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Monday, January 30, 2017

On TV! Writing awards for IAG members

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Here are Dr. Robert Schemenauer and I on CFJC TV talking about writing awards for members of the Kamloops-based Interior Authors Group: http...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Article about book YesterCanada & contest for Kamloops & area writers

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Nice article today in KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK: http://tinyurl.com/gr8p623 .  
Monday, January 23, 2017

Calling all Kamloops and area writers

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Calling all Kamloops and area writers! The Dr. Robert and Elma Schemenauer Awards are now open for submissions-- until March 21. TWO CATEGO...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

writing opportunities Jan 17, 2017

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The theme for this year’s Askew’s Foods Word on the Lake Writing contest is Canada. This c ontest, based in Salmon Arm, BC, will close at mi...
Monday, January 16, 2017

poetry submissions invited

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Ascent Aspirations of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, invites poetry submissions. If you’re interested, you can e-mail your poem/s to ascenta...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

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Lloyd Jeck authored the book In the Shadow of the Peaks [fascinating story of his early life, mostly around McBride, British Columbia]. He a...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

YesterCanada on TV

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Here I am with my book YesterCanada: Historical Tales of Mystery and Adventure on CFJC TV in Kamloops, British Columbia. Susan Edgell interv...
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Elma Schemenauer
My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.
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