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Dirty Bird wins Margaret and John Savage Award for Best First Book
I am thrilled to announce that Dirty Bird has won the Margaret and John Savage Award for best first book at the Atlantic Book Awards. I would like to thank the award sponsors, including the Savage family, and all those people who devoted time and effort into making 2013’s awards such a success. Check out…
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Upcoming Events – Atlantic Book Awards
You may recall that my novel Dirty Bird was recently shortlisted for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, as part of the Atlantic Book Awards. As a precursor to the awards, I will be participating in literary events in PEI and Nova Scotia. Hoping to see some familiar faces! PEI: On Saturday, May 11th…
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Dirty Bird Shortlisted for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
It was just announced that Dirty Bird has been shortlisted for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, which is presented through the Atlantic Book Awards and goes to the best first book published in Atlantic Canada last year. As part of being shortlisted I will be participating in events in PEI and Nova…
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Dirty Bird Reviewed by Salty Ink
A full review of Dirty Bird is now up on Salty Ink and I couldn’t be more thrilled with what Chad Pelley, CanLit critic and author, had to say. For the full review click here. Some of the highlights for me are: It’s a short novel, sure to shock, jangle, and draw you in. It’s…
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Salty Ink says “Dirty Bird is 2012’s hidden gem.”
January 8th. -21 with the windchill. I wake at 5:00 in the morning to a sick daughter. Once I change her sheets, and get her back to bed, I decide I’m up for the day. Make a cappuccino. A Montreal bagel. Sit down to write. Discover Salty Ink, one of my go-to sites for all…
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Dirty Bird Book Launches
I had my PEI launch over two weeks ago at the Arts Guild. For those of you who wanted to make it but couldn’t attend (and I am sure you number in the thousands) here is a summary of how the night went. Launch was at 7:00. I showed up at 6:30 and, in true…
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National Post Books Blog
My final blog entry for the National Post is now up on the site. In case you missed any of them, here is the link (it’s wild to see my name next to A.L. Kennedy): http://arts.nationalpost.com/tag/guest-editors/ In related news, the PEI launch of Dirty Bird is set for tonight at 7:00 at The Guild. Copies…
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Guest Blogging for the National Post and other Odds and Ends
My first blog post for the National Post is now up! Three more to come throughout the week. Here’s the link to the first one, which recounts my first hopeless attempt at writing a novel. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/11/12/keir-lowther-the-first-attempt/ In related news, my books are printed and are currently making their way to distributors, who will make books…
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“rambling, bloated ill-shaven giants…”
I don’t know about you but I find that most novels these days are far too long. I am not a numbers guy but I would say they are at least 20% too long. Maybe authors feel the pressure to reach 300 pages (80,000 words) in order to get taken seriously by publishing houses, critics…
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Early Praise for Dirty Bird
“Keir Lowther’s Dirty Bird gets between your teeth. It leaves silt in your bed sheets and second-hand smoke in your hair. It’s a neo-Canadian gothic tale of dysfunction, hallucination, and denial. It will make you feel sick, weak all over, but you’ll love it. You’ll crawl around for days after finishing it, wishing for more.…
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