New forthcoming novel: Drone Chase

New forthcoming novel: Drone Chase

Teens with drones catch bear-poaching gang in the woods of northern British Columbia, Canada! That’s the topic of my forthcoming young-adult novel, Drone Chase. Scheduled for publication spring 2021, it is available now for pre-order at Amazon, Indigo, and other...
Launching my new novel Stowaway

Launching my new novel Stowaway

This past Sunday was the first launch of my new young adult novel Stowaway, because it is only just off the press. I held the launch near my summer hideaway on Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada (which also happens to be the island where the story is set!). Some...
School Library Journal reviews my new teen novel Stowaway

School Library Journal reviews my new teen novel Stowaway

Stowaway review in a forthcoming July 2018 issue of School Library Journal “Fast-paced and suspenseful plot” WITHERS, Pam. Stowaway. 200p. Dundurn. Aug. 2018. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781459741911. Grade 7 and up–Owen and his parents have recently moved to an...
Children’s Writers Retreat, Mayne Island, BC

Children’s Writers Retreat, Mayne Island, BC

This past weekend I was privileged to hold the fourth annual Children’s Writers and Illustrators of BC (CWILL-BC) Mayne Island Writers’ Retreat in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. Our illustrious speaker was the dynamic Susin Nielsen, and...
Where will my next novel be set? (Richland, Washington)

Where will my next novel be set? (Richland, Washington)

I just finished and submitted my next young-adult novel. At this stage, I’ll reveal just three things about it. First, it’s set in  Richland, Washington (photos are me while visiting my sister in Richland last week). Second, it involves the sport of...