Hot Gossip
River Volta Review of Books
Thank you to Gunnar Ohberg, MFA Candidate at the University of Saskatchewan, for interviewing me in River Volta Review of Books. Check it out here ….. https://rivervoltareview.com/category/interviews
Events
Appel Salon Program, Toronto Public Library Jan 19 2021
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…
Events
All Lit UP!
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…
Books and Stories
GET LIT on CFMU-FM
Jamie Tennant interviews me for GET LIT, his weekly podcast and radio show on CFMU-FM. We talk about the emotional but not necessarily financial rewards of the writing life, writing for social change vs social acceptance, the deep magic of city living and the gritty realism of ghosts.https://cfmu.ca/episodes/23237-get-lit-episode-for-2020-10-15
Books and Stories
STOOP CITY out September 2020 on Biblioasis
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…
Books and Stories
Toronto 2033 – the future is now!
The good folks at Spacing Magazine are celebrating 15 years of awesome urban work by launching an anthology exploring potential life in Toronto, fifteen years from now. Hence, Toronto 2033 edited by Jim Munroe, illustrated by Mathew Borrett, and directed by Matthew Blackett. Local sci fi writers were invited to Read more…
Books and Stories
Foglifter Dance Party – November 10 2018
If you happen to be in San Francisco, California, hit up STRUT, the Foglifter Launch Party Extravaganza for Volume 3 Issue 2 …. Saturday November 10, 2018 at 470 Castro Street Bubbly and dancefloor extremism and readings from the latest issue. Order a copy online and enjoy the queer delights Read more…
Awards
Sunburst Award 2018 Longlist
Tarry This Night (Arsenal Pulp Press) makes the longlist for the 2018 Sunburst Award For Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic! I am totally stoked and humbled to have this book included in such incredible company. Check out the full list and please, read all of these exceptional books. Short List will be announced at the end of June.