Charis Cotter, Writer

I'm so excited to be launching my scary book Screech! in Halloween Week! come and be scared!

This year I'm doing virtual visits to schools to tell Newfoundland ghost stories for Halloween! Grades 4 to 6. http://chariscotter.ca//virtual-visit-newfoundland-ghost-/

My writer friend Author Vanessa Shields wrote this very informative blog about everything you need to know about a book blurb, whether you're writing one, looking for one or just want to know what's involved.

I'm so happy and excited about this!

I'm so excited to be on the shortlist for this award with Lori Doody and Susan Sinnott. I'm looking forward to hearing them read from their books tomorrow night!

Scary season is nearly upon us. In Newfoundland, the wind is beginning to howl and the ghosts are on the move. A colleague of mine, Lindsey Carmichael, asked me to contribute to her Cantastic Authorpalooza blog, which features Canadian children's writers. With two new Newfoundland ghost story books released this summer, I'm in my happy, spooky, and very haunted, place.

Well August just got a whole lot more deliciously creepy! Charis Cotter book - SCREECH! Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland - is being released by Nimbus Publi...shing and Vagrant Press this month. I spent a happy afternoon during the August long weekend getting scared - Eek! SCREECH! Settle in and prepare to meet all manner of apparitions, hags and restless spirits. Charis has a way of taking oft heard tales and putting her own spin on them that gave this reader the impression that she is not only a great teller but also a great listener. "The Story Behind the Story" section that follows each chapter was particularly interesting and a wonderful way for the author to pay tribute to the original teller of the ghostly tale. Each story is perfectly complimented by Geneieve Simms illustrations. I will be permanently haunted by what I saw on page 102! As a storyteller I loved the inclusion of "Tips for Spooky Storytelling" that comes at the end of the book. On July 31st I had the pleasure of tuning in to a Facebook event where Charis read from another of her ghost stories and answered questions and discussed her process of collecting and writing stories. Visit her Facebook page and check it out. #ghoststories #storytellersofcanada #readatlantic #readatlanticcanadapublishers #readatalanticcanadaauthors #ireadcanadian #runningthegoatbooksandbroadsides #spooky #Newfoundland #storytelling #storyteller #summerreading2020 #readallthebooks #summerreading #hauntedhike See more

Here's the edited video of our book launch last night! so much fun... there's a Q&A at the end with some lively discussion about the scariest ghosts from our childhoods.

Well August just got a whole lot more deliciously creepy! Charis Cotter book - SCREECH! Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland - is being released by Nimbus Publi...shing and Vagrant Press this month. I spent a happy afternoon during the August long weekend getting scared - Eek! SCREECH! Settle in and prepare to meet all manner of apparitions, hags and restless spirits. Charis has a way of taking oft heard tales and putting her own spin on them that gave this reader the impression that she is not only a great teller but also a great listener. "The Story Behind the Story" section that follows each chapter was particularly interesting and a wonderful way for the author to pay tribute to the original teller of the ghostly tale. Each story is perfectly complimented by Geneieve Simms illustrations. I will be permanently haunted by what I saw on page 102! As a storyteller I loved the inclusion of "Tips for Spooky Storytelling" that comes at the end of the book. On July 31st I had the pleasure of tuning in to a Facebook event where Charis read from another of her ghost stories and answered questions and discussed her process of collecting and writing stories. Visit her Facebook page and check it out. #ghoststories #storytellersofcanada #readatlantic #readatlanticcanadapublishers #readatalanticcanadaauthors #ireadcanadian #runningthegoatbooksandbroadsides #spooky #Newfoundland #storytelling #storyteller #summerreading2020 #readallthebooks #summerreading #hauntedhike See more

Sit Back and Get Spooked! Footsteps in Bay de Verde Virtual Book Launch Thursday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. (NL)(6:00 p.m. EDT)... Listen as I tell the spine-tingling story that inspired the book, followed by a conversation about ghosts, illustration and creativity with artist Jenny Dwyer Jenny and I will be available to answer questions online after the launch. If you can't make it Thursday evening, you can watch the book launch on either Facebook or You Tube afterwards.

Take a look at this video to get a sneak peek at my latest book, Footsteps in Bay de Verde, illustrated by the Extremely Spooky Jenny Dwyer! Hope you can make the launch on July 30. A very local story and ahem! a very local ghost.

Sit Back and Get Spooked! Footsteps in Bay de Verde Virtual Book Launch Thursday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. (NL)(6:00 p.m. EDT)... Listen as I tell the spine-tingling story that inspired the book, followed by a conversation about ghosts, illustration and creativity with artist Jenny Dwyer Jenny and I will be available to answer questions online after the launch. If you can't make it Thursday evening, you can watch the book launch on either Facebook or You Tube afterwards.

Hooray! our creepy Footsteps ghost story is travelling south!

Look what just arrived! Excited about Drumlin Fever, new #canlit #childrensliterature Charis Cotter http://www.cobourgnow.com/?p=14808

Thank you to everyone who attended the book launch for Drumlin Fever. Anyone interested in buying a copy of Drumlin Fever, please contact Graham's assistant: [email protected]. Anyone interested in signing up for Graham's weekly letter, please write to him at [email protected].

Book Launch for Drumlin Fever by Graham Cotter, June 3, 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended the book launch for Drumlin Fever. Anyone interested in buying a copy of Drumlin Fever, please contact Graham's assistant: [email protected]. Anyone interested in signing up for Graham's weekly letter, please write to him at [email protected].

Drumlin Fever! Today's the day! Book Launch of Drumlin Fever by Graham Cotter 3 pm EST Facebook Live: Charis Cotter, Writer page.... Reading followed by Q&A from audience https://www.facebook.com/CharisCotterWriter/ If you can't make it to the launch, you can view the video anytime on this page.

Do you know what a drumlin is? I didn't, until I met Graham Cotter and started reading his NEW book "Drumlin Fever" This weeks Coffee Time with Christine is ...going to be a bit different, I get the pleasure to talk to 95 year old, Graham Cotter, about his new book, "Drumlin Fever". (I'm on chapter 8 ) Graham has owned a house just outside of Warkworth since 1968. He is a retired Anglican priest who writes and thinks about science and faith, and of course, drumlins. Join us for this fun, inspiring, story. Thank you to our sponsor: Campbellford Seymour Community Foundation, for their passion for stories of the community.

This Friday, at 11 a.m. EST, Graham Cotter will be interviewed live on Facebook about his book, Drumlin Fever on Coffee with Christine: http://facebook.com/christinealthouse. Drumlin Fever Virtual Book Launch: Wednesday, June 3 at 3 p.m. EST: https://www.facebook.com/CharisCotterWriter/

The book launch for Drumlin Fever will be Wednesday June 3 at 3 pm ET, a Facebook Live presentation on this page. Graham will read from the book and talk about how he came to write about drumlins and adventure in Warkworth, Ontario in the 1970s.

Thanks to everyone who watched my Secrets of The Ghost Road Live Facebook presentation today. If you missed it you can still see it here: https://www.facebook.com/CharisCotterWriter/videos/837099063447108/ The first few minutes is just me doing a technical check. The presentaton starts about 3 minutes in.... If you have questions, please write them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.

Charis Cotter, award-winning author of spooky books, reads from The Ghost Road and reveals the secrets of the Newfoundland landscape that inspired the book. The Ghost Road is a finalist in the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Awards, 2020.

Today’s the day! The Secrets of The Ghost Road revealed by Charis Cotter Live on Facebook. 1 pm Atlantic time. Hackmatack Finalist. Find it on Facebook, Charis ...Cotter Writer page. NOTE: ALL YOU TIME TRAVELLERS: 9 am Pacific Time 10 am Mountain and Central Standard 11 am Central 12 pm Eastern 1 pm Atlantic 1:30 pm Newfoundland #hackmatack #newfoundlandghoststories #canadianchildrensbooks @tundrabooks @kidsbookcentre @runningthegoatbooks @woozlesbooks @bookcityto @furbyhousebooks @nimbuspub @canscaip @westwoodcreativeartists

The Ghost Road Live Facebook Video Monday May 11 1:00 p.m. Atlantic Time A Hackmatack Reading and Presentation... The Ghost Road is a Hackmatack 2020 finalist. Play the Radio Game with Charis Cotter and find out what inspired the landscape of the novel and where the real Ghost Road can be found. 30-minute presentation followed by a half-hour Q&A. MONDAY MAY 11 1:00 p.m. Atlantic Time 1:30 p.m. Newfoundland and Labrador 12:00 p.m Eastern Daylight Time Zone https://www.facebook.com/CharisCotterWriter/ For anyone watching who isn't in Hackmatack, it's a literacy program in the Atlantic provinces for kids in grades 4-6 (ages 9-12). Every year there are 40 books nominated for the annual award 10 each in English fiction, English nonfiction, French fiction, and French nonfiction. Groups register for Hackmatack, read a selection of the nominated books, and the readers vote for their favourites to pick the award winners. If you're interested in learning more, visit hackmatack.ca, or the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Facebook page. Stacey Cornelius Prix Littéraire Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award