2010
June 2010
Enchanted Grounds (Guelph, Ontario) – Reading and Q&A, June 20th
July 2010
Polaris Convention (Toronto, Ontario) – Constellation Awards Presenter. July 17th
Doctor Who LIVE Finale on SPACE, Toronto – Panelist. July 24th. Footage will be posted on my media page.
August 2010
FanExpo 2010 – August 28th: Steampunk Fashion Show (model); 11:30 on – NerdGirl PinUps Gaming Party (The Charlotte Room, 11 Charlotte Street, Toronto)
September 2010
~Radio Show starts – more info coming soon!
~September marks the beginning of NaNoWriMo WarmUp!
~Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Fringe – Sept 19, 2010: Time 3:40pm at the Cottage (Reading an excerpt from “Triptych”, forthcoming from Dragon Moon Press, April 2011)
November 2010
~ SF Contario, Nov. 19-20-21 – no panels or signings, but I will be hanging out with Red Moon Creations, so come by and chat!
~NaNoWriMo
December 2010
~Future Con 2010 – Attend the con, enjoy the Shroedinger’s Brunch, and be among the first to catch the Triptych book trailer, and enter to win a free ARC.
2011
January 2011
~Triptych book trailer launches on January 1st! (At FutureCon!) Be there and have the chance to be among the first to preorder the book, as well as compete to win a free ARC!
February 2011
~Feb 4th – G33KN3RDD0RK is live to air on Geek Hard at 7pm
~Feb 4th – 6pm, JM will be at the Samantha Morel Site 3 coLaboratory fundraiser for her Steampunk Exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre.
March 2011
~MARCH 4 – The Ontario Science Centre‘s Steampunk Exhibition, featuring costumes made by JM, opens! Runs until May 23rd.
April 2011
~April 01 – JETAA Japan Benefit Party and Silent Auction; 8pm at the Hard Rock Cafe at Yonge & Dundas Square, Toronto. $20 entry. More info here. The last TRIPTYCH ARC will be auctioned off for charity.
APRIL 09 2011 – TRIPTYCH LAUNCHES!
~April 09, 2011 Ad Astra (Toronto, Ontario)- Attend the launch party on Saturday, April 09, 2011; signings, readings, and meet the author! Convention panels list TBA.
~April 11, 2011 “Make Triptych #1 On Amazon Day”.
~Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition, April 29-May 01: Come out and engage with JM at many of the Steampunk events and panels. See con program for JM’s schedule.
May 2011
~May 7th I will be appearing at the Fergus Branch Library (Fergus, Ontario) for a signing and Q&A, 1pm-3pm
June 2011
~When the Hero Comes Home anthology launches. My new short story “The Once And Now-ish King” is included.
~June 25; Giving the keynote address titled “What If” to the Japan Exchange Teachers Programme Pre-Departure Orientation Confrence in Toronto.
July 2011
~July 15-17, Polaris 25, Science Fiction Convention (Toronto, Ontario) – Schedual TBA
~July 17, 11am – WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME Canadian Book Launch at Polaris 25. (Toronto, Ontario)
~July 29 – JET Predeparture soiree with the Consul General to Japan.
August 2011
~FanExpo 2011, in Toronto – check out my schedual here.
September 2011
~CanCon, (Ottawa, Ontario) – Special Guest
November 2011
~SF Contario & the Aurora Awards– Schedule here
~Visit with Orangeville District Secondary School
2012
January 2012
~I will be a guest at FutureCon December 30th-January 1st; A super-special advanced copy of my new novel The Dark Side Of The Glass will be available at the Charity Auction, and I will be reading from the novel on Sunday morning at the brunch (as well as giving out a secret something fun and silly to go along with the theme of the book), as well as at the Saturday night dinner. I will be around the con all weekend, so feel free to come chat with me or ask for me to sign something. The best way to get my undivided attention? Offer me a tea!
~”ON HIS BIRTHDAY, REGINALD GOT” (FUTURECON) LAUNCHES. STAY TUNED FOR INFO ON HOW TO GET YOUR COPY.
~January 30th: Authors fight Alzheimer’s Book Signing Charity Night. Come pick up a copy of my novels and support a good cause.
April
~April 13-15, Ad Astra 2012: Schedule Available here. (Toronto)
May
~15th, Lambda Literary Nominees Reading at Slack’s on Church Street (Toronto)
~26th, Anime North: Schedule available here. (Toronto)
June
~ 3rd – Bi Lines V: A Celebration of Bisexual Writing in Reading, Music and Culture, organized by the Bi Writers Association, at theNuyorican Poets Cafe. (NYC)
~4th – the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony, (Manhattan, NYC).
~8th “THE DARK SIDE OF THE GLASS” (DOUBLE DRAGON PUBLISHING) LAUNCHES. RSVP for the pub night here.
August
~1, WHEN THE VILLAIN COMES HOME launches! (Dragon Moon Press)
~21, Reading and Signing at Glad Day Book Shop
~ 23-26, Fan Expo Canada
September ~Sept 7-8; Southern Ontario Science Fiction Festival.
October ~SilverSnail Hallowe’en Party – Saturday, Oct 27
November ~16-18, GenreCon.
December ~31-Jan 1, FutureCon. Schedule available here.
2013
March
~17: ToyCon (Burlington, Ontario) – Schedule Here.
April
~2 LAUNCH ~ Doctor Who in Time and Space: Essays on Themes, Characters, History and Fandom, 1963-2012 (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)” (McFarland Press) – ORDER IT HERE
~5-7 Ad Astra, Toronto – Schedule
May
~17-19, KeyCon, Winnepeg, MAN
September
23 – HERO Is A Four Letter Word Launches! Goodreads || Smashwords || Kindle (Coming soon)
October
3 – Book Launch and Birthday Celebration – 8pm, at The Old Nick (123 Danforth Ave) with Nerds With Guitars
5- Friends of the Merril Collection Presents: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion, Time TBA; Lillian H. Smith Branch Toronto Public Library
November
~1-3, Reversed Polarity, Toronto ON – Schedule TBA – Signing DOCTOR WHO IN TIME AND SPACE; ORDER IT HERE
2014
January
~8, BROCKTON WRITERS SERIES – speaking engagement. More info here.
May
July
I will be appearing on both Fire Through Spirit and ParaNormal Radio in July. Air dates and recording download info TBA.
9th – I will be reading from some of my short stories at the Dufferin Arts Council Fundraising Entertainment Evening. More details here.
11th – I will be speaking about Fanthropology and Webseries at the inaugural Toronto WebFest! More details here.
October
18th-19th – BOOK LAUNCH – The Dark Lord and the Seamstress. at GenreCon in Guelph
18-19th – GenreCon in Guelph (click for schedule)
2015
- BOOK LAUNCH – my short story “The Twenty Seven Club” in Expiration Date (Edge, April 2015 in Canada and May 2015 in USA)
- BOOK LAUNCH – my short story “The Moral of the Story” inTesseracts 18: Wrestling With Gods (Edge, May 2015
I’ve had a few questions about this recently, so for those who asked where and when you can meet me and/or buy books….
November 14th – NaNoWriMo write-in at the Centre Wellington Library, Fergus Branch
November 21st – NaNoWriMo write-in at the Centre Wellington Library, Fergus Branch
November 28th – NaNoWriMo write-in at the Centre Wellington Library, Fergus Branch
Last week of November – an interview I did with Inside Guelph will air. I’ll let you know the exact dates soon.
December 5th – IT’S DONE! NOW WHAT? workshop on editing and publishing at the Centre Wellington Library, Fergus Branch.
December 8th – THE UNTOLD TALE is released into the world! Happy Book Birthday! (Goodreads | Preorder the Kindle)
December 9th – THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS is released into the world! Come to the launch party in Toronto. (Details TBA)
December 10th – THE UNTOLD TALE Toronto Launch, featuring the music of CBC Searchlight Finalist Chantal Barret
December 11th – THE UNTOLD TALE Fergus launch at Roxanne’s Reflections.
December 17th – THE UNTOLD TALE Guelph launch at the Round Table Tavern. (Will I FINALLY find someone to play “Marrying Mr. Darcy” with me?)
December 25th – Release of the online-exclusive THE UNTOLD TALE short titled HOME. (Link coming soon)
January 26th – BOOKS & BEER, with the Elora Writer’s Festival and Wellington Brewery at Roxanne’s Reflections in Fergus.
April 1-3rd – SCIFI ON THE ROCK in St. Johns Newfoundland.
Spring – THE GARRULOUS GHOST OF GWILLFIFESHIRE is released! Happy novella birthday! (Details to come)
May 29th – ELORA WRITER’S FESTIVAL Author Event.
2016
September 2016
- WORD ON THE STREET, (with The Secret Loves of Geek Girls)
October 2016
- SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS Dark Horse launch Party
November 2016
- Naked Heart Literary Festival – Toronto – November 11-14th
- THE FORGOTTEN TALE – Toronto Launch Party – Hard Rock Cafe, November 15th
- THE FORGOTTEN TALE – Fergus Launch Party – Roxanne’s Reflections, November 25th
December 2016
- THE FORGOTTEN TALE – Release Date! – December 6th
2017
October 2017
- I will be a GoH at Con-volution in San Jose, CA,
– October 6-8th - City By Night released October 6th 2017
- I Did It, It’s Done, Now What? free workshop at the Bloor/Gladstone Library, October 24th 6:30pm
November 2017
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- Giving a workshop on SciFi worldbuilding at the Teens Write! Conference as part of the Kingston Writer’s Fest – November 8th
- Reading for Writers speaking workshop, November 18th
Details and Registration: https://canadianauthors.org/national/reading-for-writers - Storylines with Christine Cowley radio program, 8am on Saturday November 25 on CKAR 88.7 FM, repeating 11pm Wednesday November 29th; Streaming: www.thebay887.fm Or listen to the podcasts after the first airing: https://www.huntersbayradio.com
- December 2017
- Book Launch for The Silenced Tale – at Bakka Phoenix Books in Toronto – December 12th, 6:30pm
- The Silenced Tale released December 12th 2017
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2019
May
- Triptych will be re-released May 4th 2018
- Live streaming ASK ME ANYTHING on the Urban Book Club, May 5th at 2:30pm.
July
- The Accidental Collection released Spring 2018 – July 3rd 2018
- Leacock Summer Festival SciFi & Fantasy Showcase- Orillia, Ontario – July 19th, 7:30pm
- Dual Launch Party/ Q&A for Triptych and The Accidental Collection – Bakka Phoenix Books (84 Harbord St, Toronto) – July 21st
September
- Panel and Autographs as Guest of the Toronto Steampunk Society at FanExpo – Metro Toronto Convention Centre – September 1st
- The Skylark’s Song released September 4th.
2019
March
- Toronto Comic Con – Panels and Signing – March 16th-17th – Toronto, Ontario
June
- Reading for Writers workshop at Leacock Museum National Historic Site – June 1st – Orillia, Ontario
July
- TOWebfest Opening Party – July 11th – Toronto, Ontario
- Ad Astra – July 13th – Markham, Ontario
- Pretty Heroes – July 20-21st – Toronto, Ontario
August
- FanExpo – Signing and selling – Aug 24th-25th – Toronto, Ontario
September
- The Skylark’s Sacrifice release date – Sep 3rd
- Dive Into Worldbuilding – Livecast Interview – Sep 24th
- Word on the Street – Sep 22nd – Toronto, Ontario
- Urban Fantasy & Worldbuilding – Sep 28th – Toronto, Ontario
October
- The Skylark’s Sacrifice – book launch and birthday celebration – Oct 3rd – Bakka Phoenix Books – Toronto, Ontario
- Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids – Oct 9th – Toronto, Ontario
- Can*Con – Reading, Panels and Signing – October 18th-20th – Ottawa, Ontario
2020
February
- Queer Erotica – Reading – February 13th – Glad Day Bookshop – Toronto, Ontario
March
Toronto ComiCon – March 20-22, 2020 – Metro Toronto Convention Centre – Toronto, OntarioCANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
June
- Amazing Stories Magazine – AmazeCon – June 12-14 – Online Event
- ephemera Reading Series: Fellowship –
May 6th, 7pmJuly 15th, 7pm –Glad Day Bookshop, Toronto, Ontario.ONLINE EVENT. Links Coming.
July
- Jane Eyre – Elora Community Theatre – July 5th, 7:30 PM EST – Online Event
- Pretty Heroes Con –
July 18-19, 2020RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 2020 – Toronto, Ontario
August
- The 2020 Writing Workshop – “I Did It, It’s Done, Now What?” and “Creating Believable SF/F” – August 8th – Toronto, Ontario
November
- Pretty Heroes Con – Online Interview
2021
September
2022
No appearances due to Covid-19.
Past Appearances