Award-winning author Victoria Miles reviews The Chief Factor’s Daughter. Winn’s is a convincing voice from a bygone era. In bringing colour and life to the very real families of colonial Victoria, she stays closely on the side of history… http://magnifico-victoria-miles.blogspot.ca/
RCLAS E-zine Special Contest Edition
The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s June E-zine, Wordplay at work, features the winning entries from their Write On! Contest, including my poem, Western Bleeding Heart (p. 45). This page has the link to their online magazine. http://rclas.com/events/june-2014-rclas-e-zine-special-contest-edition-issue-16
Runway Tango Class, May 25th
I will be teaching a warm-up class at Runway Tango this Sunday, May 25th, 2:30 – 3 pm. Catalina Grill House, 9800 McDonald Park Rd, Saanich. Developing the Connection: Increase awareness of your partner with some fun, simple exercises, including changing roles and communicating clearly with the upper-body frame. Milonga following, 3 – 7 pm. …
Tango Workshop in Crofton, May 18th
I am pleased to be offering another tango workshop at the Crofton Community Centre. The focus will be musicality (the essence of dance!), and techniques to express it. Although a ‘led’ dance, tango is most dynamic when both partners connect to the music together. I will be joined by Roland Grittani in exploring the styles …
Tea & Tango, in Cowichan Valley
I will be performing tango at the TeaFarm in Cowichan Valley, April 26th, with Roland Grittani, who will also play accordion. Guests will get a taste of tango at this beautiful, rustic setting, where they grow their own tea! Now sold out. http://www.teafarm.ca/events/tea-tango/ And a short clip of the event… https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=656821024388480&set=vb.149140658489855&type=2&theater
Poetry Win, RCLAS Write On! contest
My poem, Western Bleeding Heart: Dicentra Formosa, won third place in the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s “Write On!” contest. The winning entries will be published in their June magazine. This poem, in other variations, previously won two Honourable Mentions, so I’m delighted it has found a publishing home. http://rclas.com/ Article in the Royal …
Book Club Meeting, April 15th
Next week I’ll be meeting another book club who are reading The Chief Factor’s Daughter. It’s always interesting to hear questions and feedback directly from readers — what touched them, who they wanted to learn more about, and sometimes, who they didn’t like.
Author Interview and Book Club Questions
Reader resources, including an author interview and discussion questions for book clubs: http://www.hgdistribution.com/pdf_resources/Winn_TW.pdf
The Chief Factor’s Daughter a course text at SFU
Very happy to have The Chief Factor’s Daughter chosen again as a course text for Simon Fraser University’s History 436: British Columbia. It is recommended for the students’ book review. I will be speaking to the class in Spring 2014. https://www.vancouver.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/history/Course%20Outlines/2014/Spring2014/H%20436.pdf
Tango Class with Roland Grittani, November 30th
This Saturday, I’m joining Roland Grittani teaching at Tango Vita. Upstairs Studio, 1303 Broad St. (at Yates), Victoria. November 30th, 8 pm. The basics: creating a beautiful dance with minimal steps, using musicality, grace, pauses, axis, and collection.