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 →
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 →
Kathy Page and Craig Boyko, two fine short-story writers from Biblioasis, will launch their new books on April 29. I’ll be hosting. Kathy’s Paradise Elsewhere is all mythic, frightening, beautiful, strange,… read more →
a fine review of Red Girl Rat Boy! It’s by Carol Matthews, a regular reviewer for Malahat. I’m grateful for her attentive and thoughtful reading of the book. Malahat Review
Liz Windhorst Harmer, an Ontario writer/editor I’d never done an interview like this. It’s a good method. Liz would send me a question, usually quite long, that required me to… read more →
Red Girl Rat Boy! I’m thrilled to be nominated for this prize! See all the details at http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2014 Thanks to my wonderful publishers Biblioasis, thanks to the BC Book Prizes… read more →
goes to Kate Hargreaves for Red Girl Rat Boy! I’m so pleased that the talented young designer at Biblioasis has won this award. Well-deserved — such a striking cover. From… read more →
Marcia McCauley’s remarkable website reveals her as someone who reads a lot — reads hugely, addictively, energetically, widely, deeply, lovingly, enthusiastically. . . . Recently, Buried In Print commented on… read more →
InCite, hosted by Vancouver Writers’ Fest director Hal Wake, on March 5 will feature three Vancouver writers published in Best Canadian Stories 2013, ed. John Metcalf. Caroline Adderson’s story “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen”… read more →