Merilyn Simonds

Upcoming Events 2008

Following is a partial list of venues where you can hear Merilyn Simonds read from The Holding and from her works-in-progress. Every effort is being made to keep it up to date. To arrange public readings and festivals, contact simonds@xplornet.com. To listen to Merilyn Simonds reading from her work online, go to Authors Aloud http://www.authorsaloud.com/readings/readings/readings/simonds.html.

April 12, 2008	Launch of Gardens:A Literary Companion, edited by Merilyn Simonds Part of Douglas & McIntyre's Natural Wonders Series, this anthology brings together twenty literary writers musing on the garden, from Pliny on the smell of good ground and John Gerard on the marvellous potato to Colette extolling the captive gardens of Paris and Germaine Greer as Rosemary Blight poking fun at London's horticultural streetscapes.
April 12, 2008	Writing the Past: excuse me, your research is showing! One-day writers' workshop 10 am - 4 pm Atwater Library, Montreal For more information, contact Lori Schubert at the Quebec Writers Federation: admin@qwf.org
April 21, 2008	2 pm Kingston Cogeco "Book Club" Under discussion: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Diary of Anne Frank.
May 15, 2008	Launch of a special Canadian issue of Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, the journal of The Americas Society. Guest edited by Mark Abley, it contains new writing by Merilyn Simonds, Camilla Gibb, Don McKay, Robert Bringhurst, and others.
July 5, 2008	Wit's End Writers' Workshop in Literary Nonfiction Intensive, intimate workshop for 5 participants at my stone farmhouse in the countryside near the village of Athens in eastern Ontario 9:30 am - 4:30 pm includes catered lunch and refreshments Fee is $250 plus GST. Next-day private consultations available at $50/hour. Apply by April 15 with 20-30 manuscript pages, a project description, and application form, available from simonds@ripnet.com. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-May. Online manuscript evaluations and mentorships also available.
July 12, 2008	Wit's End Writers' Workshop in Literary Nonfiction Intensive, intimate workshop for 5 participants at my stone farmhouse in the countryside near the village of Athens in eastern Ontario 9:30 am - 4:30 pm includes catered lunch and refreshments Fee is $250 plus GST. Next-day private consultations available at $50/hour. Apply by April 15 with 20-30 manuscript pages, a project description, and application form, available from simonds@ripnet.com. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-May. Online manuscript evaluations and mentorships also available.
	If you would like Merilyn Simonds to visit your book club, contact her directly at simonds@ripnet.com. A small fee is charged to cover travel expenses.