February is such a short month and this one was especially busy. On Feb 10 and 11th I spoke at AWP and learned a ton, especially from the “Directions in Trans Publishing” panel. I took lots of notes so I plan to share my insights with you all next week. I was also part of… Read Post
#DiverseCanLit at INSPIRE Toronto International Book Fair
Diversity, DJs, and DIY panel Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 pm, Spark Stage Are you going to the INSPIRE book fair? Are you coming to see me speak? Of course you are! Thank you in advance for your support! ;) I… Read Post
Friends of Merril present a Diversity in SFF Discussion
Lillian H. Smith Branch – Toronto Public Library 239 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5 Saturday, September 27 at 7:00pm I can’t believe I almost missed this opportunity! When I was at BookCampTO I ran into Tonya Liburd. Our conversation was short since I had to get ready for my panel but she mentioned another… Read Post
Armchair BEA: Networking—Leonicka does Festival of Trees
Bonus post! Networking is fun for me (under the right circumstances), so I’m happy to share another fabulous industry experience I had last month. Because she is an amazing human being, children’s literary agent Ali McDonald took me to the Forest of Reading Festival of Trees in May. Oh. Em. Gee. Thousands of kids running… Read Post
