Join us Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm Pacific for a Regional Spotlight featuring the Salish Sea Writers with host Meaghan Hackinen and readers:
- Leanne Boschman
- Sharon Easton
- Lorraine Kiidumae
- Judith Lapadat (Regional Host)
- Gail Madjzoub
Register here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) and a link will be sent to you. When it's time for the event, click on the link to join the live Zoom event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Digital Doors Open at 6:55 pm!
*This event will be recorded.
Leanne Boschman is a Vancouver Island-based writer. She has loved the music and mystery of poetry her entire life. Besides publications in journals and anthologies, Leanne has two collections of poetry: Precipitous Signs: A Rain Journal (Leaf Press, 2009) and Here at the Crux (Silver Bow Publishing, 2022). Leanne is a former co-artistic director of the Planet Earth Poetry reading series and has facilitated and hosted events for Pandora’s Collection.
Sharon Easton: Storyteller & Writer. Sharon Easton, author of Beach Moose & Amber: Finding My Jewish History (2023), creates engaging storytelling events enhanced with slideshows that explore her family’s history. Her stories resonate deeply with audiences intrigued by history, loss and survival. Sharon is presently working on her second manuscript. Find Sharon online: https://sharoneaston.com/
K. Lorraine Kiidumae is a graduate of the Simon Fraser University Writers Studio and the Humber College School of Creative & Performing Arts. Her work has appeared in various anthologies and literary magazines in the UK, USA, and Canada. In 2021, her first novel, River of Forgiveness, was published with Saguaro Books, LLC in the USA. She completed her Master of Arts (MA) in Creative and Critical Writing (with distinction) through the University of Gloucestershire (UK) in 2022. She works from her home in the small seaside resort of Nanoose Bay on the eastern shore of central Vancouver Island where she is currently completing a book of short stories and a second novel.
Judith Lapadat lives on Snaw-Naw-As territory in Nanoose Bay. Mixed Messages, her first book of poetry published by Caitlin Press, was followed by a co-authored collection, Groping Our Way Beyond Grief. Her poems, stories, and scholarly articles have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She is currently working on a series of climate fiction novels set in the near future. You often can find her in the rainforest being taken for walks by her Schnauzer.
Gail Madjzoub is a writer as well as a former educator and healthcare professional. She lived and worked for three decades in diverse ethnic, cultural and linguistic environments in Europe and Africa. Since returning to North America, she has lived on both the East and West Coasts. She makes her home in Nanaimo. Her writing explores human rights, the equality of women, freedom of expression, and educational and economic justice.
Meaghan Hackinen (FBCW host): is a bike-obsessed bookworm on a lifelong hunt for exceptional cycling routes, both on and off the pavement. Her cross-continental bike race memoir, Shifting Gears, was released by NeWest Press in 2023 and available in print, ebook, and audiobook. Find her online: meaghanhackinen.com
