Apr 10, 2026 Posted by Simon Rose

Indies and Oddballs Book Fair

This weekend, I’ll be at the Indies and Oddballs Alberta Book Fair, hosted by Bowness Arts at 6326 Bowness Road NW in Calgary. The event runs from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, April 11, so be sure to stop by and say hello. Hope to see you... read more

Apr 9, 2026 Posted by Simon Rose

Upcoming Courses – University of Calgary

Writing Fiction for Children and Youth Writing for children and youth is a rich and vibrant global market. Focus on writing fiction for readers aged 8 to 12 years. Examine the writing process from initial concept to finished work including turning ideas into stories, story structure, developing characters, creating outlines, and the importance of editing and revision. Students will explore market and... read more

Apr 8, 2026 Posted by Simon Rose

The Children’s Writer’s Guide 

The Children’s Writer’s Guide examines how you can get started as a writer, create time and space to pursue your craft and deal with lack of motivation and writers block. Topics covered include where ideas come from and how writers turn them into stories, choosing names for characters that are appropriate to the story, the importance of historical research if your novel is set in a different era,... read more

Apr 5, 2026 Posted by Simon Rose

“The Emerald Curse is a very well written and appealing adventure book. Highly recommended.”

The Emerald Curse Charles Kelly was the world’s greatest comic book artist, until he disappeared without a trace. Two years later, his grandson Sam discovers a mysterious pen in Kelly’s attic studio. Sam is soon propelled into a bizarre dimension, where super villains are all powerful and disturbingly real, and finds himself in a deadly confrontation with an evil entity, imprisoned inside a... read more

Apr 2, 2026 Posted by Simon Rose

An Untimely Death

An Untimely Death is an exciting science fiction and fantasy adventure for young adults. When Peter’s great-grandfather, Ted, passes away, Peter is looking through his belongings in the attic. Peter knows about Ted’s experiences with the Canadian Army in World War II and absentmindedly flips a coin. To his astonishment, Peter finds himself in the heat of battle in 1944, where he embarks on a highly... read more