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                                  Book signings and readings at bookstores & libraries, etc.; appearances
                                    at schools, etc.; workshops; conferences; and interviews. 
                                      
                                    Check out the photo gallery links to pics of the events! 
                                      
                                     
                                     
                                  
                                 
                                   
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                                    Signing #5 at Coles  
                                    on Saturday, December 21, 2006 
                                    7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
                                    at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre 
                                    1555 Regent Avenue West 
                                    Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                       
                                  
                                 
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                                    Signing #4 at Coles  
                                    on Saturday, December 9, 2006 
                                    4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
                                    at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre 
                                    1555 Regent Avenue West 
                                    Winnipeg, Manitoba  
                                      
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                                    Millenium Library  
                                    in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 
                                    on November 23, 2006 at 1:30 pm. 
                                      
                                    I had a fantastic time at the Millenium Library.  The book club
                                    that joined me was a great group of teens who love to read and there are many who are writers as well!  Perhaps one day
                                    soon, I will have the privilege of seeing these young writers launching their own novels, or books of poetry or short stories. 
                                      
                                    A huge thank you to Sophie and the Millenium Library for inviting
                                    me to the library, and of course an even bigger thanks to all the students and their teachers for being such an awesome audience.   
                                      
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                                    Signing #3 at Coles  
                                    on Saturday, August 26, 2006 
                                    2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
                                    at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre 
                                    1555 Regent Avenue West 
                                    Winnipeg, Manitoba 
                                    
                                      
                                      
                                    The signing at Coles on Saturday, August 26,
                                    2006 
                                    was a great success and as usual a great time! 
                                    We sold a number of books and I got the chance
                                    to talk to people about Pretty Pretty...always my favorite part!  I am looking forward to hanging out at Coles again
                                    later this year. 
                                    Stay tuned for future dates!   
                                      
                                      
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                                      Signing #2
                                    at Coles 
                                    on Saturday, June 24, 2006 
                                    12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 
                                    at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre 
                                    1555 Regent Avenue West 
                                    Winnipeg, Manitoba 
                                      
                                    Signing #2 went pretty well.  It was wonderful
                                    to be out there meeting and chatting with readers of all ages.  We had good sales and I would like to thank
                                    Vince for having me at Coles for the second time AND for inviting me back yet again towards the end of the summer.  
                                     
                                    So stay tuned for the next appearance! 
                                      
                                  
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                                    Appearance at  
                                    Kent Road School 
                                    Wednesday, May 24, 2006 
                                      
                                    My visit to Kent Road School was amazing. 
                                    I was thrilled to be invited to talk
                                    to the grade six class;  
                                    a class, who was in the process of reading
                                    my book. 
                                    Now how cool is that! 
                                     : ) 
                                    I was made to feel very welcome, of course,
                                    how could I not  
                                    feel welcome with a room full of kids
                                    who were truly excited to meet me.   
                                    I am at a loss for words at how wonderful
                                    that made me feel. 
                                    The kids and their teacher were very
                                    well prepared and kept me  
                                    busy for nearly an hour and a half with
                                    well thought-out and insightful questions.  Followed by my autographing bookmarks. 
                                    My heartfelt thanks to Audrey for
                                    setting everything up;  
                                    to Diane and Darryl for inviting
                                    me into their school and classroom; and especially to the students...you guys rock!! 
                                      
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                                 Signing at Coles 
                                    on Saturday, April 1, 2006 
                                    1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
                                    at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre 
                                    1555 Regent Avenue West 
                                    Winnipeg, Manitoba 
                                      
                                    I had a wonderful time at Coles! 
                                    So many people came up to talk to me
                                    and we sold quite  
                                    a few books too.  It was an awesome
                                    experience and I will be  
                                    doing another signing with Coles some time in June 2006. 
                                    Hope to see you there! 
                                      
                                    
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                                 Reading & Signing at McNally Robinson 
                                    at Grant Park Shopping Centre 
                                    Wednesday, January 25, 2006  
                                    at 7:30 p.m. in the Alcove 
                                    1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba 
                                      
                                    I had an exceptional time at McNally
                                    Robinson during my reading/signing, and I would like to take a moment to thank the staff who were responsible for making the
                                    evening possible.   
                                    They took great care in everything.  They were wonderful! 
                                    We had a excellent turnout; a lot
                                    of warm, friendly faces.   
                                    The reading went smoothly and the
                                    signing went great.  And, I look forward to the prospect of additional events with McNally in the near
                                    future. 
                                      
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                      
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                                 Appearance/Reading at Prince Edward School 
                                    November 29, 2005 
                                      
                                    I had an awesome time with the kids
                                    of Prince Edward.  I spoke to five classes throughout the day, ranging from grades 4 to 6, then spent the afternoon
                                    with a group of great kids and worked on a characterization project.  They all kept me on my toes with some pretty incredible
                                    and bright questions.  A great big "thank you" to Prince Edward for the invite and for making me feel so welcome. 
                                      
                                      
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                                 Signing at Elmwood-East Kildonan Senior Centre 
                                    October 23, 2005 
                                      
                                    Had my first signing on Sunday
                                    and I had a blast! It was put together and hosted by my family and was actually only word-of-mouth
                                    and wow!! We had an excellent turnout! I sold 32 books in a few hours! 
                                    
                                      
                                    
                                    A HUGE thank you to my family for all
                                    they did. You guys rock! 
                                        
                                    Until then....keep reading, it's a scream!
                                     
                                  
                                 
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