A conversation between Sheryl Mackay and Heather Burt about the writing of Adam’s Peak (and various other bits and pieces) aired on January 3rd. The conversation can be accessed on the North by Northwest home page.
The Vancouver Writers’ Festival webpage has a fun feature on writers’ rooms. Check out Heather Burt’s writing space here (you may need to scroll down).
Also worth checking out is a similar feature in The Guardian. Lately they’ve been doing 18th and 19th century writers. Scroll down for the rooms of more recent British authors.
Pictured above are Ethel Wilson Prize finalists Heather Burt, Shaena Lambert, David Chariandy, Mary Novik, and Claire Mulligan at the 24th annual BC Book Prize Gala on April 26, 2008. It was a terrific event, with Mary Novik accepting the prize for her masterful novel, Conceit. More details about the event are available at the BC Book Prizes website.
Crossing the Kootenay Pass on one of our day trips out of Nelson: Meg Tilly, Heather Burt, Rita Wong, David Jones.
Between April 21st and 25th the Kootenay Leg group visited schools and libraries in Nelson, Trail, Cranbrook, Creston, and Castlegar. For a day by day account of this trip, as well as the Northern, Southern and Lower Mainland legs, visit the BC Book Prize tour blog.
Next month, Heather will be taking part in the Kootenays portion of the BC Book Prizes tour. Her travel-mates will be David Jones (author of Baboon) and Meg Tilly (author of Porcupine), both nominated for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, as well as Rita Wong (author of Forage), nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.
The tour will include library and school readings in Trail, Nelson, Creston, Cranbrook, and Castlegar.
For more information, and to follow the On-Tour blog, please visit the Kootenays Leg webpage.