On July 1, I had the honour to lead the singing of “O Canada” at the Lieutenant Governor’s Garden Party at Government House in celebration of Canada Day. And here’s a video! Here I am …
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, already a finalist for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards and finalist for a 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division, has just been …
Had a great time being part of the cast of Regina Lyric Musical Theatre‘s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I played Fogg (the insane asylum keeper) and also sang in …
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, a nominee for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards, is also a finalist for the 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division. This is …
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m up for two Aurora Awards this year! Fireboy is on the ballot for Best Young Adult Novel, and The Worldshapers is once again on the ballot for Best Fan …
I spent a good chunk of today at Wordbridge, the annual writers’ conference in Lethbridge, Alberta. My main reason for coming was to launch a Shadowpaw Press title (Broken Realm by Jenna Greene, a Lethbridge …
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Another satisfied reader!
A Science Fiction Book Club member writes on the club’s page for Marseguro: “Good read, strong character…I enjoyed this book all in one evening. It was too good to put down. Strong female character and good evolution of all the central characters.”
There have been enough good reviews from various sources now I’m starting to think maybe I actually did something right…even if the Saskatchewan Book Awards judges didn’t shortlist the book in any of the categories I entered it in.
Not that I’m bitter.
Well, not too bitter…
One plus side to not getting a Book Awards nomination? I’m free to go to the Great Big Sea concert that night upstairs in the very same building. So that’s something!
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I have no doubt it'll be a GREAT GBS show. Sorry about the Book Awards…
Cheers! Fellow blogger & long-time GBS fan,
TinaMack