Friday, November 30, 2012

Quill & Quire Books of the Year

BULL HEAD was selected by Quill & Quire review editor, Steven W. Beattie, as a book of the year along with four other titles.

For more information and to see the list, go here.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

At the Mike Series in Victoria, Nov 27

If you are in Victoria on Nov 27, join Lee Henderson, John Gould and myself in conversation at 7pm at Cadboro Bay Books for the At the Mike Series. It's an honour to appear with two writers I deeply admire and respect. More info on the event here.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Toronto: Type Books, Nov 21

Toronto! Join me, Ian Colford and Barry Grills for a triple threat event at Type Books this Wednesday, Nov 21.

The event, dubbed, "The Lost Boys," starts at 6:30pm and promises an eclectic range of material and styles. For more information, click here.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Canzine West: 1-2 Punch Book Pitch

The 1-2 Punch Book Pitch at Canzine West in Vancouver is accepting people to pitch their book idea on Nov 17. Live on the main stage, you get two minutes to pitch your book to a panel of judges: Brian Kaufman, Elizabeth Bachinsky and myself. 
We get one minute each to tell you why you’ll never get published 
in a million, billion years, or why we want to see your manuscript in our inbox ASAP. The winner of the pitch gets bragging rights and a Broken Pencil prize pack worth $200.
To sign up, email canzine@brokenpencil.com with 1. name 2. email address 3. phone number 4. two or three line description of the project you are going to pitch. For more details visit here.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Bull Head Makes Bestseller List

Whoa! BULL HEAD shares some fine company on the Calgary Herald's bestseller list.

The full list is here.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

8 Male Writers I’d Want At My Side In A Bar Room Brawl

Suppose you find yourself standing in a Calgary bar, perhaps Ranchman’s, mouthing off about your beloved Vancouver Canucks who’ve just eliminated the Flames in the playoffs (unlikely as that might be) and you’ve been shouting to be heard—the music is loud after all. A large southern Albertan ranchman hears you. He’s wearing a big white hat that shadows his eyes. His belt buckle winks in the light and you notice it’s a shiny Calgary Flames logo. You exchange a few words, but he’s not interested in talking.

Read the full list here.




Readings in Kelowna & Vernon

I'm excited to visit the Okanagan this weekend to do two events. The first will be at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna on Friday, Nov 9 at 12:30pm. Later that night, I'll be kicking off the Vertigo Voices Reading Series in Vernon with Nancy Lee starting at 8pm.

For more info on these events, check out the piece in the Vernon Morning Star here.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Canzine West Vancouver

The 1-2 Punch Book Pitch at Canzine West in Vancouver is now accepting registrants. Pitch your book idea for a chance to win.

Live on our main stage you get two minutes to pitch your book to a panel of judges: Brian Kaufman, Elizabeth Bachinsky, and myself. The judges get one minute each to tell you why you’ll never get published in a million years, or why they want to see your manuscript in their inbox ASAP. The winner of the pitch gets bragging rights and a Broken Pencil prize pack worth $200. 

Click here to learn how to sign up to pitch!

Monday, November 5, 2012

Bull Head Tour Kicks Into Gear

Well Calgary & Fernie, that was a blast. Thanks for the great kick off to the November BULL HEAD tour this past weekend.

On Friday night in Calgary, I was honoured to read with Marcello Di Cintio and Naomi Lewis, both excellent writers and entertaining readers. Special thanks to Pages Books on Kensington and their attentive staff for hosting a fantastic event that featured an enthusiastic over-capacity crowd.

The next night, I read with the farmer-philosopher-weight lifter poet Charles Noble, at Fernie's funky Clawhammer Letterpress Gallery. The evening featured a great crowd, great questions by the audience, great moderating by Angie Abdou. Special thanks to Randal Macnair and Clawhammer Press and the rest of the Fernie community for making this a lively evening. A few other writers showed up as well: Sioux Browning, Sid Marty and of course the lovely Nancy Lee. It was a formidable event, one I was honoured to be a part of, having returned to town after too long of an absence.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Fernie: Let It Snow

Fernie has a great arts community set against the backdrop of natural beauty and legendary powder. This Saturday, Nov 3, I'm pleased to be returning to the town I once called home for an exciting event that starts at 8pm at Clawhammer Letterpress.

I will read 2 or 3 short selections from BULL HEAD and participate in a Q&A with Fernie resident and Canada Reads author, Angie Abdou. No doubt she and others will be curious why I used the Elk Valley as the setting for the book. Join us. If we're lucky, maybe it will snow. Most definitely wine will be involved.