National Post Canlit LiveBlog today at noon

Today at noon, I’m thrilled to be participating in a live blogging session with some very big names in Canadian Literature (I’ll be representing the little names in Canlit!).  Also on the panel will be:

• Nino Ricci, author of The Origin of Species, 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award finalist
• Vincent Lam, winner of the 2006 Giller Prize for Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
• Martha Kanya-Forstner, Editorial Director, Doubleday Canada
• Doug Hunter, author of God’s Mercies, 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award finalist
• Doug Pepper, President of McClelland & Stewart
• Lewis DeSoto, author of Blade of Grass, 2004 Booker Prize longlist
• Yvonne Hunter, Director of Marketing and Publicity, Penguin Canada
• Sarah MacLachlan, President, House of Anansi

We’ll be live blogging and responding to “audience” questions and comments on a range of topics including:

• New generation of writers in the spotlight
• Awards submission processes
• Author of the year
• New trends in publishing
• This year’s surprises
• How to measure the success of your book
• How awards change the process

I’m looking forward to it.  Here’s the link for this live blogging session.  Come and join the conversation…