WWC 2014

Another fantastic event held by the organizers of When Words Collide. Five Rivers senior editor, Robert Runte and many Five Rivers authors attended, taking part in panels, pitch sessions, signings and general networking. In the coming days more news and photos will be available, for now we thought we’d share these three. Apologies for the quality; Robert’s phone revolted on his way out the door and so he used a spare, and thus the quality…

Five Rivers Spring/Summer launch at When Words Collide

An updated poster for our Five Rivers Publishing’s Book Session on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. We will be launching seven books (our complete Spring/Summer line) with five minute ‘teaser’ readings. All seven books will be available for sale at the WWC special rate of $15 each, except for Dave Duncan’s book, which sells for $10. Hope to see you there.

Debut novel from Albertan author Susan Bohnet

When Five Rivers’ Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Robert Runté heard Susan Bohnet’s pitch for My Life as a Troll at Calgary’s When Words Collide, he was immediately taken by the concept.August 1, 2014 sees the realization of several years of hard work from Bohnet and that successful pitch, in the release of a deliciously humorous and captivating YA novel, My Life as a Troll. available August 1, 2014from Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers internationallyISBN 9781927400630, 344 pages, 6×9…

When Words Collide Festival, Aug 8-10, 2014

The When Words Collide Festival, August 8-10, 2014, is an excellent Western Canadian writers conference. Five Rivers has always had a presence at WWC and this year will be launching all six of its Spring Releases at the conference. Three other Five Rivers authors and two staff have already confirmed they will be at WWC. If you are going to WWC this year, make sure you attend the Five Rivers Book Social at 2 PM,…