I'm thrilled to be heading to Shawville, Quebec, next month for "Get the Word Out!," a literacy festival hosted by the Western Quebec Literacy Council. I'll be joining other local artists and authors Jamaal Jackson Rogers, Robin Blackburn McBride, Seymour Hamilton, Katharine Fletcher, and Venetia Crawford for a day of poetry, stories, workshops and presentations… Continue reading Celebrating Literacy
Interested in one of my Author Presentations or Writing Workshops? Good news! Financial assistance for author visits is available throughout Canada, thanks to the generous support of our governments working with the literary non-profit community. A couple of key funding programs have looming deadlines -- so if you would like to invite me or another… Continue reading Funding Author Visits
I will be touring Nova Scotia during the 2014 TD Canadian Children's Book Week. I am thrilled to be part of this annual week-long celebration of children's literature. It's my first time; I've been told to expect exhilaration, exhaustion, and excitement. I can't wait. But I'll have to: Book Week will take place May 3rd to 10th, 2014. While… Continue reading Book Me for Book Week 2014
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