Mary Novik

The 7th Annual Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival moves on from another extremely successful event in 2008 to an expanded event in 2009. Once again we will feature a line-up of wonderful writers with world-wide audiences and a weekend of non-stop literary delights. July 17-19, 2009.

Re-imagining the Past, 6-8 pm Are you writing a short story or novel based on historical people or events? Pitch your story idea to the group (in two minutes or less) and join us in answering these questions: Are you writing for yourself, or for a specific market? Will this be literary fiction or straightforward ... (more)narrative? How much research is enough? How much is too much? Which has priority in your story, truth or art? We will also discuss using facts as triggers to jumpstart fiction, seeing through a character's eyes to improve focus, dealing with readers' expectations, developing good work habits, and encouraging the subconscious to play its part. MARY NOVIK (www.marynovik.com) is the author of Conceit, called "a magnificent novel of 17th-century London" by The Globe and Mail, which chose it as a Book of the Year for 2007. Conceit was long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller and won BC's Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Free, but advance registration required at info@writerstrust.com More information at http://www.marynovik.com and http://writerstrust.blogspot.com

I'll be the writer-in-residence during the North Shore Writers' Festival in North and West Vancouver, BC. I'll be available at three different North Shore libraries from 11 am to 4 pm on April 18, 19, and 25, 2009. Details will be posted here: http://www.northshorewritersfestival....

I will be appearing at the Words on the Water writers festival in Campbell River, BC, on March 27 and 28, 2009.

This evening is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

This evening is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

Mary Novik reads at Saint Mary's University, Halifax. Her debut novel Conceit was longlisted for the Giller Prize, named a Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, and chosen by AbeBooks as one of the "ten hottest new Canadian books" for 2008. Novik lives in Vancouver.

Mary Novik reads at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. Her debut novel Conceit was longlisted for the Giller Prize, named a Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, and chosen by AbeBooks as one of the "ten hottest new Canadian books" for 2008. Novik lives in Vancouver.

Mary Novik reads in The Lorenzo Series at the University of New Brunswick, St John. Her debut novel Conceit was longlisted for the Giller Prize, named a Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, and chosen by AbeBooks as one of the "ten hottest new Canadian books" for 2008. Novik lives in Vancouver.

This free event will be held in Room A310. Everyone is welcome. Sponsored by the Canada Council

Mary Novik reads from her debut novel, Conceit, hailed as a magnificent novel of seventeenth-century London by The Globe and Mail. The story of Pegge, the daughter of the poet John Donne, who was a contemporary of Shakespeare, Conceit is quickly becoming a book club favourite. It was longlisted for the ... (more)Giller, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award, and was chosen as a Best Book of 2007 by both Quill & Quire and The Globe and Mail.

"The company of friends enhances any journey. Mary Novik’s friends are Jen Sookfong Lee and June Hutton; the other two thirds of the three-member writers’ group SPiN. The trio vowed to stay together until each had published a novel. To date, Jen has published The End of East, June’s novel ... (more)will be published next year and Mary has created a minor literary stir with her highly original novel, Conceit (Doubleday Canada, 2007). The novel is a window into 17th century England as seen by Pegge Donne, the rebellious daughter of poet John Donne, a contemporary of Shakespeare. The Globe & Mail said: “Reading Conceit is like settling into a multi-course meal that shifts your ideas of food…a mind-expanding creation of a distant world.” Novik’s extraordinary debut has had universally glowing reviews, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.

Mary Novik was born in Victoria, raised in Surrey, and taught for many years at Langara College. She now lives in Vancouver and continues to write with her friends."

More information at http://www.marynovik.com