A reminder and some scheduling information follow:

The Word on the Street: Toronto -- September 26

There are a couple of events coming up that some may be interested in attending.  Even if not, please feel free to forward this information to someone who might be.

September 9

Sèphera Girón will be reading erotica at this fetish event with three other popular Toronto authors.

September 26

The Horror Writers Association Ontario Chapter has a booth this year again at Toronto's book festival The Word on the Street.  Come on by the Booth and say hi to many local horror writers such as Di Barron, Marcy Italiano, Edo Van Belkom, Gord Rollo, Queenie Tirone, Dorian Grant and a few others.   In case you don't know, Word on the Street isn't on the street this year, it's in Queen's Park!

A message from Marcy Italiano

Hi everyone,

It's Canada, and it's summertime, and that means it's BBQ season.  The Horror Writer's Association would like to invite you, the member, non-member, experienced and aspiring writers of Ontario over to Waterloo for the fun.  Come for the food, for the inspiration, to mingle, and just to see each other again.  Feel free to send this invitation along to others that may be interested as well!

July 31st, any time after 2pm is good for us.
[Sèphera suggests: I would like to add that you should bring food and bring your own booze!]

Marcy Italiano

Hi everyone,

I hope to see you all at this year’s 17th Annual Horror Writers Association Conference and Bram Stoker Awards Banquet.

The HWA and the Ontario Trillium Chapter have another new member.  Let's have a big round of applause and a warm welcome for our newest joinee, Jason S. Ridler.  His information is available on the member's page.

The HWA and the Ontario Trillium Chapter have a new member.  Let's have a big round of applause and a warm welcome for our newest joinee, Queenie Tirone.  Her information is available on the member's page.

There's an interview with me in NEVERMORE MAGAZINE, an online publication.

Magazine:

TEENAGE ZOMBIE RAPPER READS AT CLUB

Yep.

Or should I say, Yo!

In the spirit of Halloween, I will invoke the spirit of "Ashley", the teenage virgin catholic school rapper from BORROWED FLESH and perform sections from my novel. BORROWED FLESH is a horror novel about a witch with eternal life who stays looking young by using virgins for her potions. BORROWED FLESH will be released from Leisure Books in March 2004.

STRANGE TONGUES EVENT

OASIS
294 College Street
Toronto

Sunday October 26
7:30 pm

$2 cover

Gemma Files will be reading as well. Wonder who she'll invoke??!?!!

Feel free to pass this on to everyone in the world!!

Happy Halloween!!

Sèphera Girón

To the Trillium Chapter and Friends,

Here is the proposed schedule for THE WORD ON THE STREET, Sunday September 28.  If you want to be included in the signing and are a current HWA member in good standing, please email me immediately before I make the sign for the booth.

Edo Van Belkom, my son Dorian Grant, 12, (author in DARK OFFSPRING) and myself will be at the booth from the time it opens until it closes, with the exception of breaks of course.  Anyone is welcome to help work the booth at any time for as long as possible.

The festival runs from 11 am to 6 pm.

If you are not signing, we certainly appreciate your help in promoting the HWA to the common masses!

If you have any ideas on how to decorate the booth, please bring them.  We have a table, I'll bring a black tablecloth, two chairs.  HWA is sending flyers which I'm still waiting for, but it's still early.  You may bring flyers promoting your own work, but depending on table space, may only be able to have them out when you are signing.  If you have flyer stands, that would be wonderful.  I don't.  On your personal flyers, you should mention you are an HWA member, since that's the point of having the booth!

You may bring your own books during your signing time.

Depending on how the day goes, you may sign longer then your signing time.  I have one person designated per slot but like I said, there are two chairs, so if someone wants to sign at the same time as the person "officially" signing or just generally promote, that's fine.  Others can stand in front of the table, or walk through the festival with flyers.

We are booth 56, in the Writer's Block.  We are closer to University.

Here is a proposed schedule.  If you aren't on it, or don't like your time, let me know.

      Edo Van Belkom              12 - 1
      Diana Barron                1  - 2
      Sèphera Girón               2  - 3
      Marcy Italiano              3  - 4
      Gord Rollo                  4  - 5
      Stephanie Bedwell - Grime   5  - 6
            

This is the first time HWA will have a presence at WOTS so let's make it a memorable experience!

Best wishes,

Sèphera Girón

WORD ON THE STREET, TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 28

WORD ON THE STREET is quickly approaching.  I'm going to be making up a schedule in the next week, so please, if you are planning on coming to sign books, let me know asap your time preferences.  Even if you've already told me, please email again, because it's been a long time and you may have changed your mind.  You must be a current member of HWA to take advantage of the table for signing your books.

If you want to volunteer to hand out flyers and talk to people about HWA, that would be wonderful too.  We need as many people as we can get.  If you have a set time you want to come, let me know.

Edo Van Belkom and myself will be at the booth the full day, so even if you don't want to help out HWA this year, please come by and say hi!

Best wishes,

Sèphera Girón