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Boobs Anthology Reading July 13th at UBC Vancouver

Authors for Indies 2016 at Book Warehouse Broadway

After hanging out with me at the Vancouver launch of Boobs on Friday night, come hang out with me at Book Warehouse Broadway this Saturday between 12-1pm! I’ll recommend some books for you to buy. Also, if you want, I will tell the story of how one time someone asked me to marry him and partContinue reading “Authors for Indies 2016 at Book Warehouse Broadway”

An Interview with Ruth Daniell for Geosi Reads

I was recently interviewed by Geosi Gyasi, a Ghanaian poet who writes the popular book blog Geosi Reads. You can now read the whole interview online. I talk about the origins of Swoon, my belief in the importance of speech arts and teaching, my thoughts on literary prizes, as well as some musings about my writing process,Continue reading “An Interview with Ruth Daniell for Geosi Reads”

Geeking out at Heartwood Café for the ROOM Magazine issue launch

I had a wonderful time at Room’s fall launch last night! For the first set, Kayla Czaga read her heartwrenching/heart-warming nonfiction piece from issue 37.2, “Expanding the Voice.” Then Paula Lemke read a story that was recogonized with an honourable mention in the 2014 Room Contest – Fiction Category, and Kelly Thompson read a great nonfiction storyContinue reading “Geeking out at Heartwood Café for the ROOM Magazine issue launch”

Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!

I’m so pleased to confirm that I will be hosting the next event for Swoon along with Sierra Skye Gemma, on November 15, 7pm, at Trees Coffee! The author announcement will be posted in the next week or so, but I can reassure you that we have an absolutely fantastic set of new Swooners forContinue reading “Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!”

Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch

Echolocation, a beautiful annual magazine produced by graduate English students at the University of Toronto, just published its fourteenth issue, and I am pleased to announce that within its pretty pages are two new poems by me! The launch of issue 14 is happening next week, on Thursday, October 23, at 7:30pm EDT in Toronto. InContinue reading “Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch”

UBC Bookstore Reading Saturday, March 29

If you’re free on Saturday, March 29, come out to the UBC bookstore at the Vancouver campus to hear me read. It’s part of the bookstore’s grand reopening after a big renovation. I’ll be reading from my manuscript, The Brightest Thing, and new work. I’m reading from 1:20-1:40pm, but the day’s events start at 9:30am and go later,Continue reading “UBC Bookstore Reading Saturday, March 29”

Swoon: A Reading Series on Love & Desire

EDIT: We’ve now announced the author line-up for the April 4th Swoon. Check it out here. I am so excited to announce that I’m hosting this spring’s edition of Swoon with my dear friend and fantastic writer Jeffrey Ricker! We have an amazing line-up of writers who are going to read from their work. IfContinue reading “Swoon: A Reading Series on Love & Desire”