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Launching the Translation of The Unending Journey - July 31, 2020
I am looking forward to launching my first Spanish to English translation on July 31, 2020, at 7 pm. It will be a virtual event,...
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Con Cú
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Virtually Paris
I was honoured to be invited as a panelist to the WICE annual Paris Writers Workshop a few months back, and began immediately to check...
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Con Cú
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Adjusting
Writers are meant to be resilient. And bouncing back from adversity is a great stimulus to writing great prose and sometimes sharing an...
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Con Cú
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
Translation in the Age of Covid-19
Over the last year, I have devoted some time to translation from Spanish to English, French to English and French to German. The first...
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- Nov 3, 2019
- 3 min
November Madness
November is the perfect month for writers to get motivated. New writers will be trying their hand at writing their first books during the...
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Con Cú
- Oct 5, 2019
- 1 min
Speaking about the Middle East
Last Friday, I was interviewed by Ivy Reiss on her show, The Artis with Ivy Reiss, on Toronto's ThatChannel TV. It was really the first...
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Con Cú
- Sep 14, 2019
- 1 min
Heading to Toronto
Looking forward to a fun weekend in Toronto in a couple of weeks when I will be part of three great events. First, TV host Ivy Reiss will...
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Con Cú
- Sep 7, 2019
- 1 min
The Dance Card is Filling Up
It's been a busy summer. I had the pleasure of editing with Tim Niedermann Deux Voiliers Publishing's first anthology, The Marginal Ride....
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Con Cú
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min
September 27 in Toronto
I will be reading from Quill of the Dove at the celebrated Tartan Turban Secret Readings in Toronto on September 27. It is a vibrant and...
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Con Cú
- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
Quill of the Dove in Spanish!
I woke up to wonderful news this morning. My publisher, Guernica Editions, has again delivered on the sale of foreign rights to my novel,...
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Con Cú
- Jul 12, 2019
- 1 min
Quill of the Dove to be published in French in 2020 and Catalan in 2021
I am delighted to share with you the happy news that the rights for the French translation of Quill of the Dove have been sold to...
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Con Cú
- Jun 4, 2019
- 3 min
Quill of the Dove Optioned for TV Series
In the lives of novelists, there are probably five times when they feel truly exhilarated. The first is when the final strokes of the...
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Con Cú
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
May 5 in Ottawa - Excited
I am pumped to be reading from Quill of the Dove in Ottawa tomorrow at the Vimy Brewing Company. Last Thursday's reading at Guernica...
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Con Cú
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
An Exciting Week in Montreal and Ottawa
Every once in a while, a week in a writer's life becomes really exciting. This Thursday, May 2, I will be launching Quill of the Dove as...
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Con Cú
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
Great Time in Toronto
I had a wonderful time, reading at Guernica Editions' Spring Launch in Toronto. It was a full program with seven other Guernica authors...
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Con Cú
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
Interview with Dylan Black
I thought that you might enjoy this short interview with Ottawa's Rogers Daytime TV host Dylan Black about my second novel, Quill of the...
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Con Cú
- Mar 14, 2019
- 1 min
Cross-Canada Book Launches for Quill of the Dove
I am delighted to be launching Quill of the Dove in Vancouver, my hometown. The launch will be at Massy Books (229 East, Georgia Street)...
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Ian Thomas Shaw
- Jan 26, 2019
- 2 min
On the Road in 2019
Things are looking up in 2019. My publisher, Guernica Editions, has organized some exciting book launches in Vancouver, Toronto and...
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Con Cú
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
2018 A Banner Year - Bracing for the Fast Ride in 2019
With two hours to go to the end of 2018, I just wanted to say to family and friends that it has been a banner year for my writing and...
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Con Cú
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
Launching
My book launches for Toronto and Montreal are now lined up, and I am now musing over where to launch Quill of the Dove in Ottawa and...
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