Kudos to Tres, Janine, Glenn, and Kristy!

Hi, Brian.

I hope you are doing great! And the dogs, too :-)

I’m super excited to share that my debut picture book, Nahliya and the Lady (Plumleaf Press), will be released on May 28, 2026.

It is now available for pre-order at Chapters/Indigo here.

And direct from the publisher here.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support and encouragement!

Treslyn Vassel

For information on submitting to PlumLeaf Press, see here.

  

Hi, Brian.

 So excited to share that my piece, “A Room Made for One” which was reviewed during an Intensive Creative Writing session appears in print in the 2026 Spring Issue of Queen’s Quarterly.

 Only the table of contents are available at this time, but here’s the link to the issue:  https://www.queensu.ca/quarterly/

 As always, my appreciation and thanks to you, the other writers, and my amazing writing comrades, The Scribbling Vixens, who are still together after meeting in one of your classes back in 2020.

 Take care,

 Janine Elias Joukema

Also appearing in this issue of Queen’s Quarterly are pieces by Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt, Susan Glickman, and Emily R. Zarevich – all of whom will be known to many followers of Quick Brown Fox.

For information on submitting to Queen’s Quarterly, see here.

 

Greetings, Brian:

I have been following your blog for some time, but have never corresponded with you until now.

I have been writing in earnest since 2020. (The imminent threat of death during a pandemic was a good motivator to finish writing projects as the ultimate deadline loomed large.)

I found out today that my article, “Hand Me Down Genes,” which I posted on Medium to commemorate Family Literacy Day in Canada, will be included in the Feb. Communique of the Canadian Authors’ Association.

You can read it here.

My writing has been supported by author Terry Fallis, who has been encouraging me to compile my nonfiction stories into a book.

Sincerely,

Glenn Niemi

You can read more of Glenn’s pieces on Medium here.

Hi, Brian.

Thought you might want to know that BOTH my books were nominated for categories in this year's Saskatchewan book awards. Three for Touching Grass (Book of the Year, Indigenous Peoples Writing, and Children's Book awards) and one for Mortified (Children's book awards).

Here's the site: https://www.bookawards.sk.ca/

Here's the list: 

https://www.bookawards.sk.ca/images/2026/2026-SBA-Shortlisted-Mar-6-26.pdf

Cheers,

Kristy

Touching Grass and Mortified are available from Chapters/Indigo here.

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