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 Craft fairs and book fairs, that is! I'll be busy this month and the next at a number of fairs where I'll be out and about the Edmonton area, selling books and crafts. I'm a big proponent of buy local, sell local, so please stop by and say hi, browse around, and get your Christmas shopping done early. Hope to see you there! Here's where I'll be:
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 Photo by Rebecca Scholz Okay, so there aren't any puppies - not really. Just the puppy in the picture above. BUT there are plenty of podcasts and several publications. So, I'll start out with the pubs.
 I'm excited to speak with Faith Fundal today on their Up to Speed radio show on CBC Manitoba. I'll be on the air at about 4:20pm MT (5:30pm Central). If you live in the area, that would be the radio station 89.3 FM. If aren't from around there, you can listen to the livestream HERE.
Funny story - my aunt, who lives in Winnipeg, usually listens to Up to Speed regularly. However, she's right now visiting me in Gibbons because of the Thanksgiving holidays. She joked, "I had to come all the way to Alberta to hear my niece on the radio!"  If you're looking for something fun to listen to over the long weekend, look no further than Radio Red's live podcast The Creativity Show. I'll be a guest on Monday, October 13th, and chatting with a panel of authors that includes James L Hill and JM Shaw. Tune in at 5pm EST and see where the conversation takes us!
 Are you a writer looking for some inspiration? Or perhaps a reader or art/crafts lover looking for some gifts for yourself or others?
If so, come down to the Gibbons Cultural Centre (5115 51 Street in the town of Gibbons) tomorrow on Saturday, September 27th, and enjoy author talks, art demonstrations and workshops, as well as music, food, and more. I'll be one of the authors who will be speaking about the craft of writing, and I'll have plenty of books and crafts for sale at my booth, in addition to some giveaways. So, please stop by and say hi! The entire event is free to attend, and it's family-friendly, with projects for kids to do also. Hope to see you there!  During the fall, winter, and spring, The Stroll of Poets Society hosts a poetry reading every other Monday at the Upper Crust Restaurant, located at 10909 - 86 Avenue in Edmonton. From 7pm to 8:30pm, the back room of the restaurant is overrun by poets of all stripes, which includes several featured readers as well as an open mic, which you can sign up for when you get there.
This upcoming session is on Monday the 22nd (tomorrow), and it will include... me! I'll be one of the featured poets, as well as the wonderful writers Eric Rice and Lasith Witharana. $5 admission (which gets you snacks, desserts, and coffee/tea). Hope to see you there!  What are you doing this weekend?
I'll be in Calgary at the Stroll of Poets Festival listening to some great poetry, chatting with poets, and doing a bit of reading of my own. I'm so excited to be one of four poets chosen to represent the Edmonton poetry scene down south, and I'm pleased to be in the great company of LeiLei Chen, Max Vandersteen, and Marco Melfi. Most events for the festival are free, although they do request donations if you feel so inclined. So, if you're looking for a fun day with a fun group of writers, stop by one of the dozens of events going on this weekend on 9th Avenue SE. Hope to see you there!  I was invited to be a guest on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand this afternoon (Friday, August 15th). Tune in HERE to hear about my Author Versus AI project and why one author wrote 34 books in a year to combat AI.
The show will be broadcast live, and I'll be popping onto it about 3:35 p.m. EST. Very excited to be a guest on Montreal Now!  It's almost here!!! When Words Collide is coming up this weekend in Calgary, and I'm so excited to be on several awesome panels, including discussions about AI, writer's block, and so much more. My full schedule is here, and I have to say that there's a lot to talk about! On top of that, I'm one of the contributors to a new anthology that's having its debut at the convention - Laurel Lake Lodge, released by Lintusen Press. The authors in its pages attending the convention will be at a special book event to celebrate its release.  So, if you see me wandering around at the convention halls, please feel free to stop me and say hi even if we haven't met before. I'm always happy to chat with fellow and aspiring authors and answer any questions I might be able to help with.
To the right is a picture of me outside my office (taken today), so you know what I look like. Hope to see you there! |
Who the heck is Alison McBain?I am a freelance writer and poet with over two hundred short pieces published in magazines and anthologies. Check out my 2024 writing challenge to write a book a week at Author Versus AI. For more info, please check out my "About Me" page. © Alison McBain. All rights reserved
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