Some major and modest achievements here from my literary endeavors in 2022. Next year, looks to be even better with the publication in June of my debut, a novel-in-stories entitled Dreaming Home.

MY 2022 LITERARY HIGHLIGHTS

— Delivering the manuscript of Dreaming Home, my novel-in-stories, to publisher Biblioasis after working on it for two years with Caroline Adderson and John Metcalf, writers I deeply admire.

— Turning the manuscript into a book with managing editor Vanessa Stauffer, who has kindly sought my input all along the way. On Ingrid Paulson’s excellent cover/typesetting design. On John Sweet’s eagle-eyed copyediting.

— Publishing in Prairie Fire print journal my short story “Napoli,” a project I toiled over for years and never gave up on.

— Publishing in Prairie Fire online two reviews of story collections by fellow Canadian writers: Marion Quednau’s Sunday Drive to Gun Club Road and Kristyn Dunnion’s Stoop City.

— Editing a novella-in-stories by my late husband, Alex Turner, and submitting it for publication.

— Besting by 1 my Goodreads reading goal of 50 books (that’s up from 40 in 2021).