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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No joy in Regina…
…well, at least not for me. My bio of J. R. R. Tolkien did not win a Saskatchewan Book Award at last night’s gala dinner. It was short-listed in the Children’s Literature category, which was won by Flux, by Beth Goobie. Beth Goobie was not there to accept the award, but cries of “Draw again!” failed to elicit a respons.
Seriously, it was an honor to be nominated. I look forward to next year’s awards, when three different sets of judges in three different categories will be required to read my adult SF novel Lost in Translation. Considering the “literary” bent of many of the judges, it may well be the first SF novel they’ve ever read
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