Greater Moncton Riverview Dieppe Book Fair

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

This is going to be fun!

March 1, 2023

Welcome to our new website.

You are in for a treat when you visit us on the 22nd of April.

Lots of wonderful stories to enjoy.

Every Readers Dream!

38 Authors in one spot.

Mark the Date - April 22, 2023.

10 am - 4 pm.

Location: Riverview Lions Community Center

701 Coverdale Road, Riverview, NB

Fiction. Young Adult. Children's Books.

Poetry. Memoirs. Literary Fiction.

Historical Fiction. Sci-fi.

Romance. Fantasy. Paranormal.

Horror. Thrillers. Action/Adventure. And more.....

Door prizes every half hour starting at 10:30.

Stay tuned to Rock 103, 96.6 Country, and Q104 for announcements.

Please scroll down and meet the PARTICIPATING AUTHORS in the sidebars.

Click on the photo and visit their websites.

And check these pages to read book blurbs, reviews and more.

Watch here for updates, attending Authors and more.

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” - Lemony Snicket

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March 14, 2023

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Participating Poet Donna Allard.

"Donna walks that difficult line between thematic breadth, impeccable prosody, a convergence of music and image, and excavating the suffering and joy at the core of every human life. In other words, Donna is a master. And not only is she a master of her art and her craft, but she is also unremitting supportive of other poets and makes her positive mark on many many creative lives. She’s not just a national treasure for Canada. She’s an international treasure for all of us. " Chansonette Buck.

Participating Author Kade Cook.

Kade Cook is a major fantasy fangirl. Her love of Twilight, The Mortal Instruments and A Court of Thorns and Roses inspired her to write her own fantasy book series, The Covenant of Shadows. Book one, GREY, was a finalist for the 2017 Emerging Writer's Prize for Canada's best new books in Speculative Fiction. Born and raised as a 'Maritimer' through and through, Kade will always be at home around good times and kind hearts, proud to be a daydreamer with a story to tell. She has just published the Fourth book in her Urban Fantasy Series, The Covenant of Shadows. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Angella Cormier.

Participating Author Kacey Dean

Kacey Dean has always loved animals but has a special place in her heart for horses. Born on a dairy farm in 2008 and now living on a hobby farm, she is fortunate to have been around animals every day of her life. She loves sharing stories about how unique animals are and about the many lessons they can teach us. To her, animals are the best therapists and secret keepers. When she was 13, she wrote her first children’s book. Her mission is to inspire other children and to share how incredible her animals are with the world. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Karen Dean.

Some words that describe Karen Dean are: Resilience Expert, Inspiring Speaker, Fierce Leader, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Mom, Survivor, Advocate, Limit-Pusher Karen has published two books to date: We Are Unbreakable: Raw, Real Stories of Resilience from Women in Nova Scotia in 2020 is a compilation book sharing inspiring stories from 22 women. Fierce & Fabulous: A Self-Love Journal which provides readers with a daily practice to reconnect to their inner self and become even more successful. Please click on the photo.

Participating Poet Kayla Geitzler.

Kayla Geitzler was born and raised in Moncton, which is within Siknikt of the Mi'kma'ki. Named a "Rad Woman of Canadian Poetry", she holds a Masters in English with a specialty in Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick. She was Moncton's inaugural Anglophone Poet Laureate and Frye Festival Poet Flyee, and is the organizer of the Attic Owl Reading Series. Her first collection of poetry, That Light Feeling Under Your Feet (NeWest Press, 2018), was a Calgary Bestseller and finalist for two awards. She is co-editor of Cadence: Voix feminines Females Voices (Frog Hollow Press, 2020) a multilingual poetry anthology, the first publication of its kind in NB. Kayla co-created Poésie Moncton Poetry, a website archiving video poetry of Mi'kmaq and Moncton region poets with Francophone Poet Laureate Jean-Philippe Raîche. She works as an editor & writing consultant, offering full-service editing and writing, book layout, university-level writing workshops, writing and performance coaching. In 2021, Kayla received a Top 20 Under 40 Award from the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton for her entrepreneurial success and dedication to literature in her community. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Joe Powers.

"Joe Powers is a Canadian horror writer, New Brunswick native, and long-time fan of all things scary. He's the author of Terror in High Water, Seventeen Skulls and Old Bones, and his short stories have appeared in various anthologies and collections. Among his many inspirations he lists Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Michael Crichton, Vincent Price, Peter Benchley and Richard Matheson, each of whom lends a little something to his creative process. He enjoys creating and introducing the reader to flawed, believable characters, and leading them on dark journeys with unexpected twists. He isn’t afraid to mix and match genres, fearlessly weaving horror into noir, western, or sci fi. Joe enjoys poking around in the dark recesses of nature, venturing off the beaten path, all in the name of chasing down old legends and finding new stories. In his spare time, he's an avid hockey fan and dog lover, and still finds time to teach classes in both horror and short story writing at UNB's College of Extended Learning. Joe currently resides in Maugerville with his wife and fellow author, Sheryl, and an assortment of furry creatures. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author/Poet Steven Spears.

Steven Spears is a Forester and Biologist, who spends his evenings writing and trying to figure out his head. He is still trying. He is a pagan, who investigates and studies his faith by writing. His poetry takes a look at different aspects of being pagan and what its like to be pagan in today’s society. He also writes erotica, sensual, horror, fantasy and his own brand of fairy tales. He has two self published books “A Journey with the Lady” and “Under the Red Sheet”. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Hannah State.

Hannah D. State is a Canadian author. She graduated from McGill University with a BA and earned her MPL from Queen’s University. Hannah is bothered by inequality, violence, greed, complacency, snakes, entering a dark room, and not getting enough sleep. She enjoys writing about strong-willed characters who don’t fit the norm and who overcome great obstacles with perseverance, self-discovery, and help from others. Sometimes Hannah can’t keep up with her characters’ ideas and plans, so she takes breaks, drinks coffee, does yoga and tai chi, and takes nature walks to calm her mind and really listen. Journey to the Hopewell Star is her first novel. You can find her author page on Facebook. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Anne Smith-Nochasak.

I grew up in rural Nova Scotia and did many things before turning to teaching. For most of my teaching years, I worked in northern and Indigenous communities, places of joy and learning for me. I now live full-time in Nova Scotia. A Canoer of Shorelines is my first novel, written summers at my shoreline retreat and revised winters over several years. My WIP is a fictional story of incompatible youthful love that is recreated in maturity, in the North and elsewhere. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Sarren Scribner

Having always had a love of books, Sarren finally created stories of her own. Writing romance makes her happy. Her tastes in books cover all genres. She’ll read an instruction manual if it’s handy. A wife and grandmother, this Grand Lake area author enjoys her summers immensely and hibernates come winter. Sarren can usually be seen roaming around in her PJs, with a cup of coffee and two goldens trailing behind her. Family game night is her absolute favourite thing to do. Competition is fierce, but all in good fun—author of paranormal romance. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Christopher Sweet.

I’m a father of two crazy little boys, Gideon (3) and Sullivan (1), and beast-dad to three dogs and a cat (Colby, Zelda, Stanley, and Gemma). My wife, Annie, and I (et al) live on the gorgeous Tabusintac River. I’ve been writing for quite literally longer than I can remember and fairly recently decided to “seriously” funnel my ambition and creative energy into what has been my life’s passion. In March of 2022 I published my first novel, The Boy in the Canvas. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author/Poet Jane Tims.

Jane Spavold Tims was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1954. She has lived in rural New Brunswick, in Rusagonis, for 40 years. She is a member of the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick and belongs to two Fredericton writing groups, Wolf Tree Writers and Fictional Friends. She won the Alfred G. Bailey Prize in the WFNB 2016 Writing Competition for her poetry manuscript 'mnemonic' and Third Place in the same competition in 2020 and 2022. Jane's book 'a glimpse of water fall' was shortlisted for the 2022 New Brunswick Book Award. Jane is an artist who illustrates her work. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Martha Vowles.

Participating Author Odette Barr

Odette is the author of Teaching at the Top of the World (Pottersfield Press, 2020), which was shortlisted for the 2020 NB Book Awards (WFNB Nonfiction Award). She is also the illustrator and co-author of a children’s adventure series: Follow the Goose Butt, Camelia Airheart! (2016), Take Off to Tantramar (winner of the 2017 Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Children’s Literature) and Follow the Goose Butt to Nova Scotia (2018), all through Chocolate River Publishing, NB. Follow the Goose Butt to Prince Edward Island (Acorn Press) is scheduled to be on the book shelves this fall! Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Zev Bagel

Zev Bagel is a fiction writer. His first novel, Bernie Waxman & the Whistling Kettle, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Literary Awards, and another, Solitary, won the David Adams Richards Award for best novel from the WFNB. His latest is The Last Jew in Hania. Writing as Warren Redman, he has written seventeen books of non-fiction, including The 9 Steps to Emotional Fitness, winner of the Best Counselling Book Award from the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and Recipes for Inner Peace. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Don Bourque.

Don Bourque was born and raised in Greater Moncton. His Grade 12 English teacher encouraged him to keep writing, so he wrote a poem here, some short prose there. After returning from an operational tour in Afghanistan in 2003, he was invited to submit a chapter for the "In Harm's Way" series by the Canadian Defence Academy Press. Many years later, Don drafted his first Young Adult Fantasy, drawing inspiration for the main character from strong females in his life, from stepdaughters to co-workers, to serve as role models. Building on that first novel, he continues the Willow's Wake Trilogy. Please click on the photo to learn more.

Participating Author Sandra Bunting

Sandra Bunting writes poetry, fiction, non-fiction and journalistic articles. She grew up on the east coast of Canada and was awarded a BA in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson in Toronto and an MA in Writing from NUI, Galway, Ireland. After working for CBC News, Toronto, she moved to Europe and lived in the north of France, Madrid, Dublin and Galway. She returned to Canada in 2011 and established herself in Northern New Brunswick where she provides a proofreading and editing service for writers. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Yolande Essiembre.

Participating Author Vanessa Hawkins.

A life-long lover of horror, Vanessa wrote her first story when she was in grade five. It was titled Mutilated and warranted a trip to the school guidance counsellor. With over a dozen publications under her belt, Vanessa is not only a proud mom, but a bestselling author. She was afforded second place in the David Adams Richards Prize last year, and honorable mentions in the WFNB writing competition for her novel A Child to Cry Over. She is scheduled to go on tour in 2025 for her upcoming book, Twice Hung, and lives with her daughter Bernie and husband Brendon in New Brunswick, Canada. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Jan Fancy Hull

Jan Fancy Hull lives in a log chalet on a quiet lake in Lunenburg County, NS. She is author of the Tim Brown Mysteries: January: Code - A newspaperman on Nova Scotia's South Shore begins a year's sabbatical, hoping to learn ‘to delve’. His first client is a powerful politician with a puzzle. February: Curious - What happened on the walking trail and who was the disappearing man? March: Enigma - Something unexpectedly triggers a long-buried emotional memory. It leads him to question truths, accept falsehoods, and to consider when a loss can be a gain. April: Sweetland will be released just in time for the GMRD Book Fair. Jan has also published: Where's Home? an exploration of what makes Nova Scotia 'home' to many people, or not; and two collections of short fiction: The Church of Little Bo Peep and other stories, and Inquire Within. She is a member of the WFNS Writers’ Council, and won the WFNS Rita Joe Poetry Prize in 2022.

Participating Author/Poet Kathy Mac.

Kathy Mac’s book of poems Human Misunderstanding (Roseway, 2017) was a shortlisted for the Fiddlehead Poetry Book prize of the New Brunswick Book Awards. Her previous poetry books are The Hundefräulein Papers (Roseway, 2009) about the years she spent as a live-in dog-sitter of numerous crazy English Setters owned by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and Nail Builders Plan for Strength and Growth (Roseway, 2002) which won the Gerald Lampert Award for the best first book of poems in Canada and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. As Kathleen McConnell, she’s also published a book of essays about women in contemporary popular culture: Pain, Porn and Complicity: Women Heroes from Pygmalion to Twilight (Wolsak & Wynn, 2012). Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Heather McBriarty

Heather McBriarty is an author, lecturer and Medical Radiation Technologist based in Saint John, NB. Her love of reading and books began early in life, as did her love of writing, but it was the discovery of old family correspondence that led to her first non-fiction book, Somewhere in Flanders: Letters from the Front, and a passion for the First World War. She has delivered lectures on the war to the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, NB Genealogy Society, Western Front Association (Central Ontario Branch), and other community groups. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Chantal MacDonald

Participating Author Jill MacLean

Two of Jill MacLean’s middle-grade books won the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature, and as did her YA free-verse novel, Nix Minus One (2013). Her third middle-grade novel (2013) won the Red Cedar Award, and her other YA novel is in the Nova Scotia school system. All five books received numerous nominations, four of them international. The Arrows of Mercy (2023) was a new challenge: a novel for adults set in 14 th century England. She lives in Nova Scotia, near her family. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author C. J. Masson.

C.J. Masson is the nom de plume of Ann Jamieson, a resident of Dieppe for the past19 years. She was born in Singapore, raised in Canada and New Zealand, and has also lived in Paris. “Voices in the Fire” is her second work of fiction, the first being a political satire. The current book is based on material she came across in the northern part of Nova Scotia where she had a cottage, and the story so fascinated her that she decided to research it further with a view to publishing the story. Please click on the photo.

Participating Author Aren Morris.

Aren A. Morris is a Halifax-based educator and theatre maker. ‘We Happy Few’ is Aren’s debut novel, although her other works and endeavors (including creativity retreats, children’s theatre, and collaborations with local artists) have inspired audiences for years. She pulls her inspiration from: local stories that stick with her and time spent in nature. She is currently writing her second novel, another historical fiction taking place in Nova Scotia and overseas during the First World War, slated for publication in 2024. Please click on the photo.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

This is going to be fun!