Author Archives: caroline

My essay on my house is now available to read on the Geist website.  Click here.

My residency as the Richmond Public Library’s first writer-in-residence begins with a talk at the Minoru Place Activity Centre.  Come out and hear about the program I have planned for both adults and kids. 7:00-8:30 pm, Thursday 2 February 2012. Click here for more information.

With the arrival of my two latest kids’ books, Jasper John Dooley, Star of the Week, and Middle of Nowhere, I have now published more books for kids than adults.  I’m pleased to announce the launch of a my new website specifically for my children’s writing.  Please visit www.carolineaddersonkids.com and take a look.

I’m the lucky judge of Mother Tongue Publishing’s Great BC Novel Contest.  Polish up your manuscripts and submit!  Click here for details.

The Winter 2011 issue of Geist is on the new stands now.  It features my article “Lives of the House” about the surprising history of the house I live in.  This photo was taken in 1930.

Plotters (and schemers), please join me for a workshop on “Plotting Your Story Line,” organized by the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Authors Association, Saturday January 28th from 1-4 pm in the Alma Van Dusen Room of Central Library.  Click here for more details or to register.

I am Richmond Public Library’s first ever Writer-in-Residence.  During February and March 2012, I will be presenting a variety of free literary programs,  from bookmaking workshops to manuscript consultations. I hope to see you!  Click here for more details.

It’s out!  Thanks so much to editors Ibi Kaslik and Christopher Doda for selecting my piece “Highlights for Children” originally published in The New Quarterly.  Congratulations to all the contributors.

Charmed to have received the first copy of my new kids’ book, whimsically illustrated by the wonderful Ben Clanton.  Look for it in bookstores next March.

Writer-director Michael MacLennan’s adaptation of my short story “Hauska Tutustua” from Pleased to Meet You debuts in the shorts program at the 2011 Whistler Film Festival.  December 2, 4:30 PM Village 8 Cinema.  Click here for more information.