From July 1 until around early-mid September, I’ll be living in LA! During this period, I’ll be doing a few readings in west coast USA. In July, I’ll be doing 3 readings in California. First up, I’ll be in San Francisco on the 12th, reading at an event by RADAR Productions, which is run by San Francisco writer Michelle Tea. I first...
Read MoreReadings in June and farewell to Canada, for now
So far in June, I have 3 readings scheduled – all in Ontario and all connected to Pride events. More readings may be added and I’ll update this post as required but, nonetheless, the details as they currently stand are below. First up, on Thursday 12 June, I’ll be doing a reading for Hamilton Pride Week. I’ll be reading with with Shani...
Read MoreSix readings in May!
So many readings coming up! I have 6 readings in May, with more to come in June and July. First up, I’m reading with two authors who both sound great. Greg Bechtel’s new book, Boundary Problems, is described as a work that “shatters the boundaries between speculative and literary fiction”. We are both launching our books (along with...
Read MoreToronto launch of Look Who’s Morphing
I first came to Toronto last year for an artist residency. About eight months later, I submitted an application for Canadian permanent residency that was framed around my work as an artist and the contribution that I could make to Canada’s cultural life. In my application, I nominated Toronto as the city in which I wish to settle. Although I...
Read MoreLook Who’s Morphing comes to North America and Europe: Two readings in NYC
Today is the official date for the release of the North American edition of Look Who’s Morphing in North America and Europe. I wrote this book with a world audience in mind and had always felt that it could find appreciative audiences (and in both the US and Canada especially). It took me 9 years to write this book (this included 5 years of doctoral...
Read MoreReviewers: Advance review copies of Look Who’s Morphing coming soon
Canadian/US book reviewers: advance review copies of my first fiction book Look Who’s Morphing will be available very soon! This is the North American edition of the book, which is being released by Arsenal Pulp Press in April. (Launch details, as well as details of readings, will be available over the next few weeks.) Interested in receiving an...
Read MoreMy Facebook page
Recently, I created a Facebook page. This page replaces my previous Facebook profile. Feel free to “like” it (if you know what I mean). At any rate, like all Facebook pages, it is public, so you can view all the posts, even if you don’t “like” it or you’re not on Facebook. The page will be a good source of regular posts...
Read MorePublication in The Best of The Lifted Brow
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while: an early version of chapter 2 from my novel-in-progress has been published in the anthology The Best of The Lifted Brow. This piece, published under the title “What are the attributes of God?”, was initially published in literary magazine The Lifted Brow in 2011. This Best of anthology...
Read MoreFrom Ólafsfjörasður
I’m writing this from Ólafsfjörður, in northern Iceland, where I arrived a few hours ago. This is the start of my two-month residency at Listhús, where I’ll be working on the draft manuscript for my novel. So far, I have written what I estimate is about 40% of a draft manuscript. At this point, I am feeling pretty good about the state of the...
Read MoreGet caught reading
Donating as little as $5 will buy a book for a child in a remote Indigenous community in Australia. It is so easy to join the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Get Caught Reading campaign: make a donation of $5 or more at this link take a selfie of you reading (this part is optional) spread the word. [Australians: If you’re feeling despair about...
Read MoreLook Who’s Morphing to be published in North America and Europe by Arsenal Pulp Press
Here’s some exciting news that I’ve been sitting on for a few weeks: Canadian publisher Arsenal Pulp Press has bought the publishing rights for Look Who’s Morphing for North America and Europe. The book will be released in April 2014. An award-winning independent publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press is a fantastic fit for the book and I am so...
Read MoreSome courses where my work has been taught
In my previous blog post, I asked “Are you a student or lecturer, past or present, who has studied or set my work for a course?” The results are now in and it’s my pleasure to share them with you in this post. I’m sure that not every instance of my work having been taught has been captured here (so if you’re aware of something...
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