St. John's, Newfoundland, Writers' Union of Canada, May 29, 2014

The AGM of The Writers Union of Canada (TWUC) 

took place in stunning St. John’s.

Prof. Graham Skanes gave me 

a tour of his Regiment’s monuments.

The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-op 

put on a splendid reception for me, where I talked 

about The Alford Saga and The Gunner in particular, 

and was given a tour of their hugely up-to-date facilities.

After the meeting, I went birding and passed an iceberg.

The TWUC conference was packed.

Executive Director John Degen kept the meeting on track.

Kristen Gentleman, Valerie Laws, and the 

terrific Siobhan O’Connor, three kingpins of the Union.

The outgoing chair, Dorris Hefron, who wrote a book 

on wolves, gives a howl…

...and showed us the wonderful “wolf credo”.