Appearances and Events

Reading from The Alchemist's Portrait at Fireside Books in Vancouver

I make presentations, conduct workshops and offer Author in Residence programs at schools and libraries across Canada throughout the year. In July and August, I am available to visit summer camps for children in Calgary and the surrounding area. I also conduct workshops in Calgary on a regular basis, notifications of which are posted on my blog and work as an instructor with Chinook Learning Services and the University of Calgary Continuing Education.

Book signings take place on a regular basis at bookstores in the city of Calgary and are normally advertised in the local media. The Calgary Children's Book Fair and Conference also takes place each November. Here are a few of my recent appearances at literary festivals, conventions and conferences in Canada, the USA and the UK.

October 2011
Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading, Sheffield UK

May 2011
Red Deer Young Writers Conference

April 2011
Calgary Young Writers Conference
Foothills Young Writers Conference

October 2010 
Con-version, Calgary, Alberta

May 2010
Alberta Association of Library Technicians Conference
Foothills Young Writers Conference

April 2010
Calgary Young Writers Conference

October 2009
Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading, Sheffield UK

August 2009
Con-version, Calgary, Alberta

May 2009
Red Deer Young Writers Conference
Foothills Young Writers Conference

April 2009
Calgary Young Writers Conference

October 2008
Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading, Sheffield UK
World Fantasy Convention

August 2008
Con-version, Calgary, Alberta

May 2008
Vancouver Island Children's Bookfest, Nanaimo, BC
Red Deer Young Writers Conference
Foothills Young Writers Conference
Kamloops Young Writers Conference

April 2008
Calgary Young Writers Conference

October 2007
Ottawa International Writers Festival, Ottawa, Ontario

October 2007
SCBWI Fall Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan

September 2007
Word on the Street, Calgary, Alberta

August 2007
Con-Version, Calgary, Alberta

May 2007
Foothills Young Writer's Conference, Okotoks, Alberta
Red Deer Young Writers Conference

April 2007
Calgary Young Writer's Conference, Calgary, Alberta

February 2007
Calgary City Teacher's Convention, Calgary, Alberta

November 2006
Packaging Your Imagination, Toronto

October 2006
Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading, Sheffield, UK

Responding to questions from readers at Fireside Books in Vancouver

September 2006
Word on the Street, Calgary, Alberta

August 2006
Con-Version, Calgary, Alberta

May 2006
Foothills Young Writer's Conference, Okotoks, Alberta

April 2006
Calgary Young Writer's Conference, Calgary, Alberta

February 2006
Calgary City Teacher's Convention, Calgary, Alberta

October 2005
Wordfest, Calgary, Alberta

September 2005
Word on the Street, Calgary, Alberta

September 2005
THIN AIR, Winnipeg International Writers Festival

June 2005
Shuswap International Writer's Festival, Salmon Arm, BC

May 2005
Silver Birch Awards, Toronto

November 2004
Northern Children's Book Festival ( UK)

November 2004
Canadian Children's Book Week