Appleby College Literary Festival

by Sylvia McNicoll | May 31, 2025 | middle grade fiction, Sylvia McNicoll

Speaking about the theme of friendships in middle grade novels with good friends Karen Krossing and Richard Scrimger, corralled by moderator John Corr, what came to my mind was the communities of writers these events foster and promote. How we’ve missed these over COVID and even post pandemic. Rarely is travel funded anymore, when we can Zoom and FaceTime, or Team. But here we were on a Saturday in Oakville together, talking about writing process and inner monsters and allergies, our stories, thanks to Appleby College’s parent association.Thank you Kathy Vucic in particular.

It was wonderful to out in the public eye again.  Afterall if a book reaches a shelf and no one knows about it, is it ever read?

Thanks Joyce Grant for the photo!