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I few years ago my husband and I decided to get a dog. What we were thinking? She’s this overly exuberant labrador retriever with a huge personality, madly in love with everyone she meets. Most days she goes to work with my husband Jim, who’s a safety code…

A review of Everything is So Political turned up on Salty Ink today. If you haven’t yet run across the Salty Ink blog, it’s run by award-winning author and bright guy Chad Pelley, who from Newfoundland casts a spotlight on fresh Canadian fiction and poetry…

Last fall, Parkland Regional Library put out a call for stories in a writing contest, offering an iPad to the grand winner and five Kobo eReaders as other prizes. Contestants in central Alberta were invited to write a story about how their local library ha…

I’m thrilled to announce that The Shore Girl has won the 2013 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. I’m so deeply grateful to the Edmonton Public Library for bringing Alberta authors and readers together with this fabulous contest. Readers were allowed to choose …

May is Short Story Month. Come help us celebrate at the Calgary launch of our new anthology,Everything is So Political. "While the individual stories vary widely in tone and theme, they share the hallmark of a great read: strong, captivating and imaginati…

Voting has now opened for the Alberta Readers’ Choice Awards. This contest is such a fun and generous way to spotlight Alberta authors, to connect readers to readers, and to involve libraries throughout Alberta. The Shore Girl is in the running beside four…