Recipient of an Ontario Arts Council Grant for Writers

I am honoured to announce that I have received an Ontario Arts Council Grant for Writers. This grant will help support the creation of my latest YA novel.

My current manuscript might still be in the early stages but these grants really help move it forward. Organizations like the Ontario Arts Council are imperative in supporting Ontario writers to create new works. I encourage other writers to look into literary grants and apply if you meet the eligibility criteria.

While I work on my latest manuscript, you can check out my first YA novel, The Book of Sam, which is available wherever books are sold.

If you’re in Toronto, here are a few of my favourite local bookstores.

Queen Books

Another Story

Book City

Discussing my YA Novel, The Book of Sam, on Two Podcasts

Want to hear me talk about everything from The Book of Sam to Jules Verne to whether Spice World is actually a good movie?

I was a guest on the Once Upon a Line podcast with the wonderful host, Rosie Fernandez. We talk about the book passage that changed my life in some way. I chose a line from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by the little known Jules Verne.

Click here to listen to my conversation with Rosie, and be sure to check out future episodes of this very cool literary podcast.

I also had the honour of being a guest on Pandemic Pedagogy with Dr. Samantha Cutrara, a history education strategist who is working to change the way history is taught in Canadian classrooms so that it reflects Canada’s past, present and multiculturalism. It’s an important and inspiring read that I can’t recommend highly enough.

Give a listen to my conversation with Dr. Cutrara here. You can buy a copy of her book here.