The Book Broads

It’s not even February but we are convinced that a highlight of The Book Broads’ year will happen this Thursday.  All three Broads will join the amazing supporters of The Writers’ Trust of Canada in a gala fundraiser in Vancouver. Kim and Angela recorded a quick podcast inspired by David Letterman’s top ten lists on all the great things about the Writers’ Trust Presents: Margaret Atwood.

Just in case you missed one, here’s a quick recap:

#10 Listen and watch the elegant and eloquent Shelagh Rogers of CBC Radio, our emcee for the event.

#9 Enjoy the rare treat of a party in the rooftop ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

#8 A lucky auction winner will receive a signed first edition of The Measure by Patrick Lane with the added bonus of a new love poem unseen by anyone.

#7 Rub shoulders with the literati glitterti in Vancouver including Graeme Gibson and Margaret Atwood.

#6 Bid to receive 12 original Lorna Crozier imagistic poems on postcards delivered one a month.

#5 Author, activist and all around interesting fellow David Suzuki will be there to receive the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award.

#4 Raise funds so The Writers’ Trust can help aspiring Canadian writers find their unique voice.

#3 This may be your last chance to see Jane Mortifee, Joel Bakan, Linda Kidder and Rebecca Jenkins perform The Year of the Flood.

#2 Margaret Atwood will narrate the dramatization of The Year of The Flood. She may even sing. Laaaaa!

#1 Ultra cool thing would be having you there.

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The Book Broads are thrilled to be part of the Writers’ Trust Fundraiser featuring Margaret Atwood. We will be doing PR, podcasts, blogs and more to let people know about this event. Below is the press release that will give you more details.

Writers’ Trust Fundraiser Features Margaret Atwood in Vancouver, BC

Writers’ Trust Fundraiser Features Margaret Atwood

Renowned Canadian writer Margaret Atwood will narrate a theatrical performance based on her best-selling novel, The Year of the Flood, at a gala fundraiser in Vancouver for The Writers’ Trust of Canada an organization she helped to create in 1976.

The event, called “Margaret Atwood in Vancouver” will take place on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The event starts at 7 pm. Presenting Sponsor is Raymond James, media sponsor is The Vancouver Sun and the wine sponsor is Mission Hill.

The theatrical performance will dramatize Ms. Atwood’s novel, The Year of the Flood, with singers and actors from the original 2009 production reprising their critically acclaimed roles.

A cocktail reception in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s rooftop ballroom will precede the performance. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with celebrated Canadian writers including Ms. Atwood and fellow Writers’ Trust co-founder Graeme Gibson, author of The Bedside Book of Beast. Further literary guests will be announced closer to the event.

The event will feature a two-part auction of exciting collectors’ items.  Auction lots are one-of-kind items created by the donors, and include:

• A disposable camera filled with photographs taken by Margaret Atwood and signed by the author.

• 12 postcards of short imagistic poems by Lorna Crozier sent once a month, for one year, to the auction winner.
• A framed photograph of one of Karen Connelly’s Burma images, which have been exhibited in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and France, accompanied by handwritten text in a window beside the photo.

Preceding the event selected items will be auctioned through the online auction service eBay with some lots held back to be auctioned live by Maynards Auctioneers on the night of the event.

A limited number of tickets are available at the price of $175. Tickets can be ordered online at www.writerstrust.com, by phone toll-free 1-877-906-6548 or email ggunn@writerstrust.com

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For more information, please contact:

Genni Gunn, Writer’s Trust director at ggunn@writerstrust.com

Kimberly Plumley at Publicity Mavens at 250-390-9285 or via email at kim@publicitymavens.com

Ms. Atwood and Mr. Gibson are available for interviews.

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The Book Broads enthuse about the upcoming Bookcamp Vancouver conference on Friday, October 1, 2010.  All three of us look forward to the ideas, opinions and research presented throughout the day.   With three concurrent sessions and three Broads we’ll absorb as much as we can. Look for our tweets (hashtags #bcvan10 & #thebb) and Facebook updates live during the conference.

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The Word On The Street, or WOTS as it’s also known, was the subject of our most recent podcast. We promised to share Kim & Angela’s tips for enjoying this fabulous literary festival as both are seasoned WOTS attendees. From comfy shoes to a sturdy book bag, the Broads share their advice so everyone will have a great time at this free family event.

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The Book Broads share their enthusiasm for The Word On The Street a free book and magazine festival – happening at Vancouver’s Library Square on Sunday, September 26, 2010. The will talk about promotion and marketing for writers – published or not – in the Peter Kaye Room at 1:45 pm.

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I am delighted to discover that Bookcamp will continue in Toronto again this spring.  Kim and I had the pleasure of attending Bookcamp Vancouver last October and this unconfernce was an energizing and inspring day for us both.  In particular, I valued both the formal sessions (voted on by the participants) as well as the informal networking and hallway conversations.

Not sure if The Book Broads will make it to Toronto for May 15, 2010 (tenative date) but we’ll certainly be following along on Twitter – @BookCampTO and #bcto10. Schedules willing one or two or all three of us will join the dialogue at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. Registration and session proposals open April 2, 2010 on Eventbrite.

(Thanks to Sean Cranbury from Books on the Radio for mentioning this on his blog today.)

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