This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the 2013 Winterset in Summer literary festival in Eastport, Newfoundland. I was invited to read from my novel Braco as part of the New Voices panel with Grant Loveys (Our Gleaming Bones Unrobed) and Claire Wilkshire (Maxine). Bert Riggs did an amazing job hosting our event, following up our readings with questions. For a first time novelist, it was a fabulous experience. Continue reading “The Winterset Experience”
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Never Forget Srebrenica
Our calendars are filled with anniversaries. For the most part, they are dates set aside to celebrate or remember a specific event. They are also an opportunity to educate.
Thursday, July 11, 2013 is the eighteenth anniversary of the Fall of Srebrenica. On that day in 1995, the Bosnian Serb army invaded the town and subsequently murdered more than eight thousand men and boys. More than 6800 have since been positively identified through DNA and 5657 have been buried at the memorial site in Potocari (as of July, 2012). This week, four hundred more will be laid to rest in Potocari.
The Atlantic Book Awards Experience
On May 14, I flew to Halifax for the Atlantic Book Awards. My novel, Braco, was nominated for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award. The award went to Keir Lowther for Dirty Bird.
Am I disappointed? Not at all. How could I be? To be one of three nominated for the award throughout Atlantic Canada is an amazing accomplishment for any first time novelist. From the moment I learned that Braco had been nominated, I felt the nomination itself was a prize and I’m honoured and very happy to have it. And the best part was the opportunity to go to Halifax and introduce Braco to people who otherwise may not have known about the book. Continue reading “The Atlantic Book Awards Experience”
Finishing up my Blog Tour with Valerie Francis
I’m in Halifax now awaiting the Atlantic Book Award ceremony tomorrow 
night. Tonight, I’ll be joining the other two authors nominated for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award as well as three established authors for readings and a Q&A. The event takes place at the Keshen Goodman Library in Halifax starting at 7 pm. Should be a great evening.
Today, we come to the end of my five week blog tour. I’ve been honored to have been hosted by Kate Robbins, Paul Butler, Michelle Butler Hallett and Rati Mehrotra up to now and today we finish up the tour with Valerie Francis. Continue reading “Finishing up my Blog Tour with Valerie Francis”
The next stop on my blog tour with Rati Mehrotra
I’m four weeks into my blog tour and the Atlantic Book Awards are fast 
approaching. This week, Rati Mehrotra has been kind enough to host me on her blog Rati Writes.
Rati recently joined our writer’s group. She is a science fiction and fantasy writer. Born and raised in India, she travelled the globe before making her home in Newfoundland. She’s currently working on a YA fantasy series titled Asiana and plans to publish Book One in 2014.
Next week, the blog tour ends with Valerie Francis and she will provide the details of how you can win a signed copy of Braco.
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