🇩🇪 I have some very exciting news: The Quiet is Loud will be published in German with Piper Verlag! I have family in Germany (and support Germany in international football tournaments 😉) so naturally I am over the moon about this. I look forward to reaching new readers in a country that’s very special to me – and anywhere German-language readers are! Now to learn German so that I can …
I was recently interviewed by my friend Teri Vlassopoulos for the Quarantine Review podcast! Not only was I thrilled to be involved with the Quarantine Review again, but I got to virtually chat with Teri while sitting in my surprisingly soundproof closet, balancing my laptop and my microphone, being so much in awe of Teri’s smooth interviewing skills that I probably rambled a bit too much trying to sound as …
I’m over the moon about The Quiet is Loud being a finalist for the 8th Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize! From their website: The award was created to bring literary recognition to Canadian talent and kick-start the careers of debut authors. My book is among such wonderful company and I couldn’t be more proud.
I’m looking forward to sharing a short reading from my novel-in-progress at the Draft Reading Series this month, along with many other talented writers. It’s a new sort of reading for me, and it’s a really neat way to inspire my creativity. This will be a virtual event happening on Sunday, February 27 2022, at 3.00 pm Eastern Time. Find out more and register here! Thank you Draft Reading Series …
I’m honoured to have been featured in the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s Women Reading Women series. The series is “featuring women writers, and the women writers they love.” It was a lot of fun to answer these questions about books I’ve read, and the craft of writing in general. I look forward to the rest of the series as well. You can check it out here! Thank you for …
Carol Shields Prize’s Women Reading Women feature Read More »
Happy to be part of rob mclennan’s 12 or 20 Questions series! Check it out here. 1 – How did your first book change your life? How does your most recent work compare to your previous? How does it feel different? It helped me to better understand myself as a writer: the things I wanted to say, the ways I wanted to say them. It was the first thing I’d …
I’m beyond thrilled to announce that The Quiet is Loud is now published in the United States! A lot of American friends have been asking about it and I’m happy that it’ll be easier for them to purchase. As always, I’m so grateful for your support. Americans can visit Invisible Publishing to order, or check out your favourite (or “favorite,” no U, of course) local indie bookstore! If it’s …
I’m looking forward to this conversation with my editor Bryan Ibeas and JJ Dupuis, author of the ridiculously compelling Creature X Mystery series. Thank you to Becca at Bakka Phoenix for hosting! Visit my Events page for more details.
I’m excited to share some of my favourite Canadian speculative fiction novels at 49th Shelf – and they’re doing a giveaway of The Quiet is Loud too! Here’s an excerpt: As a writer, I’m relatively new to speculative fiction. But as a reader and a lightly superstitious human, I can’t deny the pull of the unusual, the not-quite-real. I love books featuring elements that seem unimaginable, but are portrayed so …
TQIL giveaway and book recommendations at 49th Shelf Read More »
I was honoured to be the writer-in-residence at Open Book for June 2021. It was a lot of fun, and something I’d looked forward to for months. Here are direct links to my posts for the month: Isolation Creation: How the Pandemic Improved My Writing When Research Influences Life It Takes As Long As It Takes Character Development Tips from Dungeons & Dragons On Writing Essentials 5 Tips For a …