Especially if I win. I’m off to St. John’s, Newfoundland, tomorrow for the Atlantic Book Awards. Betsy Wickwire and I are up against Gloria Ann Wesley, (Chasing Freedom) and Susan White (The Year… read more →
This has absolutely nothing to do with books or writing or anything of the things you’d expect to find on my website but I just had to post a little… read more →
Despite the weird hairdo, I’m delighted to announce that Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret has been shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award. The recognition is fabulous, of course, but the perks… read more →
Betsy Wickwire is very pleased to have been nominated for a 2012 Snow Willow Award. The Willow Awards promote reading by granting a Willow Award to the Canadian books voted by… read more →
I’m posting this photo for two reasons: 1) To say thanks to the young ladies from Agnes McPhail Public School for interviewing me about Not Suitable for Family Viewing. 2)… read more →
I had a wonderful time at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference last week. As the 2011 Red Maple winner for Not Suitable for Family Viewing, I got to rub shoulders… read more →
Toronto at the end of January. Is there a lovelier place to be? No. Not if you get to enjoy the warmth of the Ontario Library Association’s SuperConference. (What a… read more →
And the really good news is that I was actually trying to be hilarious…Here’s the whole fabulous review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret from www.canadiangiftguide.com. “Kudos to Canadian Vicki Grant for… read more →
And, happily, it sounds like the rest of the book wasn’t so bad either. Here’s an excerpt from an Atlantic Books Today review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret. “This book… read more →
I love hearing that – especially when it’s about a book I wrote. I found the comment in this very nice review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret from lookanothergreatbook.blogspot.com (which also, I’m… read more →