september, 2024
Event Details
September 14 - Terry Fallis The Writer’s First Responsibility – discovering how each of us writes best. Terry Fallis is a celebrated
Event Details
September 14 – Terry Fallis
The Writer’s First Responsibility – discovering how each of us writes best.
Terry Fallis is a celebrated Canadian author, twice awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. He has written nine national bestsellers, with his tenth novel expected in August 2025. His debut, “The Best Laid Plans” (2008), won the Leacock Medal and the 2011 CBC Canada Reads, leading to a CBC miniseries and a stage musical.
His subsequent works include “The High Road” (2010), “Up and Down” (2012), “No Relation” (2014), “Poles Apart” (2015), “One Brother Shy” (2017), “Albatross” (2019), “Operation Angus” (2021), and “A New Season” (2023).
Fallis has contributed to various publications and was named Author of the Year by the Canadian Booksellers Association in 2013. A McMaster University engineering graduate, he ventured into politics, working for Liberal leaders and later co-founding the communications agency Thornley Fallis. Retired since 2022, he now writes full-time in Toronto.
As a special bonus this month, every in-person attendee will receive a $10 coupon to spend at Blue Heron Books who will be there with a table full of books. Coupon is only valid for purchases during the September 14 event.
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 am - 11:30 am EST
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