I'm very pleased and proud to be the inaugural winner of the Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize which was announced on April 21, the 24th anniversary of Al Purdy's passing.

***Playing the Beaver Fever Music Festival (near Beaver Mines AB) Saturday July 13 with James Van Leeuwen. App. 2PM.  Google Beaver Fever Festival for more details or go to Eventbrite for tickets.

July 18-21 2024, A featured author/poet at the Moose Jaw Festival of Words,  one of my favorite summer events and along with Festival of Words and Banff Book Fest., one of the great lit. festivals. More details to follow.

October 25, 2024. Wailback plays Rocky Mountain Folk Club, Rosedale Community Hall, 901 11th Ave N.W. Calgary.

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, Wailback plays  Rotary Performing Arts Centre, Okotoks, Alberta.