Let’s Live in Crazy Town 2018
My story 'Let's Live in Crazy Town' won the 2018 Whistler Writers Adventure Camp fiction contest. The prize was a place at the 4-day ...
Praxis Screenwriters Lab 2018
My first feature film script 'Salome Magic' was a semi-finalist for the Whistler Film Festival/Praxis Screenwriters Lab. Will be ...
From Our Dark Side 2018
My short film treatment 'Blistered' was a runner up in the 2018 Women in Film 'From Our Dark Side' contest. "A supernatural ...
Yeovil Literary Prize 2017
My debut YA Novel Strength has been Very Highly Commended (or a 'proud 4th' apparently) in the Novel category of the 2017 Yeovil Literary Prize. I'm thrilled with the result, and to be commended by this prestigious international competition. The judge said: "Strength’s Scottish setting is a mix of ...
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North Shore Writers Festival 2017
Sat 8th April, 10-11.30-am. I'm a panellist at the North Shore Writers Festival, alongside Alexander Boldizar and Lawrence Verigin. We'll be talking about 'Setting and Character Development' in novels. Later, you can join the three of us at the Writer's Cafe in the Lunch Break Lounge. Chat about ...
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Noir at the Bar, May 4th 2016
I will be reading at the Shebeen Whisky House, Gastown, Vancouver as part of the 'Noir at the Bar' series on May 4th, 2016. Have a wee dram with myself, Owen Laukkanen, Dietrich Kalteis, Linda L. Richards, Robin Spano, Sam Wiebe and Debra Purdy Kong. ...
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Savour shortlisted for 2015 ReLit Awards
SAVOUR has been shortlisted for the 2015 ReLit Awards in Canada. The awards recognise the best novels, short stories and poetry published by independent publishers in Canada in a given year. The CBC announcement is ...
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