The Cooke Agency
Happy to announce I am now represented by Rachel Letofsky and the Cooke Agency
Category Writing
RBC Bronwen Wallace Finalist
UPDATE: “Girl” won the 2014 RBC Writer’s Trust Bronwen Wallace award! Pleased to announce that my short story “Girl” is a finalist for the Writer’s Trust RBC Bronwen Wallace Emerging Writer’s Award. I’m going to Toronto in May! You can…
Reading
I’ll be reading at the UVic Department of Writing Faculty Reading Night with Maureen Bradley, Kevin Kerr, David Leach, Tim Lilburn, Lorna Jackson, Joan MacLeod, Lynne Van Luven, JoAnn Dionne, Connor Gaston, and Fiona Mitchell. Should be a good night!…
Writing Shirts
My Writing Shirts. I think they describe the process pretty well.
The Goddess Lisa LIVE at Little Fiction
“The Goddess Lisa” is now online at Little Fiction. Read it here Thanks to Troy Palmer for the great design.
The Goddess Lisa – Forthcoming Short Story
For five years I’ve been walking the same route from home to the Victoria Conservatory of Music where I teach. By the same route, I mean the same route. I’m on automatic pilot to the point of discomfort if, for some reason,…
PRISM international 2013 Fiction Contest
I’m thrilled to learn that my short story “Last Concert – Luzon, Philippines” won first runner-up in PRISM international’s 2013 Fiction contest. The story features a constipated classical guitarist on the last concert of his first tour, a hole in…
New Publication
It came! Issue #12 has a Stephen Harper Booze Bomb cover (see below) and an “On the Fence” on nightmares. There’s a launch on the eastern side of Canada if you’re out that way.
Riddle Fence #12 and “The Good Stuff”
I’m happy to have a story forthcoming in Riddle Fence‘s next issue. “The Good Stuff” is a weird little piece that includes brandy, peaches, and some point-of-view from an orchard hog. Pigs! I’m glad this story found a home, especially…
Malahat Review May 15th Reading
Malahat Issue 178 (and my short story “Apiculture”) is out and in the mailbox! I hope you enjoy–I had great fun reading at the Malahat Review/This Side of West launch last Tuesday. Will Johnson interviewed me about this piece, as…