Off and Running!
The reception on Monday afternoon went very well, and I was able to meet some of the authors who are submitting manuscripts to the program, as well as the hardworking Toronto Public Library staff members who made it all possible. Thanks to everybody for the good food, good conversation, and general boost to my ego.
Manuscripts are arriving fast and furious right now, so I will be starting to read them immediately, and will be scheduling meeting times over the next week or so. I've been pleasantly surprised and slightly alarmed at the size of the flood coming in. One thing I would like to emphasize, however, for authors submitting to the program:
Please ensure that your name is prominently displayed on the front page of the manuscript. I have received several files where the name in the file is different from the name on the email, and one so far that has no name on it at all.
Next up, I'll be reading from my current work-in-progress, Ashes of Candesce, this coming Saturday night starting at 7:00, in Beeton Hall at the Toronto Reference Library.
As a first blog post, this one is necessarily a bit primitive and simple. I'll be relaxing into this process as I go, so expect much more–and much more interesting news and commentary, to come. (Authors: rest assured, I will not be talking about your work online, either here or anywhere else. The confidentiality of our work together is guaranteed.)
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