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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Travel writing anyone?

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Good article on building a career as a travel writer. https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-write/writing-inspiration/career-as-a-travel-writer?u...
Monday, July 8, 2024

Canadian Mennonite opportunity for journalists, etc., deadline July 15

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"Canadian Mennonite is offering flexible residency opportunities for people passionate about investigative journalism, photo journali...
Saturday, July 6, 2024

Article about me & my writing by Shannon Ainslie in iNFOnews, Thompson-Okanagan's News Source, June 30, 2024

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How a Kamloops author took a leap of faith to make her dream come true Shannon Ainslie Author Elma Schemenauer is pictured at a book sale at...
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Thursday, July 4, 2024

WordWorks is open for submissions. Deadline July 19.

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The following interesting message is from Rachel Muller of the Federation of BC Writers. FBCW's WordWorks Magazine is looking for articl...

borscht & book

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I look forward to eating borscht & speaking about my novel Song for Susie Epp at the Mennonite Heritage Museum in Abbotsford, British C...
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Thanks to Shannon Ainslie of Kamloops

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If you look up Shannon Ainslie on the Internet, you'll probably find a guy who (thankfully) survived an attack by two sharks. You'll...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

New novel features Mennonite wallflower, bossy mother-in-law, and shocking secret

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I'm pleased to report that my new novel, Song for Susie Epp, is out! It's set in a city like Kamloops, British Columbia and a villa...
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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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