Are you (almost) ready to publish your book but wonder which way to go? Come and hear members of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Authors Association share with you their experiences. They have already published — self-published — but in a variety of interesting ways. Each way presented unique challenges and opportunities in editing, designing, marketing… and bearing the cost! Come and hear: Julie Wise, published independently on Substack, as a podcast, as a paperback and an e-book: Jerena Tobiassen, published with the help of an author-services agency, working under her direction; Arwinder Kaur, self-published with a company which gives the author copyright, control, and 100% of royalties. All practising and aspiring writers, and their supporters, are welcome.
Location: Sunroom, UBS Robson Square
Sponsored by: Canadian Authors Association
Readers: Julie Wise, Glimmers From The Edge | Jerena Tobiasen, The Prophecy and The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles series | Arwinder Kaur, Living While Human
About The Readers
Julie Wise
Julie Wise is a writer from Penticton, British Columbia. Her poetry and prose have appeared in multiple publications and two anthologies. She writes Glimmers From The Edge on Substack and recently published a contemporary thriller, Make No Mistake, her debut novel.
Jerena Tobiasen
Jerena Tobiasen - award-winning author of The Prophecy, a 3-volume, historical fiction saga – is a native of Vancouver, Canada. Her latest novel - Tsarina's Jewels - is sister to Tsarina's Crown (2023 Hemingway Book Award, 20th Century Wartime Fiction, First Place, CAC), and the second novel in her latest adventure: The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles. Jerena has travelled extensively throughout the United Kingdom, France, southern Europe, the Mediterranean, northern Africa, Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic collecting data for her stories. She embellishes them by drawing from her experiences, including visiting museums and libraries, conducting interviews, and travelling in the footsteps of her characters. If she’s not home, she’s likely travelling! Proud member of The Writers' Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, the Federation of BC Writers, the Burnaby Writers Society, the Royal City Literary Arts Society and The Royal Canadian Legion. Website: https://www.jerenatobiasen.ca/
Arwinder Kaur
Travelling the world in my youth was the best education I could have received. I learned many important life lessons about what it is to be human and how differently this is defined depending on where one happened to be born or raised. How different it is depends on gender and race. What is considered “suffering” or being “free” has as much to do with one’s external circumstances as what goes on internally in our hearts and minds. What are rights and privileges, and are humans really entitled to everything we want? These questions and the truths I acquired have been critical in providing me what I refer to as a “compass for the soul.” Find the kernel of simple truths through the clutter. A lack of moral clarity that makes living in our ever-increasing world so chaotic and confusing for those who have lost their compass or never realized there was one. I have dedicated my life to giving to those around me. After attending SFU, I became a social worker specializing in the area of child welfare for almost 30 years. I hope that, in sharing my writing, others too may find it a comfort to have a compass to help navigate their lives as humans on this planet. I believe in the power of words. I have come full circle. After reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn in 1994, I was propelled into ecological activism and writing Living While Human. I hope my words might inspire others in some manner, to act for the protection of the natural world. This is my first writing project. I am childless by choice. I live with my genius dog Monty, near Vancouver, BC. I am also passionate about music, art and tennis.
