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Events
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October 10, 2008
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Mary Novik reads in the Peter Kaye room at the Vancouver Public Library, 7:30 pm., lower level, Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street. |
| August 17, 2008 |
Reading at 9:00 am at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, BC. Tickets 1-800-565-9631. Brochure for August 14-17 festival. |
| June 13, 2008 |
Mary Novik visits the Summer Institute in Historical Fiction at Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, 12:30 to 3:30. |
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May 23, 2008
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Mary signs copies of Conceit 9-10:00 am at the Canadian Libraries Association Conference, Sheraton Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver. |
| April 26, 2008 |
BC Book Prize Gala, 5:30 pm, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver. 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". |
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April 21,
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Mary Novik, June Hutton, and Jen Sookfong Lee read at the North Shore Writers Festival at 7:30 pm in the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive. |
| April 13-19, 2008 |
Tour of northern BC with other finalists for the BC Book Prizes, Theresa Kishkan, Kari-Lynn Winters, and Nan Gregory. 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
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| 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. |
| March 1, 2008 |
Guest author at Christianne's Lyceum of Literature and Art, 3696 W 8th, Vancouver, 7 pm. |
| February 26, 2008 |
Chapters book club discusses Conceit, Broadway and Granville store, 7 pm by the fireplace. |
| 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. |
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Events in 2007
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| 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. |
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November 12, 2007
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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.
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November 4, 2007
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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
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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
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| 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
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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
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Presentation for booksellers at the Vancouver Fall Preview, Vancouver Convention Centre, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver |
June 18, 2007
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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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