In Safekeeping, award-winning writer and author care specialist Chelene Knight offers tangible, structured guidance for new and established authors at different stages, including those not aiming for publication.

This journal nurtures a new generation of healthy and supported authors, helping them avoid imposter syndrome, burnout, and the trap of comparing themselves to their peers, all while learning how to show up as their most authentic selves.

Through a blend of thought-provoking writing prompts, tips, introspective exercises, and mindset-building activities, Safekeeping equips authors with the tools to construct their own roadmap to a sustainable and fulfilling creative practice.

The journal doubles as a valuable keepsake, documenting the entire publishing journey from the inception of an idea to the post-publication phase, ensuring writers can hold on to their experiences while planning for future projects. With warmth and compassion, Safekeeping equips authors with the tools to successfully bring their books into the world. (From House of Anansi Press)

Safekeeping is available in January 2025.

Chelene Knight is a writer and poet from Vancouver. She is the author of the Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant, which won the 2018 Vancouver Book Award. Her 2022 novel Junie won the 2023 Vancouver Book Award, was longlisted for Canada Reads 2024 and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, and was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ fiction. Her work has appeared in literary magazines in Canada and the U.S. and she has been a judge for literary awards, including the B.C. Book Prizes.