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High Tea at Home, Sunday August 30th
Looking forward to this delicious event and a lively conversation about historical fiction! To join us, register here.
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A Russian Sister Plein Air, Socially-Distanced Book Launch
I was delighted to safely celebrate the launch of A Russian Sister last week. Here are a few shots from the event.
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WV/20 September 17th at 7pm
Please join me for this FREE ZOOM EVENT at the Word Vancouver Festival. I’m joining three other previous Vancouver Public Library Writers-in-Residence: Wayde Compton, Gabrielle Prendergast and Sam...
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One Last Summer Reading at the Historic Joy Kogawa House, Sunday 19 September
I’m thrilled to be participating in a rare in-person event with Shaena Lambert, June Hutton & Tony Wanless, Danny Peart and Lenore Rowntree. While the in-person tickets are sold out, you can still...
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Thin Air 2020, September 20-October 12
I’m delighted to be participating in the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, the on-line Covid edition! To hear me read from A Russian Sister, and to hear all the wonderful authors at the...
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Six Mad Women: Caroline Adderson, Dede Crane & Shaena Lambert Virtual Event,...
How wonderful to spend an hour chatting with Dede Crane and Shaena Lambert: three women writers talking about our biographical novels featuring three fascinating women from history: Masha Chekhova,...
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Literary Cabaret at the Whistler Writers Festival, Friday October 16 @ 6pm...
What a treat it was to record this event with Geeta Das, Musical Director for the Whistler Writers Festival, and her band. You can watch this line-up of ten writers reading to brilliantly improvised...
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Afternoon Tea at the Vancouver Writer Writers Fest, Sunday October 25 @ 3:00 PT
One of the Festival’s signature events year after year, The Afternoon Tea returns in digital format! Bring your favourite scones and tea and sidle up for an afternoon steeped in words, including...
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The Globe and Mail Books That Shaped 2020
I’m thrilled to see A Russian Sister on this list of “Books That Shaped 2020.” Read the whole list and listen to the podcast here.
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A Russian Sister on CBC’s North X Northwest
It’s always such a delight to talk to Sheryl MacKay! Here we are chatting about A Russian Sister. Tune in at the 47 minute mark.
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Reimaging History: A Conversation with Historical Fiction Writers
I’m delighted to be part in Talking Fresh 2021 with the inimitable Marina Endicott and Alix Hawley. We’ll be talking about the the perils – and joys – of reimagining history on Saturday 6 March, 1 pm...
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Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival 2021 (Zooming it out!)
I’m so happy to have guest curated the 2021 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival! As well as a week-long Zoom narrative workshop (with me) you can sign up for a 3-hour workshop with this stellar...
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The Artisanal Writer
So happy to be interviewed by The Artisanal Writer about my crush on Anton Chekhov and writing in general. Check out the interview here.
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50 Years of Event
How delightful to see my first ever non-fiction piece from 30 or so years ago republished! Thank you to Event Magazine. And look at the wonderful company I’m in! More information about this...
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Resonance: Essays on the Craft of Writing
Delighted to be part of this anthology on the craft of writing. On offer: advice from forty-three sage authors. Thank you Anvil Press! For more information, click here.
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Story time!
I’m absolutely thrilled to have a new story published in The Walrus. It’s even available online. Click here to read!
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All Our Auld Acquaintances Are Gone
My story “All Our Auld Acquaintances Are Gone,” originally published in Canadian Notes and Queries, can now be read online. Enjoy it here!
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Metcalf-Rooke Award
Doubly-delighted to have my story, “All My Auld Acquaintances Are Gone,” not only selected for Best Canadian Stories 2023, but chosen as the winner of the Metcalf-Rooke Award. Originally published in...
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Writing Retreat at Hollyhock 17-22 September, 2023
I’m thrilled to be hosting this writing retreat with the inimitable Kathy Page. If you are a writer, childhood can be your creative Eden. Whether you want to use childhood experiences directly as...
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Sidney Literary Festival, April 20-22
I’ll be giving a 2-hour workshop on Writing Narrative Scenes as part of the Sidney Literary Festival. For more information about the festival, and to register, please click here.
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