A Day in the Life of.... is there a typical David Poulsen day? Not really as any given day could include heading out the door to a rodeo or bullriding, presenting a creative writing workshop for Junior High students or researching and writing his next novel. And if none of those possibilities exist, David can generally be found at home in the Porcupine Hills trying to catch up on writing and fencing.

Spring is my favourite season—the Bald Eagles that pass through here on the way to northern BC, the baby calves and foals and the world around us turning from brown to green. There’s nothing like a cup of coffee on the back deck with a good book in hand and spring happening all around. I love it!! Of course, spring is also income tax time but let’s not talk about that…

Okay, I admit it—this update is long overdue. Things have been a little crazy lately but in a good way, for sure. Later this month I will be heading out to Toronto for the Silver Birch Award ceremony (The Vampire’s Visit is a nominated book for the Silver Birch Award) and visiting a number of schools as well throughout the week. A couple of weeks ago I was a guest presenter at schools in Waterloo and Kitchener and at the Silver Birch celebration for the Niagara Peninsula. Great kids and great fun all put together by an amazingly dedicated group of teachers/librarians. And I’ve been fortunate to be part of a couple of terrific Young Authors Conferences—the Calgary Conference (at my old high school) and the Foothills Conference in High River, Alberta—again tremendously talented and enthusiastic kids and awesome organizers.

Big excitement as well with the newest book in the “Salt and Pepper Chronicles”—The Prisoners and the Paintings making its appearance just a couple of weeks ago. Soon to arrive—the next two books in The Lawrence High School Yearbook Series—Jeremy’s Song and Cowboy Cool.

Rodeo and Bull Riding season is getting going in a big way as well. I’ve already been to Saskatoon, Lethbridge and Prince Albert with upcoming events at Millarville, Alberta, Rocky Mountain House, a Cody Snyder Bull Bustin’ event in Calgary and then on to Airdrie and the Calgary Stampede.

And I’ve been serving during the last three months as the Writer in Residence for the Chinook Arch Library region in southwestern Alberta—cudos to Chinook Arch, the Claresholm Public Library and the Writers Guild of Alberta for putting together a program that has been so beneficial to so many rural Albertans--kids and adults--who have a love for reading and writing.

... David

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