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FRIDAY, MAY 18TH

In the Merry Month of May

Books on Beechwood

35 Beechwood Ave. Ottawa, Ontario

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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Join writers Gabriella Golinger, Daniel Griffith, Sandra Nicholls and myself at Books on Beechwood for a night of wine, cheese and words as we share stories about coming of age, stopping for strangers, seas turning to lemonade and natural disasters in the merry month of May.

 

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JUNE 22nd, 23rd and 24th

Three Women / Three Books Tour Niagara

Niagara Literary Arts Festival

Niagara on the Lake, Niagara Falls and Plenham

Times and venues to be announced

Three Women / Three Books is hitting the road and heading to the beautiful Niagara region to talk books and celebrate Canadian writers and writing.  More details to follow. For more information on the festival, please check out http://www.nlaf.jigsy.com/

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SATURDAY JULY 15TH

Success Stories

Humber College

Location to be confirmed

Times and venues to be announced

Join myself and other Humber graduates as we talk about our journeys towards publication.

 

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PAST EVENTS

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th 2011 

3 Women, 3 Books

7:00 – 8:30 pm

Library and Archives Canada

395 Wellington Street, Ottawa

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Meet three Ottawa authors who have taken very different paths to publication. Sandra Nicholls, Jasmine Aziz and Nerys Parry will read from their books and answer audience questions in what promises to be a lively discussion on traditional vs. self publishing.  Light refreshments will be served, and books will be available for sale.

For more information on the event, please see What’s On at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada website.

Download the poster here: Three women three books-1


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th2011  

An Intimate Reading

7:00 – 9:00 pm

Collected Works

1242 Wellington Street West (at Holland), Ottawa

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What if you had a secret you couldn’t tell anyone—not even yourself? This is the question local author Nerys Parry explores in her debut novel, Man & Other Natural Disasters, which chronicles one man’s journey to face a past even his own nation wishes it could forget. Based on real events, Man & Other Natural Disasters is a testament to the power of story in a world too often shaken by forces outside our control: nature, terrorism, death—even love. Of all the planet has yet to throw at us, the question remains: can we recover from the worst natural disaster yet—ourselves?

Nerys will be at Collected Works to sign books and read from her novel. She will talk about the pleasures and pitfalls she experienced during her 11-year journey to bring her novel to print, and what surprising lessons her characters taught her along the way. Nerys’ novel was a finalist for the 2011 Colophon Prize. Her writing has aired on CBC radio and been shortlisted for FreeFall’s Fall Fiction Contest, and the Event Non-Fiction Award.

Join Nerys for an intimate evening of good coffee and personal stories at one of Ottawa’s best independent bookstores!  For more info, check out Collected Works events page.

Download poster here: Collected works

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 


Ottawa Public Library Author Series

Words with Weight: preserving our books and resurrecting our stories

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch

120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa

 

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Repairing damaged books is more than just a bit of sticky tape here, a quick ticky-tack there.  You must understand what holds a story together, not just the make of binding but the type of glue and thread.  … The trick to book repair—the art, really—is recognizing what you must do to keep the story alive, and at the same time, true. 

– From Man & Other Natural Disasters, by Nerys Parry

As part of the Ottawa Public Library Author Series, local author, Nerys Parry, will be joined by expert book binder Pierre Thibaudeau and antiquarian book dealers Colin Borgal and Peter Jones, for a night dedicated to the beauty of books—a must see for anyone who has a fetishism for the printed form.  Nerys will read from her beautifully-bound debut novel, Man & Other Natural Disasters, and talk about the role old books and archival materials played in the creation of her characters, and how they led her to uncover one of our country’s darker, and almost forgotten pasts. Her talk will be followed by an interview with Pierre, Colin and Peter on the art of book repair, preservation collecting and dealing.

Pierre, owner of Book Craft Bindery, studied with a master bookbinder from the National Archives and has been in business full-time for eighteen years. For more information on Pierre, visit http://www.bookcraftbindery.ca/

Colin and Peter are co-owners of Borgal & Jones Rare Books who offer Rare Books to a worldwide clientele through E-Bay handle “csborgal2”. For more information on Colin and Peter, visit www://bajrarebooks.com

Click here to download poster: Words with Weight Poster

 

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2011

Ottawa Authors & Artisans 2011 Fall Fair

10:00 am – 4:30 pm

Jack Purcell Centre Room 203

320 Jack Purcell Lane (Elgin & Lewis intersection)

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Ottawa Independent Writers will be hosting their annual 2011 Authors & Artisans Fall Fair.  Books and art will be on sale–perfect for Christmas gifts and supports your local community too!    Free admission and parking, wheelchair accessible.

Click here to download poster: OIW Fall Fair Nov 2011 Low-Detail poster-3

 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2011

Secrets and Stories at Palms

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Palms Coffee Shop

78 Mill Street, Almonte, Ontario

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Join local author Nerys Parry at The Palms on November 24th, 2011, at 7:00 pm to talk about the challenges she experienced during her 11-year journey to publish her debut novel, Man & Other Natural Disasters. She will describe how a school house scribbler she stumbled upon at the National Archives led her to discover an almost forgotten and dark period of our country’s history, and why she felt it was important to share this buried story, and  the surprising truths she learned about her country and herself, with readers across the country.

The event is free, and sponsored by Mill Street Books. Copies of Nerys’ novel will be available for sale during and after the event.

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9th 2011 

3 Women, 3 Books Reunite!

For Tackling Taboos: 3 Woman Talk Sex, Politics & Religion in Writing

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Mother Tongue Books

1067 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario

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Three women reunite two months later to talk about those topics “one doesn’t discuss at dinner” and how they have influenced our writing.  Join Sandra Nicholls, Jasmine Aziz and me at the fantastic Mother Tongue Books Store in Ottawa for a night sure to make you laugh and think.  We will be sharing our views on what it is like being a woman writer tackling taboo subjects, and reading some of the juicier sections of our books.  The discussion is sure to be lively, and Jasmine has promised treats.  Everyone welcome!

Download the poster here: Three Women_Mother Tongue-1

 

JANUARY 23rd – February 3rd, 2012

Virtual Book Tour

The schedule for my book tour is finally out!  It can be viewed on-line here, and the main stops are listed below:

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Searching for Self

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2012

Celebrate Her’s Opening Night

Three Women / Three Books

Searching for Self

7 pm – 10 pm

Alpha Soul Cafe

1015 Wellington Street,

Ottawa, Ontario

Click here for directions.

Yes, the three women are back, this time in support of a fantastic local cause.  Join Jasmine Aziz, Sandra Nicholls and me as we open the week-long Celebrate HER festival with a talk on the search for self through writing, and the expanding role of women in writing.  Doorprizes will be available, and donations will be collected for the Sexual Assault Support Centre in Ottawa.

For more information on Celebrate HER, check out http://celebrateher.org/

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15th, 2012

When Cowgirls Get the Blues: Western Women Writers on Murder, Mayhem and Madness

7 pm – 9 pm

Shelf Life Books

Corner of 4th Street and 13th Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta T2R 0X8

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Join Alberta authors Betty Jane Hegerat, Barb Howard, Lori Hahnel and Lee Kvern, with guest author Nerys Parry for a night dedicated to some of the best new writing from the “new west”.

These five women writers will tell wild & wicked tales and share their processes for writing through darkness to create stories “that kill

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16th, 2012

A Debutante’s Ball: The Highs & Lows, Joys & Woes, of Publishing Your First Novel

Calgary Public Library

Noon  to 1:00 pm

616 Macleod Trail SE

Calgary, Alberta

T2G 2M2

Got a manuscript in your drawer that you don’t know what to do with? Always wanted to write a novel but didn’t know where to start?  Bring your dreams and questions to the Calgary Public Library where novelist Nerys Parry will talk about what it takes to get published in today’s market. Nerys will be returning to the Calgary Public Library, the setting of her remarkable debut novel, Man & Other Natural Disasters, to talk about what she learned during her 11-year journey to get her book into print.
As a bonus, participants will also be invited to enter a draw to win a free critique by Nerys, a graduate of the Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at UBC, of up to 20 pages of their writing. She will provide line-by-line editing as well as advice and suggestions for next steps via email within one month of the presentation.  What’s more, those who enter the draw also have a chance to win a free copy of the limited edition hardcover of Man & Other Natural Disasters, published by Ernst & Wizentry, a company recognized as producing some of “the most beautiful books in Canada”.After the presentation, listeners are also invited to join Calgary Public Library staff for a “behind the scenes” tour of the inner workings of the library. Come see for yourself the location for the inspiration for Nerys’ uniquely engaging protagonist, Simon Peters.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 2012

Tackling Taboos in Toronto

The Academy of the Impossible

7:00 pm  to 10:00 pm

231 Wallace Avenue

Toronto, Ontario

To get directions, click here.

 

Riding on the heels of the super success of Tackling Taboos in Ottawa at Mother Tongue Bookstore (click here for a post on the event), ‘the three’ are now heading down Toronto-way to the exciting Academy of the Impossible to again discuss those things that shouldn’t be mentioned at dinner.  We’ll be reading from our books and again sharing our views on the controversial issues explored in our novels, and talk about why telling an honest story–no matter how taboo–is important to us all.

Seating is limited, and almost half the tickets are already sold. To register, please contact the School at: http://impossible.ws/contact

Looking forward to being in TO!

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SUNDAY, APRIL 29th, 2012

Ottawa International Writer’s Festival

CockTales with Tamara Faith Berger, Daniel Allen Cox, Megan Butcher, Nerys Parry and Jasmine Aziz

Time: 8:30 pm

Venus Envy

320 Lisgar Street,

Ottawa Ontario

To get directions, click here

 

Where better than Venus Envy for an evening of prose exploring lust and desire and the power of intimacy to heal and harm?

Join us for an explicit evening with Tamara Faith Berger, author of Maidenhead;Daniel Allen Cox, author of Basement of WolvesMegan Butcher , author of Here, There, HomeNerys Parry, author of Man and Other Natural Disasters and Jasmine Aziz , author of Sex & Samosas.

Click here for more information on Ottawa International Writer’s Festival.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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