Happy bookiversary to JK Rowling, who released the very first printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Vast amounts of swag are terrific, but they are actively laudable when they come from the work of the pen. I raise a tumbler of firewhiskey in your honour, madam!
Ingredients
Whiskey, Old Dan Tucker Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey is recommended.
Tobasco sauce
Cup or shot glass
Something to stir with
You can take it from there.
Beach Books
Join us and local authors as we confess our secret passion for Judith Krantz, our forbidden lust for Ken Follett, our unslakeable thirst for Josephine Hart and undead-themed updates of old Bronte Sisters novels.
Local authors are strongly encouraged to attend and proudly introduce us to any Beach Reads they’ve written, from thrillers to erotica. But I’m allergic to Open Mic Nights, so I doubt there will be many readings; I was traumatized by a wandering sestina artiste as a youngster and have never recovered.
Dress: beachy or bitchy, your choice!
As always, $20 buys you dinner and a drink and some of the finest literary company around! Choice of four entrees: entree salad, bangers and mash, fish and chips, or vegetarian pasta.
7-9pm Monday, June 21
The Shebeen
Behind the Irish Heather, 212 Carrall Street in Gastown
Vancouver
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Apostrophe Man: desperately needed in the UK
Oh, if ONLY he existed!
Literary congress OH MY!
I got this in an email from Zahid Makdoom, the organizer of the Philosopher’s cafes. It starts at 7:30pm:
Many thinkers and writers have been persecuted for, or at least judged adversely, on the content of their reflections and writings and not on the beauty or strength of their craft. Are these judgments necessary to ensure social solidarity or are they corrosive to creative endeavors?
(Theresa’s, a worker-owned/operated eatery is very popular with weekend brunchers. It’s small oasis of peace and good food on the Commercial Drive. Although, Theresa’s is not open for dinner on Mondays and Tuesday but our ever-so-accommodating host Jeff has consented to open it tomorrow and he would serve his culinary delights prepared with organic ingredients. Please bring in cash in case you want to eat there, owned/operated by its workers Theresa’s dies not have ability to accept credit/debit cards. Theresa’s 1260 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC V5L 3X4. It’s across from the Grandview Park between Williams and Charles Streets on eastside of the street, ample meter parking and some time limited free parking spots on the side streets).
As always, I am hopeful our engagement would reflect the fundamental creed of our Café: any idea worthy of conception, is worthy of reflection, of examination, of analysis, of critique (and of even being laughed at, poked at or mocked provided of course if we can manage to do it respectfully or as deliciously as the late George Carlin would do.)
Many thanks. See you tomorrow evening at the Theresa’s.
You can has a famus?
You want a famus? There’s one surefire way to develop your own public: get yourself on social media! On Saturday, June 19 I’ll be teaching a four-hour workshop on how writers specifically can use social media platforms like WordPress, Facebook, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Tumblr, and others to develop fans, followers, avid readers, and even a few enemies (you’re nobody till somebody hates you, darling!). This is a fundraiser for the Federation of BC Writers, and if you sign up as a member that day you’ll get $15 off membership AND save ten dollars on registration!
The specifics:
10am-2pm, Saturday, June 19
Boardroom, Alliance for Arts and Culture, #100 – 938 Howe St., Vancouver
$40 for Fed members, $50 for non-members
cheques to:
The Federation of BC Writers, PO Box 3887 Stn Terminal, Vancouver, V6B 3Z3
Payment must be received before the date of workshop
Receipts will be mailed
Register with The Fed office by phone: 604-683-2057 or by email: fedbcwriters at gmail dot com
Bring your laptop! This is a participatory course, and you will be working in various sites in the class; you can use a pseudonym if you like, but do register a new email for it in advance of the class.
This workshop is a hands-on, intensive introduction to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other popular social media platforms, all taught from a writer’s perspective. We will cover the etiquette unique to each platform and how it can work to a writer’s advantage, how to set up your profile with a professional tone, privacy concerns, how to promote your work and your persona via social media and how to separate the work and the personal in the intertwined world of social media. This course will make you aware of all your different social media options and give you some perspective to make an informed choice about your participation in the social media space. You’ll leave the class with an active Facebook Fan Page, a professional Twitter account, and a LinkedIn profile, and a good grounding on how to use each to promote yourself and your works in a powerful, professional and authentic way.
The Shebeen Club 