Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Julie Lawson at the VCLR April 11

Julie Lawson
Monday Apr. 11th, 7:30 pm
at the Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable

Award-winning author Julie Lawson will speak on “Fact or Fiction: How to Write a Gripping Tale While Staying True to the Facts”and read from her new book, Ghosts of the Titanic. Julie has published over thirty books for young people including White Jade Tiger, which won the prestigious Shelia Egoff Award, historical novels about the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Klondike Gold Rush, and numerous picture books.

The VCLR is open to the public. Members free ($25/year), drop-ins $5, students $4. Meetings are held at the Nellie McClung Branch Library, 3950 Cedar Hill Road in Victoria, BC. Come early and browse Tall Tales Books' table, and bringa friend! Doors open at 7 pm.

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