Press Releases

Zumaya joins Espresso Project

The following is a press release from my publisher, Zumaya Publications. I’m particularly pleased that there are three places in Canada on trial: Late in April, Zumaya Publications completed the paperwork that places all our titles currently being printed at Lightning Source into their pilot program with On-Demand Books, makers of the Espresso Book Machine. Other ...

Read and ebook week 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: Rita Toews (204) 661-2734 r.toews@shaw.ca website: http://www.domokos.com/readebookweek.html How “Green” is Your Reading Material? “Carbon Footprint”, “Environmentally Friendly” and “Green”. Have you considered these words when it comes to your reading material? We’re encouraged to buy, use and dispose with the environment in mind. While it’s easy to recognize the negative impact of excess packaging and chemical ...

The Doll Violinist — A contest

My friend and colleague, Mayra Calvani, wrote a children’s story, The Doll Violinist, which is a finalist in the ABC’s Children’s Picture Book Competition. If the story wins, Mayra gets a publishing contract with a 10,000 print run plus 1,000 copies of the book to do with as she pleases. That’s huge, so I hope ...

Win an autographed novel from Ten Mad Authors

In honor of Mother’s Day, some of the Mad Authors of It’s a mad, mad world are giving away autographed copies of these authors’ most recently published novels. Simply visit the blog at: http://madten.wordpress.com The contest will run from May 7th until May 11th with winners announced on Mother’s Day. To enter the contest, simply read the excerpt ...

KELLYLEE EVANS WINS CANADIAN SMOOTH JAZZ AWARD

JAZZ NEWCOMER KELLYLEE EVANS WINS CANADIAN SMOOTH JAZZ AWARD Less than a year after the indie release of her debut CD, “Fight or Flight?” jazz singer and songwriter Kellylee Evans has won the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her fellow nominees included veteran performers Carol Welsman, Amy Sky, Molly Johnson ...
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About Me

I was born in Montreal, Quebec (that’s in Canada, folks) but was raised in a small Quebec Laurentians town called Mont-Laurier. I didn’t stay there long, though, and studied and lived in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, where I obtained my Masters Degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University.Throughout the years, I’ve been a housekeeper, ...