I’m very pleased to announce that Home to Woefield/The Woefield Poultry Collective (just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) has been optioned for film by two terrific independent producers. Heide Amurri is based in Vancouver and Diane Conn lives in L.A. They have extremely impressive resumes and a long track record of making things happen. Their vision for a film about Woefield and its inhabitants is exciting and very much in line with mine. I couldn’t be more thrilled and pleased.
So now let’s all bust out a few good wishes for Woefield’s new film parents!
I’m at the North Words Festival in Yellowknife. I’m spending my mornings working on a new novel and my afternoons and evenings being blown away by the poetry of Gregory Scofield, the stories of Charlotte Gray, the prose and poetry of Richard Van Camp, the music and stories of Ted Staunton (if you ever go to see him, ask him for the chicken song. Seriously.) Kathy Reichs is in the house, but I haven’t seen her yet. Annalies Pool and Jamie Bastedo, writers who also organize the festival, have also given wonderful readings and the community is full of terrific writers whose names I don’t have in front of me who are taking part in the festival.
I spent a week in New York and before that a week in Smithers. I have much to report on each trip, but it will have to wait until I get home and get my life somewhat back under control.
On a completely unrelated note, Men of a Certain Age (TNT) started its new season on June 1. If you aren’t watching it, you should start. It is brilliant and I want to be able to talk about it with as many people as possible.
Also, please join me on facebook if you haven’t already. http://www.facebook.com/susanjuby My goal is to have 1/3 as many friends as the average 14 year old.
xox