Author Signings
A number of authors, many from the local community will be on-site during the conference to sign copies of their books. This is a great opportunity for delegates to meet some well-known names in person. The author-signing table is located on the west wall of the Beluga Room, opposite the food/beverage tables.
On Thursday come meet
10:30 -11:30 am
Robyn Matthew, CEO of Word Nerd Language and Educational Services and author of Language Logic: Practical and Effective Techniques to Learn Any Foreign Language.
Dr. Pat Campbell, leading literacy researcher and editor of Measures of Success: Assessment and Accountability in Adult Basic Education.
11:30-12:30 pm
Keynote Speaker Rowland Lorimer, SFU Professor and author of Mass Communication in Canada.
Ruowen Wang; publisher and author of numerous children's books including, Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?; Eenie Meenie Minie Moe; and Little Joy.
12:30-1:30 pm
Sam Trosow, Associate Professor at the University of Western Ontario and co-author of Canadian Copyright: A Citizen's Guide.
Laura Murray, Associate Professor at Queen’s University, creator of the website www.faircopyright.ca and co-author of Canadian Copyright: A Citizen's Guide.
Laurie Meyer, creator and publisher of ASL Tales.
1:30-2:30 pm
Ian Colford, Dalhousie librarian and author of the short-story collection Evidence.
2:30-3:30 pm
Stephen Abram, leading international librarian, past president of CLA, winner of SLA’s John Cotton Dana Award 2003 and author of Out Front with Stephen Abram.
On Friday come meet:
9:00-10:00 am
Mary Novik, author of the historical novel Conceit – one of Quill and Quire’s books of the year for 2007 and winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2008.
10:00-11:00 am
David Chariandy, SFU Professor and author of Soucouyant – finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2008 and short listed for the 2007 Governor General’s Award and One Book One Vancouver 2008.
11:00-12:00 pm
Linda Bailey, award-winning author of numerous children’s titles, including Stanley at Sea and Goodnight Sweet Pig.
12:00-1:00 pm
D. F. Bailey, Victoria-based novelist and author of The Good Lie.
1:00-2:00 pm
Anvil Press Authors:
Michael Barnholden, Nancy Newman, Lindsay Mearns (photographer); Street Stories: 100 Years of Homelessness in Vancouver
Teresa McWhirter; Dirtbags
Janis Harper (Editor); Body Breakdowns: Tales of Illness and Recovery
2:00-3:00 pm
Susan Juby, author of the best-selling Alice trilogy and Another Kind of Cowboy- which has been short listed for CLA’s Young Adult Book Award 2008.
3:00-4:00 pm
Gwynneth Heaton, librarian, poet and author of All about me, or is it I? Beware the wild pronoun!
Wendy Morton, insurance investigator and author of four books of poetry, including Gumshoe. Wendy will be committing Random Acts of Poetry during the closing party!
