New books: I am Algonquin by Rick Revelle, Lion's Head Deception by Chuck Waldron and free books from Gene Wilburn

Brian,

My book I Am Algonquin is being released on November 30th by Dundurn Press.

It’s already been reviewed in the Canadian Magazine here. And there’s was a write-up about me and my book published in Kingston This Week, Frontenac This Week and the Gananoque Reporter. See here. {The stained glass in the background of the photo is my sister Cindy’s work.} I was also interviewed on the show Live at Five on CKWS TV on November 21st.

Plus I have several book signings coming up. Everyone’s invited!

Novel Idea

156 Princess St, Kingston, Ontario

Saturday November 30, 6:30  to 8:30 p.m.

West Wings 

14 West Front St, Stirling, Ontario

Saturday, December 7, 1 to 3 p.m.

Eastside Mario's

417 Weller Ave, Kingston, Ontario

Wednesday December 11, 2 to 4 p.m. 

Native and Creative

407 Division St, Kingston, Ontario

Saturday December 14, 2 to 4 p.m.

I hope to see you there,

Rick Revelle

I Am Algonquin is available at book stores and on-line from Dundurn Press here.

For information about submitting to Dundurn Press see here.

Brian,

In tribute to the important part you have played in my writing journey, I thought it was time to drop you a line and let you know I have self-published a new book. I may be living in Florida now, but my Ontario connection is still alive in the title Lion’s Head Deception.

I was nudged to have the setting be a fictional city but savvy Toronto readers will see the that footprint in the story. After all, there aren’t all that many major cities with a lakefront view.

It is great fun to stay in touch with regular visits to Quick Brown Fox.

Chuck

Chuck Waldron, author

www.chuckwaldron.com

Lion's Head Deception is available through Chuck's website here and through Amazon.ca here.

Hi, Brian.
I've self-published a short ebook guide, Markdown for Writers.

Cheers,
Gene Wilburn

http://www.genewilburn.com/

Note: Gene is offering his ebooks for free at Samshwords Markdown for Writers (here), Northern Music, a Guide to Canadian Folk Music on CD (here) and Recreational Writing (here).

Markdown for Writers by Gene Wilburn, is for anyone who finds word processors complex and frustrating and wishes the mechanics of writing could be simpler.

This guide introduces Markdown, and its extension, MultiMarkdown, a system of notation that enables you to italicize, boldface, create lists and tables, enter footnotes, link to URLs, and set heading levels, all while using a plain text editor. Markdown notation can be used on every writing device available: from Mac, Windows, and Linux PCs, to tablets and smart phones. The Markdown text you create transfers flawlessly between your devices and is readily turned into PDF documents, Web pages, and ebooks in ePub and Kindle formats.

Markdown for Writers explains Markdown and MultiMarkdown syntax, and introduces you to popular Markdown text editors that help you recover the intimacy between writer and written word by removing the distractions of ribbon bars, menus, and unnecessary features. If you've been looking for a return to simplicity in your writing life, is the guide you've been waiting for.

See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

Awesome writing about beards wanted; also, Diaspora Dialogues seeks new works by young writers

BEARDS: the zine (Canada) is a one-off print magazine about beards. Seeking fiction and nonfiction about “good beards, bad beards, beards made of facial hair, beards made of lies.” No poetry. Must contain the word “beard” at least once in the prose. “Must be awesome.” Payment: contributor copy. Prefers: curse words, bait and switches, head scratchers, things under 100 words, dark dark stories, more.

Deadline: December 31, 2013

Hello, Brian.

At Diaspora Dialogues were always looking for new works by young writers to publish on our webzine Shorthand.

If you would be so kind as to distribute this submissions call, it'd be much appreciated! Have an excellent day,

Rebecca Fisseha

Program Coordinator
Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society
Toronto

Diaspora Dialogues Shorthand Submissions Call - ongoing deadline!

Folks refer to you as “youth.” You’re somewhere in the age range of 16-25, love to express yourself through writing, and have a poem, short story, play, excerpt from a piece of creative non-fiction or novel, or a comic (or all of the above!) to your name.

Now what?

New Voices, a special section of Diaspora Dialogues’ monthly webzine Shorthand, is ready to receive and present the writings of Toronto’s next generation of richly diverse young writers.

Are you one of these new voices? If so, this is your chance to be heard!

Send us your work for an opportunity to see it published online alongside those of established Canadian writers as well as emerging writers from our celebrated mentoring program.

Send the submission form and your work as 2 separate attachments via email to Rebecca at: rebecca@diasporadialogues.com 

Put “Shorthand Submission” in the subject line.

See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

How to Make Yourself Write – A creativity workshop for writers, Saturday, May 3, in Barrie

“How to Make Yourself Write”
~ A creativity workout ~

Saturday, May 3, 2014
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Grace United Church,  350 Grove Street East, Barrie, Ontario (Map here.)

Let's get motivated! This workshop is designed to help you find the time and the inspiration to write. No more staring at a blank screen. Come to this workshop and give yourself a kick-start, and then learn how to keep going. This creativity workout will get your words flowing and help you make the breakthrough into the next level of writing.

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing teacher for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Charlottetown. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published.

Fee: $38.94 + 13% hst = $44 paid in advance by mail or Interac
or $42.48 + 13% hst = $48 if you wait to pay at the door

To reserve a spot now, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

Nightwood Editions seeks to give writers an opportunity to publish their work in book form

Nightwood Editions

Box 1779

Gibsons, BC  V0N 1V0

http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/

Nightwood Editions seeks to publish the best new poety and fiction by writers across Canada. Publisher Silas White says: “Our goal is to give readers a chance to explore the high quality work of emerging Canadian writers and give new writers and opportunity to publish their work in book form."

Nightwood also publishes Canadian nonfiction the “helps support its literary list. Whether publishing poetry, sports, fiction, or crossword titles, Northwood Editions maintains the highest standards.

Query Nightwood Editions at: info@nightwoodeditions.com

Include a bio, a synopsis of your work and fifteen sample pages. Note: Nightwood solicits manuscripts only once or twice a year. If interested, they’ll get back to you.

Brian Henry will lead a “How to Get Published"workshop with guest speaker Martha Magor Webb of the Anne McDermid literary agency in Oakville on Feb 22, 2014 (see here).

New York Times #1 bestselling author 
Kelley Armstrong will be Brian's guest
speaker at workshops Nov 30 in 

Guelph (see here) and Feb 15 in 
Oakville (see here).

He’ll also lead “Writing a Bestseller"workshops with #1 New York Times bestselling author  Kelley Armstrong in Guelph on Saturday, November 30 (see here) and then in Oakville on Saturday, February 15 (see here).

Brian also has a number of weekly course coming up in January. He'll lead a “Writing your life & other true stories” on Tuesday afternoons in Burlington (see here) and a “Welcome to Creative Writing” course on Tuesday evenings in Burlington (here).

Brian will lead “Next Step” courses on Tuesday mornings in Burlington (see here), Thursday afternoons in Mississauga (here) and Thursday evenings in Georgetown (here); and he'll lead “Intensive” courses for more experienced writers on Wednesday afternoons in Burlington (here) and Wednesday evenings in Mississauga (see here).

To register or for more details of any course or workshop, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See Brian’s full schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

Literary agent Shannon Hassan of Marsal Lyon seeks fiction, YA fiction and select nonfiction

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
PMB 121 
665 San Rodolfo Dr. 124 
Solana Beach, CA 92075

http://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/

Shannon Hassan brings a depth of business and editorial experience to her role as agent, having worked in publishing and law for more than a decade.

Shannon represents authors of literary and commercial fiction, young adult fiction, and select nonfiction. With respect to fiction: she is drawn to fresh voices, compelling characters, and crisp prose. For nonfiction: she is interested in memoirists with exceptional stories to tell, as well as authors with a strong platform in current affairs, history, education, or law. Based in Boulder, Colorado, she is also eager to hear from authors with a unique perspective on the New West.

Previously Shannon was an agent at the Warner Literary Group where she represented a range of literary and film projects, including the soon to be published FUTURE FLASH by Kita Murdock (Sky Pony Press). Prior to that she was the Acquisitions Editor at Fulcrum Publishing, where she worked with best-selling and award-winning authors such as Anita Thompson, Laurie David, Adam Schrager, Larry Schweiger, Marilou Awiakta, Matt Dembicki, Sally Kneidel, and Mitch Tobin.

Query Shannon at: Shannon@MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com

For fiction, include a one-page synopsis of your work and the first ten pages of your manuscript.

For nonfiction, you may just send your query letter or you may include your full proposal.

Full submission guidelines here.

Martha Magor Webb of  the
Anne McDermid literary agency

Brian Henry will lead a “How to Get Published"workshop with guest speaker Martha Magor Webb of the Anne McDermid literary agency in Oakville on Feb 22, 2014 (see here).

He’ll also lead “Writing a Bestseller" workshops with #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong in Guelph on Saturday, November 30 (see here) and then in Oakville on Saturday, February 15 (see here).

Brian also has a number of weekly course coming up in January. He'll lead a “Writing your life & other true stories” on Tuesday afternoons in Burlington (see here) and a “Welcome to Creative Writing” course on Tuesday evenings in Burlington (here).

Brian will lead “Next Step” courses on Tuesday mornings in Burlington (see here), Thursday afternoons in Mississauga (here) and Thursday evenings in Georgetown (here); and he'll lead “Intensive” courses for more experienced writers on Wednesday afternoons in Burlington (here) and Wednesday evenings in Mississauga (see here).

To register or for more details of any course or workshop, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See Brian’s full schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

“Aura Borealis” by Therese Taylor

Aura Borealis

Magnetic electricity

Swirling beams of mystery

Waterfalls of light

A rare wondrous sight

Ribbons of colour dance

A northern romance

Spirits in the sky

Charged from on high

Awakening souls to see

Beauty in our world so free

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Therese Taylor has written columns for her local paper, is a former editor of Women’s Culinary Network News and an environmental activist. Co-owner of Dan T’s Inferno Foods, she has a Masters degree in Journalism and is working on a book about her Mom. She lives in Mississauga with her husband and three children and loves to write poetry.

See Brian Henry's schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Bolton, Caledon, Georgetown, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Thessalon, Algoma, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury, Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.