aug 31 - oct 16, 2025

Leg One of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race on a Clipper 70 competing amongst 11 identical boats. Leg One is The Atlantic Trade Winds Leg. The route departs the UK and sails to Spain for one week, makes a several day in port visit, and then non-stop sailing for one month from Spain down the west coast of Africa past the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, across the equator, down the east coast of Brazil and making landfall in Uruguay.

Offshore Atlantic Sailing Crossing.

jun 11 - 17, 2025

Level Four race training for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Level Four continues development of basic principles of sailing and seamanship and personal safety techniques on the Clipper 70 race yachts, living on board offshore and introducing the asymmetric spinnaker work in a competitive race environment with assigned race boats and teams. The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. I’ve signed up to complete Leg One from the UK to Uruguay in September/October 2025.

Gosport, England

may 21, 2025

Graduation Ceremonies for Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Degree from the University of British Columbia.

Vancouver, British Columbia

may 17, 2025

Crew Allocation Day for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Confirmed race ports and dates, team allocations of skippers, first mates and crewmembers announced. The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. I’ve signed up to complete Leg One from the UK to Uruguay in September/October 2025.

Gosport, England

apr 18 - 23, 2025

Level Three race training for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Level Three continues development of basic principles of sailing and seamanship and personal safety techniques on the Clipper 70 race yachts, living on board offshore and introducing the asymmetric spinnaker work. The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. I’ve signed up to complete Leg One from the UK to Uruguay in September/October 2025.

Gosport, England

mar 29, 2025

A guest speaker at the Stories Inspire Passion (SIPS) event hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women’s Nelson & District Branch. SIPS is a tapas and wine event to raise scholarship funds for young women in the area.

Nelson, British Columba

mar 6, 2025

Guest of the Athena Network at Royal Military College of Canada for their Speed Networking event to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Kingston, Ontario

jan 7 - apr 11, 2025

Completing my second winter term as a Grad student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in Advanced Writing for Television 514 with Professor Zac Hug and Advanced Teaching of Creative Writing 550 with Professor Bronwen Tate.

Vancouver, British Columbia

dec 14, 2024

Guest of Honour at 561 Nelson Osprey Air Cadet Squadron Annual Christmas Mess Dinner to speak about The Stone Frigate and military life.

Nelson, British Columbia

sep 3, 2024 - apr 11, 2025

Ongoing completion of my thesis project as a Grad Student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). My thesis is an offshore sailing novel. Professor Maureen Medved is my thesis advisor and Professor Timothy Taylor is my second reader.

Vancouver, British Columbia

sep 3 - dec 10, 2024

Completed my second fall term as a Grad student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in Advanced Writing for Television 514 with Professor Zac Hug and Advanced Writing of Poetry 501 with Professor Susan Musgrave.

Vancouver, British Columbia

aug 31 - sep 5, 2024

Level Two race training for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Level Two continues development of basic principles of sailing and seamanship and personal safety techniques on the Clipper 70 race yachts, living on board offshore and introducing the watch system. The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. I’ve signed up to complete Leg One from the UK to Uruguay in September/October 2025.

Gosport, England

Aug 23-29, 2024

Level One race training for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Level One introduces basic principles of sailing and seamanship and personal safety techniques on the Clipper 70 race yachts. The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. I’ve signed up to complete Leg One from the UK to Uruguay in September/October 2025.

Gosport, England

Jul 3-12, 2024

Completed the second summer residency as a Grad Student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in The Short Film course with Professor Sara Graefe.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Jan 10 - Apr 12, 2024

The first winter term as a Grad student at University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in Advanced Writing of Drama for Screen 506 with Professor Sara Graefe and the course Advanced Writing of Fiction (The Short Story) 509 with Professor Alix Ohlin.

Vancouver, British Columbia

December 10, 2023

Guest panel participant on Global TV The West Block with host Mercedes Stephenson and LCol (Ret’d) Mark Popov to discuss the recent DND announcement of committee members tasked to review the future status of The Royal Military College.

Ottawa, Ontario

November 1, 2023

Guest Speaker on the RMC Alumni Association Celebrating Trailblazers Podcast.

Nelson, British Columbia

Sep 7 - Dec 8, 2023

Completed my first fall term as a Grad student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in Advanced Writing of Creative Non-Fiction 505 with Professor Mandy Catron and Advanced Writing of Fiction (The Novel) 509 with Professor Maureen Medved.

Vancouver, British Columbia

August 9-28, 2023

Research trip to French Polynesia—Tahiti, Tuamotus (Fakarava and Rangiroa), Marquesas (Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Nuku Hiva), Huahine, Bora Bora, Taha’a, and Mo’orea—for current novel under construction.

Society and Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

july 4-15, 2023

Completed the first summer residency as a Grad Student at the University of British Columbia working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Optional Residency/Distance). Cohort member in Advance Writing of Fiction (The Art of the Novel) 506 course with visiting Professor Tessa McWatt from University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.

Vancouver, British Columbia

April 4, 2023

Guest Speaker at Royal Military College in the Women, War and Society Graduate Studies class for a reading from The Stone Frigate and a discussion/question period hosted by Professor Dr. Vanessa Oliveira.

Kingston, Ontario

March 15, 2023

Guest Speaker at Royal Military College English Department class for a reading from The Stone Frigate and a discussion/question period hosted by Professor Dr. Steven Lukits.

Kingston, Ontario

March 18, 2022

Guest Speaker at Royal Military College English Department class for a reading from The Stone Frigate and a discussion/question period hosted by Professor Dr. Steven Lukits.

Kingston, Ontario

March 3, 2022

Completed the first draft of a novel.

Nelson, British Columbia

february 9, 2022

Guest Virtual Presenter of the Winter 2022 “People Make History” lecture on Zoom at Wilfred Laurier University to discuss the important part each of us can play in effecting lasting cultural change as hosted by Dr. Tarah Brookfield and Dr. Peter Farrugia.

Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario

January 18, 2022

Guest Virtual Author for the Kootenay-wide Read Local Book Club on Zoom to discuss The Stone Frigate as hosted by Sam King, Adult Services Librarian for Trail & District Public Library. This event is open to the public.

Trail, British Columbia

May 26, 2021

Guest of Innisfil ideaLAB and Public Library for a Virtual Author Talk to discuss The Stone Frigate hosted by Librarian Alicja Procaccini.

Innisfil, Ontario

April 14, 2021

Guest Speaker at the RMC Athena Network Book Club to discuss The Stone Frigate.

Kingston, Ontario

March 19, 2021

Guest Speaker at Royal Military College English Department class for a reading from The Stone Frigate and a discussion/question period hosted by Professor Dr. Steven Lukits.

Kingston, Ontario

March 8, 2021

Guest of the RMC Athena Network as a participant in their speed networking mentor event in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Kingston, Ontario

March 8, 2021

Workshop Attendee at the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman’s Women Veterans virtual outreach activity hosted by Nishika Jardine.

Toronto, Ontario

March 2, 2021

Guest Lecturer at Selkirk College in Leesa Dean’s Creative Writing Class.

Nelson, British Columbia

February 10, 2021

Guest Speaker at the RMC Athena Network Book Club to discuss The Stone Frigate.

Kingston, Ontario

February 5, 2021

Guest Speaker at 561 Nelson Osprey Air Cadet Squadron as guest of Major K.R. Debiasio discuss The Stone Frigate and military life.

Nelson, British Columbia

DEcember 10, 2020

Kingston Whig Standard newspaper (Postmedia Press) runs a feature article, written by local journalist Steph Crozier, on The Stone Frigate being selected as winner of the Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award.

Kingston, Ontario

December 10, 2020

Nelson Star newspaper (BlackPress) runs a feature article, written by award winning local journalist Tyler Harper, on The Stone Frigate being selected as winner of the Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award.

Nelson, British Columbia

December 9, 2020

The Stone Frigate selected as winner of the Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award honouring the best book on Ontario women’s history in the past three years.

Toronto, Ontario

December 3, 2020

Published an OpEd piece titled “The Antidote” as a featured guest on Servicewomen’s Salute blog series: “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”

Nelson, British Columbia

October 15, 2020

Interviewed on CBC Radio Ontario Morning with host Julianne Hazlewood to talk about the recently released Statistics Canada Report: Experiences of unwanted sexualized and discriminatory behaviours at Canadian Military Colleges, 2019.

Nelson, British Columbia

October 9, 2020

Interviewed on CBC Radio As It Happens with host Peter Armstrong to talk about the recently released Statistics Canada Report: Experiences of unwanted sexualized and discriminatory behaviours at Canadian Military Colleges, 2019.

Nelson, British Columbia

October 2, 2020

Guest Presenter, as a published author, at the Learning in Retirement Event to speak on “The Author’s Journey” from the moment of inspiration that you’d like to write a book all the way through the process to holding your book first time and how to market it from there.

Nelson, British Columbia via Zoom

September 18, 2020

Guest Speaker on Episode 001 of the Podcast “WMNCanada: Women’s Mentoring Network of Canada” with host Amanda Kalhous.

Toronto, Ontario (via Zoom)

July 14, 2020

Guest Speaker at Nelson Rotary Morning Group Meeting event hosted by Lisa McGeady.

Nelson, British Columbia (via Zoom)

July 10, 2020

Guest Speaker on Episode 112 of the Podcast “Reframe Your Life” with hosts Sandy Reynolds and Patti M. Hall.

Toronto, Ontario (via Zoom)

June 16, 2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19 Outbreak: Servicewomen’s Salute Event at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Guest speaker and panel participant with author Sandra Perron, Out Standing in the Field, and author Kelly S. Thompson, Girls Need Not Apply, to be moderated by Rosemary Park.

Toronto, Ontario

June 6-14, 2020

First Residency in my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction at Dalhousie/University of King’s College. Two Year low-residency Program. Online format instituted due to Covid-19 Outbreak.

Online from Halifax, Nova Scotia (via Zoom)

june 1, 2020

Interviewed on Kootenay Coop Radio Kootenay Morning with Bonnie B. to talk about The Stone Frigate and recently being named as a finalist for 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction.

Nelson, British Columbia

may 30, 2020

Interviewed on CBC Radio North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay to talk about The Stone Frigate and recently being named as a finalist for 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction.

Vancouver, British Columbia

May 29, 2020

Interviewed on CBC Radio Daybreak South with Chris Walker to talk about The Stone Frigate and recently being named as a finalist for 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction.

Kelowna, British Columbia

may 29, 2020

The Audiobook version of The Stone Frigate, narrated in my voice, is released by Heraclon Audiobook Publishing on Rakuten Kobo Audiobooks and Amazon Audible platforms.

Toronto, Ontario

May 28, 2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19 Outbreak: Keynote Speaker at Women in Aerospace Canada networking and professional development event hosted by Eva Martinez.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

May 16, 2020

Nelson Star newspaper (Black Press) runs a front page feature article, written by award winning local journalist Tyler Harper, on The Stone Frigate being named as a finalist for the 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.

Nelson, British Columbia

May 6, 2020

The Stone Frigate is named as a finalist for the 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the Nonfiction Genre.

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19 Outbreak: Attendee at the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman’s Women Veteran’s Outreach Event hosted by McKinsey & Company.

Toronto, Ontario

March 18, 2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19 Outbreak: Guest Speaker at Royal Military College in two separate English Department classes for readings from The Stone Frigate and a discussion hosted by Professor Dr. Steven Lukits.

Teleconference to Kingston, Ontario

march 12, 2020

Guest Lecturer at Selkirk College in Leesa Dean’s Creative Writing Class.

Nelson, British Columbia

November 19-26, 2019

At Heraclon Publishing Inc. to narrate the audiobook recording of The Stone Frigate in their sound studios. Audiobook in my voice scheduled to be released in Early 2020!

Toronto, Ontario

October 10, 2019

RMC History 201 Guest Lecturer: “Keys to Healthy Leadership” with an introduction by RMC History Professor Tanya Grodzinski.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

October 10, 2019

RMC Psychology 301 Guest Lecturer: “Keys to Healthy Leadership” with an introduction by RMC Psychology Professor Shaun Tymchuk.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

October 9, 2019

The 2019 RMC Young Memorial Lecture on Leadership Guest Presenter: “Effecting Cultural Change” with an introduction by RMC Principal Dr. Harry Kowal.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

october 9, 2019

RMC Graduating Class of 2020 Young Memorial Lecture Keynote Address: “Effecting Cultural Change” with an introduction by RMC Principal Dr. Harry Kowal.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

october 7, 2019

Athena Women’s Network Launch Keynote Address: “The Importance of Women Mentoring Women” with an introduction by RMC History Professor Dr. Marie-Michèle Doucet.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

october 4, 2019

Ben McNally Books ‘In Her Voice’ Series Book Event—participated on a panel with Author Joanne Vannicola, All We Knew But Couldn’t Say, as moderated by Author Farzana Doctor.

Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario

september 27, 2019

CFRC Radio 101.9 “Finding a Voice” broadcast on Queens University Radio, hosted by On Air Talent Bruce Kauffman, of the live recording made of my Novel Idea Book Tour Event talk presented on September 12, 2019.

Kingston, Ontario

September 14, 2019

RMC Gift Shop Book Signing Event.

Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

september 12, 2019

Novel Idea Bookstore Book Tour Event: “The How and the Why of Writing My Memoir” with an introduction by renowned Author Steven Heighton.

Kingston, Ontario

september 10, 2019

Bedford Academy Book Tour Event hosted by RMC Alumni Toronto Branch: “The How and the Why of Writing My Memoir” with an introduction by Branch Past-President Peter Fosbery.

Toronto, Ontario

september 6, 2019

Vancouver Law Firm Professional Development Association guest presenter: “Effecting Cultural Change”.

Vancouver, British Columbia

september 5, 2019

Fasken Law Firm Professional Development guest presenter: “Effecting Cultural Change” with an introduction by Partner Amy Carruthers.

Vancouver, British Columbia

july 30, 2019

CBC Radio West program with On Air Talent Sarah Penton for a guest segment on the ‘Memorable Meals’ portion of the show.

Kelowna, British Columbia

july 19, 2019

CBC Radio Syndication nation-wide driving home show guest segment on reaction to news of Federal Government $900M settlement offer in Sexual Misconduct Class Action Suit:

St John's - On the Go with Zak
Saskatchewan - Afternoon Edition with Bonnie 
Kelowna - Radio West with Sarah Penton
Winnipeg - Up to Speed with Rom
Ottawa - All in a Day with Alan Neal
Sudbury - Up North with Matt
Edmonton - Radio Active with Adrienne Pan
Whitehorse - Airplay with George 
Vancouver - On the Coast with Jason D'Souza

May 26, 2019

Toronto Star Sunday Edition Insight Section Opinion piece: “Why first female cadet was never ‘one of the guys’”.

Toronto, Ontario

april 27, 2019

Canadian Federation of University Women, Nelson Branch, guest presenter: “How I Discovered I Was a Feminist” with an introduction by Board Member Cathy Leugner.

Nelson, British Columbia

april 16, 2019

Kaslo and District Public Library Book Tour Event: “The How and the Why of Writing My Memoir” with an introduction by Librarian Angela Bennett.

Kaslo, British Columbia

March 15, 2019

Otter Books Bookstore Signing Event.

Nelson, British Columbia

March 13, 2019

Taghum Hall Book Launch Event: “The How and the Why of Writing My Memoir’ with an introduction by local talented Author Leesa Dean.

Nelson, British Columbia

March 13, 2019

Juice FM Radio 103.5 “Morning Show”interview to discuss my Book Launch event that evening at Taghum Hall hosted by On Air Talent Tanner Havens.

Nelson, British Columbia

March 6, 2019

Massy Books Bookstore Launch Event: “The How and the Why of Writing My Memoir” with an introduction by Feminist and Composer Dr. Jacqueline Leggatt.

Vancouver, British Columbia

March 2, 2019

“The Stone Frigate: The Royal Military College’s First Female Cadet Speaks Out” is published by Dundurn Press of Toronto.