Tag Archives: VIU

VIU’s Creative Writing Program: A Graduate’s Review

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

I enrolled at Vancouver Island University during the summer of 2014. I’d been diagnosed with chemotherapy-caused nerve damage – something I still deal with to this day. I was being medically released from the military and had been offered two … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day and Afghanistan

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Shanon Sinn

Can you share a little bit about your experience in the Canadian military (what regiment you were with, how you got involved, where you served, anything else you are comfortable sharing – for example, I think you’re writing a book … Continue reading →

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Signing Books at VIU and Across Vancouver Island

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Shanon Sinn

VIU campus bookstore has The Haunting of Vancouver Island back in stock, so I stopped by Friday afternoon to sign their copies. Thanks to Tina for taking this video (more images below), and the rest of the staff for being both … Continue reading →

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The Haunting of Vancouver Island Book Launch

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Shanon Sinn

On October 27th we had the book launch for The Haunting of Vancouver Island. I wanted to share some of the photos taken for those of you who couldn’t make it and those of you who did but would still … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Island University Book Reading & Launch

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Shanon Sinn

Hi everyone, Here’s the poster for my reading at Vancouver Island University on October 27th at 5:30 pm. That’s the Friday of the Halloween weekend. The Arbutus Room is above the cafeteria in building 300 (campus map). For those of … Continue reading →