January 2008

Friday, January 4: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time: New and Selected Poems, Ronsdale Press) reading with Marilyn Dumont (that toungued belonging, Kegedonce Press) and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (A Constellation of Bones, forthcoming fromNishin Productions) reading at Toronto Women’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord St, Toronto, ON. 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 5: Joanne Arnott, (Mother Time), performs at an event that magically appears in the snow, hosted by John Barlow, Toronto.

Sunday, January 6: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time: New and Selected Poems, Ronsdale Press) with Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Judah Denberg, Mary Ann Mulhern and Jake Doherty reading in the Lit Live series at Bread & Roses Café Sky Dragon Centre, 27 King William Street, Hamilton, Ontario, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, January 7: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time: New and Selected Poems, Ronsdale Press) reading with Kim Andreson, Danile Heath Justice and Wendy Stewart at the Plume Writers Guild, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, ON.

Friday, January 11: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music) Vetta Chamber Series: “Tryptyk” trio and Marisa Gaetanne; includes songs by Jean Coulthard, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, at West Point Grey United Church, 4595 West 8th, Vancouver, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 20: Harold Rhenisch (Return to Open Water: Poems New and Selected), conducts a Blue Pencil Café; one-on-one consultations with authors at The Community Arts Council of White Rock and District, #90 – 1959 152nd Street, Surrey, BC, morning sessions.

Sunday, January 20: Harold Rhenisch (Return to Open Water: Poems New and Selected), conducts a writing workshop at The Community Arts Council of White Rock and District, #90 – 1959 152nd Street, Surrey, BC, afternoon.

Monday, January 21: Harold Rhenisch (Return to Open Water: Poems New and Selected), author’s talk and reading at Elgin Park School, Surrey, BC.

Monday, January 21: Harold Rhenisch (Return to Open Water: Poems New and Selected),  reading at The Community Arts Council of White Rock and District, #90 – 1959 152nd Street, Surrey, BC, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, January 23 and 24: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Mike Mountain Horse School, Lethbridge.

Friday, January 25: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North), Guest speaker for Family Literacy Day, a reading plus a talk about the importance of literacy in the family. St. Charles Adult Education Centre, Hamilton. Time tba.

Monday, January 28: Lois Donovan, (Winds of L’Acadie), author visit to Grade 7 classes, Park Lawn School, Toronto, 12:45 p.m.

Monday, January 28: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), teacher in-service sessions, Senator Buchanan School, Lethbridge.

Tuesday, January 29: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Galbraith School, Lethbridge.

Tuesday, January 29: Lois Donovan, (Winds of L’Acadie), author visit to Grades 4 – 6 classes at St. Pius X School, Toronto, 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 30: Lois Donovan, (Winds of L’Acadie), author visit to Grade 7 classes at Kent School, Toronto, 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 30: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Milk River School, Milk River, Alberta.

Thursday, January 31: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Nicholas Sheran School, Lethbridge.

February 2008

Friday, February 1: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), book launch and signing at the CANSCAIP group book launch for books published in 2007, held during the Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Friday, February 1: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), teacher in-service sessions, Nicholas Sheran School, Lethbridge.

Friday, February 1: Garry Gottfriedson, (Whiskey Bullets), discussion and reading in the English class of Dr. Sophie McCall, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 5: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), lecture “Jean Coulthard and her World,” with David Gordon Duke, William Bruneau and Turning Point Ensemble, Gessler Lecture Hall University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 6: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), lecture “Jean Coulthard and her World,” with David Gordon Duke, William Bruneau and Turning Point Ensemble, Alma Van Dusen room,
Vancouver Public Library, 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, February 6 and 7: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Edgemont School, Calgary.

Thursday, February 7: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), Vancouver's inaugural poet laureate, will be a speaker and moderator in a discussion on the role of poetry in the city, at “The Philosopher’s Café,” False Creek Community Centre, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 10: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Vancouver Women’s Musical Society presents “ A Coulthard Celebration,” concert at the Unitarian Church, 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 10: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Turning Point Ensemble presents “Jean Coulthard and Her World”, at Vancouver Playhouse, Hamilton and Dunsmuir, Vancouver, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 13: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), UBC School of Music presents “Coulthard Centenary,” UBC Recital Hall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Elizabeth Seyton School, Calgary.

February 20-23: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice); will be publicized by contributing artist, Shannon Stratton, who is exhibiting her work with Anthea Black at the College Art Association Conference, Venue tba, Pittsburg, PA.

Wednesday and Thursday, February 27 and 28: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Hillhurst School, Calgary.

Friday, February 28: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), gives an author’s talk and consultations for a writer’s group meeting at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver Community Arts Council, 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, 7:00 p.m.

March 2008

March 1- 3: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents “Jean Coulthard Celebration,” Orpheum Theatre, 865 Seymour Street, Vancouver, Saturday & Monday, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, March 3: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat), reading and author’s talk at Van Horne Elementary School, 5855 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC.

TBC, Tuesday, March 18: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), speaking at a librarians’ conference, Red Deer.

Tuesday, March 18: Harold Rhenisch (Free Will, Out of the Interior, Return to Open Water, Taking the Breath Away), The Can Coffee Co., 1475 Fairview Road, Penticton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18: Garry Gottfriedson (Whiskey Bullets), reading (with Souvankham Thammavongsa) at the Green College Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC, Vancouver. 7:30 p.m.

March 19 -22: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice) and Paula Gustafson, Nïsse Gustafson, Amy Gogarty, eds. (Craft Perception and Practice, Volume 3); will be publicized by contributing author Nicole Burisch at the 42nd Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2008. This year’s conference theme is CONFLUENCE: Innovation, Community, Environment; at the David L Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Thursday, March 20: The 100-Mile Story: Harold Rhenisch(Free Will, Out of the Interior, Return to Open Water, Taking the Breath Away), as part of the Okanagan Institute’s Express Series, Bean Scene North, Kelowna, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice) and Paula Gustafson, Nïsse Gustafson, Amy Gogarty, eds. (Craft Perception and Practice, Volume 3); lecture by Amy Gogarty on work by artists discussed in both books, ACAD Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice); lecture on Craftivism by Nicole Burisch and Anthea Black, ACAD Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice) and Paula Gustafson, Nïsse Gustafson, Amy Gogarty, eds. (Craft Perception and Practice, Volume 3); book launch following both lectures, Alberta College of Art and Design, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 27: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) speaking on “The Facts behind the Fiction” to the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, Hamilton Branch. Olivet United Church, corner Empress and Prince George Streets, Hamilton. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 29: Harold Rhenisch (Free Will, Out of the Interior, Return to Open Water, Taking the Breath Away) and Brian Brett lead workshop entitled Voice: Oral Language, Written Language, Your Language. Community Centre, Quadra Island, BC, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Phone (250) 287-3103. See article.

Saturday, March 29: Harold Rhenisch (Free Will, Out of the Interior, Return to Open Water, Taking the Breath Away) and Brian Brett host a Poetry Night at the Aroma Café, Quadra Island, BC, 7:00 p.m. See article.

Spring 2008

Date tba: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Jean Coulthard’s music presented by the Willan Choir, location and time tba.

Date tba: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Opera Club presents Jean Coulthard’s “The Return of the Native” (an illustrated talk), location and time tba.

Date TBC: Harold Rhenisch (Free Will, Out of the Interior, Return to Open Water, Taking the Breath Away) and Chris Harris lead day-long workshop on putting together a photography book as part of the Salmon Arm International Writers’ Festival (time and location TBC).

April 2008

Thursday, April 3: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), Vancouver's inaugural poet laureate, will read the 2008 Haiku Invitational winning haiku poems and will unveil the new Haiku Rock in the Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, BC, event takes place from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

April 4 – 6: Harold Rhenisch (Return to Open Water: Poems New and Selected), featured author at “Words on the Water Writers’ Festival,” Maritime Heritage Centre, 621 South Island Highway, Campbell River, BC, www.wordsonthewater.ca

Saturday, April 5: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), discussion and book signing at Owl’s Nests Book Club, Owls Nest book Store, 815A 49 Avenue SW Calgary, AB, time tba.

Saturday April 5: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North), "History in Stories," A talk and reading presented as part of the gritLIT Festival. Terryberry Library, 100 Mohawk Road West, Hamilton, ON, 1:30 pm.

Saturday April 5: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time), with Jalal Barzanji, Hadani Ditmars and Sheng Xue. PEN Canada in partnership with The Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival presents Words without Borders. The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St., Vancouver. Suggested admission $10. Advance tickets (604) 689.0926. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9: Garry Gottfriedson (Whiskey Bullets), speaks at Quaaout Lodge and Conference Centre (www.quaaout.com), Chase, BC, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9: Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, Mireille Perron eds. (Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice), celebratory book launch for Ruth Chambers, hosted by The Humanities Research Institute, University of Regina, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), classroom visit, reading and author’s talk at Crossing Park School, Calgary.

Thursday, April 10: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), Alumni Association and Baker House Student's Association reading for National Poetry Week, UCFV's Bookstore Reading Series, with Barbara Nikel and Andrea MacPhearson. University College of the Fraser Valley. 7 p.m.–9 p.m. www.ucfv.ca/MarCom/UCFV_Events.htm

Monday, April 14. Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). An illustrated talk to the Grade 7 classes at Hawthorne Village School, 850 Bennett Blvd., Milton, Ontario.

Tuesday, April 15: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), author reading at Calgary Public Library, 1904 14 Ave NW, Calgary.

Friday, April 18: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), Presentation at the International Reading Association Conference, Edmonton.

Friday, April 18: Garry Gottfriedson (Whiskey Bullets), at Clinton School District, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 19: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student workshops at the Young Author’s Conference, Calgary.

Tuesday, April 22: George McWhirter, (The Anachronicles), book launch at Our Town Café, 245 East Broadway, Vancouver; in conjunction with BC Book and Magazine Week. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22: Garry Gottfriedson (Whiskey Bullets), reading at Cowboy Coffee, 229 Victoria St., Kamloops, B.C., 250 372-3565, 7:00 p.m. (time TBC).

Thursday, April 24: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time), Poetry Stop! with Nightwood Editions poet Matt Rader (Living Things), as part of BC Book and Magazine Week, Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, 6:25 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. bcbookandmagazineweek.com

Friday, April 25: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), National Poetry Month reading with Heidi Greco, Joy Kogawa and Marion Quednau at Joy Kogawa House, www.kogawahouse.com

Sunday, April 27: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time), Connie Fife (Poems for a New World), Rita Wong, Janet Rogers and Fiona Lam, reading at Richmond City Hall as part of Richmond’s first Doors Open! event (www.doorsopenrichmond.com). 1:00–3:00 p.m., Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC.

Monday, April 28: Cathy Beveridge, (Stormstruck, Chaos in Halifax and Shadows of Disaster), conducts student writing workshops at Marion Carson School, Calgary.

Tuesday, April 29: Garry Gottfriedson (Whiskey Bullets), speaks at Quaaout Lodge and Conference Centre (www.quaaout.com), Chase, BC, 5 p.m. (time TBC)

May 2008

Sunday, May 4: Garry Gottfriedson, (Whiskey Bullets), reading in the LiT LiVe Reading Series at Bread & Roses Café Sky Dragon Centre, 27 King William Street, Hamilton, Ontario, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 10: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time), launch of Double Lives: Writing and Motherhood, a new literary anthology (mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=2192), Little Nest Café (www.littlenest.ca), 1716 Charles St., Vancouver, BC, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 13: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), with Paula Kremer. Music and illustrated talk: “One Hundred Years of Music.” The Silk Purse, West Vancouver, 10:30 a.m. http://www.silkpurse.ca/music.html

Tuesday, May 13: Garry Gottfriedson, (Whiskey Bullets), reading at Commodore Café, 369 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, 250 851-3100, (time TBC).

Friday, May 16: Garry Gottfriedson, (Whiskey Bullets), collaboration with visual and performance artist David Khang, Gastown, Vancouver, BC (time and location TBC).

Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) at the Skagit River Poetry Festival, 2008 La Conner, Washington. www.skagitriverpoetry.org. Replacing Pat Lane for listed appearances.

Friday, May 23: Barbara Pelman (Borrowed Rooms), poetry reading (and retirement celebration), The Black Stilt Café, Victoria, BC. 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Friday, May 23: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) Crossing Lines launch, Great Hall, Canadian Memorial for Peace at 16th & Burrard, Vancouver, BC. 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat), presentation at Woodbine Junior High, 2900 Don Mills Road East, Toronto, 12:30 p.m.

Friday, May 30: Garry Gottfriedson, (Whiskey Bullets), at Chief Atahm Aboriginal Young Authors Gathering, Chase, BC, (time TBC).

Saturday, May 31: Joanne Arnott (Mother Time), George McWhirter (The Anachronicles), launch of The Echoing Years: An Anthology of Poetry from Canada and Ireland. Congress of the Learned Societies, Cedar Room at the Ponderosa Centre, UBC, 7:00 p.m.

June 2008

Thursday, June 5: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) Cross Border Reading Series, with Rachel Rose, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane Fiona Tinwei Lam and Alice Derry. UBC Bookstore Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC. 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat), 2 readings at Laurelwood Elementary School, Waterloo. To be followed by book signing at Wordworth Books, Waterloo.

Friday, June 13: Christine Lowther and Anita Sinner (Writing the West Coast) book launch with slide show and readings by contributors. Cedar Corner (upstairs), 150 Fourth Street, Tofino, BC. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Friday, June 13: Performance of David Gordon Duke’s (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music) tribute play about Jean Coulthard. Join stage legend Joy Coghill in a tribute to the 100th birthday of one of Canada's musical pioneers. UBC Recital Hall, Vancouver, BC, 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Tickets $28 (Students & UBC Card Holders: $5). Tickets from Tickets Tonight: 604.631.2872 or ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/.

Sunday, June 15: Philip Roy (Submarine Outlaw) at Book Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building), Toronto, ON. www.bookexpo.ca

Monday, June 16: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat) at Book Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building), Toronto, ON 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. www.bookexpo.ca

Friday, June 20: Christine Lowther and Anita Sinner (Writing the West Coast) book launch with readings by contributors. Camas Bookstore, 2590 Quadra St., Victoria, BC. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 21: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat), book signing at Black Bond Books, Lansdowne Mall, Richmond. 1 p.m.

June - Date tba: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Visi /Rena Sharon Multimedia version of Jean Coulthard’s Spring Rhapsody, (location and time TBC).

July 2008

Thursday, July 3: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Grand-Pre National Historic Site, Grand-Pre, Nova Scotia. Book signing, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Friday, July 4: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Grand-Pre National Historic Site, Grand-Pre, Nova Scotia. Book signing 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 5: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Crystal Palace Chapters, Moncton, N.B. Signing 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 6: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Champlain Place Coles, Moncton, N.B. Signing 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Friday, July 11–Saturday, July 12: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) at Write on Bowen! festival. www.biac.ca/writersfestival/events

Saturday, July 12: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Bookmark, Confederation Mall, Charlottetown, P.E.I - Signing 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Monday, July 14: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Chapters, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Signing 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 17: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Fortress of Louisbourg, Louisbourg, N.S. Signing 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 17: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). Saint John Free Public Library. Illustrated talk, "History through Stories." 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Friday, July 18: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Fortress of Louisbourg, Louisbourg, N.S. Signing 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 19: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), MicMac Chapters, Dartmouth, N.S. Signing 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 20: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Coles, Halifax, N.S. Signing 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 20: Lois Donovan (Winds of L’Acadie), Bayers Lake Halifax Chapters, Halifax, N.S. Signing 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

July – August 2008

Saturday, July 26: George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) at the Summer Dream Festival 2008, Stanley Park, Vancouver. 12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. www.pandorascollective.com.

July – August: William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), Vancouver Festival: Tyler Duncan/ John Bacon: Jean Coulthard song recital, location and time tba.

September 2008

Tuesday, September 9: Jean Rae Baxter, (The Way Lies North), “The Facts behind the Fiction” – an illustrated lecture to the London Branch, United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada. , London, ON, Westmount Library, 3200 Wonderland Road South, London, ON. 7:00 pm.

October 2008

October (date tbc): William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke, (Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music), UBC School of Music presents Jean Coulthard Recital II, UBC, Vancouver, 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 1. Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) Illustrated talk. “The Facts Behind the Fiction.” United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, Governor Simcoe Branch, St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Avenue, Toronto, ON. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday October 9: Lillian Boraks-Nemetz   (The Old Brown Suitcase), gives a talk: “Life into Fiction: The Old Brown Suitcase” as part of Brock House Restaurant’s literary talks series, Brock House Restaurant, 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC, Thursday, 10:00 a.m.

Thursday October 16th: Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat) gives a talk, "Escaping Bountiful: A Novelist's Approach", as part of Brock House Restaurant’s literary talks series, Brock House Restaurant, 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC, Thursday, 10:00 a.m.

November 2008

Friday, November 8. Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North), reading. Luminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 13: Douglas Todd (Cascadia), speaking about the unusual spiritual lives of the people of Cascadia (aka the Pacific Northwest) as part of Brock House Restaurant’s literary talks series, Brock House Restaurant, 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC, Thursday, 10:00 a.m.