It is with profound gratitude and a persistent stunned feeling that I can report that The Republic of Dirt won the 69th Leacock Medal for Humour. We were graciously entertained by the Leacock Associates at a pub and trivia night, a garden luncheon and a gala dinner m.c.’d by Leacock winner, Trevor Cole. The keynote […]
Stoked.
I can no longer resist the desire to use the word stoked. No other word will do to describe my feelings about being shortlisted for the Leacock Medal, along with Terry “deservedly oft-winning” Fallis for Poles Apart and Sarah Mian for When the Saints. As noted in an earlier post, this is my third shortlisting and […]
BC Book Prize! WHUT?
Colour me astonished! I nearly fell over when my name was called as the winner of this year’s Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize at the B.C. Book Prizes. Seriously. I was stunned. I apologize to everyone who had to listen to me stumble through a sort-of acceptance speech in which I invited everyone to […]
Gracias to the Leacock Committee and Get Reading for #AFI2016
for including Republic of Dirt on the longlist for Leacock Prize! This is my third nomination and it’s a great honour each time. I’d like to chastise the other nominees for having written very funny and worthwhile books, thereby reducing the chances for the rest of us. Nice going, talented writers. The shortlist will be […]
Happy Birthday to Het-kippencollectief!
This week The Woefield Poultry Collective (Home to Woefield) was released as Het-kippencollectief in the Netherlands by Pepper Books. They’ve done a very funny and charming promotional campaign. A Polish nonbearded rooster very much like Alec Baldwin has popped up next to the Eiffel Tower, on a Porche, in a red phone booth, and a […]
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