Discovering the extraordinary
'The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance.' Aristotle
'The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance.' Aristotle
GOOD NEWS!
June 2019
WINNER - 1st Place
South Simcoe Arts Festival Adult Short Story Contest
'Moonlight with Tom Thomson' was judged by Brian Henry.
WINNER - Phyllis Smallman Award for Great Writing
South Simcoe Arts Festival 2019
May 2019 Shortlisted (Finalist)
2019 NOWW International Writing Contest in the Creative Non-Fiction category.
My story, 'Just A Cuppa Coffee' was judged by author M.G. Vassanji.
WINNER - 1st Place
South Simcoe Arts Festival Adult Short Story Contest
'Moonlight with Tom Thomson' was judged by Brian Henry.
WINNER - Phyllis Smallman Award for Great Writing
South Simcoe Arts Festival 2019
May 2019 Shortlisted (Finalist)
2019 NOWW International Writing Contest in the Creative Non-Fiction category.
My story, 'Just A Cuppa Coffee' was judged by author M.G. Vassanji.
The hillside crowd gathered to hear author readings.
Eden Mills Writers Festival.
Winner - Fringe Festival
'Fairy Castle in the West'
Eden Mills Writers Festival.
Winner - Fringe Festival
'Fairy Castle in the West'
Eden Mills Writers Festival - September 9
I was the Fringe Festival winner with 'Fairy Castle in the West' at the EMWF on September 9, 2018.
'Fairy Castle' is chapter 8 in
Caught Between the Walls
Check it out at www.emwf.ca
'Fairy Castle' is chapter 8 in
Caught Between the Walls
Check it out at www.emwf.ca
Upcoming Events
The Muskoka Novel Marathon
in Huntsville
July 12 - 15
72 hours to write a novel! Can I do it? Gonna try...
This is a fundraiser for the Muskoka YMCA Literacy initiatives program.
I need your help!
Please go to www.muskokanovelmarathon.com.
You can support me by clicking on Writers or Donations and pledge $ towards my efforts.
This is a very worthy cause, and the winning novel will be sent to a Canadian Publisher for consideration.
in Huntsville
July 12 - 15
72 hours to write a novel! Can I do it? Gonna try...
This is a fundraiser for the Muskoka YMCA Literacy initiatives program.
I need your help!
Please go to www.muskokanovelmarathon.com.
You can support me by clicking on Writers or Donations and pledge $ towards my efforts.
This is a very worthy cause, and the winning novel will be sent to a Canadian Publisher for consideration.
The Paintings and Art Shows
Portfolio
'The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.' Picasso