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Award season right around the corner!
Mar 24, 2014
It’s that time again. A slew of writing awards will be dished out over the next few months, showcasing the best of the best in Alberta books this past year. A run-down of some of the major prizes includes the Alberta Literary Awards, the Alberta Book Publi…
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Awed by my first-ever writing retreat

Oct 29, 2013
I’d never before been to a writing retreat. That changed this past week when I packed my bag of books and scribblers and headed up to Strawberry Creek Lodge, 80 kilometers southwest of Edmonton. It was to be five days of undivided focus, and my expectation…
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Walk the talk or walk the dog?

Sep 23, 2013
I few years ago my husband and I decided to get a dog. What we were thinking? She’s this overly exuberant labrador retriever with a huge personality, madly in love with everyone she meets. Most days she goes to work with my husband Jim, who’s a safety code…
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Salty Ink reviews our new anthology

Jul 17, 2013
A review of Everything is So Political turned up on Salty Ink today. If you haven’t yet run across the Salty Ink blog, it’s run by award-winning author and bright guy Chad Pelley, who from Newfoundland casts a spotlight on fresh Canadian fiction and poetry…
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The Library Effect Project

Jun 16, 2013
Last fall, Parkland Regional Library put out a call for stories in a writing contest, offering an iPad to the grand winner and five Kobo eReaders as other prizes. Contestants in central Alberta were invited to write a story about how their local library ha…
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Shore Girl wins Alberta Readers' Choice

May 27, 2013
I’m thrilled to announce that The Shore Girl has won the 2013 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. I’m so deeply grateful to the Edmonton Public Library for bringing Alberta authors and readers together with this fabulous contest. Readers were allowed to choose …
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