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Edmonton Meeting - February
When
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location
Email Dennis Lee for info
CANSCAIPers in the Edmonton area are welcome to attend and enjoy a keynote speaker, as well as network with others!
Featured Speaker:
KAREN BASS
Karen's third teen novel,
Drummer Girl
, was released in September 2011. It follows
Summer of Fire
(2009) and
Run Like Jäger
(2008). (All from Coteau Books.)
Deborah Kerbel, author of
Under the Moon
and
Girl on the Other Side
, says of
Summer of Fire
: “Karen Bass has written a compelling tale for young adults with Summer of Fire. In this book, two teenage girls from vastly different backgrounds tell their stories from alternating points of view. For me, Garda’s story was especially poignant, as she comes to symbolize the desperation, helplessness and social ostracism felt by millions during World War II. Powerful, haunting, and evocative – I recommend this book!”
Karen says, “First drafts consume me and I tend to lock myself away until they’re done. My family is very patient. One of the challenges of writing is how isolating it can be, so I am a member of several writing organizations: the Writers Guild of Alberta, TWUC (Writers’ Union of Canada), YABS (Young Alberta Book Society), TWUC (Writers’ Union) and the CAA (Canadian Authors’ Assoc.).”
Karen lives in northwest Alberta and for sixteen years she managed a local library.