Monthly Archives: October 2011
Governor General Literary Awards Finalists Announced Today
Today the Canada Council for the Arts released the list of finalist for the GG Awards. I’ve copied the English Fiction list here but interested readers can get the full list the Canada Council Website. My son gave me a … Continue reading
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BC/Lower Mainland Chapters of the International Reading Association
On Friday, Oct. 21 – myself, with several other CWILL members will be in attendance for LOMCIRA’s and BCLCIRA’s conference, which will be held this year in Burnaby, BC. This is a provincial PD day, so I hope to meet … Continue reading
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Writing News: I Now Have an Agent!
I am very excited to let everyone know that I now have a literary agent in Toronto, Ontario. I will be working very closely with Ali Mcdonald at The Rights Factory. Ali specializes in children and YA on an international … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Writing and Blank Pages
It’s been difficult for me to get to my new manuscript and I realize September is gone and the first draft is still sitting, almost untouched next to my computer and although the bones of the story are in place, … Continue reading
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