News, Forthcoming Books & Other Events...
Where in the World is Richard Scrimger...
Well, July 10-16 I'll be teaching at the Humber Summer Workshop in Toronto, along with the likes of Alistair MacLeod, MG Vassanji, Wayson Choy, Miriam Toews, Annabel Lyon and David Bezmozgis. I'll be at the kids' table, burping the alphabet.
Then I'm off to Knowlton, Quebec for their Knowlton Reads Literary Festival on the 17th-18th of July.
August 27-29th I will be in Thunder Bay for the Sleeping Giant Writers' Festival. Me and Ian Brown and Johanna Schneller and Miriam Toews again. Just pals, you know?
At the end of September I'll be back in Toronto for Word On The Street. I'm on my own there, so come on out and keep me company.
Then from 19-24 October I'll be in Vancouver for their International Writers' Festival. I don't know who else is coming. Last year they had Margaret Atwood, Richard Ford, John Irving, Alice Munro, Audrey Niffenegger, David Sedaris and a bunch of others. All successful, insightful folks. I'll fit right in, eh?
Watch an interview with Richard Scrimger and listen to an excerpt from the new book...
Scrimger's Cover Contest!!
The cover contest was a great success. Many thanks to everyone who contributed and congratulations to Roni, winner of a school visit by Richard Scrimger. To see the winning cover and all the finalists click here.
September 2009
Scrimger drives into the countryside. I will be giving a couple of talks at the inaugural Telling Tales Festival in charming Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario on September 20. For more information, check www.tellingtales.org
October 2009
Scrimger flies to the left coast. I'll be giving workshops at the 17th Annual Surrey International Writers' Conference in beautiful Surrey BC. Of course they have a website too. Check it out: Surrey International Writers' Conference
If I remember to take some pictures of myself with famous writers, I'll post them when I get back.
February 2010
Scrimger goes Alpine! I'll be at the 7th Geneva Writers' Conference in faraway Switzerland. I hope they don't make me drink too much schnapps.
April 2010
I will be part of the next MASC Young Authors And Illustrators Conference in Ottawa. That's April 21, 22, 23. Road trip time. I did the conference a couple of years ago, and had a lot of fun. Imagine a room full of kids who want to learn about stories! Pretty cool.
March 2009
Keep Reading!! Richard Scrimger will be taking part in the The Toronto Public Library's Keep Toronto Reading 2009, a month long showcase of books and culture this April. For complete information visit the Keep Toronto Reading Website
Richard Scrimger: Counting Yourself In
Thursday, April 9, 1:30-2:30
Bendale Branch, TPL
1515 Danforth Rd.
Toronto, ON, M1J 1H5
416-396-8910
Exciting news from Atlantic Canada! From Charlie's Point of View was shortlisted for the Young Canada Reads competition. This is kind of like Survivor, where books get voted off one by one. As far as I know, Charlie is still alive, though maybe not for long (the competition is very strong). Here's the link. You can tune in to the show through the website here. The young panelist defending it is doing a wonderful job ....
FLASH. I just heard that Charlie was voted off the island. Sigh. Well, I am sure that the winning book is very deserving. If anyone wants me, I'll be in my room weeping. - RS
Scrimger in Slovenia...
I did not get a haircut while I was in Slovenia. In fact, it's been a while since I got my hair cut, as these recent photographs show. The press conference, in front of an audience of kids and adults, featured a guy singing Leonard Cohen songs in Slovenian. One keen journalist asked if I knew Leonard Cohen, seeing as how we were both Canadian, and in the arts. No, I said. Are you sure? he said, peering at me through narrowed eyes, as if he thought I might try to deceive him. Yes, I'm sure, I said.
The shot of me leaning on one hand is from local TV -- the interviewer asked me to look thoughtful. This is the best I could do.
Scrimger on the move...
I'll be visiting Regina in May as part of an event called "The Mayor's Mega-Minute Reading Challenge." I look forward to my meeting the mayor. I wonder which of us can read more in a mega-minute. For that matter, I wonder what a mega-minute is. But I'm sure I'll have a good time.
Later this year I shall be in Surrey, BC, as part of their International Writers Conference. Most of the writers there will hail from other countries. I plan to wear a hat and adopt a foreign sounding accent in order to blend in. I'll tell you more about this as the day draws near. - RS
July 2008
Photos from recent events... from left to right, visiting with grade 3 students in Belleville, Ontario in March; receiving a Calliope Teaching Award at the Humber School for Writers in July; a library presentation in British Columbia in May.
SCRIMGER IN SLOVENIA!! Yes, folks, I am going to the Balkans. Mis, my Slovenian publisher (and doesn't that phrase just roll off the tongue) and the Canadian government have put together a one-week tour to promote the launch of the Slovenian translation of Into The Ravine. From 29 September to 5 October I will be in and around Ljubljana. If you are in that neck of the globe at that time, I'd love to hear from you. Thank you, DFAIT, Mis Zalozba, and the Canadian Embassy in Budapest.
SCRIMGER IN EDEN MILLS! A little closer to home, this one. I'll be in picturesque Eden Mills, Ontario, on September 7th, as part of the Eden Mills Writers' Festival. I'll be talking about creativity and humour and the power of story -- which means I'll mostly be telling jokes and making rude noises. If you can't get to Slovenia, you may want to check out this gig. Lots of important authors there -- I'll try to act like I belong. - RS
March 2008
Into the Ravine has been shortlisted for the 2008 CLA Young Adult Book of the Year and the Forward Magazine Book of the Year.
Richard Scrimger will be teaching at the Humber School For Writers Summer Workshop July 13-18th. He will also be appearing at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival on September 7th at Eden Mills, near Guelph Ontario.
February 2008
Tundra Books will publish Richard Scrimger's newest book, Me & Death, in the Sping 2009. In the meantime the author will be in British Columbia this Spring, touring the Kootenays and participating in the Red Cedar Awards in Burnaby, May 4-13.
November 2007
Richard Scrimger will be reading at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre as part of the ALOUD Reading Series, February 13-16, 2008. ALOUD celebrates reading for children with "four days of boisterous bookishness" For more information visit the Harbourfront Centre website.
August 2007
Into The Ravine is now available!! "The reviewer at Resource Links wrote to tell me that she got "astonishingly close" to saying that the book was wonderful." - RS.
Scrimger on Tour... Richard Scrimger will be in British Columbia from October 28th to 31st, 2007, to support the launch of Into The Ravine. He will also
be visiting BC in early May 2008 to participate in the Red Cedar Awards ceremony and to do school presentations.
From Charlie's Point of View shortlisted for the 2008 Red Cedar Awards. Winners will be announced in May 2008. For more information visit the awards website. From Charlie's Point of View will also be published in France in 2008.
"First Time Never -- Holding Hands" a new short story by Richard Scrimger will be published in September in a short story collection called First Times, edited by Marthe Jocelyn and published by Tundra Books.
March 2007 Richard Scrimger will be appearing at the International Reading Association conference in Toronto, Ontario, May 15th, 2007, at 11:00 am For further details visit the IRA website
Richard will also be appearing at Book Expo America in New York on June 2nd, 2007. For more information visit the BEA website.
The Humber College School For Writers, Toronto. Author Richard Scrimger will be teaching at the Summer Workshop, July 15 - 21, 2007. For more information visit the Humber College website.
Wordfest 2007, Calgary & Banff, Alberta. Richard Scrimger will be appearing as part the Banff Calgary International Writers Festival, October 9 - 14, 2007, an annual celebration of the written and spoken word. For more information visit the festival website.
March 2007 Mythic Passages, has published a new short story by Richard Scrimger. Questcon Quest is a dark and serious tale of fantasy computer gaming and an emotionally damaged family. Visit the Mythic Journeys website to read the story as well as a complete interview with the author.
February 2007 Richard Scrimger's latest novel for young adults, Into The Ravine, will be published by Tundra Books, August, 2007. The author is also working on, Life After Life, to be published by Tundra Books in 2008 |
