It is incredibly gratifying to be mentioned…

As I await the imminent publication by Silver Bow Publishing of my second book, a work of literary non-fiction titled Confessions of an Inadvertently Gentrifying Soul, I want to be clear that I have not abandoned my first book, Like a Child to Home.

A few months ago, I submitted that first novel to the Whistler Independent Book Awards. I was ecstatic that the world of Canadian Self-Publishing was beginning to recognize the efforts of independently publishing authors. It was and remains a tremendous pleasure to participate, in even a small way, in this ground-breaking inaugural award.

Well, the results are out. Some fine works, I’m sure, have been selected for the long list in four categories; Fiction, Literary non-fiction, Crime Fiction and Poetry.

Though Like a Child to Home did not make the long list, I, along with a number of others, including my friend, Denman Island’s own Jo-Anne McLean, Louis Druehl, the father of old friends, and recent acquaintance, the award winning author Lyn Hancock, received “Honourable Mentions” for our submissions.

Writing, as most writers know, is a solitary exercise. There is a compulsion to it. Writers are not alone in being driven, dragged forward to create their art. Most of us, even if we have grandiose ambitions, a desire for success, have to accept that we will create in a very small world. Within those parameters, any recognition is a bright glow of warmth. That is the way I feel today with my “honourable mention.”

I am humbled to be even a small part of the Whistler Independent Book Awards.

 

 

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