Double book launch at When Words Collide

The poster pretty much says it all. But let’s recap: Five Rivers’ double book launch at When Words Collide, August 13, at Calgary Delta South, is open to the public; two of our best releases ever, by C.P. Hoff, and D.G. Valdron. One a madcap and endearing story that will have you laughing out loud. The other a dark journey into madness, and a battle between the profane and the sublime. Six copies of each title…

An editor considers dialogue

One of the most effective tools a writer has at her disposal is sharp, natural dialogue, conversation which flows as freely as the spoken word. All too often, a writer feels the necessity to describe either who is speaking, or how they speak, rather than allow the tension of the moment, and the character development up to that point, to work for them. Consider the following: Aunt Lily smiled and poured the tea. “What’s your…

Genius…er…genesis of a cover: A Town Called Forget

Five Rivers’ Art Director, Jeff Minkevics, has once again been beavering away creating some truly amazing covers for some of our forthcoming releases. We thought you might find it of interest to explore the creative process that has gone into creating one of these. A Town Called Forget is a tender and often hilarious debut novel from Alberta writer, C.P. Hoff. It presented a few intriguing opportunities to explore from a cover design perspective. The…

Updates from When Words Collide

Editor-in-chief, Dr. Robert Runte is currently attending the pre-festival workshops at When Words Collide. Thought we’d share this group shot he sent along. He says, “At When Words Collide conference, during a break in workshop by Adrienne Kerr (acquisition editor for commercial fiction at Penguin Canada).  At the table are (left to right) short story author Ron Freidman, Five Rivers author Connie Penner, editor and author Elizabeth McLachlan, myself, Five Rivers author Susan Forest, Penguin…