"LEAVE MY BONES IN SASKATOON", A Book Reading with Michael Afenfia

Michael Afenfia
POSTED: May 31, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

"Leave My Bones In Saskatoon" is a compelling novel that explores the challenges faced by a Nigerian family as they seek to start a new life in Canada. The story is told through the eyes of… More

2023 Whistler Writers Festival Spring Reading Event

Lisa Duncan | POSTED: May 31, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

I'm really looking forward to my upcoming reading event on June 15th in Whistler and sharing stories with these wonderful authors and the Sea to Sky Orchestra! Details and tickets available… More

Zoom launch Sentient Stones, Susan McCaslin's new mini-chapbook

Susan McCaslin
POSTED: May 30, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

Susan McCaslin will be reading poems from her new, hand crafted, mini-chapbook, Sentient Stones (Raven Press, Salt Spring Island, BC), with two other mini-chapbook poets, on June 17, 7 pm Pacific… More

Call for Applications: 2023 Writers' Trust Mentorship Are you a developing writer completing your first manuscript and seeking a mentor? Or do you know one? Submissions are now open for the 2023… More

No, You're Crazy - A New Novel by Jeff Beamish

Jeff Beamish
POSTED: May 25, 2023

New Publication

A teenage girl with a rare mental disorder attracts dangerous attention when she claims she can see into the future. No, You’re Crazy is a multilayered novel that examines the many ways a family… More

Book Launch and Conversation: Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs

Lucian Childs | POSTED: May 18, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

Join Biblioasis and Queen Books Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 6 - 8 pm in celebrating the debut of Lucian Childs—Dreaming Home, a queer coming-of-age that poignantly explores the ways we search for… More

Hi, friends. The second novel in my The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton has ben released.  Peanut Butter and Pandemonium:  "On Goat Loops, in the realm of Niff, Sam learns a… More

Thursday, May 25, 7:30PM ADT, Zoom Webinar "Writing Tough Topics for Young Readers" with Hackmatack nominees Laura Best, Edeet Ravel, and Valerie Sherrard Join 2023 Hackmatack award nominees Laura… More

Tuesday, May 23, 7:30PM ADT, Zoom Webinar "Finding the Fun in Children's Nonfiction" with Hackmatack nominee Rachel Poliquin Non-fiction is NOT fiction’s boring cousin. Join children’s non-fiction… More

Double Reader's Choice Award Nominations

Jane Thorbjornsen, JB Warren | POSTED: May 12, 2023

Contest or Award

Jane Baird Warren’s debut Middle-Grade novel, How to Be a Goldfish (Scholastic 2022), has been named a 2023 Snow Willow Finalist in the Saskatchewan Young Readers Award – AND - 2024 Northern Lights… More