I am so grateful to Ursula Maxwell-Lewis/SiWC.ca for this photo she took of me at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference. She managed to capture the booth before the sign fell down and me before I came down with my daughter’s going away present: a fever that left me looking like a truck ran over me. To see more pictures of the conference, be sure to check out their website...and yes, I’ve already scheduled to go back next year.
Ursula…thank you. Ursula takes wonderful photos.
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