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My book on TV!

Jan 10, 2024

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For about a week now, my book of short stories, HOW TO MAKE A KILLING JAR, has been on newscaster Keith Baldry’s bookshelf! I’ve seen it on the news almost half a dozen times now! Look for the woman in the orange dress…!!!
Catching up: FBCW Shortlist Times Two!

Jan 10, 2024

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Ok, ok, so I’m sad about the fact that I didn’t make it to the top two positions… but I’m quite thrilled that I made the shortlist in not one, but two categories in The Federation of BC Writers latest contest: https://bcwriters.ca/2023LiteraryContest My flash fiction story, “The Match,” and my short story, “Wave Runner,” both…
How to Make a Killing Jar: Out and About!

Nov 3, 2023

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Ace Baker’s collection of 12+1 stories is published and is getting reviews! Find it on amazon.ca or amazon.com:
Ace Baker will be with the CTA in February and at the ACT in September !

Feb 4, 2015

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So far this year, I’ve scheduled two opportunities to present ideas about writing to others, and the first is coming up very soon. I’ll be in Coquitlam on February 20th presenting ideas to a group of teachers as part of their CTA (Coquitlam Teachers Association) district-wide professional development day, CREATING CULTURES OF LEADERSHIP. A colleague, Greg Sutherland, and…
Official Journey Prize nominations by PULP LITERATURE !

Feb 2, 2015

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“Victory Girl” Nominated by Pulp Literature The editors at Pulp Literature have been incredibly kind to me this year… My poem, “Big Red Schoolhouse,” was selected by past Poet Laureate George McWhirter as the winner of The Magpie Award, and was subsequently nominated by Pulp Literature’s editors for a National Magazine Award. One of…
My Guest Post on Crystal Bourque’s Blog : “Ace Baker: Poet at heART”

Feb 2, 2015

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I originally met Crystal Bourque at the SIWC Conference in October, 2014. She’s passionate about writing, and we’ve been staying in touch, sharing ideas about that very subject ever since. This month, she asked me to pen a guest blog for her about the subject of the value of poetry to fiction writers. Here’s the…
SHORT STORY IN THE RED TUQUE FINALS!

Jan 17, 2015

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Ace Baker

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A short story of mine is in the finals for Red Tuque’s “Canadian Tales of the Mysterious” contest. That means it’s one of thirteen stories chosen to be published in an anthology later this year. Right now, they’re choosing the placings, so I won’t say the title of my story just yet, to keep the…
Ace Baker at Golden Ears Writers

Nov 21, 2014

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This past Tuesday, the Golden Ears Writers put on a presentation at the ACT–the Arts Centre and Theatre in Maple Ridge… Ace Baker dug himself out of his writer’s cave long enough to take it in… and so did many others… Pulp Literature editors Sue Pieters and Jen Landels gave an informative presentation on how to…
Pulp Literature (and Ace Baker) at VCon!

Oct 4, 2014

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Last night, I finished work at 6:30, flew across the Port Mann bridge, and made it to the VCon book signing event by 7:00. VCon looked like a bar scene from Star Wars–many interesting characters, and these ones weren’t in between pages of a book! Wandering the halls were fantasy and sci-fi characters, steampunkers,…
Hummingbird Flash Fiction Contest: “WFF” is an editor’s pick!

Sep 15, 2014

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Well, the results are in for Pulp Literature’s flash fiction Hummingbird contest. First, I was contacted that I was one of twelve finalists. Then, the results came out today. My story, “WFF,” wasn’t the winner or runner-up; those accolades go to Rob Taylor’s “Here I Lay Down My Heart,” and Daniela Elza’s “Waiting for Twilight,”…