The people at the Forest of Reading awards asked Philip Roy to make a video for their (upcoming) new website, since Submarine Outlaw is up for a Red Maple award this year. Here’s what he came up with — enjoy!
Submarine Outlaw video
Beryl Young will be speaking about her just-released YA novel Follow the Elephant to two classes of Grade 6 and 7 students at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary on Tuesday, March 23rd.
Ronsdale Press invites you to celebrate the launch of Follow the Elephant by Beryl Young.
The launch will take place at on Friday March 26th at Tilley Endurables, 2401 Granville St. (at 8th Ave.), Vancouver, BC, from 6:30-7:30 pm.
There will be book draws and East Indian appetizers — and it’s FREE!
Sponsored by Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush bookstore, Tilley Endurables and Ronsdale Press.
BC Business interviewed Douglas Todd about his book Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia and his ideas therein, for this article on the 2010 Winter Olympics and the notion of Cascadia as a distinct geographical, cultural and political region.
http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2010/02/03/cascadia-new-frontier?page=0%2C6
Saturday, March 13: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) will be a guest speaker at a Brian Henry Workshop, “Writing with Style.” Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church, 6 John Street, Orangeville, Ontario. 1:15 pm
Tuesday, February 23. Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction.” Alexander’s Public School. 2223 Sutton Drive. Burlington, Ontario. 1:40 p.m.
Monday, February 8. Jean Rae Baxter Baxter (The Way Lies North). Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction.” St. Patrick’s School. 200 Kenwood Avenue. Burlington, Ontario. 10:00 a.m.
Join Norma Charles, Alan Twigg, Francis Mansbridge, Bill Gaston, Dede Crane, Timothy Taylor, Audrey Thomas and more on beautiful Galiano Island this month: these authors will be appearing at the First Annual Galiano Literary Festival, from Feb 19-22. They’re billing it as an Olympic escape — sounds like a good plan! For more details, click here.
On February 11 and 12, Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie) will lead workshops and give an Acadian presentation at the City of Calgary Teachers Convention, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary, AB.
When: Saturday, February 6th at 11:00 am
Where: Chapters Granville, 2505 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC.
(604) 731-7822
What: Story Time with Norma Charles. A reading of Chasing a Star. Book signing to follow.
What else: The store has prepared to also promote the book Snowy Sports by author Per-Henri k Gurth. Children will be invited to do an activity following the story time themed for sports in the snow.
