I’m delighted to stand at the crossroads as conjured by Little Death Salon organizers Christa Couture and Kaleigh Trace in their quarterly salon exploring SEX and/or DEATH, the great transformations. THURSDAY JULY 17 2025OK Studio 468 Queen Street WestTickets are free at little deaths.eventbrite.com Doors at 7 pm Featuring: Daina Read more…
Dear Aspiring Writers – Will you be in Toronto this hot sweaty summer? Do you want to break a creative block, experiment with new genres/voice, meet other writers and dedicate time to exploring the craft? Then please join me at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies for an 8-week Read more…
Are you working on a novel manuscript that needs guidance and support? In 2025 I’ll continue teaching novel writing courses at the University of Calgary Continuing Education Creative Writing Certificate Program. I promise they help focus your writing goals! You’ll have access to my innovative writing prompts, focused thematic considerations, Read more…
Come join us for an evening of fiction and vegan eats on WEDNESDAY June 12, 2024 at 7 pm at Jordan’s Homeside Pub 1521 Main Street East, Hamilton. Hosted by The City & the City Books, I’ll be reading from my feral child STOOP CITY, alongside Sydney Hegele reading from Read more…
Thanks to everyone who showed up for Queer Noir: a night of gay crime and suspenseful readings!
I’m so pleased to be joining the Speakeasy Reading Series on Wednesday, October 18th at 7 pm at Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto. It will be live streamed on Zoom, for those who can’t make it in person.I’m joining an incredible line up with Britta Bardour, Jennifer Hosein, Alya Somar Read more…
Join Kristyn Dunnion and her dear accomplice, Poetess Shannon Quinn, for a live Zoom Reading on Tuesday Dec 7, 2021 from 7 – 8 pm EST. This is a free online event with book giveaways! Kristyn will read from the doggedly dissident “Stoop City,” published by Biblioasis (Fall 2020), a Read more…
Please join me Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 from 7 pm – 8 pm for a lively discussion of my recent story collection, STOOP CITY, one of the Globe & Mail’s most anticipated Fall books. Leading the conversation will be arts journalist and producer, Aparita Bhandari. Registration is free! Visit https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT448390&R=EVT448390 Read more…
Stoop City is featured in ALL LIT UP’s Indie Reading Room!Check it out for a cute Q&A, a live-recorded reading on All Lit Up’s IG account, and a generous 20% off copies of Stoop City from now until Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th for the ‘propertarian class’ as Ursula K. Read more…
I’m thrilled to say my new story collection, STOOP CITY, is breaching Canadian bookshelves this September. You can pre-order copies at your local, friendly indie bookstore! If you’re in Toronto, try www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com , who partners with www.biblioasis.com for a virtual live launch on Tuesday September 22 at 7 PM EDT. Read more…