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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School Sports Trips: Memories, New and Old
I recently travelled to Hawaii with our high school boys’ varsity soccer team, where the players participated in an invitational tournament with eleven other schools (two from […]
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Award-Winning Children’s Author David Almond Visits Tokyo
On Wednesday, October 8th, I was fortunate enough to attend a session with English children’s author David Almond at Tsuda College in Tokyo. I’m always interested to […]
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“Playing Favourites” Hits the Shelves!
I’m excited to announce that my fourth novel, Playing Favourites, was published by Lorimer & Co. on September 14th, 2012. You can read more about this brand-new […]
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Reader Mail from Tsukuba International School
Returning home to Japan this week, I was greeted by the most wonderful sight for any writer: letters from readers. The students at Tsukuba International School (which […]
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“Breakaway” Selected By Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Yesterday, I discovered that Breakaway has been selected by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as one of its Best Books for Kids & Teens for its 2012 […]
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Some Reflections on 2012 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (Singapore)
Another year, another Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore. This year’s conference was particularly impressive, with children’s literature scholar and New York Times literary critic Leonard […]