​UPCOMING

Guelph - Indigo Store
Saturday, September 9
Stone Rd. Mall
1:00 - 5:00 PM

The Eden Mills Writers Festival
Sunday, September 10
Eden Mills Publishers Way
10:00 - 6:00 PM

Bookapalooza
Saturday September 16
Minden Curling Club
10:00 - 4:00 PM

Niagara Parks Coast to Coast
'Canada's Family Women' Literary Series
featured guest
November 9, 2023
Laura Secord Museum and Chapel, Queenston
7:00 PM
niagaraparks.com/coast-to-coast


Book Clubs!


September 27 - St. Catharines Retired Teachers

October 9 - NOTL Newcomers






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 Selected PAST EVENTS:

NOTL Strawberry Festival
June 2023

NOTL Farmer's Market
August/September 2023

Book Launch
April 2023
Yellow Door Theatre
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                                  Seven Steps to a Successful Short Story

                                             Sunday, February 2
                                            1:00 - 3:00 PM
                                            NOTL Public Library

                                   workshop with Sharon Frayne

                                                MUSKOKA NOVEL MARATHON - VIRTUAL EVENT
                                                   July 2022 (winner)

                                                 MUSKOKA NOVEL MARATHON - VIRTUAL EVENT
                                                               July 16 - 19, 2021      (winner - longest novel, 'bum-in-seat)                                                

                                                   FIFTEEN STORIES HIGH - AWARDS AND BOOK LAUNCH
                                                                MAY 29, St. Catharines Public Library (Virtual event)
                                                                sponsored by the Niagara Canadian Authors Association

                                                                POETS, PAINTINGS AND PROSE
                                                                  April 24, St. Catharines Public Library (Virtual event)
                                                                  featuring my short story: 'Happy Landings'
                                                                  my painting: Blue Pools, New Zealand - story by Samantha Craggs
   

                                                                 FIFTEEN STORIES HIGH - AWARDS AND BOOK LAUNCH
                                                                  March 28, St. Catharines Public Library                          

                                                                              

February 2020                                Rising Spirits Celebration, Old Winery, NOTL
                                                                  Public Reading, Sometime Books, St. Catharines

January 7th                                     Launch - NOTL Writer's Circle and NOTL Public Library
                                                                    Public Reading  - with MC Holmes Hooke
                                                                         my poem 'Second Chance'        

Oct. 29th                                                  NOTL Writer's Circle Celebration and Anthology Release
Sept. 16 - 17th                                   Carmel Fine Art & Music Festival (Reading and Book Sales)
Saturday, March 18,  2017        St. Catharines Public Library       Book Sale and Signing    2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 4th,  2017              NOTL Historical Museum             Lecture, Book Launch and Signing  1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 10th,  2017          NOTL Strawberry Festival           Public Reading and Book Sale

Friday, June 23, 2017                    CAA Conference, Toronto             Open Mic 

Monday, July 3rd, 2017               Simcoe Park NOTL                           Public Reading and Book Sale

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017                 NOTL Community Centre              Guest Speaker NOTL Rotary Club