by Lauren Carter | May 20, 2020 | Manitoba, News, Novel, Ontario, Prizes, Publications, Readings, Writers, Writing Life
As a young woman living in Peterborough, Ontario, I never would have thought that one day I’d move to Margaret Laurence’s home province of Manitoba. If a fortune teller had also muttered in my ear that I’d win a prize named after her for my second novel, I might have...
by Lauren Carter | Oct 31, 2019 | Events, Novel, Ontario, Poetry, Process, Readings, Writers, Writing Life
I’m off to Ontario dark and early tomorrow morning to take part in the Sudbury literary festival, Wordstock, so Hallowe’en is a bit of a non-event for me this year (other than wine time with J. accompanied by rec room horror movie watching along with equally as...
by Lauren Carter | Sep 19, 2019 | Books, Novel, Pets, Process, Writers, Writing Life
The cat is screaming his head off for his afternoon walk-on-the-harness so I’m going to keep this brief (did I mention that J. and i brought a whole tree into our house just to try to keep him happy as an indoor cat? Here’s a picture 🙂 ). People are starting to send...
by Lauren Carter | Sep 7, 2019 | Books, Novel, Process, Publications, Writing Life
Today is the first book birthday for This Has Nothing To Do With You. By which I mean: as of today, September 7th, my second novel is officially out in the world! You can walk into your favourite book store and (hopefully) find it on a shelf. If it isn’t there, you...
by Lauren Carter | Jul 10, 2019 | Books, Creativity, Family, Fiction, Process, Publications, Writing Life
Well, here it is… I am beyond thrilled to share with you the final version of the cover for my new novel designed by the brilliant Natalie Olsen at Calgary’s Kisscut Design. Isn’t it pretty?! I even love the spine and the back… To get your...
