Time for a career change?

by | Feb 27, 2023 | | 0 Comments

I was on one of those “funny tweets of the day” threads and someone with the handle, @bookishseawitch (the moon’s wife) posted, “Why don’t you sit still for a moment and imagine that you are simply a little goose coasting not he breeze behind your friends, on your way home to eat clover & honk at strangers & commit goose crimes,” and honestly, all I can think about now is how much I want to be a goose.

Time for a career change?

by | Feb 27, 2023 | | 0 Comments

I was on one of those “funny tweets of the day” threads and someone with the handle, @bookishseawitch (the moon’s wife) posted, “Why don’t you sit still for a moment and imagine that you are simply a little goos coasting not he breeze behind your friends, on your way home to eat clover & honk at strangers & commit goose crimes,” and honestly, all I can think about now is how much I want to be a goose.

Reception and ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

by | Feb 17, 2023 | , , | 0 Comments

On Monday January 30th, I was honoured to be among those selected to receive the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal was awarded Albertans in recognition of significant contributions to the province.

Back row (from left to right): Vivek Shraya, Terry Wickham, Shelley Switzer, Marlon Wilson, Richard Wong (AFA Board member)
Front row (from left to right): Jane Ash Poitras, Natasha Deen and Michelle Wong

Me, alongside Richard Wong of the AFA

The world just got spookier!

by | Feb 8, 2023 | | 0 Comments

Join Asim, Rokshar, and Max on their latest adventure! Don’t Go Near the Water is available for sale now.

A strange woman seems to have eerie control over people. Is it science . . . or strange and ghostly? 

Asim’s field trip is freaking him out! His class is on a boat, exploring the Salish Sea, when he sees a pale, scowling woman staring at him from under the water. Asim’s friend Rokshar thinks it’s just a seal. She always finds a scientific explanation for the strange things that happen in town.

But when Asim’s dad hears otherworldly music coming from the water, he feels so drawn to it that he tries to throw himself in! Could a fairmaid”a mermaid from Guyanese folklore”be to blame?

Find out . . . if you dare!

📣 WORKSHOP ALERT: ASK AN AGENT 📣

by | Feb 7, 2023 | , | 0 Comments

The Writers Community of Durham Region presents ASK AN AGENT with ALI McDONALD
Saturday February 11
9:30 to 11:30 am EST

IN PERSON (Whitby) or ONLINE

IN PERSON: St. Mark’s United Church, 201 Centre Street S, in Whitby ON

Enter through the south-facing door of the church. The meeting is in the upstairs hall. There is free parking on weekends in the church lot and in the town lot across the street. The building is wheelchair accessible on the west side.

REGISTER https://www.wcdr.info/product/2023-01-ask-an-agent

Ali McDonald answers your questions about agenting, query letters, and the business side of the writing world. You’ll want to register early for this one”we’ll collect questions for Ali ahead of time!

Ali has worked in publishing for 14 years, leading the children’s division at The Rights Factory before launching 5 Otter Literary with her partners in January 2021. She represents bestselling, award-winning, emerging, and debut children’s authors and illustrators, in a range of formats and genres from board books to young adult literature and everything in between. Her specialization is in genre fiction”speculative, thriller, horror, science fiction, and fantasy”particularly from underrepresented and marginalized creators.

QUESTIONS? Please contact erin@erinthomas.ca.

 

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