Torkidlit June Tweetup

Had a great time at the tweetup last night! Torkidlit types who attended:

Hélène Boudreau | Twitter: Just came back from a book tour in New Brunswick. Her new book, KEEP OUT!, recently debuted.

Marina Cohen | Twitter: Marina Cohen is the author of Ghost Ride. Claudia recently interviewed Marina for her Toronto Tuesdays series.

Megan Crewe | Twitter: author of Give Up The Ghost. Writers should check out Megan's blog for great tips and thought-provoking polls.

Anna Humphrey | Twitter: upcoming YA books include Margot Button Makes A Bet (Disney/Hyperion Books For Children - Fall/2010), Rhymes With Cupid (HarperTeen - Winter/2010). Claudia recently interviewed Anna for her blog.

Ian Keeling: Finally had a chance to chat with Ian! He found out about Torkidlit through Megan when they were both on the same panel at Ad Astra in Toronto. Ian's a speculative fiction writer and poet.

Stacy E. King | Twitter: YA author and marketing manager with UDON Manga for Kids. Stacy and I compared notes about the submission process and found we had quite a bit in common.

Adrienne Kress | Twitter: Author of Alex and the Ironic Gentleman and Timothy and the Dragon's Gate. Adrienne played around with my iPad, trying out the on-screen typing as well as external keyboard.

Maureen McGowan | Twitter: Her new books Cinderella: Ninja Warrior and Sleeping Beauty Vampire Slayer hit bookstores this fall.

Claudia Osmond (our founder!) | Twitter: Author of Smudge's Mark from Simply Read Books. Check out Claudia's blog for recent interviews of Torkidlit authors.

Cheryl Rainfield | Twitter: Cheryl's new book, Scars, comes out this month! Don't miss her book launch on Thu. June 24th, 6:30-9 pm (drop in), 519 Community Center. Door prizes, refreshments, lives music, and info about self-harm.

Bev Katz Rosenbaum | Twitter: Author of YA books I Was A Teenage Popsicle and Beyond Cool. So great to see Bev again!

Vikki Van Sickle | Twitter: Vikki works at one of my favourite children's bookstores in Toronto, The Flying Dragon, and her middle grade novel, Words That Start With B, debuts this fall from Scholastic Canada.

Rob Weston | Twitter: Rob's book, Zorgamazoo, won the 2010 Silver Birch Award. Claudia recently interviewed Rob for her blog.

And I was there, too, of course! You can find out more about me (Debbie Ridpath Ohi) at my blog and on Twitter.