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Author Readings and Book Events

 UPCOMING EVENTS 

Tour for I ONLY READ MURDER (Harper Collins) 2023 author appearances with both Ian and Will in attendance 

Book launch at Word Fest in Calgary 7pm June 27   

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt BC Special event 4pm Aug. 20  

Toronto, ON Sept. 21- Oct. 1 

Victoria BC Oct. 15 

 

 

 PAST EVENTS  

SURVIVAL GUIDE TO B.C. Book Launch Events (Oct/Nov. 2019)

  • Munro’s Books, Bolen Books, The Makehouse - Victoria
  • Book Warehouse Main Street - Vancouver
  • Mosaic Books - Kelowna
  • Chapters Aberdeen Mall - Kamloops
  • Indigo Riocan Centre - Langley

 

          AUTHOR READINGS & EVENTS

  • Sidney Literary Festival, Brentwood Bay (Aug. 2020) 
  • Stephen Leacock Awards Gala M.C. Orillia,Ontario (June 2019, 2018) 
  • Robson Reading Series Featured Speaker UBC/Robson Square Vancouver (January 2010)
  • CBC Radio Literary Awards Competition, Jury Member, Creative Non-Fiction Category Canada (January 2007)  
  • McGill Alumni Luncheon - Keynote Speaker Vancouver (November 2006)
  • Stephen Leacock Awards Dinner  - M.C./presenter Orillia, ON (June 2006)
  • University of Victoria Rafting the River of Storytelling Conference - speaker Victoria (March 2005)
  • McGill University Homecoming Leacock Luncheon Keynote Speaker with Will Ferguson  Montreal (Oct. 2004)
  • Book Expo Canada Annual Booksellers Libris Award - Award presenter Toronto (Oct. 2003, June 2004)
  • Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts keynote reader Sechelt, B.C. (Sept. 2002)
  • Bayfield Book Festival keynote reader Bayfield, ON (August 2002)
  • Ottawa International Writers Festival keynote presentation with Will Ferguson Ottawa (Sept. 2001)
  • Racquet Club monthly Speaker’s Corner featured speaker Toronto (Nov. 2001)

 

 

below: Ian with Mark Leiren-Young, author of NEVER SHOOT A STAMPEDE QUEEN (Heritage), in Vancouver at "Word on the Street: Book Festival.