents like Graham Isador Skander Halim

I’m bias but the rate of great stories The Local Magazine has put out this month sets such a high bar.

How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking? ~ getpocket.com/explore/item/h… via Pocket GQ Magazine Graham Isador #fitness #wellness

A friendly reminder that I’ve put together a scholarship for any visually impaired journalist currently enrolled in school. The application is due next week.

The countdown is on!⏱️There's just less than a week left to get your apps in for Shared Bylines' journalism + mentorship program. The program is open to Canadian BIPOC student journalists – and you can apply to both streams!

Deadline: April 30

sharedbylines.com/apply

One of many great pieces in the Art + Money issue of a local publication I'm proud to support.

“If artists are forced to choose between being supported by outside means—family money, a rich spouse—or spending their lives perpetually struggling to afford the basics of human existence, who will get to make art?” thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo…

Long before things got out of control costs wise in this country (housing, groceries) we made choices like this too. Now the decision seems more striking. But, the thing is you can't really predict what you end up sacrificing when you do or don't have kids.

“Not knowing where your next cheque is coming from is fine when you’re only responsible for yourself—less so when there is a tiny mouth to feed.” How can artists today afford to be parents? thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo…

Hard as fuck but yes

Art allows one to imagine a better world. It should go hand-in-hand with parenthood, but as Graham Isador writes, that's not always the economic reality. thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo… via The Local Magazine

In Toronto, being an artist and being a parent can feel mutually exclusive. I wrote about kids, affordability, and whether I’ll ever be a father for The Local Magazine.

thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo…

Today in the Art+Money issue, the fantastic Graham Isador Graham Isador asks: how does any artist make enough money, have enough stability, to feasibly have a child? Why does it feel like an impossible calculus? A deeply personal look at the choice facing working artists in Toronto.

Is it viable to be an artist and a parent in Toronto? Graham Isador Graham Isador writes about grappling with the possibility of fatherhood—“whether having a kid means letting go of a career and lifestyle I’ve chased nearly every moment for the past 15 years.” thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo…