2015 Begins in Mexico
I am delighted and honoured to be part of the faculty of the Under The Volcano writing program again this year. The ten-day program offers workshops in fiction, poetry and cultural journalism, as well...
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ALISON WEARING – MEMORIAS DE LA MEMORIA by El Arte De La Memoria on Mixcloud
View ArticleUpcoming Performance
The Faculty of Arts of Wilfrid Laurier University is hosting a performance of Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, Alison’s one-woman show based on her bestselling memoir, at the Maureen Forrester...
View ArticleColour & Light
A glimpse of Tepoztlán, Mexico, the setting of the Under The Volcano Master Classes, where I had the great pleasure of guiding the program’s memoir workshop last month. Happily, I will be back on the...
View ArticleWriter-in-Residence
I’m delighted to be returning to Peterborough, Ontario, to be the Writer-in-Residence at Champlain College, Trent University. In addition to working with students, I’ll be offering a performance of...
View ArticleSpring Shows, Talks & Readings
Spring 2015: Theatre Collingwood will be hosting a performance of Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter at the Historic Gayety Theatre (not making that up) in Collingwood, Ontario on April 11, and the...
View ArticleThe Frye Festival
One of the highlights of Moncton’s wonderful Frye Festival was the Frye Jam, an event in which 6 writers (3 anglophone, 3 francophone) were invited to read their work alongside jazz musicians Les...
View ArticlePortraits of Canadian Authors
Photographer and crystal artist Mark Raynes Roberts has created a series of portraits entitled ILLUMINATION – Portraits of Canadian Authors and Literature. “Literature is an art of illumination. Every...
View ArticleJuly News
After years of being a one-woman show in every respect, I’m delighted to announce that the Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter one-woman show will now be represented by Tammy Fox at the Fox Entertainment...
View ArticleAugust Performances
I will be giving 7 performances of Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter in British Columbia between 13-23 August. The Gabriola Island Theatre Festival will host one show on August 15 and the other six...
View ArticleThank You, Nanaimo
And thank you, Gabriola Island Theatre Festival, for the largest and most raucous audience I’ve had in a while! What a wonderful couple of weeks in BC it was.
View ArticleFall Workshops
There are only a couple of spaces left in The Art of Memoir writing workshops in Stratford (Oct. 2-23) and Guelph (Oct. 21) this fall. For workshop details, please visit the Workshops page. To register...
View ArticleNext Up: Suchitoto
The Stratford Festival’s 6th annual Suchitoto Cabaret will take place on October 5 at the Tom Patterson Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. The cabaret is a fundraiser for the Festival’s Suchitoto Project,...
View ArticleThe GGs
I am honoured to have been one of the jurors for this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards. Congratulations to all of the books and authors on the shortlists! May we all take a moment to celebrate...
View ArticleConfessions in New York City
I’m delighted to be performing at the legendary Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village in November. Cornelia Street is where Eve Ensler premiered The Vagina Monologues, Suzanne Vega got her start,...
View ArticleNew Video
Many thanks to Megan Laughton, David Doyle, Raymond Knight & Susan Taylor, all of whom contributed to the making of this snazzy new reel.
View ArticleSold Out in New York
Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word and sell out the show at the legendary Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City. A fabulous night!
View ArticleConfessions of a GG Judge
It was a tremendous honour to be one of the judges of the 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards and an absolute delight to be able to congratulate Mark Winston, winner in the Non-Fiction category, at...
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