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Words on the Water offers wealth of words

The days are longer, bulbs are beginning to poke their green heads through the cool soil in some lucky gardens, and Christmas is off the radar for another year. For this avid reader, that combination means only one thing: it’s soon Words on the Water time again. This year’s event is Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at the Maritime Heritage Centre.

This year’s lineup promises to be another winner. Campbell River is fortunate to welcome the following authors:

* Annabel Lyon, author of The Golden Mean, which was a finalist for the 2009 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and also in 2009, the Governor General’s Literary Awards – Fiction. The interview I heard on CBC Radio in the fall was compelling and I’m so looking forward to hearing about Aristotle and Alexanders the Great from the writer who brought them to life. Oh yeah – The Golden Mean won the Rogers Writers’ Trust for fiction.

* Gabor Mate, author of In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost – Close Encounters with Addiction. It was published in 2008. He’s a doctor at a harm reduction facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

* Children’s author Kit Pearson, who wrote the brilliant Awake and Dreaming as well as the Guests of War trilogy that tells the story of Nora and Gavin, a brother and sister pair who are sent from England to live in Canada during WW2. I can’t wait to meet her.

* Andreas Schroeder has been a freelance writer for more than 40 years. He’s published poetry, literary critcism, and and and. His most recent book is Renovating Heaven.

* Colin Angus is an adventurer through and through, completing ed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the world in 2006. Colin has made a career exploring remote parts of the world and sharing his adventures through bestselling books, films and presentations. His work is published in numerous publications including the Reader’s Digest and Cruising World.

* Julie Angus has done extensive work on environmental awareness and has written for many publications including The Globe & Mail and the National Post Her photography has appeared in Outside Magazine and National Geographic Adventure. Rowboat in a Hurricane details her Atlantic row and the changing state of our oceans. Her newest book Rowed Trip was available in the fall.

Colin and Julie Angus continue their efforts in promoting zero-emissions transportation as a healthy way to maintain a healthy world.

* Susan Musgrave, author of 25 books ranging from poetry, novels, essays, and children’s books. She divides her time between Victoria and Haida Gwai. I’m over the moon excited about hearing Susan read.

* Current Haig-Brown Writer-in-Residence Harry Thurston, whose most recent book is A Place between the Tides, A Naturalist’s Reflections on the Salt Marsh.

* Ronald Wright is the author of What is Amerca, a BC Book Prize finalist. He’s published in more tan 15 langueas. His first novel, A Scientific Romance, was a Globe and Mail Book of the Year.

This ninth annual event gets underway on Friday night. Throughout Saturday, enjoy readings by all the authors and ask questions. Books will be available for sale and you can have them signed too! (I love that). Saturday night is always tons of fun – it’s the literary cabaret, featuring the guest writers, music by local musicians, laughter, and gourmet appies.

Be sure to get your Early Bird Pass quickly – they’re bound to sell out. At $65, it gets you into all events and is a terrific deal. They go on sale at the Tidemark theatre Tuesday, February 2. Find out more at www.wordsonthewater.ca . Get ready for a literary bounty that Campbell River hasn’t seen since last year’s Words on the Water!

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