To help celebrate the launch of David Gurr’s new novel, The Charlatan Variations, I will be dancing tango with David at historic Munro’s Books! http://munrobooks.com:80/events/
“Summer Afternoon — 1862” Centennial Square, August 26, 2012.
Speaking at 2 pm about dancing in 1862, as depicted in The Chief Factor’s Daughter, followed by some easy dances of the era for everyone to join in. This Community Arts Council event celebrates the City of Victoria’s 150th anniversary.
March 15, 2012 Book Club appearance
Point Ellice House, August 21st 2011, Victoria BC
Sunday, August 21st, 1:00 PM Point Ellice Historic House and Gardens, Victoria BC 150 year anniversary event Discussion of Pt. Ellice’s early years
Fort Nisqually, May 21st 2011, Tacoma, WA
Saturday, May 21st, 3:00 PM Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Tacoma, WA Queen Victoria’s Birthday event Discussion of ongoing book research
Argentine Tango
Argentine Tango Vanessa comes from a family of dancers. Immigrating from the U.K., her parents co-founded the local international folk dancing club, and Vanessa grew up with an awareness of musical diversity. She also took classes throughout childhood in ballet, tap, highland dancing, and music. She later continued to explore other forms of dance, such …
BC Studies: The BC Quarterly Review
BC Studies: The BC Quarterly – Reviewed by Mark Diotte “What impresses me most about Winn’s novel is how she uses the characters of Margaret Work and her sisters to unobtrusively foreground the injustices they faced in terms of race, class, and gender…In fact, it is in Winn’s examination of the intersections of race, class, …
BC BookWorld Cover Review
BC BookWorld – Spring 2010 cover article and review by Joan Givner “Vanessa Winn’s debut novel explores pride and prejudice in Victoria… [and] recalls the familiar opening of a novel by Jane Austen… [Winn] deftly weaves together history and fiction to form an informative and engrossing story… The book conveys a vivid sense of the …
LibraryThing.com Review
Reader Review on LibraryThing.com “Winn has crafted a highly readable and enjoyable recreation of the people and events that have shaped Victoria and British Columbia’s history.” Read the full review…
Coquitlam Public Library Review
Coquitlam Public Library – Review by Deborah “If you have ever wondered about the lives of women in early British Columbia, this is the book for you! The Chief Factor’s Daughter is a recreation of the lives of real people living in 1850s Victoria… Margaret is a charming, intelligent narrator, who introduces us to the …