Events

May 2010

May 31, Monday, 7:00-10:00pm, Margaret Christakos reads from Welling in the Avant Garden Reading Series, The Piston, near Ossington and Bloor, Toronto.
May 10, Monday, 7:00-9:30pm, Margaret Christakos launches Welling (Your Scrivener) and Rachel Zolf launches Neighbour Procedure (Coach House), with special opening reading by Liz Howard, Toronto (location TBA).
May 8th, Saturday, 11:00am-2:00pm, YSP authors are part of the Alliston Art Walk, an event of the South Simcoe Arts Council's Arts on Main. The venue is Europa Restaurant, 126 Victoria St. W. Alliston, 705-435-1709. Authors include Lauren Carter, Ric deMeulles, John Forrest, Bruce Meyer, Roger Nash, and Christopher A. Taylor. www.SouthSimcoeArtsCouncil.com
May 4th, Tuesday, 7:30pm, Margaret Christakos, reads from Welling at the Art Bar Poetry Series, Clinton's Tavern, 693 Bloor Street West, Toronto. www.artbar.org

April 2010

April 23rd, Friday, 7:00 to 9:30pm, R. D. Patrick launches The Stonehaven Poems at the Madoc Public Library, 20 Davidson St., Madoc. 613-473-4456. Rick will read about 8:00. Sales and signing. Free admission and refreshments, plus musical guests.
April 21st, Wednesday, 8:00pm, R. D. Patrick reads from The Stonehaven Poems as part of the Pivot Reading Series, at the Press Club, 850 Dundas St. West, Toronto.
April 17^th, Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00 pm, Margaret Christakos reads from Welling as part of The Richmond Hill Public Library’s Fifth Annual Poetry Gala, at the Richmond Hill Central Library, Southwest Corner of Major Mackenzie & Yonge Street, 905-884-9288. Other readers are Kevin Connolly, Barry Dempster, Glen Downie, Sue Macleod, Alison Pick, and Terry Watada. Books for Sale! Refreshments! An Opportunity to Chat with the Poets!
April 11th, Sunday, 2:30 to 5:00pm, Your Scrivener Press Spring Launch of The Stonehaven Poems, by R. D. Patrick, and Welling, by Margaret Christakos. Loplops, 651 Queen St. Sault Ste Marie. Readings, sales and signing. Free admission and tapas, plus music by Keith Conway.
April 10th, Saturday, 7:00 to 9:30pm, Your Scrivener Press Spring Launch of Welling, by Margaret Christakos. and The Stonehaven Poems, by R. D. Patrick, La Fromagerie Elgin, 5 Cedar St., Sudbury. Readings, sales and signing. Free admission and a limited amount of complimentary cheese morsels, plus music by Jon Danyliw.

February 2010

Febuary 26th, Friday, Susan McMaster reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council and Writers' Union of Canada supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.
February 25th, Thursday, Roger Nash is appointed Poet Laureate for theCity of Greater Sudbury. Congratulations Roger!

January 2010

January 22nd, Friday, Bruce Meyer reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council and Writers' Union of Canada supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.

November 2009

November 20th, Friday, Priscila Uppal reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.
November 7th, Saturday, 1:00-4:00pm. Roger Spielmann is signing Anishnaabe World: A (Survival) Guide to Building Bridges Between Canada and First Nations and Margo Little is signing Portraits of Spirit Island: The Manitoulin School of Art Comes of Age at Chapters in Sudbury, 1425 the Kingsway.
November 5^th, Thursday, 8:00. Roger Spielmann reads from Anishnaabe World as the opening act for Three-time Leacock Medal for Humour Winner Arthur Black, reading from his new book: Black is the New Green at the Leaccok Museum--Swanmore Hall, 50 Museum Drive, Orillia. Admission: $8.00. For tickets call 705-329-1908. www.leacockmuseum.com

October 2009

October 29^th, Thursday, 7:30am. Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez, northeastern Ontario contributors to Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry, and registrants with the 2009 Sudbury Restoration Workshop go for a “Sunrise Celebration Walk” to tour the future site of the Living with Lakes Centre. Mayor Rodriguez and the poets read poems from the anthology on the shores of Ramsey Lake to raise awareness of the search for a Poet Laureate for the City of Greater Sudbury.
October 28^th, Wednesday, 7:30 to 10:00pm YSP launches Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry in the Brenda Wallace Reading Room, J. N. Desmarais Library, External Entrance “E”, parking lot 4, Laurentian University in Sudbury. Readings by contributors Madhur Anand, Alanna F. Bondar, Monique Chénier, Roger Nash, as well as Ernst Gerhardt and Laurence Steven. Emcee: Dan Lessard, CBC Radio. Sales and Signings. Free admission and complimentary refreshments.
October 27^th, Tuesday, 7:00 to 10:00pm YSP launches Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry at The Bookshelf eBar, 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, Phone: (519)821-3311. Readings by Madhur Anand, Adam Dickinson, Cornelia Hoogland, Karen Houle, and John Terpstra. Sales and Signings. Free admission and complimentary refreshments.
October 26^th, Monday, 7:00 to 10:00pm YSP launches Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry at The Supermarket, 268 Augusta Street, Toronto, Phone: (416) 840-0501. Readings by Madhur Anand, Adam Dickinson, Kemeny Babineau, Margaret Christakos, Cornelia Hoogland, Ruth R. Pierson, Erin Robinsong, Rhea Tregebov. Sales and Signings. Free admission and complimentary refreshments. The event was live-streamed. Watch the video here.
October 17, Saturday, The Sudbury Star publishes a feature story by Lara Bradley on Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry. Read it here.

September 2009

September 20, 11:00 to 5:00, YSP has a table in Publishers' Way at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival. Our fall 2009 titles are featured: Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry, edited by Madhur Anand and Adam Dickinson, and Anishnaabe World: A (Survival) Gudie for Building Bridges between Canada and First Nations, by Roger Spielmann, who is there to sign copies.

September 16, 12:00 noon, Roger Spielmann launches Anishnaabe World: A (Survival) Guide for Building Bridges between Canada and First Nations in room 170 of the University of Sudbury on the Laurentian University campus, in Sudbury. Dr. Zundel, new President of U of S, introduces Roger, who reads from the book and signs copies. A light lunch is served.
September 12, Saturday, 1:30 to 5:30pm, a group of Simcoe County YSP authors, plus friends, are reading in the authors' tent at the Orillia Village of the Arts Festival, St. Andrew Street, Orillia. Come out and hear some great poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, buy books, and get them signed. Readers include Catherine Ashton, Roger Bell, Lauren Carter, John Forrest, Damian Lopes, Peter McEwen, Bruce Meyer, Roger Spielmann, and Christopher A. Taylor.
September 9, Wednesday, The Manitoulin Expositor publishes a feature story by Lindsay Kelly on Anishnaabe World: a Guide for Building Bridges Between Canada and First Nations, by Roger Spielmann.
September 5 and 6, starting at 1:00pm each day, Roger Spielmann and Perry McLeod-Shabogesic are signing Anishnaabe World: A (Survival) Gudie for Building Bridges between Canada and First Nations at the Nipissing First Nation Pow Wow, Jocko Point Traditional Grounds. 13 km east of Sturgeon Falls or 25 km west of North Bay on Highway 17; turn south on Jocko Point Road.
September 5 and 6, starting at 1:00pm each day, Margo Little is selling her latest title, Portraits of Spirit Island: The Manitoulin School of Art Comes of Age, as well as Roger Spielmann's Anishnaabe World: A (Survival) Gudie for Building Bridges between Canada and First Nations at the M'Chigeeng First Nation Pow Wow, M'Chigeeng, ON, on Manitoulin Island.

July 2009

July 17-19, Friday evening to Sunday noon, in Callander Ontario, near North Bay: the fifth annual Books by the Bay--A Northern Festival to Celebrate Canadian Authors. YSP author Ric deMeulles is featured, reading from Ramasseur. He joins a lot of northeastern Ontario writers, including Lynn Johnston, as well as invited guest-writers from away like Mel Bradshaw. Again Dan Lessard of CBC Sudbury is the Master of Ceremonies for the weekend. Check out the full schedule here.

July 14th, Tuesday, 8;00pm, Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright in the Art Bar Poetry Series, at Clinton's, 693 Bloor St. West, Toronto.

July 10th to 12th, Friday to Sunday, Bruce Meyer and Laurence Steven are part of the 10th Annual Northern Book Fair, Kagawong, Manitoulin Island. Bruce will read from Mesopotamia, and conduct a workshop on short story writing. Laurence will person the YSP sales booth, and speak about northern Ontario publishing.

July 9th, Thursday, Bruce Meyer reads from Mesopotamia, and Peter McEwen reads from The Hole in the Wall at 7:00pm in the Stockey Centre's Prelude Room, in Parry Sound. Sales, signing, and refreshments.

July 5 and 6th, Saturday and Sunday, Your Scrivener Press has a booth at Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Arts Village! Come out to Bell Park on Saturday to pick up our latest titles, and get deals on backlist titles you're missing.

June 2009

June 22nd, Monday, Bruce Meyer launches Mesopotamia at Alfanoos Mediterranean Buffet, 311 Bayfield St.Barrie, 7:00-9:30pm. The restaurant opens for dinner at 5:00pm and launch patrons get a 10% discount.

June 4th, Thursday, Monique Chénier reads from Remembering Medusa Remembering as part of "An Evening with Joseph Boyden", at Northern College, Timmins, 7:00pm.

June 1st, Monday, Bruce Meyer reads from Mesopotamia as part of the Rowers Pub Reading Series, 150 Harbord St., 2nd floor, Toronto, 7:30pm.

May 2009

May 28th, Thursday, Laurence Steven speaks to the Sudbury Writers' Guild about "What Publishers Expect" in submissions.
May 24th, Sunday, Bruce Meyer launches Mesopotamia at Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, 2:00 to 4:30pm. 45 Front St. E. Toronto. Free admission and refreshments.
May 12th and 13th, YSP has a booth at the Ontario Library Services--North Conference in Sudbury. Laurence Steven conducts a workshop on Contemporary Adult Fiction.

April 2009

April 28, Tuesday, Bruce Meyer is interviewed by Nancy Bullis and reads from Mesopotamia on "Howl", CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto.
April 7th and 8th, Tuesday and Wednesday, Bruce Meyer and Lauren Carter conduct workshops at the L3 Literary Festival, Barrie North Collegiate, Barrie.

February 2009

February 6, Friday, Flavia Cosma reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.

January 2009

January 9, Friday, avant garde poet a. rawlings reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.

December 2008

December 20, Saturday, 7:00pm-10:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Home Hardware in Orillia.
December 20, Saturday, 1:00am-4:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Smith's Books in Orillia.
December 13, Saturday, 1:00pm-3:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Home Hardware in Orillia.
December 2, Tuesday, 2:00pm-4:00pm, John Forrest is reading from and signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Public Library in Orillia.
December 1, Monday, 11;00am, John Forrest will be featured in Rogers Cable TV in Barrie.

November 2008

November 29, Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm, Sean Costello is signing Here After at Chapters in Sudbury, 1425 the Kingsway.
November 22, Saturday, 1:00am-4:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Smith's Books in Orillia.
November 22, Saturday, 10:00am-12:00noon, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Home Hardware in Orillia.
November 21, Friday, 2:00pm-4:00pm, John Forrest is reading from and signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Festival of Trees in Orillia.
November 16, Saturday, 1:00pm-4:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Chapters in Barrie.
November 15, Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm, John Forrest is signing Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic in Moonstone.
November 8, Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm, Sean Costello is signing Here After at Coles in the New Sudbury Centre.
November 7, Friday, Award-winning novelist Terry Griggs reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.
November 1, Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm, Sean Costello is signing Here After at Chapters in Sudbury, 1425 the Kingsway.

October 2008

October 27, Monday, Sean Costello is interviewed by Mellany Dahl on her morning show on Q92FM in Sudbury.
October 26, Sunday, 2:00 to 4:00pm, Peter McEwen launches The Hole in the Wall at the Mariposa Folk Foundation and Orillia and District Arts Council, 37 Mississaga Street, W, Orillia. Reading, Sales and Signing. Complimentary refreshments.
October 24, Friday, 5:00 to 8:00pm, Diane Sims launches A Life Consumed: Lilly Samson's Dispatches from the TB Front at the Parker House, 259 Elm Street, Sudbury. Drop in for a sip, snack, chat, and book!
October 23, Thursday, 5:00 to 8:00pm, Diane Sims launches A Life Consumed: Lilly Samson's Dispatches from the TB Front at the Print Shop in Little Current. Drop in for a sip, snack, chat, and book!
October 22, Wednesday, 5:40pm, Diane Sims is interviewed about A Life Consumed: Lilly Samson's Dispatches from the TB Front on CBC Northern Ontario Radio's Points North program, hosted by Dan Lessard.
October 20, Monday, 4:00 to 6:00pm, Ric deMeulles, author of Ramasseur, presents a lecture entitled "Can Hope for the Future be Found in the Past" as part of the Laurentian University Humanites MA in Interpretation and Values series on Memory and the Environment. For information call 705-675-1151 ext. 4352.
October 19, Sunday, 2:00 to 5:00pm, Diane Sims launches A Life Consumed: Lilly Samson's Dispatches from the TB Front at Loplop's, 651 Queen St. East, Sault Ste Marie. Drop in for a sip, snack, chat, and book!
October 17, Friday, 7:00pm, Sean Costello launches Here After at the Jubilee Hall, 195 Applegrove Street in Sudbury. Entertainment will be provided by Stray Bullet. Sales and signing.
October 16, Thursday, Sean Costello is featured twice on "The Big Daddy", FM 103.9, as well as on 790 CIGM talking about Here After. The Sudbury Star runs a half page feature about Costello and Here After on the front page of the Entertainment section.
October 15, Wednesday, 5:40pm, Sean Costello is interviewed about Here After live on CBC Northern Ontario Radio's Points North program, hosted by Dan Lessard.
October 7, Tuesday, 11:00am-2:00pm, John Forrest will speak and sign Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Alliston OTF.
October 6, Monday, 8:00 p.m., Peter McEwen reads from The Hole in the Wall in the Cooked and Eaten Reading Series, Gordon Best Theatre, 216 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, ON.
October 5, Sunday, 2:00 to 5:00pm, Diane Sims launches A Life Consumed: Lilly Samson's Dispatches from the TB Front at 36 Blake Street in Stratford. Drop in for a sip, snack, chat, and book!
October 4, Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm, John Forrest will read from and sign Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Minden Books Alive.

July 2008

Your Scrivener Press authors are part of Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Arts Village! Come out to Bell Park on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th to hear some readings by our scriveners, and join in some good talk about northern writing. Books by the authors will be available for purchase and signing.
Saturday 11:15-12:15—Charlie Smith and Colin Hayward;
Saturday 1:00-2:00--Ric deMeulles and Roger Nash;
Saturday 3:00-4:00--"Writing North" an ‘audience participation’ conversation with YSP authors about how they do what they do.

Sunday is almost an exact repeat of Saturday, but not quite:

Sunday 11:15-12:15--Charlie Smith and Monique Chénier;
Sunday 1:00-2:00--Ric deMeulles and Roger Nash;
Sunday 3:00-4:00--"Writing North" an ‘audience participation’ conversation with YSP authors about how they do what they do.

May 2008

May 31, Saturday, Your Scrivener Press Timmins Spring Launch, featuring Richard deMeulles' novel Ramasseur and George Case's memoir Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario. Also featuring Monique Chénier reading from Remembering Medusa Remembering. Celtic violin with Adrianna Ciccone. 7:30 to 9:30 pm, Christopher's Coffee House, 35 Pine St. South, Timmins.
May 31, Saturday, 1:00-3:00pm, Richard deMeulles will be signing Ramasseur and George Case will be signing Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario at Coles in the Timmins Square Mall, Timmins.
May 24, Saturday, 1:00-3:00pm, George Case will be signing Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario at Coles in the Station Mall, 293 Bay Street, Sault Ste Marie.
May 24, Saturday, Your Scrivener Press Sault Ste Marie Spring Launch, featuring Richard deMeulles' novel Ramasseur and George Case's memoir Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario. 6:00 to 8:30 pm, Loplop's, 651 Queen St. East, Sault Ste Marie.
May 10, Saturday, Your Scrivener Press Sudbury Spring Launch, featuring Richard deMeulles' novel Ramasseur and George Case's memoir Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario. Hosted by CBC Radio's Dan Lessard. 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Peddler's Pub, 63 Cedar St. Sudbury.
May 10, Saturday, 1:00-3:00pm, Richard deMeulles will be signing Ramasseur and George Case will be signing Arcadia Borealis: Childhood and Youth in Northern Ontario at Chapters in Sudbury, 1425 the Kingsway.
May 8, Thursday, Richard deMeulles' novel Ramasseur is part of the Literary Press Group of Canada's Fiery First Fiction launch at Gulliver's Quality Books and Toys, 157 Main Street West, North Bay. Readings begin at 7:00. Check out the Fiery First Fiction blog at fieryfirstfiction.blogspot.com
May 5, Monday, Richard deMeulles' novel Ramasseur is part of the Literary Press Group of Canada's Fiery First Fiction launch at Casa del Popolo, 4873 Boul. St. Laurent, Montreal. 6:30pm. Readings begin at 7:00. Check out the Fiery First Fiction blog at fieryfirstfiction.blogspot.com

April 2008

April 29, Tuesday, at 4:40 pm, Laurence Steven talks about YSP spring titles, forthcoming fall titles, and the state of small press publishing with Dan Lessard on the "Chapter and Verse" segment of CBC Northern Ontario Radio's drive-home show, Points North.

March 2008

March 14, Friday, Trillium Award for poetry winner Adam Sol reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.

February 2008

February 29, Friday. Susan Ioannou’s poem "Reclaiming the Earth", from Looking Through Stone: Poems about the Earth, is featured in the Gala Display of poetry at the World Poetry Enviro-Poetry Project. The Project celebrates the 7^th anniversary of The World Poetry Reading Series, and runs from February 1-29^th at the Vancouver Public Library.
Febuary 8, Friday, Monique Chénier reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Followed by an OPEN MIC for LU and Sudbury writers. Early arrivers improve their chances of signing up to read. Free admission and refreshments. Sales and Signing.

January 2008

January 11, Friday, Sonnet L'Abbé reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow. Sales and Signing.

December 2007

December 22, Saturday from 12:00 to 2:30 pm, Monique Chénier will sign copies of Remembering Medusa Remembering at Coles in the Timmins Square.
December 15, Saturday from 7:00pm, Wild Women Reading presents Jennifer Bronson and Monique Chénier at Christopher's Coffee House in Timmins. Monique is reading and signing Remembering Medusa Remembering. Also an 'open mic'. Part of the 2007 Underground Reading Series.
December 15, Saturday from 12:00 to 2:30 pm, John Forrest will sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Smith's Books in Orillia, Ontario.
December 14, Friday evening, John Forrest will sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Smith's Books in Orillia, Ontario.
December 12, Wednesday, John Forrest will read from Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Ardtrea School, Orillia.
December 10, Monday, 6:30pm, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Orillia Lions' Dinner, Orillia.
December 9, Sunday, afternoon, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Curiosity House Books and Gallery, 134A Mill Street, Creemore, Ontario, L0M 1G0.
December 9, Sunday, morning, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Dovetail Interiors "Champagne Breakfast", in Nottawa, Ontario.
December 9, Sunday, 2:00-4:00 pm Ric deMeulles and Colin Hayward are featured YSP authors at the Sudbury Festival of Trees in the Farmers' Market, in support of the Ten Rainbows Children's Charity.
December 8, Saturday, 2:00-4:00 pm Monique Chénier and Roger Nash are featured YSP authors at the Sudbury Festival of Trees in the Farmers' Market, in support of the Ten Rainbows Children's Charity.
December 7, Friday, 12:00 noon, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Mnjikaning Library.
December 6, Thursday, 7:00 pm, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Gravenhurst Library, Gravenhurst, Ontario.
December 5, Wednesday, 7:00 pm, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Ramara Library.
December 4, Tuesday, 6:00 pm, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the 3rd annual "Writers' Christmas" reading and dinner, hosted by the Haliburton Highlands Writers' and Editors' Network, Carnarvon, Ontario.
December 2, Sunday, 2:00 pm, John Forrest will read and sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at The Book Store, Gravenhurst, Ontario.

November 2007

November 26, Monday, 10:00 am, John Forrest is featured with Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic, on the Rogers TV show "Daytime" in Barrie, Ontario.
November 23, Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, John Forrest will read from Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic and sign copies of the book at the Orillia Festival of Trees.
November 17, Saturday, 3:00 to 7:00 pm, John Forrest will sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Manticore Books in Orillia, Ontario.
November 16, Friday, 7:30 pm, Christopher A. Taylor will read from Shedding Knowledge as part of Planet Earth Poetry at Black Stilt--The Reading Series, at The Black Stilt Coffee House, #103-1633 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8T 2C4, (250) 370-2077.
November 3, Saturday, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, John Forrest will sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Chapters in Barrie, Ontario.
November 2, Friday, 4:30 pm, John Forrest will sign copies of Angels Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at Smith's Books in Orillia, Ontario.

October 2007

October 21, Sunday, 12:30 to 4:00p.m. John Forrest launches Angels, Stars and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic at the Stephen Leacock Home and Museum, Old Brewery Bay, Orillia. Sales and signing. Free admission and refreshments.
October 11, Thursday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monique Chénier launches Remembering Medusa Remembering at the Charles Fournier Auditorium of École Secondaire Thériault in Timmins. Sales and signing. Free admission and refreshments.

September 2007

September 29, Saturday, and 30th, Sunday, YSP is part of the Sudbury Studio Tour. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days, YSP has a table at Fielding Park Pavilion in Lively, with a group of artists and crafters. Book sales, signings and readings throughout the weekend.
September 29, Friday, 9:30 a.m. John Forrest reads at "Words Alive", Sharon Temple, Sharon Ontario.
September 28, Friday, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Charlie Smith launches his audio CD Charlie Smith Reads: The Best of the Birch Lake Road at the Royal Canadian Legion, 320 Imperial South, Massey. Free admission and snacks. Cash bar. Charlie reads and signs.
September 15-16, Saturday and Sunday, YSP has a table at the Massey Street Painting Festival, Massey Ontario. People have a chance to purchase Charlie Smith's new CD of his poems: Charlie Smith Reads, prior to the formal launch on September 28th.
September 14, Friday, Lee Gowan reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow.

July 2007

July 20-22, Friday evening to Sunday noon, in Callander Ontario, near North Bay: the third annual Books by the Bay--A Northern Festival to Celebrate Canadian Authors. YSP authors Laurie Kruk and Lorraine Janzen join a lot of northeastern Ontario writers, as well as invited guest-writers from away like Margaret Atwood and Marian Botsford Fraser. Again Dan Lessard of CBC Sudbury is the Master of Ceremonies for the weekend. Check out the full schedule here.

June 2007

June 1, Friday, 8:00 p.m. Susan Ioannou reads from Looking Through Stone: Poems about the Earth at the I. V. Lounge Reading Series, 326 Dundas St. W. Toronto.

May 2007

May 29, Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Susan Ioannou launches Looking Through Stone: Poems about the Earth at the Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, 45 Front St. E. Toronto. Free admission and refreshments.
May 27, Sunday, 2:00-4:30 p.m. Christopher A. Taylor reads at the Sasquatch Reading Series, Royal Oak II, 161 Laurier Ave. E. Ottawa. Read about it here.
May 24, Thursday, 7:30-9:30, Colin Hayward reads from Other Times, Other Places and Christopher A. Taylor reads from Sheddling Knowledge at a YSP literary house party hosted by Doug Parker in Ottawa.
May 23, Wednesday, 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Christopher A. Taylor launches Shedding Knowledge at the National Archives, Room 156,.395 Wellington St., Ottawa. Free admission and refreshments.
May 18, Friday, 8:00 p.m. Christopher A. Taylor reads from Shedding Knowledge at the I. V. Lounge Reading Series, 326 Dundas St. W. Toronto.
May 17, Thursday, the Orillia Packet and Times runs a front page story on John Forrest's Angels Star and Trees: Tales of Christmas Magic, forthcoming from YSP in October 2007.
May 3, Thursday, Roger Nash leads 4 half hour workshops on poetry and rocks, focusing on Susan Ioannou's Looking Through Stone: Poems about the Earth, at the launch of the Rainbow Board of Education's Mining Curriculum in Sudbury.

March 2007

March 7, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. The Open Pit Reading Series celebrates International Women's Day (one day early) with an evening of Women's Voices in Poetry and Song and Story. Featuring poets Monique Chenier and Kim Fahner, 4 part harmony barbershop quartet Olive Us, and storyteller Vickie McGauley. Peddler's Pub, 63 Cedar St. Sudbury. Plus an open mic. Free Admission. Sales and signings. Sponsored by Your Scrivener Press.

February 2007

February 9, Friday, Adam Dickinson, author of two fine books of poetry published by Brick Books--Cartography and Walking, 2002, and Kingdom, Phylum, 2006--reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room of Laurentian University's Desmarais Library. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission. OPEN MICand reception to follow.

January 2007

January 31, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. The Open Pit Reading Series presents an evening of poems, poteen, stories and song celebrating the Irish Voice in Northern Ontario. Featuring Poets Roger Nash and Kim Fahner, musicians Andy Lowe and Ireny; and live performance of a story by Ric deMeulles. Peddler's Pub, 63 Cedar St. Sudbury. Plus an open mic. Free Admission. Sales and signings. Sponsored by Your Scrivener Press

January 12, Friday, Stephen Henighan, novelist, short story writer, travel writer, and Governor General's Award shortlisted critic for When Words Deny the World, reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room of Laurentian University's Desmarais Library. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow.

December 2006

December 20, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Trevor Laalo + Rob O'Flanagan + Tony Armstrong = Bump, an evening of high energy performance poetry at Books & Beans, Durham St. Sudbury. Described as 'electrospokenshout,' the performance features new work by all three Sudbury-based poets, performed to O'Flanagan's electronic music compositions. Admission is free and seating is limited.

December 16, Saturday. 1:00-3:00 p.m. YSP Triple Signing at Gullivers Quality Books and Toys, 157 Main St. West, North Bay. Meet Laurie Kruk, Loving the Alien; Colin Hayward, Other Times, Other Places: Twenty Stories; and Roger Nash, Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems. Sales and Signing.

December 15, Friday. Sudbury's Northern Life community newspaper publishes Colin Hayward's story "Late Quartets" from his collection Other Times, Other Places: Twenty Stories which was published by YSP on October 31st.

December 9, Saturday. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Your Scrivener Press Holiday Sale Part II, at the Downtown Sudbury Farmers' Market, Elgin St. at Cedar St. 20 to 50% off all YSP titles. Authors to meet; books to be signed. Signed books make great gifts!

December 2, Saturday. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Your Scrivener Press Holiday Sale Part I, at the Downtown Sudbury Farmers' Market, Elgin St. at Cedar St. 20 to 50% off all YSP titles. Authors to meet; books to be signed. Signed books make great gifts!

November 2006

November 22, Wednesday. 7:00 p.m. The Northeast's literary event of the fall! YSP Triple Launch in the Weaver Auditorium, Nipissing University, North Bay. Meet Laurie Kruk, Loving the Alien; Colin Hayward,Other times, Other Places: Twenty Stories; and Roger Nash, Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems. Readings, Sales and Signing. Free Admission and Refreshments.

November 17, Friday, Ho Che Anderson, Canada's foremost graphic novelist and author of King, the acclaimed graphic novel format biography of Martin Luther King, reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room of Laurentian University's Desmarais Library. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow.

November 15, Wednesday. 8:00 p.m. Your Scrivener Press and Peddler's Pub host the inaugural event in the Open Pit Reading Series, at Peddler's Pub, 63 Cedar St. Sudbury. Readers include Charlie Smith, Roger Nash, Valerie Senyk, Tony Armstrong, and Matt Heiti. Plus an open mic. Free Admission. Sales and signings.

November 14, Tuesday. 8:00 p.m. North Bay launch of Laurie Kruk's Loving the Alien, Conspiracy of Three Reading Series, 100 Georges Restaurant, 246 First Ave. West.

November 11, Saturday. 1:00-3:00 p.m. YSP Triple Signing at Chapters, Sudbury, on the Kingsway. Meet Colin Hayward, Other times, Other Places: Twenty Stories; Laurie Kruk, Loving the Alien; and Roger Nash, Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems. Sales and Signing.

November 9, Thursday. 7:00 p.m. Reception and Signing for Colin Hayward's Other Times, Other Places: Twenty Stories as part of the opening gala for the Black Dog production of Tom Stoppard's hilarious satiric comedy The Real Inspector Hound at Cambrian Theatre, directed by Colin Hayward. Cambrian College, Sudbury.

November 9, Thursday. 1:00-3:00 p.m. Cambrian College launch of Colin Hayward's Other Times, Other Places: Twenty Stories at the Cambrian College Bookstore. Sales, Signing, Complimentary refreshments. Cambrian College, Sudbury.

November 2, Thursday. 7:00-9:30 p.m. YSP launches Colin Hayward's Other Times. Other Places: Twenty Stories at the Minnow Lake Legion, Branch 76, 1553 Weller St. Sudbury. Reading, Sales, and Signing. Free Admission and refreshments.

October 2006

October 26, Thursday. 7:00 p.m. YSP launches Roger Nash's Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems at the Marguerite Lougheed Conference Centre, 328 Albert St. Sudbury. Reading, Sales, and Signing. Parking on the street or at St. Albert School. Free Admission and refreshments.

October 21, Saturday. Rob O'Flanagan does a feature story on the Sudbury writing community in the Sudbury Star, "Writing Among the Rocks" (A1, A6). He profiles the emergence of an English-language literary scene and focuses on two YSP fall 2006 releases: Roger Nash's Something Blue and Flying Upwards, and Colin Hayward's Other Times, Other Places.

October 20, Friday. As part of Library Week, the Espanola Friends of the Library invite the YSP Fall release authors to read from their new books: Colin Hayward reads short fiction from Other Times, Other Places; Laurie Kruk reads poems from Loving the Alien; and Roger Nash reads from Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems. At the Espanola Recreation Complex, 7:00-9:00 p.m. 175 Avery Dr. Phone 705-869-1961. Free Admission.

October 13, Friday, in Sudbury Your Scrivener Press and Laurentian University English Department and English Arts Club combine forces to present a Reading and Open Mic night as part of Laurentian University's LUminaries Reading Series. From 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Roger Nash reads from Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems, and Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright. From 9:00 to 10:00 the Open Mic beckons. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission. Roger and Lauren also speak to LU’s 3rd year poetry class about their respective creative processes.

October 10, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright in the Saving the Planet Reading Series with Marilyn Rumball and Kemeny Babineau. Zephyr Gallery, 11 Peter Street, Orillia.

October 4, Wednesday, 4:00-6;00 p.m. Roger Nash launches Something Blue and Flying Upwards: New and Selected Poems at Laurentian University, sponsored by Your Scrivener Press, the Laurentian Philosophy Department, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Governors' Lounge, 11th Floor, R. D. Parker Building, Laurentian University, Sudbury.

October 4, Wednesday, 4:00-6;00 p.m., as part of her Canada Council sponsored reading tour, Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright in the 'Poetry at the Wolfe' Reading Series, Wolfe Island Bakery, 311 Queen Street, Kingston, ON. After the reading workshop participants share their work for comments.

October 4, Wednesday, 7;00-8:00 p.m., as part of her Canada Council sponsored reading tour, Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright in the 'Poetry and Company' Reading Series, Coffee and Company, 344 Johnson Street at Division Street, Kingston, ON. The reading is followed by a discussion.

October 2, Monday, 8:00 p.m., as part of her Canada Council sponsored reading tour, Lauren Carter reads from Lichen Bright in the Cooked and Eaten Reading Series, Gordon Best Theatre, 216 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, ON. At 2;00 p.m. the same afternoon she is interviewed on "Smooth Operator", Trent University Radio.

September 30, Saturday, and October 1st, Sunday, YSP is part of the Sudbury Studio Tour. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days, YSP has a table at Fielding Park Pavilion in Lively, with a group of artists and crafters. Book sales, signings and readings throughout the weekend.

September 2006

September 30, Saturday, and October 1st, Sunday, YSP is part of the Sudbury Studio Tour. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days, YSP has a table at Fielding Park Pavilion in Lively, with a group of artists and crafters. Book sales, signings and readings throughout the weekend.

September 24, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Word on the Street, Queen's Park, Toronto. YSP shares a table with the Sudbury Writers' Guild.

September 23, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Laurence Steven and Lauren Carter lead a workshop on "Writing North" and Lauren reads from Lichen Bright and her fiction, at the annual Trent University Canadian StudiesTemagami Weekend.

September 16-17, Saturday and Sunday, YSP has a table at the Massey Street Painting Festival, Massey Ontario

September 15, Friday, Margaret Christakos reads in Sudbury as part of Laurentian University's Canada Council supported LUminaries Reading Series. Brenda Wallace Reading Room. Doors open at 7:30, and reading begins at 8:00. Free admission and a reception to follow.

August 2006

August 5, Saturday, the Michael's Bay Historical Society (MBHS) is sponsoring a Memoir Writing Workshop by YSP Outcrops author Margo Little from 1 to 4 p.m. at the John Budd Park Pavilion in South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island. Writers of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Pre-register at 705-282-1714. Bring pens, journal, family photos, historical artifiacts or objects of sentimental significance.

July 2006

July 21-23, Friday evening to Sunday noon, in Callander Ontario, near North Bay: the second annual Books by the Bay--A Northern Festival to Celebrate Canadian Authors. YSP author Charlie Smith joins a lot of northeastern Ontario writers, as well as invited guest-writers from away like Joseph Boyden and Frances Itani. Again Dan Lessard of CBC Sudbury is the Master of Ceremonies for the weekend. Check out the full schedule here.

May 2006

May 27, Saturday. Booksigning for Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories and Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, at Chapters, 1425 the Kingsway, Sudbury, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

May 26, Friday. Espanola launch of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, at the Espanola Recreation Complex, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Participating Bluffs authors include Charlie Smith, Linda M. Bayley, Vickie McGauley, Rob O'Flanagan, Richard Pulsifer. Hosted by the Friends of the Library.

May 14, Sunday. Sudbury launch of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, at the Jubliee Centre, 195 Applegrove St., 1:30-5:00 p.m. Participating Bluffs authors include Lou Allin, Anthony Armstrong, Linda M. Bayley, Sean Costello, Richard deMeulles, Kim Fahner, Ines Habara & Christian Nelson, Vickie McGauley, Rob O'Flanagan, Charlie Smith. Special musical guest: Johnny Williams. Emcee: Dan Lessard, Host of CBC Northern Ontario Radio drive home show Points North.

May 13, Saturday. Parry Sound launch of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, at the Lime Light Theatre, 4 Miller St. (under the liquor store), 7:00-9:00 p.m. Participating Bluffs authors include Anthony Armstrong, Dave Bartlett, Kim Fahner, Vickie McGauley, Rob O'Flanagan. Special musical guests: "19 James".

May 9th, Tuesday. Laurence Steven is a panelist on CBC Radio's "Northern Ontario Reads" where he champions Melissa Hardy's The Uncharted Heart (Knopf Canada, 2001). One of the stories from this collection--"Lightning"--appears in Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge. At the request of host Dan Lessard, Laurence gives a brief profile of the Bluffs collection.

May 9th, Tuesday. North Bay launch of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, Conspiracy of Three Reading Series, 100 Georges, 246 First Ave. West, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Participating Bluffs authors include Jennifer Rouse Barbeau, Linda M. Bayley, Richard deMeulles, Vickie McGauley, Rob O'Flanagan.

May 6th, Saturday. Timmins launch of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge, at the Timmins Public Library, Tembec Room, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Participating Bluffs authors include Richard deMeulles, Vickie McGauley, Rob O'Flanagan, Richard Pulsifer.

May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. YSP has a table and display at the Ontario Library Services--North conference at the Holiday Inn, Sudbury.

April 2006

April 29, Saturday. Lara Bradley writes a fine piece ("Tales with a Twist", E1) for The Sudbury Star about the publication of Bluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge. She introduces a number of the contributing authors, focusing especially on Susie Moloney, and lists the launch dates around the northeast.

April 2, Sunday. Lauren Carter reads fromLichen Bright in the LitLive Reading Series, Hamilton, Ontario. At the Acclamation Bar and Grill, 191 James Street North, 7:30 pm. (at the corner of Mulberry Street and directly across from the Armouries).

March 2006

March 14, Tuesday. Lauren Carter reads fromLichen Bright in the Conspiracy of 3 Reading Series, North Bay, Ontario. At 100 Georges, 246 First Avenue West, 8 pm.

February 2006

February 24, Friday. Kim Fahner, Tony Armstrong and Art Quesnel, the three members of FAQ, hold a poetry reading at 8 p.m. at the Sudbury Arts Council, 124 Cedar Street, suite 102. All three poets are published in YSP's poetry anthology Northern Prospects. Kim has also published You Must Imagine the Cold Here with YSP, and Tony published Shirtless Tattoo with YSP.

February 24, Friday. Laurence Steven speaks to Monique Chénier's creative writing class from Timmins about small press publishing.

February 6, Monday. Lauren Carter reads fromLichen Bright in the Cooked and Eaten Series, Gordon Best Theatre, Peterborough, Ontario, 216 Hunter Street, W., 8:00pm

January 2006

January 13, Friday. Lauren Carter reads fromLichen Bright in the I.V. Lounge Reading Series, I.V. Lounge, 326
Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, 8:00 p.m.

December 2005

December 2, Friday. Ruth Fletcher does a very positive review of Outcrops: Northeastern Ontatio Short Stories in The Sault Star. All the copies at the Cambrian Mall Coles and the Station Mall Coles sell out within two days!

November 2005

November 13, Sunday. Outcrops and More. A reading and signing event at the Huntsville Public Library, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Featuring Outcrops short story contributors Barry Grills and Kathy Ashby, with Bluffs short story contributors Jennifer Rouse Barbeau and Lauren Carter. Lauren will also read from her YSP poetry collection Lichen Bright.

November 5-6, Saturday and Sunday. YSP shares a table with the Sudbury Writers' Guild at the St. Charles College Christmas Craft Fair, in Sudbury. 10:00-4:00 each day.

November 6, Sunday. YSP Fall Literary Ramble. A reading and signing event featuring Charlie Smith with Tag Alder Tales, Lauren Carter with Lichen Bright, and Outcrops contributors Vera Constantineau, Margo Little, and Eric Moore. Marine Park Lounge, Blind River, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

November 5, Saturday. YSP Fall Literary Ramble. A reading and signing event featuring Charlie Smith with Tag Alder Tales, Lauren Carter with Lichen Bright, and Outcrops contributors Vera Constantineau, Margo Little, and Eric Moore. Renaissance Centre, Elliot Lake, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

November 4, Friday. YSP Fall Literary Ramble. A reading and signing event featuring Charlie Smith with Tag Alder Tales, Lauren Carter with Lichen Bright, and Outcrops contributors Vera Constantineau, Margo Little, and Eric Moore. United Church Hall, Little Current, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

October 2005

October 27, Thursday. Espanola launch of Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories, at the Espanola Recreation Complex, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Participating Outcrops authors include Vera Constantineau, Sue Scherzinger, Susan Eldridge-Vautour, Margo Little, Eric Moore, plus Roger Nash and Charlie Smith from the forthcoming YSP volume, Bluffs. Hosted by the Friends of the Library.

October 16, Sunday. Sudbury launch of Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories, at the Jubliee Centre, 195 Applegrove St., 2:00-5:00 p.m. Participating Outcrops authors include Vera Constantineau, Colin Hayward, Sue Scherzinger, Eric Moore, Heidi Reimer, Rick Cooper, and Armand Garnet Ruffo. Jazz provided by Broche a Foin. Surprise emcee: Dan Lessard, Host of CBC Northern Ontario Radio drive home show Points North.

October 15, Saturday. Orillia launch of Lichen Bright: Poems by Lauren Carter, at the Leacock Museum, 55 Museum Drive, Orillia, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

October 14, Friday. North Bay launch of Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories, at the North Bay Public Library, 271 Worthington St. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Participating Outcrops authors include Kathy Ashby, Susan Eldridge-Vautour, Erin Pitkethly, Natalie Wilson, Barry Grills, and Margo Little.

October 13, Thursday. Dan Lessard of CBC Northern Ontario Radio does a feature interview with Laurence Steven about the release of Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories on Points North.

October 12, Wednesday. Heidi Ulrichsen does a story on Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories in Sudbury's Northern Life newspaper.

September 2005

September 30, The Sudbury Star does a substantial profile of Your Scrivener Press in the Business Section of the paper, with a thorough story by Harold Carmichael and an excellent photo by Gino Donato.

September 25, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Word on the Street, Queen's Park, Toronto. YSP shares a table with the Sudbury Writers' Guild.

September 17-18, Saturday and Sunday, YSP has a table at the Massey Street Painting Festival, Massey Ontario.

July 2005

July 22-24, Friday evening to Sunday noon, in Callander Ontario, near North Bay: Books by the Bay--A Northern Festival to Celebrate Canadian Authors. A lot of northeastern Ontario writers are involved, as well as invited guest-writers from away. Dan Lessard of CBC Sudbury is the Master of Ceremonies for the weekend, and a number of Your Scrivener Press authors from the Outcrops and Bluffs anthologies are involved. Check out the full schedule here.

June 2005

June 4th, Saturday. Sudbury launch of Tag Alder Tales by Charlie Smith! Black Cat Too! , 86 Durham St., Sudbury, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Free admission and refreshments. Charlie will read from his new book of short stories starting at about noon, and afterwards will sign your copy, available at the launch for $18.00.

May 2005

May 29th, Sunday. Manitoulin launch of Tag Alder Tales by Charlie Smith! Lyons Memorial United Church Hall, Gore Bay, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free admission and refreshments. Charlie will read from his new book of short stories and sign your copy, available at the launch for $18.00.

May 27th, Friday. Massey launch of Tag Alder Tales by Charlie Smith! Crock's Country Kitchen, Massey, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Free admission and refreshments. Charlie will read from his new book of short stories and sign your copy, available at the launch for $18.00.

May 15th is the deadline for submissions to YSPress's anthology Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories. Follow the link for details.

April 2005

April 16th to May 7th, including Canada Book Day on April 23rd, Your Scrivener Press has a book display at the Greater Sudbury Public Library. Drop in to see what we're up to.

Canada Book Day, on April 23rd, is our national celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, a UNESCO sponsored event celebrated around the world. For details on the legendary origin in Catalonia Spain, click here. Black Cat Too! on Durham Street in Sudbury has dedicated four shelves to YSP. Come in and browse. Each of the first 12 YSP books sold on April 23rd comes with a complimentary long-stemmed rose in honour of Canada Book Day.

April 17th, Heidi Ulrichsen of Northern Life does a front page feature on YSP's new activities after 10 years.

April 8th, 8:00 p.m., Espanola Ski Hill: Charlie Smith reads from his poetry and fiction and Jeff Wiseman plays and sings. $15.00 admission. For more information or advance tickets, call Cheryl Kennelly at 525-6831 (home) or 869-1961 (office). Entering Espanola from the north on Highway 6, turn right on the Queensway (at the Queensway Motel), then left on Mead. Proceed about 1/2 a km to the Ski Hill. Plenty of parking available.

April 7th, Janice Leuschen of Sudburynewsnow.com does a piece on YSP's new activities after 10 years.

April 4th, 5:00 p.m. (and repeating every 15 minutes until midnight) Cable Channel 10 News Sudbury airs an interview with Laurence Steven about YSPress's Call for Stories for the forthcoming anthology Outcrops: Northeastern Ontario Short Stories.

February 2005

February 19th, Charlie Smith reads at the Massey Winter Carnival.

February 11, 12, 13th, Charlie Smith reads at the Espanola Winter Carnival.

January 2005

January 27th, 7:00 pm, Black Cat Too! 86 Durham St. Sudbury: Laurence Steven speaks to the Sudbury Writers' Guild about "Submitting to Contests: What Judges Look For."

Roger Nash is maintaining his poetic stride. Enjoy a few recent poems in Issue 11 (January 2005) of the British e-zine Word in Edgeways