Canada in Translation at Frankfurt Panel - Frankfurt Book Fair

I am pleased to participate in the Canada in Translation Panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Bookfest City Program) on October 16 from 4 pm to 6 pm (Frankfurt time)/10 am to noon Eastern Standard Time. This is a hybrid onsite and Zoom event. I will be on site in Frankfurt and other panelists will join me online from Berlin, Vancouver and Ottawa. Click here for more details.

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Venue: Sky Lounge, Roomers Hotel, Frankurt

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82198715361

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Feria de Libros de Murcia

I am pleased to attend the 2020 Murcia Book Festival in Spain. I will be joining my Spanish publisher, Ediciones Dokusou, to present the Spanish translation of Quill of the Dove on October 12 from 5 pm to 7 pm (Murcia time) / 11 am to 1 pm Eastern Standard Time (Ottawa/Montreal/Toronto).

Venue: Centro Párraga, Murcia Spain

Registration for online streaming: https://www.ferialibromurcia.com/webinars/caseta-virtual-palin/

Launch of The Unending Journey - English Translation

I will be launching my first translation from Spanish, The Unending Journey by José Del Pozo. Beatriz Hausner, past president of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada, will moderate the discussion with the author, publisher (Silvia Alfaro) and myself. The discussion will take place on FB and Zoom.For more details and registration, please click on the Facebook invitation here. 

The Unending Journey chronicles five decades of Chilean and Canadian history. The main character, Marcos Morales, is a supporter of the progressive policies of President Salvador Allende. After the 1973 coup d’état by General Augusto Pinochet against Allende, Marcos decides to leave Chile for Canada. His wife Gabriela and young daughter Loreto accompany him. In Montreal, he slowly rebuilds his professional life but is plagued by the guilt of not staying in Chile to resist the dictatorship. 

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You can watch the recorded book launch here on Facebook. 

Paris Writers Workshop Panel: Cross-Culture or Cultural Appropriation

I will be speaking on a panel at the annual Paris Writers Workshop. The panel discussion, which was originally to be in-person in Paris, will now be remote because of Covid-19. The flip-side of this is that everyone can register to listen to the panel, no matter where you reside in the world. I hope you can join us on July 11 at 6 pm, Paris time (noon Ottawa/Toronto/Montreal time). Click here for more information and registration.

Symposium on the Literary Work of Michael Mirolla - CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19

I will be on the Time, Place and the Beast Within panel at the symposium on the literary work of Michael Mirolla in Toronto on May 17, 2020. The panel will be part of a three-hour event starting a 2 pm at the 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education, which will bring together literary critics from across Canada to examine the prolific work of Michael Mirolla.

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Venue: 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education, Toronto

ImagiNation Writers' Festival 2020 - Quebec City - CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19

I will be discussing and reading from Quill of the Dove on the mystery panel at the 2020 ImagiNation Writers' Festival and will be part of the Books and Wine event. ImagiNation is a lovely festival situated right in the heart of Quebec's old city. The festival takes place between April 1 and 5, 2020. I am scheduled for April 2.

Venue:  Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Quebec City

Date: April 2, 2019

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.: Books and Wine

8:00 - 9:00 p.m.: Mystery Panel followed by a 15 minute Book-signing

QWF Pop-Up Book Fair

Pleased to be joining  fellow Quebec writers at the annual Quebec Writers Federation's pop-up book fair at Concordia University in Montreal. I will be signing copies of Quill of the DoveI and The Marginal Ride Anthology at the Paragraphe Bookstore kiosk from 3 pm to 5 pm on Sunday, December 1. 

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Venue: Atrium of the McConnell Building, Concordia University, 1400 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal

Date and Time: December 1, 2019, 3 pm to 5 pm

The Elements of Fiction Workshop

Will be offering a writers workshop on the elements of publishable fiction writing for the Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library. It will be a good mini-course for first-time writers and self-published authors who want to better understand how their writing is evaluated by prospective publishers and literary agents. Free admission and everyone  is welcome. Click here to register.

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Date and Time: November 27, 2019, 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm

Venue: Ottawa Public Library Carp Branch, 3911 Carp Road

Montreal Book Launch for the Marginal Ride Anthology

November 17 is a unique opportunity to meet five of the eight Canadian and American contributors to The Marginal Ride Anthology. Present at the Montreal book launch will be Sang Kim (Toronto), Ursula Pflug (Peterborough, Ontario), Tim Niederman (Bethany, Connecticut), Ian Thomas Shaw (Aylmer, Quebec) and Caroline Vu (Montreal). And in spirit, we will be joined by contributors Michael Mirolla (Hamilton), Jerry Levy (Toronto) and Geza Tatrallyay (Barnard, Vermont) :)

Eclectic in style, unflinching to the art of short fiction, the anthology writers present a brilliant array of bold themes. I am proud to have contributed to this anthology and edited it with Tim Niedermann.

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Venue: Paragraphe Bookstore, 2220 McGill College Avenue, Montreal

Date and Time: November 17, 2019, 2 pm to 4 pm

The Elements of Fiction Workshop

Will be offering a writers workshop on the elements of publishable fiction writing for the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library. It will be a good mini-course for first-time writers and self-published authors who want to better understand how their writing is evaluated by prospective publishers and literary agents. Free admission and everyone  is welcome. Click here to register.

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Date and Time: November 14, 2019, 6:30 pm to 8 pm

Venue: Ottawa Public Library Ruth E. Dickinson Branch, 110 Malvern Street

I Want to Publish My Writing Workshop

Pleased to be presenting a workshop on putting a professional shine on your writing. You will learn the editing stages; alternative approaches to traditional publishing; layout and cover design; printing and distribution options; and book promotion techniques. Click here to register.

Venue: Ottawa Public Library Blackburn Hamlet Branch 199 Glen Park

Date and Time: November 13, 6:30 pm to 8 pm

I Want to Publish My Writing Workshop

Pleased to be presenting a workshop on putting a professional shine on your writing. You will learn the editing stages; alternative approaches to traditional publishing; layout and cover design; printing and distribution options; and book promotion techniques. Click here to register.

Venue: Ottawa Public Library Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe, Room B125

Date and Time: November 6, 6:30 pm to 8 pm

Guernica Edtions / Deux Voiliers Publishing Ottawa Launch

Reading from The Marginal Ride Anthology, which I edited for Deux Voiliers Publishing 2019) at the Guernica Editions / Deux Voiliers Publishing autumn launch in Ottawa. The event will take place at the Vimy Brewing Company's new event space. The other readers will be Kevin Wilson (An Idea About My Dead Uncle) , Caitlin Galway (Bonavere Howl ), Henry Beissel (Footprints of Dark Energy), Amanda Hale (Mad Hatter) and Sarah Xerar Murphy, (Itzel I) . It is a free event and everyone is welcome.

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Venue: Vimy Brewing Company

1-145 Loretta Avenue North, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 2J7

Time and Date: October 6, 2019, 2 pm - 5 pm

Guernica Prize Bash

Guest speaker at the Guernica Prize Bash in Toronto. The event will launch the winner of the 2018 Guernica Prize, An Idea About My Dead Uncle by Kevin Wilson, and the winner of the 2019 Prize will be announced. I will speak to successes that Guernica has had in selling film and foreign rights for its authors. It is a free event and everyone is welcome.

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Venue: 918 Bathurst, Toronto, Ontario M4E 1R3

Time and Date: September 27, 2019, 4 pm to 6 pm

The Tartan Turban Secret Readings

Reading from Quill of the Dove at the celebrated Tartan Turban Secret Readings in Toronto on September 27. It is a vibrant and inclusive reading series that brings out the best in new Canadian talent. The other readers for the evening will be Mariam Pirbhai, Indran Amirthanayagam and Concetta Principe, and Nedra Rodrigo will emcee the event.

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Venue: Barrett and Welsh, 577 Kingston Road, #301, Toronto, Ontario M4E 1R3

Time and Date: 7 pm - 10 pm, September 27, 2019

The Artis with Ivy Reiss TV Talk Show

Interviewed by Ivy Reiss on her talk show on the ThatChannel in Toronto.

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Time and Date: 1:30 pm to 2 pm, September 27, 2019

Indigo Barrhaven Store - Book Signing

Very pleased to be signing copies of Quill  of the Dove at the Indigo store in Barrhaven, Ontario. If you live in west Ottawa or the Barrhaven/Manotick/Almonte area, I would love to see you there on June 15 from noon to 3 pm. 

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Venue: Indigo Bookstore,125 Riocan Ave Unit #N1, Nepean, ON, Canada

Date and Time: June 15, 2019, noon to 3 pm

Reading with Sonia Saikaley and Anita Kushwaha

Delighted to be a special guest reader at Sonia Saikaley's Ottawa launch for her new novel, The Allspice Bath. I was also privileged to have read an advanced reader copy of the novel and provided a short endorsement for it. The Allspice Bath is really a wonderful narrative of a Lebanese family reconciling tradition with a new life in Canada. Also reading with us is the delightful Anita Kushwaha, whose novel Side by Side is a remarkable journey into the deepest recess of human sorrow and loss. Join us for what promises to be a very memorable evening.

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Venue: Octopus Books, 116 Third Avenue, Ottawa

Time: 7 - 8:30 pm

Halifax Book Launch of Quill of the Dove - Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia

The final leg of my Cross-Canada Launch of Quill of the Dove will take place on June 1, 2019 at the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax. It will be a great wrap-up of the five-city tour starting in Vancouver (April 6), Toronto (April 14), Montreal (May 2) and Ottawa (May 5). I will be joined by some fabulous Canadian writers and poets: George Elliott Clark, Michael Mirolla, Giovanna Riccio, Steven Mayoff, Jacqueline Dumas and Chad Norman. Books are being handled by the Bookmark Halifax bookstore. I hope to see all my Atlantic Canadian friends there :)

Cheers,

Ian Thomas Shaw

www.ianthomasshaw

MECA 8 Reading Series - Ottawa

Reading of Quill of the Dove at the Magical Evening with Canadian Authors reading series, alongside two outstanding authors: John Delacourt (Butterfly - Linda Leith Publishing) and Geza Tatrallyay (The Fencers - Deux Voiliers Publishing). The readings start at 7 pm and end at 9 pm. 

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Venue: Pour Boy Bar (upstairs), 495 Somerset Street West, Ottawa

Logos Reading Series - Montreal

Reading of Quill of the Dove at the Logos Reading Series, hosted by Maguy Métellus and H. Nigel Thomas. The readings start at 7 pm and end at 9 pm. 

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Venue: 2741 Notre Dame Street West, Montreal

Book Signing at the Indigo Bookstore in Kingston

I am pleased to be signing my second novel, Quill of the Dove, at the beautiful new Indigo bookstore in Kingston, Ontario on May 11, 2019 from noon to 3 pm.

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Venue: Indigo Bookstore, 945 Gardiners Road, Unit Y011, Kingston, Ontario

Guernica Editions Ottawa Spring Launch

I will be reading from Quill of the Dove at Guernica's first Spring launch in Ottawa. Joining me will be five other Guernica authors: Arianna Dagnino, Raymond Filip, Rita Pomade, Nicola Vulpe and Dave LeBlanc. The launch will take place from 3 pm to 5:30 pm at the new event space at the Vimy Brewing Company. There is free parking and the bar serves a full range of beverages, including its famous craft beers.

Venue: 145 Loretta Ave N #1, Ottawa

Montreal Book Launch of Quill of the Dove - Blue Metropolis Festival

Quill of the Dove will be launched during the Blue Metropolis Festival in Montreal on May 2, 2019 at Paragraphe Bookstore, 2220 McGill College Avenue. Everyone is welcome.

Toronto Book Launch of Quill of the Dove

Quill of the Dove will be launched in Toronto on April 14, 2019 at the Supermarket Bar, 268 Augusta Avenue. It will be part of Guernica's Editions' Spring Launch and several other Guernica authors will be joining me for a lovely afternoon of readings and relaxation. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and copies of Quill of the Dove will be available for sale.

Book Signing at the Novel Idea Bookstore in Kingston

I will be signing copies of my second novel, Quill of the Dove, at the Novel Idea Bookstore, 156 Princess Street, in the historical centre of Kingston, Ontario. It is truly an honour to be hosted by this fiercely independent bookstore, a landmark of the city's vibrant cultural community.

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Time: Noon - 3 pm

Vancouver Book Launch of Quill of the Dove

Quill of the Dove will be launched in Vancouver on April 6, 2019 at 6:30 pm at Massy Books, 229 East, Georgia Street. I will be reading from the novel, alongside acclaimed Guernica authors, Michael Springate, Arianna Dagnino and Alexandra Karb.

Book Signing of Quill of the Dove at Indigo Store in Vancouver

I will be signing copies of Quill of the Dove at the Granville and Broadway Indigo Bookstore in Vancouver on April 6, 2019 from 11 am to 1 pm.

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Venue: Indigo Bookstore, 2505 Granville St, Vancouver, B.C.

Creative Ink Festival

I will be making a presentation on How to Write Contemporary Fiction against Political Backdrops at the Creative Ink Festival at 9 am on March 31 at the Delta Hotel, 4331 Dominion St., Burnaby, B.C. Then at 11 am, I will be participating in the festival's Silence your Inner Critic panel. Check the festival's program out here.

Rogers Daytime TV Interview

I will be speaking to Rogers Daytime TV in Ottawa on March 18 about the release for my novel, Quill of the Dove. The live interview is at 1 pm and will be re-broadcast at 6 pm and 11 pm.

Salon du livre de Montréal

I will be at my publisher's booth (Guernica Editions) at the Salon du livre de Montréal to speak to prospective Francophone publishers about translation rights for my novel, Quill of the Dove. Advance reader copies of Quill of the Dove will be available.

Manuscript to Bookshelf Third Workshop - Orléans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

This is the third of three workshops that the Ottawa Public Library has contracted me to teach alternative approaches to traditional publishing and how to work with small presses. The presentation will cover a quick review of the three stages of editing (structural, copy-editing and proofreading); layout and book interior and cover design (how to lose the self-published look); options for printing (Createspace, IngramSpark, and local printers); distribution to bookstores direct (consignment) and through distributors; the basics of book promotion (back cover blurbs; book reviews; newspaper and magazine features; radio and TV interviews; literary festivals and literary awards). 

Venue: Orléans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 1705 Orléans

Bériault Room

Duration: 120 mins

Admission: Free

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Click here for more details.

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ADVANCE COPIES OF QUILL OF THE DOVE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Manuscript to Bookshelf Second Workshop - Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

This is the second of three workshops that the Ottawa Public Library has contracted me to teach alternative approaches to traditional publishing and how to work with small presses. The presentation will cover a quick review of the three stages of editing (structural, copy-editing and proofreading); layout and book interior and cover design (how to lose the self-published look); options for printing (Createspace, IngramSpark, and local printers); distribution to bookstores direct (consignment) and through distributors; the basics of book promotion (back cover blurbs; book reviews; newspaper and magazine features; radio and TV interviews; literary festivals and literary awards). 

Venue: Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 

1637 Stittsville Main

Grace Thompson Room

Duration: 120 mins

Admission: Free​

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For more details, click here.

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ADVANCE COPIES OF QUILL OF THE DOVE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Guernica 40th-Anniversary Reception in Ottawa

As part of the Guernica Editions 40th Anniversary reception in Ottawa, I will be reading from Quill of the Dove. Advance print copies will be available.

Here is the Eventbrite invitation to the reception. 

Manuscript to Bookshelf First Workshop - St. Laurent Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

This is the first of three workshops that the Ottawa Public Library has contracted me to teach alternative approaches to traditional publishing and how to work with small presses. The presentation will cover a quick review of the three stages of editing (structural, copy-editing and proofreading); layout and book interior and cover design (how to lose the self-published look); options for printing (Createspace, IngramSpark, and local printers); distribution to bookstores direct (consignment) and through distributors; the basics of book promotion (back cover blurbs; book reviews; newspaper and magazine features; radio and TV interviews; literary festivals and literary awards). 

Venue: St. Laurent Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 515 Côté

Claude B. Aubry room

Duration: 120 mins

Admission: Free

Click here for more details.

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ADVANCE COPIES OF QUILL OF THE DOVE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

2018 Frank Hegyi Award Ceremony

I had a wonderful time emceeing the Second Annual Frank Hegyi Award. The winner this year was Sharon Butala for Where I Live Now.

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Venue: KPMG 18th Floor Boardrooms, 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa

Free Admission

Reading of Quill of the Dove at the Tarde de la Poesia Latinoamericano en Verano

I have been invited to read a short excerpt from the manuscript of my second novel, Quill of the Dove, at the Tarde de Poesia Latinoamericano en verano. Por favor, vengan a disfrutar de la lectura.. Por favor, vengan a disfrutar de la lectura.

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Venue: Cantina Sur, 665 Bronson Ave., Ottawa

Free Admission

First Public Reading of Quill of the Dove

I will be reading from my new novel, Quill of the Dove, at the Ottawa Independent Writers' Summer Reading Evening. Quill of the Dove will be published in early Spring 2019 by Guernica Editions so sorry, there won't be any books for sale at this first public reading of the novel, but I hope you will come and enjoy the evening :)

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Venue: Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St W, Ottawa, ON 

Free Tickets: Click here to obtain your free ticket to this event (only 15 are available)

Kola Reading Series

The Kola Reading Series, hosted by Maguy Métellus, Nigel Thomas and Kola Magazine, featured:

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Marie-Céline Agnant

Franz Benjamin

Aldyth Harrison

Janet Singleton

Ian Thomas Shaw

Anita Anand

Jean-Claude Icart

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Venue: 2741 Notre-Dame West, Montreal

Prose in the Park Literary Festival

I moderated the Political Swirl panel, featuring:

Steven Heighton - Every Country Lost (Random House)

John Delacourt - Ocular Proof (Seraphim Editions)

John Kneale - Volcano Rising: An Ambassador's Diary

Venue: Parkdale Park, Ottawa

Photo Art Book New York

Hosted by Sang Kim, Photo Art Book New York featured:

Readings by

Alecia McKenzie - Sweetheart (Peepal Tree Press)

Claudio Gaudio - Texas (Quattro Books)

Caroline Vu - Palawan Story (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) - Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Photographs from award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Ivan Tankushev

Brazilian photographer Josiane Dias

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Art by Toronto artist Eileen Kwan

Venue: New York Foundation for the Arts, 20 Jay St, 7th Floor, Brooklyn, New York.

MECA 5 - Toronto

Hosted by Sang Kim, MECA 5 featured:

Greg Gatenby - founding curator of The International Festival of Authors

George Elliot Clarke - 2014 Poet Laureate of Toronto

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) - Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Claudio Gaudio - Texas (Quattro Books)

Caroline Vu - Palawan Story (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Su J. Sokol - Cycling to Asylum (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

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Venue: Wind-up Bird Café, 382 College Street, Toronto

MECA 4 - Montreal

The Magical Evening with Canadian Authors returned to Montreal on December 8, 2013. Sang Kim hosted the following wonderful and eclectic line-up of authors:

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Saleema Nawaz - Bone and Bread (House of Anansi Press)

Nancy Richler - The Imposter Bride (HarperCollins Canada)

Claudio Gaudio - Texas (Quattro Books)

Jerry Levy - Urban Legend (Thistledown Press)

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) - Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Caroline Vu - Palawan Story (Deux Voiliers Publishing) 

Venue: Souvenirs d'Indochine, 282 Avenue Mont-Royal Ouest, Montreal

MECA 3 - Toronto

After two highly successful events in Ottawa, the Magical Evening with Canadian Authors came to Toronto on September 22, 2013. Five novelists from Toronto, Montreal and Aylmer, Quebec read from their recently published novels and new works of fiction. The evening was moderated by Sang Kim, the winner of 2013 Gloria Vanderbilt—Exile Short Story Prize for his story When John Lennon Died and the author of Ballad of a Karaoke Cowboy. 

Claudio Gaudio (Toronto) - Texas (Quattro Books)

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú - Aylmer, Québec) - Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Caroline Vu (Montreal) - Palawan Story (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Ira Nayman (Toronto) - Welcome to the Multiverse (Elsewhen Press)

Nicole Chardenet (Toronto) - Sumer Lovin' (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Venue: Habits Gastropub, 928 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

MECA 2 - Ottawa

The Magical Evening with Canadian Authors returned to Ottawa on June 17, 2013 featuring:

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) – Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Martin Bueno (Ottawa) - The Rainbow Alchemist (Friesen Press)

Mike Young (Ottawa) – Kirk’s Landing (new manuscript - release by DVP 2013)

Caroline Vu (Montreal) – Palawan Story (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Venue: BOM, 343 Somerset St. West, Ottawa

MECA 1 - Ottawa

The inaugural evening of the Magical Evening with Canadian Authors reading series featured in Ottawa:

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Sonia Saikaley – The Lebanese Dishwasher (Quattro Books)

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) – Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (Deux Voiliers Publishing)

Jasmine Aziz – Sex and Samosas (Shubblie Publications)

Claudio Gaudio – Texas (Quattro Books)

Gabriella Goliger – Girl Unwrapped (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Victoria Dunn – Alice Hearts Welsh Zombies (The Workhorsery)

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Venue: BOM Burgers on Main, 343 Somerset St. West, Ottawa

Deux Voiliers Publishing Open House

On June 1, 2012, Deux Voiliers Publishing held its first Open House with readings from:

Ian Thomas Shaw (Con Cú) - Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls

Stephen Bennett - Last of the Ninth

Brendan Ray - Marching to Byzantium

Chris Turner - Tales of Other Worlds

Venue: The Collected Works Bookstore, 1242 Wellington Street West, Ottawa.