Editor:
As I did last year, along with others, I was a self-published author selling my wares at this year’s Festival of the Written Arts held at Rockwood Centre in Sechelt.
Ah, the joys. I saw some familiar faces this year in my fellow authors: Leena Wright, Lynne Pettinger, Jan Jensen and Jan DeGrass. And met new folks like Mary Baker, Marlene Lowden, Bob Scott and Steve Rowe. We sat at our tables and smiled for the masses who came to the tent after each speaker to buy books or get their books signed by the likes of Nick Cutter or Waubgeshig Rice, and we hoped and prayed that even though there were celebs about the place that our table would be visited and our wares admired, bought and signed.
We came each day during the festival to set up our books and arrange them just so. As we stood at the table, folks did come over and look at our works. Discussions were sparked and books were bought and signed, and if a book wasn’t bought it was at least glanced at and the authors (us) were acknowledged.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank festival organizers for the opportunity to take part in this very special way. To have our self-published works respected and treated with just as much importance as the famous books is by far a great honour.
Mike Oswald aka Micheal D. Mann, Roberts Creek
