by Okanagan Life | Jan 30, 2016 | Books
Author of Made in British Columbia A Q&A with Laurie Carter You’ve written many works during your illustrious academic career; why this book now? I had written the cultural history of Canada over 20 years ago; now it was time to focus on British Columbia. How did...
by Okanagan Life | Oct 23, 2015 | Books
A Q& A with Laurie Carter What will readers find in your book? Readers will find a step-by-step process they can use to start generating leads and sales from LinkedIn. I include numerous case studies, examples and templates to make it as easy as possible for...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 16, 2015 | Books
A Q& A with Laurie Carter What is Rain Dance about? The untidy end of a bad marriage. It opens with Ellen burying Stan, at night, in the rain. Alongside Government Street. What inspired you to write this book? The city was replacing the storm sewer system, and I...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 8, 2015 | Books
Released last fall, the environmental daily mediation book Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet has an Okanagan connection. Among the leading environmentalists contributing to the book is Okanagan Basin Water Board executive director Anna Warwick...
by Okanagan Life | Mar 30, 2015 | Books, Community, News
More than 90 entries received in annual writers’ competition A Kamloops writer has won first prize in the Okanagan Short Story Contest. Katherin Edwards won the $500 first prize and a week’s residency at the Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre for her story Pellucidity. In...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 15, 2015 | Books, News
A new writing school has started in Kelowna. Curious Beyond Words School of Writing, founded by veteran writer, editor and instructor Dona Sturmanis, kicked off 2015 with 16 Saturday workshops. The workshops series feature guest speakers and instructors along with...
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