Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
CBC
Who gets to write working class stories in Canada?
25 minutes Posted Apr 3, 2026 at 4:10 am.
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A new anthology series 'Bread Alone: What happens when we run out of working-class writers?' edited by Kate Pasola begs the question: who gets to have a career in writing? And how does that inform the kinds of working class narratives that get published? Niko Stratis, Deborah Dundas and Catherine Hernandez join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to chat about being a working class writer in Canada, the value of labour in creative industries, and how not to sell out while trying to make ends meet.