Straight Circles First Review
BC Book World published the first review for Straight Circles: “Bateman obviously knows her suspense writing formulas and sub-genres, and skillfully applies cracking good dialogue and just the right amount of Scottish dialect; as well as a deft hand at pacing and acutely observant descriptive ...
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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 writers camp, and publication in Subterrain Magazine. I had an absolute ball at the camp, met some wonderful writers, and can't wait to go ...
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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 working hard on it later this year. "In 1978 Kenya, two women who are miles apart in situation and privilege become united in their grief, travelling across this ...
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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 horror story of a woman living alone on a desolate farm, consumed by remorse, battling with her state of mind as the phantoms of her past burn ...
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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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