![]() ![]() ![]() I arrived plenty early to take in the gorgeous site–empty and waiting for the kids to arrive. Stop 2: Harbourfront The BIG DAY approached. As you can see children’s authors are pretty serious people. I also had the opportunity to hear the amazing Alex Lyttle speak about his SILVER BIRCH WINNING novel, FROM ANT TO EAGLE, as well as hang out with brilliant authors, Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Vikki Vansickle, and Joel Sutherland. I met the winner of my “creepy doll contest”…and “the girl who looks like the girl on the cover”! ![]() The Niagara District School Board sure knows how to welcome authors! I had a great time presenting one of the Silver Birch keynotes to a packed room of readers. But this excitement would be nothing compared to the actual events which brought me face to face with thousands of eager, awesome readers! I’ve been trying to put my feelings into words, but alas, I think I’ll have to let the pictures speak for me: Stop 1: Niagara I was so excited (truthfully tearful) back in October when I received a phone call from the lovely Donna telling me my novel, THE DOLL’S EYE, had been nominated for a Silver Birch Award! To find my little story alongside such wonderful authors and their incredible works was so exciting. Writers don’t usually feel like rockstars…that is, until they get a FOREST OF READING nomination… ![]()
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