Author Events

2020 - 3pm Aug. 28 Sidney Literary Festival, Pioneer Park Brentwood Bay 

2019 BOOK LAUNCH SIGNING EVENTS with Author Readings from TRUDEAU ON TRUDEAU & THE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO BC:

October 23 Munro’s Books, Victoria

October 30 Book Warehouse Main Street, Vancouver

October 31 Mosaic Books, Kelowna

November 2 Chapters Aberdeen Mall, Kamloops

November 3 Indigo Riocan Centre, Langley

November 7 Bolen Books, Victoria

November 17 The Makehouse, Victoria

Past Book events

• 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.