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Wild Ride nominated for Hackmatack Award

by | Mar 12, 2008 | comics, literacy, writing news

I just received word yesterday that my new graphic novel, Wild Ride, is nominated for the 2008/09 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award! This is a great surprise and very great honour for many reasons. Not least of which is that Hackmatack winners are chosen...

08 is here and so am I

by | Jan 4, 2008 | education, life, writing news

2008 is four days old, so I think it’s safe to say that the new year is here. I wish you all a very happy and prosperous one. Judging from the turkey bones, wrapping paper and empty wine bottles, I also think it’s safe to say that the holidays are...

Happy Holidays

by | Dec 23, 2007 | writing news

I have been more than awol around here lately, but I will at least wish everyone a great holiday season. Eat, drink and be merry. We will see you after the break most definitely. You might also enjoy: Have an Xtremely Happy Holiday anticipation: it’s all I got left...

Nunavut travels

by | Dec 2, 2007 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I flew out of Ottawa, heading due north to Baffin Island last week. I had seen plenty of images of Nunavut and the Arctic on TV but they had not prepared me for the vastness and coldness of it all. Through the foggy plane...