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Poster for the Wild Prose Readings event of May 25. In the middle are photos of participating authors: Gregor Craigie, Jen Neale, Frances Peck, and Eliza Robertson. Also on the poster is a note about you being a potential reader at the even't open mic. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Open mic at 7:00 pm. Readings begin at 7:30 pm. Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road. Five dollars admission.

Earth-shattering prose

Disasters, natural and otherwise, are a preoccupation of west coast writers. On May 25, I join three other authors in Victoria, BC, for an evening of readings and discussion from our earth-shattering prose.

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Poster for the Sidney Literary Festival, showing the dates (April 20-22, 2023) and featuring photos of five festival authors: Bob McDonald, francesca ekwuyasi, Brian Thomas Isaac, Joan Thomas, and Danny Ramadan

Sidney Literary Festival

It’s an honour to be one of the authors taking part in the 2023 Sidney Literary Festival, April 20–22, in beautiful Sidney by the Sea, Vancouver Island.

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The cover of The Broken Places and a photo of Frances Peck, both in gilt frames that hang from the background, so as to suggest artworks. In front of the framed images is a chalkboard that contains details of the reading.

Nanaimo reading

Thank you, Vancouver Island University, for inviting me to read in Nanaimo on February 16, 2023, as part of the Portfolio Reading Series.

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Photo of (left) Cathalynn Labonté-Smith and her nonfiction book "Rescue Me," and (right) Frances Peck and her novel "The Broken Places."

Tales of disaster and rescue

On Saturday, January 28 (2:00–3:30 pm), I’ll be at the West Vancouver Memorial Library with author Cathalynn Labonté-Smith to discuss stories of disaster and rescue, both real and imagined.

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