Whistler Independent Book Awards

| POSTED: Jun 5, 2023

Contest or Award

I'm happy to announce that my medieval novel, "The Arrows of Mercy" has been nominated for the Whistler Independent Book Awards (fiction) - these awards are sponsored by The Writers' Union of… More

Author Jen Lynn Bailey (Ottawa, ON) and illustrator Maggie Zeng (Montreal, QC) and are the recipients of the 2023 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, Picture Book category. In their… More

AQUEOUS, my Debut, Delivers Ocean Cli-Fi to Bookstores Everywhere!

Jade Shyback | POSTED: Jun 4, 2023

New Publication

Years in the making (book gestation takes so much longer than actual babies), my debut, AQUEOUS, has finally arrived!!! Stork delivery was actually May 2nd… I’m a month behind… More

"LEAVE MY BONES IN SASKATOON", A Book Reading with Michael Afenfia

Michael Afenfia | POSTED: May 31, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

"Leave My Bones In Saskatoon" is a compelling novel that explores the challenges faced by a Nigerian family as they seek to start a new life in Canada. The story is told through the eyes of… More

2023 Whistler Writers Festival Spring Reading Event

Lisa Duncan
POSTED: May 31, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

I'm really looking forward to my upcoming reading event on June 15th in Whistler and sharing stories with these wonderful authors and the Sea to Sky Orchestra! Details and tickets available… More

Zoom launch Sentient Stones, Susan McCaslin's new mini-chapbook

Susan McCaslin | POSTED: May 30, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

Susan McCaslin will be reading poems from her new, hand crafted, mini-chapbook, Sentient Stones (Raven Press, Salt Spring Island, BC), with two other mini-chapbook poets, on June 17, 7 pm Pacific… More

2023 Writers' Trust Mentorship

Writers' Trust of Canada | POSTED: May 30, 2023

Call for Applications

Call for Applications: 2023 Writers' Trust Mentorship Are you a developing writer completing your first manuscript and seeking a mentor? Or do you know one? Submissions are now open for the 2023… More

No, You're Crazy - A New Novel by Jeff Beamish

Jeff Beamish | POSTED: May 25, 2023

New Publication

A teenage girl with a rare mental disorder attracts dangerous attention when she claims she can see into the future. No, You’re Crazy is a multilayered novel that examines the many ways a family… More

Book Launch and Conversation: Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs

Lucian Childs
POSTED: May 18, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

Join Biblioasis and Queen Books Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 6 - 8 pm in celebrating the debut of Lucian Childs—Dreaming Home, a queer coming-of-age that poignantly explores the ways we search for… More

Book release: Peanut Butter and Pandemonium

Anita Daher | POSTED: May 18, 2023

New Publication

Hi, friends. The second novel in my The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton has ben released.  Peanut Butter and Pandemonium:  "On Goat Loops, in the realm of Niff, Sam learns a… More