Interview with Anne Baldo

This is writer Anne Baldo!

Anne and I had a zoom call earlier this fall, and goddess was it a fun discussion! Anne is widely-published poet, fiction (short story/novel) writer who lives and writers in Windsor. She’s an ECE by day, and a writer by the in-between, raising three kids and a golden retriever!

We talked about submissions, writing process, writing subject matter, readings/events, family and writing dreams. I also read an excerpt from Morse Code for Romantics, and we talk about it! Much of Anne’s subject matter includes our lovely city, so if you’re a fan of Windsor, her writing is most nostalgic and relatable. It’s also rich in texture and stellar in character development too! To date, Anne has had loads of her short stories and poems published, one book of short stories called Morse Code for Romantics (Porcupine’s Quill), and a forthcoming novel, One Day, Hard and Clear (Dundurn, 2026). She has also long/short-listed for major awards like the CBC Nonfiction Prize and the CBC Short Story Prize.

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Anne mentions the on-line place she goes to for submission info – Chillsubs.com . It is a subscription-based website, but it’s free!

Finally, congratulations to Anne for her most recent long-list for the Blank Spaces ‘The Long Dark’ anthology contest! And, for her short story ‘The Cult of Lonely Souls’ that is published in Carte Blanche Magazine’s 52 Issue. Read it here!

Follow Anne on Instagram here!