Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
Look for me outside the downtown Vancouver Public Library on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the annual Word Vancouver event. I’ll have a Meet the Author banner and a display table with all of my books for sale, including anthologies that feature my writing, such as Emails from India and Raincoast Chronicles 22.
Win a chance for a free two-hour consultation with me regarding your next book or other writing dream. I’ll have details at the event.
The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, B.C.’s entertainment weekly, has recommended Emails from India on its list of holiday gifts for travellers: Emails From India: Women Write Home Edited by Vancouverite Janis Harper, this book collects vignettes by 27 writers—many of whom are also from Vancouver—who have travelled on the subcontinent. The stories speak to the universal travel…
If you’re looking for a fun kids’ event, come to my author reading of Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch on March 9. I’ll be at Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, WA. at 11 am. There will be lots of audience participation and a Q&A. Books will be available for sale and signing….
Want to join a supportive group of committed writers in a class that focuses on content feedback? Still spaces left in my Mon. night program at Kyle Centre, Port Moody. Sept. 27-Dec. 6, 5:30 to 8 pm. Many students have published books and/or contribute regularly to publications. All genres and levels welcome. Participants find in-class…
I’ll be selling my books and staffing a table at Word Vancouver this Sunday, Sept. 28 outside the downtown public library. Come by and chat any time between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Word Vancouver is hosting a variety of readings and other events Sept. 24 to 27 at venues around the city, including Joy…
I was honoured to organize and host Canada’s first Mentors in Violence Prevention program in Sechelt, BC on May 5. Here’s a story that I wrote for the local media: A former B.C. Lions player, open discussions and hands-on scenarios recently helped about 40 local high school students learn what words and actions can…
As part of the Words and Image exhibition at Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) in Gibsons, BC, I will read from my memoir-in-progress and other short writing excerpts and give a brief presentation of slides from India. Time: Saturday, 2 p.m. Place: GPAG, 287 Gower Point Road, Gibsons, BC Contact gpag@dccnet.com or phone 604-886-0531