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I am happy to announce that I will be participating in Canada-wide Culture Days again this year! I will be reading from Poor Man's Galapagos and discussing my upcoming book. Details are on the events page of my website. Come out and support local authors and artists, and I look forward to seeing you there!
Goodreads giveaway! Check it out: a Goodreads Giveaway of Poor Man's Galapagos and Abundance of the Infinite! Details under the Events Page. And stay tuned for details on the WorldTeach Alumni Page, where I will soon be featured in an Alumni Spotlight. I will also be doing a WorldTeach Instagram takeover the week of December 18th, stay tuned for details!
2017 Canwrite! conference It's not too late to sign up for the 2017 CanWrite! Conference of the Canadian Authors Association. This year's conference will be held in Toronto at the Humber College Lakeshore Campus. See the following website for more details and the lineup: https://canadianauthors.org/national/canwrite-conference/
We want your stories! The Canadian Authors Association Toronto Branch is having a meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:15pm and we want you to come prepared to read, or come to listen to what others are writing. Event details are below.
Bring your best work, or a work in progress! Please RSVP to president@canauthorstoronto.org to sign up for a reading. Readings are generally 3-5 minutes long, but that can be extended depending upon the number of readers. Beverley Burgess Bell, who hosts an Oakville Writers Group, will be moderating. Come out, bring a friend, and help us make this meeting a success. We look forward to seeing you there! Check out our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ CanadianAuthorsAssociation TorontoBranch/ And our soon-to-be-updated website www.canauthorstoronto.org Event Details: What: Member Reading. Non-Members are also welcome to attend, but all members and non-members should RSVP. Non-members are encouraged to consider membership! When: Tuesday, April 4 from 6:15 - 8:15 Where: Toronto Public Library - 145 Annette St. Website: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=LIB022 I will be on a panel at the International Festival of Authors, at Harbourfront in Toronto, in October 2016. I will also be reading at the Rowers Pub Reading Series in Toronto on November 1, 2016. Details to follow. See http://ifoa.org/ and https://rowerspubreadingseries.wordpress.com/
I am saddened by the passing of Austin Clarke, the Toronto-based writer and Giller Prize winning author. I met him at the Gladstone Hotel on Queen Street West in Toronto, several years ago, for his appearance at This Is Not A Reading Series. He will be missed, but his writings of the immigrant experience in Canada will live on.
The 2016 Canadian Writers' Summit is coming up this week! It will take place at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. See all the details and the great lineup at: http://www.ccwwp.ca/conference/
I had an uncomfortable conversation with Dr. Laura Schlessinger today, discussing my writing. She is reputed to be one of the most popular talk show hosts in radio history.
After the devastating news of the magnitude - 7.8 earthquake this past weekend, with the epicenter around the coastal Manabi Province, there are many people affected and are in need of assistance and help.
If you would like to join the relief efforts, please follow the link below. Many options are included. http://4pelagatos.com/2016/04/17/como-ayudar-una-guia-urgente/ |
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