I will be at the Colchester Historeum in Truro, NS, at 12 noon on September 11 to give an illustrated talk.
I am grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts, through the Writers’ Union of Canada, for funding my travel expenses. @CanadaCouncil #BringingTheArtsTo Life
Here is a link to a short video put together by Shannon Nickerson of the NS Acadian newspaper, Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Ecosse. I am the third interview. The literary event was August 11. On August 13 I will be giving a different presentation in Yarmouth at 12:30 pm at the Lions Club. It’s all part of the Congrès mondial des Acadiens.
I am delighted to be part of a special event taking place in West Pubnico, NS, on August 11.
It will be a bilingual affair, with lots of authors in attendance.
The details are on these two posters.
I received a message recently from Anne O’Neill. She was a longtime colleague back when we both worked at the Fortress of Louisbourg. (We were also the duo who toured Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip around the Fortress on their 1994 visit.)
Anne let me know that one of my book titles had showed up as the answer in a crossword puzzle of the Halifax Chronicle Herald. What?
Sure enough. Check out clue 39 below. By the way, the answer the clue is looking for is “Heart of Acadie.”
The 2024 Congrès mondial des Acadiens (World Acadian Congress) is taking place this August across southwest Nova Scotia (Acadie).
Though I am not Acadian, I have written about Acadie et les Acadiens / Acadiennes from time to time.
I am delighted to have been invited to take part in two events this August. Both relate to my most recent book, “Into the Wind: A Novel of Acadian Resilience” (published by Acorn Press).
I’ll provide greater details regarding specific times and who else is on the program at a later date. Right now, I can share that on the afternoon of August 11 I will be at the West Pubnico Fire Hall (as part of the Festival du livre) and on the afternoon of August 13 I will be at the Lions Club in Yarmouth.
It is too early to know.
But there have been a number of emails on the potential and one face-to-face discussion in Toronto a week ago.
The project in question involves my 2023 YA novel Into the Wind: A Novel of Acadian Resilience (Acorn Press). I agree that it would make an excellent transition to the screen, but it remains to be seen if the necessary funding and other support will materialize to make it happen.
I’ll keep you posted.
