Immigrant Stories

Immigrant Stories

Do you know an immigrant with a story to share? This sounds like a fabulous project, so please pass it on to Vancouver of near Vancouver friends or colleagues who might be interested.
Book Launch

Book Launch

If you happen to be in downtown Victoria on Sunday November 26th, drop into Munro’s to find out about Julie Lawson’s latest book. Psst…I hear there will be ?

Island in the Salish Sea

Just got the word that the copy editing for Island in the Salish Sea is complete. It’s my next picture book with Orca Book Publishers, and it’s due to be released in September of next year. Can’t wait to see the illustrations by the talented Leslie...

Word History

If you’re a word nerd like me, you’ll love Merriam-Webster’s word history site. I found out all sorts of interesting things like, words that came into use the year I was born…hallucinogen, double helix, and solar battery, words from the year I...

writing workshop on a budget

A wonderful morning spent at Kelset School… I was invited to offer a writing workshop for grades 4 & 5 at Kelset School in Saanich. What a lovely and creative group of students.  The premise was that I would work with a small group of students who were keen...

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