Hollyhock September 2012

It might seem like a long way off, but next September I’ll be teaching at Hollyhock on Cortes Island - a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, one of the Northern Gulf Islands.  I’ve never been to Cortes, but I spent my teenage years on Vancouver Island, and we used to visit the smaller gulf islands regularly.  When I was a kid Hollyhock used to be a place called Cold Mountain Institute, where my friends’ parents used to go to find themselves.  But that’s another story… Writing in the Digital Age, 28 Sept - 3 Oct 2012.

22 November 2011:  Maribor, Slovenia: MRFU - 17th International Festival of Computer Arts,

MRFU  I’ve been invited to Maribor, Slovenia, to take part in the International Festival of Computer Arts.  My work with Chris Joseph will be in the exhibition; as well as that, I’ll give a presentation in Maribor on 22 November, in the evening.  Looking forward to seeing a bit of Slovenia for the first time, and meeting up with my former student, @jakaorg.

14 and 15 October, Calderdale Readers and Writers Festival, Halifax

On Friday 14 October I’ll be co-hosting, with my fellow judge, Elisabetta Minervini, an evening to celebrate the Calderdale Short Story Competition.  The following day, Saturday 15 October, I’ll be the first speaker for the Readers’ Day event.  Both events take place at Halifax Central Library.  Scroll down this page for more information. 

2,3 September, 2011, Melbourne Writers Festival Bookcamp and Panel

I’ll be in Melbourne for the Writers Festival; I’ll be doing two events, BookCamp on 2 September, and a panel called ‘The Connected Book’ on 3 September.  Looking forward to my first ever visit to Australia. 

5 November, 2011, Digital Stories One-Day Workshop at Free Word, London



Are you a writer who wants to experiment and bring new or unused skills into your writing practice?



In this experimental one-day workshop you will focus on thinking about new ways to tell stories. You will discuss the skills you have to offer and look at ways of collaborating in this workshop, as well as exploring opportunities for future collaborations. There will be concrete outcomes from the day in the form of two stories in different forms.



Digital Stories Workshop

1 July 2011 Live Webchat with Guardian newspaper - Canada Day!

Follow this link to find out more about the live webchat I’ll be doing with The Guardian between 1 and 2 on Friday, 1 July, in honour of Canada Day!  If you can’t make that time you can also ask me questions in the comments below this article.

1 July Live Webchat with The Guardian newspaper

16 June, 2011, ELMCIP Electronic Cabaret, Karlskrona, Sweden

I’ll be participating in an electronic literature cabaret in Karlskrona, Sweden on 16 June.  I’ll be in Karlskrona for a two-day seminar on electronic literature and pedagogy.  Here’s the link to ELMCIP events - scroll down to find Electronic Literature Pedagogy. 

20 May, 2011, MaMSIE conference:  Motherhood, Servitude and the Delegation of Care

On Friday 20 May I’ll be speaking at Birkbeck College at MaMSIE’s conference on ‘Motherhood, Servitude and the Delegation of Care’:  I’ll be talking about ‘The Mistress of Nothing’.  The conference website is here:  http://www.mamsie.org/events.htm

29 April - 1 May 2011, Blue Metropolis Festival, Montreal

I’ll be doing a few gigs during the Blue Metropolis Festival in Montreal at the end of April.  This will include a reading, as well as a masterclass. 

Their programme isn’t published yet, but when it is I suspect it will reside here.