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Have you met any other authors?
…Major, Barbara Reid, and many others. I’ve met lots of other Canadian authors at CANSCAIP meetings and at readings and conferences across the country. I’ve also had breakfast and sung…
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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 3
…there. To help writers in a country recovering from a long civil war to discover and develop their stories – it has been satisfying, enriching work. Other members of CANSCAIP…
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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 4
…almost eight years now I have been a volunteer reader and technician, helping to produce audio books for CNIB’s visually impaired clients. When I first told long-time CANSCAIP member and…
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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 5
…was at a CANSCAIP meeting that I first met Budge Wilson, a Nova Scotia writer who has also become a good friend. It was also at a CANSCAIP meeting that…
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CANSCAIP’s 28th & 35th
Last weekend I attended the 28th Packaging Your Imagination conference organized by CANSCAIP – the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators, and Performers. It was a great example of what…
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A Plug for CANSCAIP
…appear in the upcoming newsletter, which is sent to all Members and Friends. (Yes, CANSCAIP had Friends before Mark Zuckerberg was even born. He’ll be 29 this year. CANSCAIP will…
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Claire Mackay, 1930-2013
Across the country, news of Claire’s death on August 11 was met with much sadness. Friend, writer, mentor, a founding member of CANSCAIP, wife, mother, grandmother – it goes without…
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A Poem for Parents of Sons
When I did the keynote address at CANSCAIP’s Packaging Your Imagination conference a few years ago, I included in my talk a number of poems that have been favourites at…
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A Busy Fall Ahead
…be conducting a Picture Book Writing Master Class at CANSCAIP’s 32nd Packaging Your Imagination conference in its new location. Hope to see some of you at some of these events!…
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