Deb's Writing World

It truly is uplifting that Family Literacy Nights are becoming so popular at elementary schools! Love reading and spread the word!

Tonight I’ll be visiting Blessed Margherita Catholic School in North York to do just that…spread the word once more about my favourite thing, BOOKS~ Both reading them and writing them.   I’ll share stories about how I came to be a writer, starting with what a rambunctious little girl I was.  I still have my favourite childhood story books, too.  Moony Mouse, and Pussy Willow. And I’ll even read the very first story I ever wrote…which I still have!

Hope to meet you there!

http://www.poetrycobourg.ca/pow2011_qa%20Deb%20Loughead.htm

If you click on this link, you’ll be able to read my online interview for the poetry festival in Cobourg this weekend.  I’ll be one of the ‘poets-in-the-schools’ on Friday, at Notre Dame Catholic School in Cobourg. 

I plan on attending the festival event at the library on Friday evening, a celebration of 40 years of Black Moss Press, with readings followed by an open mic session…will I be brave enough to read my adult poems?  We shall see!

This coming Friday, April 15th, I’m delighted to be traveling to Cobourg, Ontario to visit Notre Dame Catholic School, in celebration of National Poetry Month…this is part of the Poetryz’Own festival taking place in Cobourg that weekend. I’ll be sharing my poems and the stories behind them. And also reading from some of my gigantic Scholastic lap books. Hope to meet you there!
Here’s a teaser…
Stink stank stunk,
I would love to pat a skunk.
Such dainty, furry creatures
with their pretty kitty features…
Pajama striped in black and white,
sneaking through the yard at night,
Stink stank stunk,
how I’d LOVE to pat a skunk…
BUT…

I’m looking forward to my presentation on Thursday evening, April 7th at 7 p.m. at St. Jerome Catholic School in North York.  I’ll be sharing my stories and poetry, and giving away some of my books to attending families. Stop by to get a signed copy!

There will also be a Book Exchange, Parent Resource Centre, Writing Centre, and draws for Chapters gift cards!  Hope to see you there!

I’m thrilled to have been invited to participate in a Family Literacy Celebration at Adelaide Hoodless Public School in Hamilton on Thursday March 3rd.

My presentation will take place around 5 p.m. and I’ll be sharing a variety of poetry and stories with my audience.  Hope to meet you there!

Next Wednesday February 9th is a special one for me.  I’ll be spending some time with the students (and some parents too!) of Aurora Grove Public School in Aurora.  At 2 p.m. I’ll be speaking to the Juniors about my poetry and stories, how I became a writer and where I get my ideas.  Then, at 6 p.m., the Primaries and their parents will be joining me for “Snuggle Up and Read”!  They’ll be wearing their jammies and bringing along their favourite blankets or stuffies, I’m sure.  I’m wondering if I should wear my jammies too!!

I spent midday on Thursday Feb. 3 at the Ontario Library Association Superconference, held at the Metro Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.  At 11:30 I did a signing of “The Snowball Effect” and met so many wonderful librarians from schools all over Ontario.  Such fun!  Thanks so much to Orca for sponsoring this book signing for me.  I also met so many of my writing colleagues there–great opportunity for some catching up and networking!

I’ll be appearing at the OLA Conference taking place at the Metro Convention Centre, on Thursday February 3rd, 2011, at 11:30.  I’ll be signing my latest novel, The Snowball Effect, at the Orca booth.  Hope to meet you there!

My first writing week of the new year.  Hmmm, what should I work on this week?  Maybe I should just take another day off to think about it!

Why won’t it stop raining?