Meet the Author (Pueblo, CO)

February 27, 2010 2:00pm.
I’m very excited to have been invited all the way to Colorado by the Pueblo City-County Library! Over several days, I’ll be doing a number of special events, culminating with a public reading and discussion at Robert Hoag Rawlings Library on Saturday, February 27th.
If you’re an elementary school teacher from the Pueblo [...]

Write2Xpress Awards Night (Oakville, ON)

December 7, 2009 7:00pm.
I’ll be the guest speaker at the Write2Xpress Awards Night in Oakville, where prizes will be awarded to winners of the Annual Write2Xpress Teen Writing Contest.
The evening takes place at Iroquois Ridge High School, 1051 Glenashton Drive in Oakville. For more information, please contact the Oakville Public Library.

Milton Book Festival for Children

November 8, 2009 12:00pm.
On Sunday the 8th, I’ll be presenting Zorgamazoo at the annual Milton Book Fest. Also appearing will be Hugh Brewster, Judy Ann Sadler, Frieda Wishinsky, Werner Zimmermann, and main presenter, all the way from New Brunswick, Sheree Fitch!

Tickets are $3.00 for children and $5.00 for adults. They’re available at the Milton Public [...]

Reading at McNally Robinson Bookshop (Toronto)

November 15, 2009 3:00pm.
On the afternoon of Sunday the 15th, I’ll be reading from Zorgamazoo and signing books at the Toronto McNally Robinson store, 1090 Don Mills Road.
If you’re able to come, it’s certainly worth the drive/bus ride north up to Don Mills, if only to see the new store. It’s certainly as exceptional as the others [...]

Penguin’s Halloweener Author Showcase (Toronto)

October 31, 2009 2:00pm.
I’ll be reading from Zorgamazoo with host Séan Cullen and Matthew Skelton at The Regent Theatre, 555 Mount Pleasant Road.
Séan will be presenting his newest YA novel, The Prince of Neither Here Nor There, and Matthew will be reading from The Story of Cirrus Flux.
It ought to be a wild and ridiculous ride, [...]

Dickens Plus! (Glen Williams, ON)

September 26, 2009 12:00pm.
I’ll be reading from Zorgamazoo at an event called “Dickens Plus!,” a fundraiser for the Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills. (I imagine I’m part of the eponymous “Plus”…always nice to be lumped in with the likes of ol’ Charlie.)
This is a two-day event celebrating all things Victorian and raising money for [...]

McNally Robinson Teacher/Librarian Night (Toronto)

September 15, 2009 6:45pm.

I’ll be attending the Teacher and Librarian night at McNally Robinson here in Toronto. The event goes from 6:45 – 9:30pm and takes place at the independent chain’s newest location, 1090 Don Mills Road.
Teachers in attendance will recieve a 25% discount on books for their classrooms & libraries, and also have the [...]

Word on the Street (Toronto)

September 27, 2009 5:00pm.
Word on the Street is the biggest book festival of the year, held simultaneously in multiple cities across the country.
Here in Toronto, I’ll be presenting Zorgamazoo in the Children’s Reading Tent at 5pm…and sharing the day with a ton of other wonderful kid’s writers. The full line-up is here.
If you’re planning on [...]

Burlington Book Camp

August 14, 2009 12:30pm.
I’ll be the wrap-up presenter at Burlington Book Camp, hosted by the Burlington Public Library. I’ll be speaking about writing and poetry, my collaboration on an illustrated novel, and reading briefly from Zorgamazoo.
At the time of this writing (July 3, 2009), I believe there are still a few spaces available at the [...]

Yonge & Eglinton Indigo (Toronto)

August 28, 2009 3:00pm.
I’ll be presenting Zorgamazoo as part of the Chapters-Indigo Summer Reading Series at the Yonge & Eglinton Indigo Bookstore, located at 2300 Yonge Street in Toronto.
I’ll be giving a reading, signing books and hanging out. Please stop in and say hello!