Richard Pyves’ (Toronto) book, Sir John James Taylor De Facto Ruler of Ireland: Assistant Under-Secretary of Ireland 1918-1920, is available at amazon.ca. It is the story of the author’s great-grand-uncle, a commoner who rises through the ranks of the British Civil Service in Ireland to a position of influence during the Anglo-Irish War of Independence.…
Christine Bergsma (Toronto) converted a screenplay that was listed as a semi-finalist in the Austen Film Festival into a historical fiction YA novel called Ximena. After the devastating mudslide of 1970 decimates her village, Ximena’s only hope of survival and reuniting with her family is the reliance on Mango, a gangster that mugged her the…
Hasib Iftekhar (Toronto) received big applause for his poetry recital at Willowdale Winterfest on January 30, 2022. Voiceover for audiobooks has been suggested for a profession since.