Conferences and Festival Appearances:
- Book Bash festival, Calgary, Alberta, October, 2017
- IRSCL conference, Toronto, July, 2017
- COMEL conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September, 2016
- International Women’s Empowerment Conference & Gala, Toronto, March, 2016
- Children’s Literature Festival, Karachi, Pakistan, February, 2016
- NCTE Convention, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 2016
- ESLC Teachers Conference, Calgary, AB, Oct. 2015
- Canadian Children’s Book Week Tour, Quebec, May 2015
- Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, April 2015, Sharjah, (U.A.E.)
- NCTE Convention, Washington D.C., Nov. 2014
- Bookaroo International Festival, Delhi, Pune, India, Nov-Dec. 2013
- Alaska Public Libraries Conference, Valdez, AK, March 2013
- Judge for 16th Annual International Storytelling Festival, Tabriz, Iran, Feb. 2013
- Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore, 2012
- Golden Kite Award, SCBWI conference, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2011
- SCBWI Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
- Charlotte Zolotow Award, Madison, WI, 2011
- Saskatchewan Festival of Words, Moose Jaw, SK, 2011
- ETFO Ultimate Block Party, Toronto, 2011
- Telling Tales Festival, Hamilton, ON, 2010
- Settlement Through the Eyes of a Child (LINC), Toronto, 2010
- Lattitudes Storytelling Festival, Kitchener, ON, 2009, 2010
- Mare di Libri, Rimini, Italy, 2010
- Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore, 2010
- Canadian Library Association Convention, Edmonton AB, 2010
- ESL Language Council Festival, Edmonton, AB., 2009
- Canadian Library Association Conference, June 2010
- Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore, May 2010
- Vancouver International Writer’s Festival, Vancouver, BC., 2009
- Wordfest, Calgary, AB., 2009
- Serendipity Conference, Vancouver, B.C., 2009
- Canadian Children’s Book Week Tour, Newfoundland, 2008
- I.B.B.Y. Congress, plenary speech, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008
- Universal Forum of Cultures, Monterrey, Mexico, Nov. 2007
- Words Aloud 4 Festival, Ontario, Nov. 2007
- Yukon Public Library Tour, Yukon, Oct. 2007
- Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival, May 2007
- American Library Association Convention; New Orleans, LA, 2006
- IBBY Congress; Capetown, South Africa, 2004
- Michigan Reading Association; Detroit Michigan, 2003
- Reading for the Love of It, Toronto, Ontario, 2009, 2006, 2003
- Cuentos Literary Festival; McAllen, Texas, 2002
- Treasuring Every Kid’s Story: Nuestra Cultura; South Padre Island, Texas, 2002
- Listen Up! International Festival of Storytelling; Toronto Ontario, 2003, 2002, 2001
- Canadian Children’s Book Week Tour, North West Territories, 2000
Television and Radio Appearances:
- CBC TV appearances: The National (profile) 2013, CBC Sunday, 2002; The Moral Divide, CBC Newsworld 1999
- Alaska Public Radio, APRN, Talk of Alaska, March 2013
- CBC Radio appearances: The Next Chapter, April 2010; Prince Rupert local, Oct. 2009; Metro Morning, March 13, 2009; Sounds like Canada, 2007
- 3D Dialogue, Omni TV, 2007, 2006
- Book Television, Richler Ink, July 2003
- Michael Coren Show, CTS Dates: Mar. 11, May 13, July 5, Oct. 12, 1999, Nov. 2002
- Skylight, Vision TV. Dates: Oct. 12, 1998 and March 1999.
- South Asian Newsweek, CFMT, April 1998.
- Studio 2, TV Ontario, 1995