On June 10th I’ll be participating in the Fat Oyster Reading Series at Fanny Bay, along with poet Renee Saklikar, author of Children of Air India (Nightwood 2013). I’m very much… read more →
…at the college Convocation on 4 June I’ll become Emerita. For 30 years my workplace was Langara College in Vancouver, where I taught English and Women’s Studies and played an… read more →
Authors Support Independent Bookstores You know that independent bookstores have taken a beating in the past decade or so. Here in Vancouver, remember Duthie’s, Peregrine, Granville Books, Women In Print,… read more →
New Short Story on Joyland Joyland is a literary magazine that selects fiction regionally. Its editors work with stories and excerpts by authors connected to locales across North America. Read… read more →
FRIDAY OCT. 10TH. 2014 7:30 at the store: 1391 Commercial Drive Space is limited, so please reserve a spot by one of three methods: 1.) Email coopbks@telus.net 2.) Drop-in during… read more →
Recently Malahat invited me to participate in an online interview with Cody Klippenstein, a former creative writing student at UVic now going for an MFA in New York. The interview just… read more →
Wednesday September 10, 7 pm. Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver. I’ll be appearing with poet Elise Partridge and other writers. For more information, go to pandorascollective.com
Steven Beattie does it again Beattie, the books editor of Quill & Quire and creator/writer/manager of the literary site That Shakespearean Rag, not only gave Red Girl a stellar review in the National Post… read more →
Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize! This prize, named for the Irish author and nationalist (1903-1966) who wrote “Guests of the Nation” among other deeply-felt and political short fictions, nominates collections… read more →
Join short story writers C.P. Boyko and Kathy Page as they launch their latest collections. Kathy Page, nominee for the Governor General’s Award and the Orange Prize, presents what Barbara… read more →