Book Events

EVENTS 

Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival July 2026 

Ian hosts a week-long writers workshop; and Moderates a mainstage panel 

 I ONLY READ MURDER & MYSTERY IN THE TITLE

Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival July 2024

"Mystery in the Title" book launch & media tour Calgary June 22,2024

Word Fest Calgary  June 27, 2023  

Vancouver Writers Festival Oct. 20, 2023

Media tour and author events Toronto Sept. 21- Oct. 1, 2023 

Authors Festival, Special event Victoria BC Oct. 15, 2023 

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts Sechelt BC Aug. 20, 2023

SURVIVAL GUIDE TO B.C. Book Launch Events (Oct/Nov. 2019)

• Munro’s Books, Bolen Books, The Makehouse - Victoria
• Book Warehouse Main Street - Vancouver
• Mosaic Books - Kelowna
• Chapters Aberdeen Mall - Kamloops
• Indigo Riocan Centre - Langley

          AUTHOR READINGS & EVENTS

• Sidney Literary Festival, Brentwood Bay (Aug. 2020) 
• Stephen Leacock Awards Gala M.C. Orillia,Ontario (June 2019, 2018) 
• Robson Reading Series Featured Speaker UBC/Robson Square Vancouver (January 2010)
• CBC Radio Literary Awards Competition, Jury Member, Creative Non-Fiction Category Canada (January 2007)  
• McGill Alumni Luncheon - Keynote Speaker Vancouver (November 2006)
• Stephen Leacock Awards Dinner  - M.C./presenter Orillia, ON (June 2006)
• University of Victoria Rafting the River of Storytelling Conference - speaker Victoria (March 2005)
• McGill University Homecoming Leacock Luncheon Keynote Speaker with Will Ferguson  Montreal (Oct. 2004)
• Book Expo Canada Annual Booksellers Libris Award - Award presenter Toronto (Oct. 2003, June 2004)
• Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts keynote reader Sechelt, B.C. (Sept. 2002)
• Bayfield Book Festival keynote reader Bayfield, ON (August 2002)
• Ottawa International Writers Festival keynote presentation with Will Ferguson Ottawa (Sept. 2001)
• Racquet Club monthly Speaker’s Corner featured speaker Toronto (Nov. 2001)

below: Ian with Mark Leiren-Young, author of NEVER SHOOT A STAMPEDE QUEEN (Heritage), in Vancouver at "Word on the Street: Book Festival.