Reviews
"Creative Provinces is built around an extraordinarily creative idea, and Haynes delivers a wealth of innovative examples that will enthrall her audience."
BookLife Prize Review
BookLife Prize - 2021
Semi Finalist
Plot/Idea: Haynes’ idea is clear from the start of her work, and she promotes a well-defined, expository concept throughout. She covers her premise remarkably well, with little deviation from the purpose of the guide.
Prose: Haynes writes fluently, with vivid examples that will draw in her target audience. Her prose is direct and readable – alternating between academic and inspirational in all the right places.
Originality: Creative Provinces is built around an extraordinarily creative idea, and Haynes delivers a wealth of innovative examples that will enthrall her audience.
Character Development/Execution: Haynes structures her guide meticulously and follows through on her promises. There are a handful of sections that veer slightly off-topic, but she expertly melds these into a detailed and engaging work that will leave readers enlightened, with a solid grasp of how to implement her concept.
Date Submitted: January 29, 2022
A Beautiful and Startling Book
This book is the result of years of research and planning. [Haynes] felt that many of the problems of the world were related to unimaginative thinking about structure. What was needed was to create structures that allowed people to live the lives they really wanted. This book, Creative Provinces, explores ways that groups of people could develop many different kinds of empowered communities that would allow that.
Ginnah Howard, author, Night Navigation
An important book for this time in history. A completely enjoyable, inventive and thorough view of alternative ways of living. Sparked with insights into our current situation and filled with solutions. With the author's grace and humor and the accompanying beautiful artwork this 'how to" for a better world can be the handbook for a magnificent future. Highly recommend this!
Walter Gurbo, Artist
Many Creative Possibilities for Ways to Live Together in the Future
This book creatively explores the possibility of intentional communities, or provinces as the author calls them. I was particularly drawn to the Living Earth Raw Foods Province where residents share a common interest in Raw Organic Food and create schools, restaurants, family farms and local markets to support this vision. Her artful description of many different ways of peacefully living together belongs on the bookshelf of every creative person.
Dean Roberts, Entrepreneur and Author, I'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead
Creative Provinces is an impressive work of original thinking about communities people might like to form and live in. It's a book that frees the imagination to consider what our perfect spot in the world might look like. I recommend it as a highly thought-provoking resource.
Forrest Bachner, author, The Colour of the Times