From time to time, I post news on my blog relating to conferences, books, events and memorable experiences. You can access the blog entries by clicking on the posts, below. Please feel free to make comments or ask questions!
News
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The 2013 Tokyo International Literary Festival
On Sunday, March 3rd, I was fortunate to be able to attend the final day of the first Tokyo International Literary Festival (東京国際文芸フェス), which was held at […]
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An Appearance in the Japan Times
Given that my most memorable appearance in Japanese news media to date involved a bizarre street interview regarding my thoughts on wrapping paper, I was honoured and […]
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Grade 2 Class Visit – How Do You Imagine a Story?
Before Christmas, I spent considerable time working on a children’s picture book, a completely new genre for me. While I do find the genre fascinating, I also […]
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“Playing Favourites” Chosen by Junior Library Guild!
I’m pleased to announce that Playing Favourites has been chosen by the Junior Library Guild in the US as recommended book for young readers. The Junior Library […]
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Poet-Author Holly Thompson Visits Our Grade 8 Class
On Friday, we were fortunate enough to have award-winning poet Holly Thompson visit our Grade 8 class to talk about her favourite type of poetry: poetry that […]
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A Skype Visit with Japanese-to-English Translator Avery Fischer Udagawa
As my Grade 11 class begins a study of short stories written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (along with a film directed by Kurosawa Akira), we were extremely privileged […]