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- Category: Arts & Culture
- Facilitated reading Oct. 19 in West Vancouver
- Catch my reading Oct. 3 in Powell River
- Another excellent author experience at Art and Words
- SCWES Book Fair Aug. 16 at Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt
- Cancel culture: Consider a case-by-case response
- Munro no ‘feminist icon’
- Alice Munro and sexual abuse fallout: I’m not surprised
- Georgeson lets cedar show him what to carve
- Memoir review in BC BookWorld’s spring issue
- Memoir reading March 24 at Mission Point House
- Award-winning filmmaker Liz Marshall profiled in Sunshine Coast Life mag
- Hear me read March 9 at Village Books in Bellingham, WA
- BC authors share open mic readings Feb. 21 via Zoom
- Recognition from my MFA alma mater
- Watters’ culturally modified grad cap in permanent NYC museum display
- My memoir on KaleidoSoul’s Top Ten List for 2023 nonfiction books
- Thanks to Port Moody Library for supporting local authors
- ‘Incest still considered shameful secret’: see my full interview
- Read editor’s interview with me in Persephone’s Daughters
- Free author reading Oct. 18 in Gibsons
- Free memoir workshop in Poco Oct. 14
- Author reading at Seaside Centre Book Fair Aug. 19
- Karen and Heather win Audience Favourite award
- Speaking from the heart: ch’elkwilwet (Raquel Joe)
- Podcast interview highlights healing from childhood trauma
- Short readings at 2nd Annual Art & Words Festival
- Interview highlights two books on separate parental secrets
- Author grateful for Coast Reporter coverage and book launch presence
- Ah, This is the Life: my feature on Secret Cove Marina
- My memoir makes silent appearance on Baldrey’s Global TV book shelf
- Official launch of memoir May 28 in Toronto
- Memoir book launch April 15 in Sechelt, BC
- Writing as a Transformational Tool: my podcast chat with host Nelia Hutt
- Mini-book reading April 7 at Artesia Coffeehouse
- Featured guest on podcast How to Survive Society
- Heritage Week event goes ahead despite snowstorm
- Delivered BC Heritage Week talk Feb. 25 on author Muriel Wylie Blanchet
- Official book launch May 28 in Toronto
- Om By the Beach
- A shishalh Nation Knowledge-keeper shares poetry and stories
- Online memories shared regarding my Ubyssey editing days
- Creative nonfiction reading Oct. 21
- Webinar “Trauma and truth-telling in memoir” offered Nov. 16
- Pre-sales available for my 2023 memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
- Find my poetry and creative nonfiction in Art & Words anthology
- New anthology contains my creative nonfiction essay “Navigating the cosmos”
- kway?imin Andy Johnson profiled in fall 2022 Coast Life magazine
- Author reading at Gibsons Public Library Oct. 15
- Short private FBCW webinar Sept. 11 on Writing About Family
- Catch my literary readings Aug. 12, 13 at Arts & Words in Davis Bay, BC
- My creative writing classes return in Port Moody
- I’m facilitating March 27 SCWES writers’ group
- My online course Writing From Pain to Power begins Feb. 23
- Candace Campo celebrates her Indigenous history, culture and ancestors through Talaysay Tours
- Pleased to return to in-person teaching at Powell River Digital Film School
- Discover what Kashmir under curfew felt like in 1990
- Jessica Silvey weaves the legacy of ancestors in cedar
- Want to support literacy in a fun way?
- Buy my books at Night Market Dec. 1
- Gibsons Craft Fair Nov. 20-21
- Christmas Craft Fair Nov. 13
- New trail signs to honour value of old-growth forest and shíshálh heritage
- Watch my Sept. 19 reading on YouTube
- Port Moody in-person writing classes resume Sept. 27
- Zoom reading Sept. 19
- Writing workshop
- Join me and 5 authors March 16
- Fed. of BC Writers Zoom reading
- Book launch and signing
- Young Writers’ Festival, Gibsons, Feb. 26
- Picture book launch Dec. 7: Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch
- Métis, Indigenous, and Inuit lives profiled
- My essay “A slow goodbye” part of new anthology
- Heather Conn profile: hospice volunteer
- New hospice video to screen Oct. 5
- Halfmoon Bay craftsman produces spectacular boat models for global clients
- Three literary nonfiction authors, including Heather Conn, to read March 30
- Heather to teach screenwriting Feb/March in Powell River
- Job placement students gain insights with SoulCollage®
- A Gucci dress dyed with lichens?
- Heather Conn reveals two favourite cards from her SoulCollage deck
- Publisher wanted for Bigfoot picture book
- “A Room of Her Own“: my writer`s studio
- Screening of “Salam Neighbor” prompts $887 in donations
- Author to host Banff workshop April 23: The Power and Pitfalls of Creative Nonfiction Onscreen
- My mixed-media collage from Joni Mitchell exhibition sells in early December
- Gibsons book sales and signing Dec. 5
- My collage No Regrets, Coyote in juried show
- Word Vancouver contest winner announced
- Meet the Author Sept. 27 at Word Vancouver
- Join me in a Victoria, BC panel “Writing Past Fear: Trauma, Taboos, and Finding a True Voice”
- I’m selling books Sept. 28 at Word Vancouver
- Sun, Sand and SoulCollage(R): a New Drop-in Session
- Surf this site for more published arts coverage
- Read my blog for lots more arts coverage
- Cultural Creatives, unite!
- Guidebook feature celebrates Vancouver’s arts and entertainment scene
- Sunshine Coast artists profiled
- Talented professional photographers showcased in PhotoMedia magazine features
- Artists at work: How do inspiration and finances co-exist?
- How well do we value artists?
- Arts coverage published in more than a dozen media in North America
- From sci-fi and theatre to video art: Georgia Straight profiles reveal an array of artists
- Judy Chicago and Deena Metzger: two feminist inspirations profiled
- PR content and lyrics provided for U.S. musician
- Theatre Society transforms at-risk youth
- Category: Education
- Category: Environment
- The Making of Tetrahedron Park: how the conservation movement started on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast
- “A New Way”: new DVD highlights role of glacial rock dust in First Nations organic garden
- Two newspaper features address logging on BC’s Sunshine Coast
- Aquifer conservation emphasized in Gibsons, BC
- Almost three decades of eco-coverage
- DIG INTO THE ARCHIVES: Discover more of my magazine writing about wildlife, the environment, and sustainability
- “We Envision”: SCRD unveils new Draft Sustainability Plan
- STV and Pacific Wild: Two B.C. clients doing stellar environmental work
- Environment
- PeopleTalk magazine: What do green B.C. businesses look like?
- Sierra magazine: Bald eagles and lots more
- “Very thorough and professional” — Sierra magazine
- Local and global: A few recommended books
- Roberts Creek Co-Housing: Canada’s first rural model
- Balanced Life magazine: Find the essence of bird-watching
- Feature on Frances Moore Lappe: “We need to regain control of our food supply”
- Alive magazine: Most nail polish is toxic
- Kermode features & merchandising help save habitat of rare west-coast white bear
- Category: Health & Lifestyle
- Let’s learn from Indigenous culture
- UBC Law magazine: Lawyers in small communities think big
- Why so many cavities in pre-school immigrant children?
- Health & lifestyle
- Forensic dentistry: a lot more than just murder cases
- A west-coast wedding: love in a backyard labyrinth
- Can you find a man by getting to know a horse?
- Body rolling: Find deep relief without massage
- Traditional or alternative medicine?
- Nail polish contains dangerous chemicals
- When a mom remarries, how does she reassure her young son that he won’t lose her?
- How did the role of women shift in post-war Nicaragua?
- Category: History
- Havana weeks before Fidel died: Mafia history still looms
- Register now for my new Oct. 5 course on writing historical nonfiction
- First Japanese-Canadian to open sole law practice in B.C. faced discrimination and early hardships
- Three-generation UBC law families: women and Aboriginals share their legacies
- A father’s legacy: Law is all in the family for B.C. attorney general Suzanne Anton
- History
- BC Transit newsletter features celebrate early transportation history
- Two features reveal Vancouver’s early history
- Mechanics restore “Fishbowl” diesel bus to original 1964 condition
- Life in a fishbowl: How has tourism affected Peggy’s Cove?
- Oral history study documents pre-park life in northern Ontario
- Oral history: Save cherished stories
- Category: News & Events
- Book sales & signing Nov. 28 at Roberts Creek Legion
- Join me Oct. 3 in Burnaby for FLOURISHING IN YOUR FAITH: A SOULCOLLAGE EXPLORATION
- April 18 workshop FROM GODDESS TO GAIA
- April 15 Hospice workshop INTRODUCTION TO SOULCOLLAGE(R)
- 3-day workshop WRITING SHORT DOCUMENTARIES AND DRAMAS
- A Yukon relic: a novel way to honour a friend’s memory
- Hemingway at Gibsons Public Library July 16 (sort of)
- Guest editorial praises rewards of restorative justice process
- Celebrate sisterhood with SoulCollage(R) on International Women’s Day
- Feb. 7: private SoulCollage® workshop in Burnaby, BC
- Feb. 21: See my presentation “Portals on an El Camino pilgrimage”
- Powell River Digital Film School workshops
- Dec. 14 last book sales and signing before Christmas
- Georgia Straight recommends Emails from India as holiday gift for travellers
- Raincoast Chronicles #2 on Harbour Publishing’s bestseller list
- Raincoast Chronicles 22 author readings Dec. 4 in Sechelt, BC
- New books and products for sale Nov. 16 and 17 at Sunshine Coast Artisan Craft Fair
- Book launch Nov. 2 for Raincoast Chronicles anthology
- Travel feature promotes my El Camino workshop
- 12 Gifts of the Camino: a SoulCollage® Journey
- Vancouver book launch of India anthology: author reading Oct. 6
- Relive my El Camino de Santiago journey through a new blog series
- Interview on Swiss consulate website
- Gracie reading at Gibsons Public Library
- “Anthem” collage in Gibsons exhibition tribute to Leonard Cohen
- Gracie reading at Vancouver’s Word on the Street
- UBC magazine chooses my image as cover photo
- Vancouver’s Glory Years featured on Chapters Facebook page
- Reading on “family” at special-edition Writers’ Cafe
- STORY, STORY, STORY: Creating the blueprint for a short film
- Writing workshop & SoulCollage session at Abbotsford conference
- Author reading at Woods Showcase in Gibsons, BC
- Writing the Inner Way with SoulCollage®
- Free presentation: Celebrate your Shadow Self
- Pecha Kucha presentation of Three protests: Free speech on the street
- Gracie book for sale at Christmas Craft Fair in Sechelt
- Book launch of Gracie’s Got a Secret
- One-day workshop The Art of Blogging, at Capilano U in Sechelt
- Gracie book available at Christmas Craft Fair in Gibsons
- Heather Conn to appear at The Writers’ Hub in Roberts Creek
- New Cap U course Seasons of the Self: Writing as a meditative practice
- One-day travel writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
- Author reading at Creative in the Creek, in Roberts Creek
- NEW PICTURE BOOK COMING THIS FALL
- Co-instructor for new course at Vancouver’s Pull Focus Film School
- Two-day workshop in Powell River on writing a short film
- Author’s book signing at Sunnycrest Mall
- Travel writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
- Writing workshop instructor at Pull Focus Film School
- Author reading at PEN fundraiser in Roberts Creek
- Sechelt media coverage of author reading
- Author reading at Gibsons Public Art Gallery
- Homage-to-writers collage in group exhibition in Gibsons
- Book signing at Sunnycrest Mall
- Live radio interview on Toronto station Indie Love
- Travel writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
- Memoir-writing workshop at The Arts Building in Gibsons
- Author book signing at Sunnycrest Mall
- Travel writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
- Cap U workshop on travel writing
- Memoir writing workshop at Gambier Island B&B
- Cap U workshop Prose on the Road
- Cap U workshop on writing erotica
- Creative nonfiction writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
- Heather Conn profile: The U.S. Exchange Visitor Program
- Photo exhibition “Maya on the Playa: Burning Man”
- Luncheon talk “A Spiritual Workplace: Reality or Utopia”
- West Ender interview
- Category: Spirituality
- Want more contemplative content? Read my blog
- A new memoir: the art of spiritual writing
- Celebrate yourself with SoulCollage(R)
- Spirituality
- Dharma by the Dozen: The Art of Spiritual Writing
- A Spiritual Workplace: Reality or Utopia?
- Magazine feature Spirituality in the Workplace prompts praise
- What does spirituality in the workplace look like?
- Vancouver’s spirituality embodies outdoor rituals in sacred places
- Category: Travel
- New travel memoir highlights India
- Travel essay “Bird Sanctuary” appears in anthology Emails from India: Women Write Home
- Hemingway’s footsteps retraced during pilgrimage in Pamplona, Spain
- Medieval labyrinth a must-see in Chartres Cathedral, France
- One month after 9/11: a humanitarian trip to Cuba
- Childbirth in Haiti: A bundle of joy?
- Prose on the Road: The Art of Travel Writing
- Chappaquiddick Bridge: What really happened 40 years ago?
- Gypsy at heart
- Online writer for British website The Travel Editor
- Two travel features: B.C.’s Sunshine Coast an idyllic retreat
- Wildlife tourism: Conserve bears and bald eagles in British Columbia
- PhotoMedia article celebrates a “travel activist” who’s crossed the world by motorcyle
- Transit around the world: Havana’s “camel” buses and India’s critter chaos
- Inside India: travel excerpt highlights visit to exorcism temple
- Category: Uncategorized