Show Notes

Sandra has a fitness competition and mixed martial arts background

she's always been a writer and a reader

her first short story was published in Evolve, a Vampire anthology, which launched in Brighton, England at the World Horror Convention, which she attended

currently, she's working on editing three books

the one she's co-writing is called, An Excuse for Whisky, but the name may change

Sandra started the Creative Ink Festival 5 years ago, as a one-day event modeled after a similar one in Calgary

it's held in Burnaby, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver)

the dates this year are March 29th to 31st

it is a three-day event, run by volunteers, with workshops, panel discussions, red and blue pencil events, coffee clatches ... all the things you want to see at a writer's conference.

you can register for the three-day event for $80.00

this year the feature speaker is Kelly Armstrong

Sandra advocates for Downe Syndrome, as she believes there is a lot of work to be done to increase awareness and break stereo types

Contact Information

https://www.sandrawickham.com

https://www.thecreativeinkfestival.com