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 Events in 2009

November 20, 2009 Mary Novik and Susan Musgrave appear in the Sidney Reading Series. 7:30 pm, Red Brick Café.
September 27, 2009 Jen Sookfong Lee, June Hutton, and Mary Novik--the SPiN writing group--chat with Sheryl MacKay at Word on the Street, Vancouver.
July 18, 2009 Solo appearance by Mary Novik, Denman Island Festival, 3:15 pm.
July 17, 2009 Mary Novik, Sarah Dunant, Ronald Wright, and Steven Galloway on panel with Mark Forsythe, Denman Island Festival, 7:30 pm. Good photos here.
April 20, 2009 Re-imagining the Past, a workshop with Mary Novik, Vancouver Public Library. Here's Heidi Greco's blog about the workshop.
April 18-25, 2009 It's my pleasure to be writer-in-residence at the North Shore Writers' Festival.

March 27-28, 2009

Words on the Water Festival in Campbell River. They've put together a nifty author profile for me here.
March 4, 2009

Reading at The Toronto Public Library, High Park Branch,  7 p.m.

March 3, 2009 Reading at Toronto Public Library, Beaches Branch, 7 pm.
Spring 2009 Visits to many private and library book clubs reading Conceit.
Jan 21, 2009 Reading at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 7 pm,
Jan 20, 2009

Reading at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 8 pm,

January 19, 2009 My tour of Atlantic Canada begins with The Lorenzo Series at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John. 7 pm.

                                             

 Events in 2008

Nov 19, 2008 Reading 7 pm at Langara College, supported by the Canada Council. 
Oct 10, 2008 Mary Novik reads at the Vancouver Public Library, 7:30 pm.
August 17, 2008 Reading at 9:00 am at the Sunshine Coast Festival, Sechelt, BC. Check out the 2008 festival photos, especially the authors serving the salmon BBQ on the last night.
August 8, 2008 Poems are mysteriously appearing on my Wall at Facebook, and most of them seem to be by the master of seduction himself, John Donne!
Aug 2, 2008 North by Northwest host Sheryl MacKay talks with Mary on CBC Radio One, 690 AM, 7:30 am.
July 21, 2008
Mary Novik is interviewed by Alannah Hegedus on Monday Night with the Arts on CKWR Waterloo, 7:55 pm EST.
June 13, 2008 Mary Novik visits the Summer Institute in Historical Fiction at Douglas College.

May 23, 2008

Mary signs copies of Conceit  at the Canadian Libraries Association Conference.
April 26, 2008 BC Book Prize Gala, 5:30 pm, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The winners of seven BC Book Prizes--including the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize (won by Conceit)--were "feted before an audience of authors, publishers, media, and friends".

April 21, 2008

Mary Novik, June Hutton, and Jen Sookfong Lee read at the North Shore Writers Festival.
April 13-19, 2008

Tour of northern BC with other finalists for the BC Book Prizes. The tour took us to libraries, schools, and bookstores in Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Smithers, Vanderhoof, and Prince George. Details at www.bcbookprizes.ca/events

April  6, 2008 Listen to the archived chat with Heather Burt, David Chariandy, Shaena Lambert, Claire Mulligan, and Mary Novik--the finalists for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize--on Gail Anderson-Dargatz's forum.  
Mar 1, 2008 Guest author at Christianne's Lyceum of Literature and Art, 7 pm.
Feb 26, 2008 Chapters book club discusses Conceit, Broadway and Granville store, 7 pm.
February 14, 2008 Deadline for The Writers Union postcard story competition. I'll be on the jury this year with Aritha van Herk and Hal Niedzviecki and am looking forward to reading the entries.


 Events in 2007

December 4, 2007 John Valliant, KC Dyer, and I appear as guest authors at Rockridge Secondary School's fundraiser for the school library at 32 Books, 3185 Edgemond Boulevard, North Vancouver, 6:30-9 pm.  
December 1, 2007 From 9-11 am PST, I join Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Jen Sookfong, and other authors and booksellers, to recommend books for Christmas. The Christmas picks are listed at http://www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/notes.htm
November 27, 2007  Talk for creative writing students (and others) at 10:30 am in Room A333, Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver.

November 12, 2007

At 7 pm, I 'll be reading with Gail Anderson-Dargatz at Bolen Books, 111-1644 Hillside Avenue, Victoria. For more information, see Bolen's events page.

November 4, 2007

From 2:00 to 3:30 pm, I'll be appearing with June Hutton and Jen Sookfong Lee at Chapters, 2505 Granville, Vancouver.
October 25, 2007 Reading with David Margoshes at 7 pm at University of BC Robson Square Bookstore, 800 Robson Street (plaza level).  
October 20, 2007

I'll be appearing with Peter Behrens in Event 47, Bringing the Past to Life, at the Vancouver International Writers Festival, Granville Island. 10:30 am to 12 noon, PTC Studio, www.writersfest.bc.ca 

October 14, 2007 I'll be speaking at a Globe and Mail/Ben McNally Brunch with Rona Maynard, Martin Meredith, and Noah Charney at 10 am at the King Edward Hotel, 37 King Street East, Toronto.
September 30, 2007 At 1 pm, I'll be reading in the Canada Writes tent at The Word on the Street in Library Square, downtown Vancouver. See the festival website
Sept 8, 2007
Launch party for Mary Novik's Conceit, Vancouver
September 1, 2007 Virtual launch of Mary Novik's novel Conceit and Gail Anderson-Dargatz' novelTurtle Valley from 9 to noon PST at gailanderson-dargatz.ca To view the archived conversation, click on "forums". 
August 14, 2007
Presentation for booksellers at the Vancouver Fall Preview, Vancouver Convention Centre, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver
June 18, 2007
Talk at the Western Book Reps Association Book Fair, Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox, Vancouver
June 7, 2007 Writing North Vancouver: Celebrating 100 Years, panel, 7 pm, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver.

 

 



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