Lucky Kurt Sasso, the 'geek' (and I say this with full respect and joy!) in Two Geeks Talking, a entertainment industry blog/podcast show - he got to interview me a few days before my initial interview with Chris Hadfield! In all my nervous glory, Kurt and I did a Skype interview late one evening. We… Continue reading Interview with Kurt Sasso from Two Geeks Talking!
Category: Publishing
Buy Local! Shop Local! All my books now available at Biblioasis!
Since you've been requesting my book at Biblioasis, I've gone a dropped not just 'I Am That Woman', but also 'Laughing Through A Second Pregnancy' and both volumes of 'Poetry on Demand' at the bookshop! Yay! You should note that this is the ONLY store in Windsor that sells *all of my books*. I don't… Continue reading Buy Local! Shop Local! All my books now available at Biblioasis!
BLOG TOUR! My Writing Process
I've been seeing/reading this fun thingy called a Blog Tour, whereby various bloggers answer all the same questions and link to each other's blogs to help promote each other, and our writing processes. I was super excited to be invited to participate by the lovely and talented, and freshly published, poet Debbie Okun Hill! My… Continue reading BLOG TOUR! My Writing Process
My First Official Poetry Award! Judge’s Choice The Arborealis Prize for Poetry
I've won my first poetry award!! I submitted a poem to The Ontario Poetry Society's 'Arborealis Prize for Poetry' and I have been awarded: JUDGE'S CHOICE! A certificate and cash!! For my poem entitled: A Mother Eats Alone in her Car (Again) I'm thrilled and honoured! Thank you TOPS and the judges! Yay!!!!
VANESSA SHIELDS 