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Writing Conferences and Camps for Children and Youth

April 21, 2012. 2012 Calgary Young Writers' Conference, at Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, AB. (Also April 30, 2011; April 17, 2010; April 18, 2009.)

February 23 & 24, 2012.  Story Avenue 2012 at the Edmonton Public School Board's Centre for Education. Writing workshops for inner city kids, grades 5-6. (Also January 27 & 28, 2010.)

May 5, 2011. Writing workshop for Margaret T. Stevenson Award winners, the top five. These were all very talented grade 8 students that will go far in the world!

March 31, 2011. Bennet Centre Young Writers' Camp. Writing workshops for junior high students. (Also March 3 & 4, 2011, for elementary students; April 3, 2008, for grades 7, 8, 9; March 31 & April 1, 2008, for grades 4, 5, 6.)

July 5-10, 2009. WordsWorth 2009: When the Phoenix Rises. Summer Young Writers' Camp at Kamp Kiwanis, Bragg Creek, AB. (sponsored by YABS)

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School and Library Visits

October 24-27, 2011. Peace Library System local author tour, part of the fall's Taleblazers activities. Monday: Hythe, Valhalla (complete with Vikings!), La Glace. Tuesday: Elmworth, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith. Wednesday: Wembley, Grande Prairie, DeBolt. Thursday: Valleyview, Fox Creek. Lots of miles. Lots of kids. Lots of fun. Thanks to the many people who had to plan and do to make this tour a success.

October 13. Sprucewood Library, Edmonton, with students from Mother Teresa School.

May 4, 2009. Horse Hill School, Edmonton. Writing workshops to grades 3/4 and 5/6.

April 24, 2009. Sacred Heart School, Wetaskiwin. Writing workshops with grades 6 and 9.

February 12, 2009.  Book talks to 7 classes at the grand reopening of the library at St. Mark Junior High, Edmonton.

May 8, 2008. GH Primeau School, Morinville. A "book activity" for a grade 6 special needs class, and an intense after-school  writing workshop for advanced writers in grades 6-8.

May 6, 2008. Montrose Elementary School, Edmonton. Writing workshops for grades 3 and 6.

May 5, 2008. Win Ferguson Elementary School, Fort Saskatchewan. Writing workshops for grades 3 and 6.

October 10, 2007. Wetaskiwin Library.

October 3, 2007. J.J. Bowlen Jr. H., Edmonton.

October 1, 2007.  Fort Assiniboine School and Library.

May 16, 2007. Sir Alexander Mackenzie School, St. Albert. "Turning ideas into stories" with grade threes.

May 14, 2007. Holy Family Catholic School, Waskatenau, AB. Writing workshops, grades 4-9.

May 7, 2007. Legal School, Legal AB. Writing workshops.

November 21, 2006. A productive two hour writing workshop with 50 grade sixers at St. Philip School, Edmonton.

October 14, 2006. Kid's Writing Workshop at Edmonton Public Library (Sprucewood Branch).

October 3, 2006. Readings at St. Benedict School (as part of Read In week).

June 13, 2006. Sherwood School, Edmonton.

June 12, 2006. Hillcrest Junior High, Edmonton.

May 31, 2006. Dirty Thirties Primer for the grade fours at Muriel Martin Elementary in St. Albert, AB.

May 5, 2006. "Actual writing workshops" with grades 4-6 at Lauderdale Elementary in Edmonton.

May 3, 2006. Four Literacy Fair presentations at Griffiths-Scott School in Millet, AB.

March 29, 2006. Davidson Elementary School. (Davidson, Saskatchewan is the locale for Under a Living Sky.)

March 28, 2006. Reading & workshop at Fairhaven School, Saskatoon, SK.

March 27, 2006. 6 school aggregate at Westview School in Prince Albert, SK. 3 school aggregate at Christopher Lake School.

December 16, 2005. Silver Springs Elementary, and at Calgary Academy. 

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Adult Presentations

May 25, 2007. Canadian Authors Association, Edmonton, AB. A talk to the membership on "Quiet Listening and Creative Practice."

March 2, 2007. Presentation to a Children's Literature class at University of Alberta.

November 15, 2008. Scarlet's Sisters Authors Showcase lunch and book talk/sale at Elks Hall, Edmonton. This event was a blast. These ladies don't mess around--they know how to have fun!

Thursday August 3, 2006. 1:00 PM (CST). International Read for Peace Week. Teleconference.

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Bookstore Readings and Signings

March 31, 2007. Merrifield Books in Woodstock, ON. Reading from 2-3, Saturday afternoon. (phone 539-4220 to reserve a copy)

March 27, 2007. Wordsworth Books, Waterloo, ON.  Reading at 7:30 PM.

March 28, 2006. Reading & signing  at McNally Robinson Bookstore Saskatoon, SK.

December 18, 2005. Sign books at Chapters near Crowfoot in Calgary.

December 17, 2005. Sign books at Banff Book & Art Den.

On Sunday, November 6, 2005, from 2-4 in the afternoon, we had the book launch at Audreys Books in Edmonton.

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Professional Service

September 28, 2011. Raise a Reader, sponsored by Edmonton Journal. (Also 2010.)

April 8, 2011. Selection Committee member for Margaret T. Stevenson Talented Young Writer Award, an award granted to dedicated writers in grade eight (within the EPSB).

December 2010 to present. Founding Board Member for YouthWrite Society.

November 2006 to present. Young Alberta Book Society, active member.

January-March 2005. Canadian Authors Association, Alberta Branch interim President.

July 3-7, 2003. Canadian Authors Association National Conference. Organizing Committee member, website, speaker introductions, etc.

2001 – 2006. Canadian Authors Association, Alberta Branch, Board member, Webmaster.

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