Month: June 2008

While I await the arrival of proofs, I’m gearing up for the 87th annual Canadian Authors Association national conference, taking place July 3 – 6 in Edmonton. Looks like there’s going to be a great slate of presenters and workshops. Looking forward to schmoozing and mingling, and catching up with the great CAA folks in…

Calgary Public Library is celebrating the centenary of city council’s orginal decision to build a library, with a grant from Andrew Carnegie, and they are asking Calgarians why the library is important to them. They used my story, here: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/100/stories.aspx?g=0 Actually, I have lots of library stories, but that one will do for now.

It’s official — the launch for my novel Love Minus Zero will take place on Thursday, November 13th at 7:00 PM at Memorial Park Library (lower level), 1221 – 2nd St. SW, Calgary. Very exciting! Here’s something I didn’t know I’d have to do — get a liquor license. Huh. It’s going to be just…

Maybe you never wondered about that kind of thing, but I do. Did, that is. I don’t mean the blurbs that are quotes from your hopefully famous friends, talking about how wonderful your work is — Oberon doesn’t seem to use those (which is fine by me). I mean the thing that’s the enticing little…