Heather's Events
Heather is Working Diligently = NO PLANNED EVENTS at this time
‘The Female Stigmata: Thirty Years to Choosing a Body I Love’ is in progress with an expected release date of November 2023. It is an important piece that will help inspire women to choose their best life no matter what circumstances they find themselves in.
For a signed copy of: ‘Colours of the Wild: Animals of the Americas’, please see Birdsong Studios or Yooneek Books in Okotoks.
2023.02.24 - Louisville, Kentucky
Panel Discussion & Reading
The 50th Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture @ University of Louisville, College of Arts & Sciences: Humanities Building, 2216S St., Louisville, KY
Panel: Mothers, Daughters and the Life Force
- Artress Bethany White, East Stroudsburg University
- Annie Finch, St. Francis College, Brooklyn
- Lee Zacharias, University of North Carolina Greensboro
- Leaslieann Hobayan, Rutgers University
- Heather Thomas, Independent Scholar
Heather will be reading from her forthcoming memoir and participating in the panel discussion about mothers, daughters and the complicated intergenerational dynamic between them. They will consider the following questions: given the popularity of intergenerational women’s storytelling, what representational patterns do you embrace? What pitfalls do you avoid? What truths and traumas have you wrestled with in your work? What are the continued joys of writing about mothers and daughters?
2022.11.11 to 2022.11.25 - Vernon, British Columbia
Writer in Residence @ Caetani Cultural Centre
Heather is pleased to accept the writer-in-residence position at the Caetani Cultural Centre in Vernon, BC. Here she will be working on her memoir, ‘The Female Stigmata: Thirty Years to Choosing a Body I Love.’
- 2022.11.19 – Caetani Open House
Heather will read selected pieces from her book during the open house (9-12 pm).
2022.11.05 - Okotoks, Alberta
Indy Author Book Fair @ Okotoks Public Library
2022.11.05 @ 10-4pm
Heather will be available at the fair in honour of the local Indy Author Book Fair for reading, signing and purchase of her brand new children’s book: ‘Colours of the Wild, Animals of the Americas’
2022.11.01 - Okotoks, Alberta
BOOK RELEASE @ Birdsong Studios
Heather (author) & Russell Thomas (illustrator) will be available for book reading, signing and purchase of their brand new children’s book: ‘Colours of the Wild, Animals of the Americas’