This week we celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week to celebrate books, reading and the connections they bring. Many schools, libraries and bookstores are hosting local authors and having special events throughout the week to promote the wonder of stories. The first...
This year we celebrate and honour the contributions of authors and illustrators, who write books and/or produce art for children and young adults. From 4th - 10th February, libraries and schools will participate in discovering and learning about these special writers...
Most children know this delightful honey loving bear and his collection of friends and their adventures. The stories actually began as bedtime stories the author, A A Milne, told his son, Christopher Robin. Yes, the main character is named after his son! The...
This week we celebrate National Young Readers Week and Children's Book Week, depending on where you live in the world. Stories are such a fundamental part of childhood. We can all remember our favourite's, from fairy tales, to adventures, to the classics, all these...
TeenTober™ is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services help teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside libraries. This is a...
When I write, I use places I have visited, or know well, for the setting of my narratives. While others are purely conjured up in my imagination. For example, for my YA adventure novella, Creature Hunt on Planet Toaria, the planet Toaria is completely my creation,...
https://www.heatherweidner.com/blog/2023/4/5/writerwednesday-interview-with-mandy-eve-barrett?fbclid=IwAR2Ab78AweCIHxpiCSg7IaD_giD2uU1DdkEyb-fOfvUedhpzjEpOz7jo_vw Questions: Hardest thing about being a writer: Finding time to write around full time work, and other...
I accompanied my publisher, Dream Write Publishing to Jasper, Alberta on Saturday for booklovers weekend. Most weekends are book lovers weekend's, I'm sure you would agree, but this was a special event and I was happy to participate. Our generous host, Habitat for the...
As secretary of the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, not only did I help plan, set up and tear down this event, but also attended as an author. It was an early start at 7 am to ensure the volunteers and all the display items were organized and in place prior...