News and Events
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2022:
- December 9, 2022 — Dave appears on Crime Writers of Canada’s Western Wing panel with friends and fellow authors Iona Whishaw and Judy (JG) Toews https://youtu.be/bfSLEbkXTUk or https://fb.watch/hoHD1WzaEt/
- October 2, 2022 — Dave’s post “The Slush Pile” appears at Free Range Writers The Slush Pile (freerangewriters.com)
- September 22 and 23, 2022 — Dave presents a workshop on building strong and compelling plot-lines at Wine Country Writers Festival in Penticton, BC WCWF Keynote and Presenters – Wine Country Writers’ Festival (wcwfestival.com)
- August 21, 2022 — Dave’s post “Message in a Novel” appears at Free Range Writers Message in a Novel (freerangewriters.com)
- August 14, 2022 — Dave appears on panel (“Message in a Novel”) at When Words Collide literary festival WWC 2022 – About_WWC (whenwordscollide.org)
- July 10, 2022 — Dave’s post about his favourite field guides appears at Free Range Writers Devil in the Details (freerangewriters.com)
- May 29, 2022 — Dave’s book review of ‘Imaginary Peaks’ appears at Free Range Writers https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/imaginary-peaks-a-book-review
- May 28, 2022 — Dave appears on the Maple Leaf Murder West panel at the 2022 Maple Leaf Mystery conference https://writers-first.com/panels/
- May 19, 2022 — Dave appears at the Golden, BC library to talk ‘No Place for Wolverines.”
- April 17, 2022 — Dave’s book review of ‘A Wild Idea’ is posted at Free Range Writers. https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/a-wild-idea
- March 24, 2022 — Dave appears at the Fort Macleod, AB library to talk Jenny Willson and writing Fort Macleod Public Library (fortmacleodlibrary.ca)
- February 24, 2022 — Dave is featured on Kootenay Library Federation’s “Read Local Book Club”
- January 23, 2022 — Dave’s post about his discovery of the Proust Questionnaire at Free Range Writers According to Proust (freerangewriters.com)
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2021:
- December 5, 2021 — Dave’s post about the agony and the ecstasy of editing at Free Range Writers Editing –– The Agony and the Ecstasy (freerangewriters.com)
- September 20, 2021 — Dave joins Al Miller and his friends at a book club meeting in Radium, BC to talk about “Full Curl” and other Jenny Willson mysteries
- September 12, 2021 — Dave joins fellow CWC authors Tara Moss and AJ Devlin on the “Multifarious Mysteries Panel” at Word Vancouver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbMAijfKSOo
- August 2, 2021 — Dave joins fellow Crime Writers of Canada authors Del Chatterson and Winona Kent in an interview on the CWC YouTube channel CWC author conversation with Del Chatterson, Winona Kent & Dave Butler – YouTube
- July 18, 2021 — Dave’s post (“Buyin’ Dirt”) at Free Range Writers about Simon Winchester’s book: ‘Land.’ https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/buyin-dirt
- June 25, 2021 — Dave on virtual panel with fellow CWC authors Winona Kent and Del Chatterson
- May 10, 2021 — Dave on (virtual) panel with other Canadian writers at Ontario Library Technicians Association annual conference https://oaltabo.on.ca/2021-conference-author-spotlight/
- May 2, 2021 — Dave’s post at Free Range Writers about the role that Indigenous learning plays in his writing https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/layers-of-history-and-meaning
- March 21, 2021 — Dave’s post at Free Range Writers about beta readers https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/to-beta-or-not-to-beta
- February 28, 2021 — Dave’s post at Free Range Writers about word counts https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/size-matters
- February 16, 2021 — Dave’s HCC post re-posted at Canadian Mountain Holidays https://stories.cmhheli.com/heli-ski/a-mystifying-duality-sustainability-in-helicopter-and-snowcat-skiing-in-british-columbia/?_gl=1*1imekjg*_ga*MTY4ODkwMzU2Ny4xNjE0NTQxNDcx*_ga_P7HMQW8YGY*MTYxNDU0MTQ2OC4xLjAuMTYxNDU0MTQ2OC4w&_ga=2.7350258.15423727.1614541471-1688903567.1614541471
- February 12, 2021 — Dave’s blog post on sustainability in the helicopter and snowcat skiing sector appears on HeliCat Canada’s website HeliCat Blog — Helicat Canada
- February 10, 2021 — Dave’s piece on fiction and conservation appears at Canadian Geographic.ca Fiction and conservation can go hand-in-hand | Canadian Geographic
- January 24, 2021 — Dave post at Free Range Writers about evolution https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/will-we-ever-evolve-part-3
- January 14, 2021 — Dave appears with fellow East Kootenay authors Angie Abdou and Bruce Kirkby in the first virtual Booked! event of 2021 from the Fernie Heritage Library, Fernie, BC https://fb.watch/31HuOc6IMN/
- January 13, 2021 — Dave talks with Pam Denhke’s book club from the San Francisco area
- January 8, 2021 — Dave’s books featured on a post by Del Chatterson https://delvinchatterson.com/looking-back-planning-ahead/?fbclid=IwAR3zCHxcV2p2ZWJRU7VaylZL28X2-d4hX8MR4mOocHDx1YMf_g27C3rJS9s
- January 7, 2021 — Dave’s images appear on ShawTV’s ‘The Gallery’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1P7duVG-KJ1ATWytyWsYGc_PfDPAus0fy27l65cUEzxpbbvDMNvzIIg4Y&v=YlIP5tn886o&feature=youtu.be
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2020:
- December 31, 2020 — Dave’s article on adventure travel and conservation, featuring ‘In Rhino We Trust,” appears in ATTA’s Adventure Travel News https://www.adventuretravelnews.com/in-rhino-we-trust-from-atws-to-novel
- Decenber 27, 2020 — Dave posts about a yearning for travel, including book reviews for Wade Davis and Bruce Kirkby https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/yearning-for-travel
- November 22, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about his experiences with traditional publishing https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/the-third-option-traditional-publishing
- November 21, 2020 — Dave interviews radio host Dennis Walker about his new book of stories about his career in radio https://soundcloud.com/user-628166165/dave-butler-interviews-dennis-walker-on-his-book-the-little-red-radio?fbclid=IwAR0fnaWlq7pbJyGANK7m0b8XOSuzDPWLvDhtwz0rqHEZHP3bMU6FM865qrU
- November 18, 2020 — Part II of Dave’s interview on “From the Dressing Room” https://www.jcvartstudio.net/podcast/episode/f1aa44bc/part-2-dave-butler-eco-mystery-author
- November 14, 2020 — Dave featured on podcast “From the Dressing Room” at JCVArtStudio (Part I) https://www.jcvartstudio.net/podcast/episode/20c3d4af/dave-butler-eco-mystery-author
- November 4, 2020 — Dave shares his thoughts on writing and publishing with 3 high school classes in Golden, BC
- October 18, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about character arcs in environmental fiction https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/growing-a-character
- October 1, 2020 — In Rhino We Trust featured in Fall issue of BC Bookworld https://issuu.com/bcbookworld/docs/autumn_2020_issue_web_version
- September 19, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about including current events in his writing https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/the-importance-of-being-current
- September 15, 2020 — Dave is featured in BC Bookworld https://abcbookworld.com/writer/dave-butler/
- August 2, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about the inextricable link between walking and writing https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/on-walking-and-writing
- June 14, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about walking and writing https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/on-walking-and-writing
- May 24, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about writing fiction in the time of COVID-19 https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/environmental-mysteries-and-public-debate-can-one-enhance-the-other
- April 18, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about how environmental mysteries can influence public debate https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/environmental-mysteries-and-public-debate-can-one-enhance-the-other
- March 24, 2020 — in his post at Free Range Writers, Dave lists the top ten ways that eco-fiction can influence conservation https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/dave-s-top-10-ways-that-environmental-mysteries-influence-conservation-and-vice-versa-dave-butler
- February 9, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about the balancing act between writing and full-time day jobs https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/balancing-act
- January 19, 2020 — Dave posts at Free Range Writers about writing like a photographer https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/writing-like-a-photographer
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2019:
- December 21, 2019 — Dave publishes a post at Free Range Writers about challenging your characters https://www.freerangewriters.com/post/a-few-good-challenges
- Nov 20, 2019 — Dave launches In Rhino We Trust at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta (7 pm), with special guest Marty von Neudegg
- Nov 19, 2019 — Dave featured on Mountain FM Morning Show (Canmore) to talk about the launch of In Rhino We Trust
- Nov 10, 2019 — Dave’s post at Free Range Writers where he writes about the ways in which eco-fiction can encourage dialogue in an increasingly polarized world
- Nov 4, 2019 — Dave appears, for the third time, on Talking Kootenay Books with Keith Powell.
- October 29, 2019 — In Rhino We Trust featured in Fernie Fix magazine
- October 22, 2019 — In Rhino We Trust now available in the United States
- October 20 — Dave’s next post at Free Range Writers – 50 Shades of Gray
- Oct 4, 2019 — Dave’s formal Cranbrook book launch at Huckleberry Books, Cranbrook, BC
- 7:30 pm — #16 9th Avenue South
- Join Dave and special guest Jim Barber for a discussion of Namibia and how the country, its landscapes, its people, and its conservation challenges inspired the latest novel in the series
- Sept 30, 2019 — In Rhino We Trust published in Canada, and on all major e-book platforms
- September 28, 2019 — a very positive feature review of In Rhino We Trust in Publisher’s Weekly
- Sept 23, 2019 — In Rhino We Trust featured in BCBookLook
- Sept 15, 2019 — at Free Range Writers, Dave writes about where he writes, and why that makes a difference to the process.
- Sept 5, 2019 — ‘In Rhino We Trust’ receives very positive review in American Librarian Association’s Booklist
- September 4, 2019 — endorsement of ‘In Rhino We Trust’ by Dr Jeff Muntifering, Science Adviser to Save the Rhino Trust Namibia
- August 28, 2019 — ‘In Rhino We Trust’ listed in the 49th Shelf Most Anticipated Fall Fiction Line-up
- August 27, 2019 — endorsement of ‘In Rhino We Trust’ by Brian Keating
- August 17, 2019 — Dave’s next post at Free Range Writers — “Looking at the World”
- July 28, 2019 — Dave’s next post at Free Range Writers — My Harrowing Experience in the Outdoors
- July 26, 2019 — endorsement of ‘In Rhino We Trust’ from Ian Hamilton, author of the Ava Lee series
- July 15, 2019 — first endorsement of ‘In Rhino We Trust’ from Angie Abdou
- July 7, 2019 — Dave’s first post at Free Range Writers — Home Landscapes
- July 3, 2019 — early mention of In Rhino We Trust in Publisher’s Weekly in the Mystery/Thriller category
- May 7, 2019 Dave and his writer-brother Bruce will speak, read and sign books at Nest and Nectar in Penticton, BC
- 7 pm — 1475 Fairview Road, Penticton
- March 28 – 31, 2019 – Dave attends Left Coast Crime (‘Whale of a Crime’) in Vancouver, BC
- The Ecology Panel (9 – 9:45 am on Saturday the 30th) with Sara J Henry, Robert Lopestri, Mark Stevens, and Gregory Zeigler
- The Great Outdoors Panel ( 2:45 – 3:30 pm on Sat the 30th) with Ellie Alexander, Christine Carbo, Owen Laukkanen and Margaret Mizushima
- March 13th, 2019 — Dave speaks with Creative Writing students in Nathan Dueck’s class at College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, BC
- Feb. 23, 2019 – St Eugene Writers Conference, aq’am – Dave Butler keynote dinner speaker
- Jan. 25, 2019 – Dave’s new novel featured in The Nelson Daily newspaper (Nelson, BC)
- Jan. 18, 2019 – Dave interviewed on Summit 107 radio (Cranbrook, BC) by morning show host Dennis Walker
- Jan. 12, 2019 – Dave’s new novel featured in Kelowna Daily Courier newspaper (Kelowna, BC)
- Jan. 11, 2019 – Dave is featured writer at St Eugene Resort’s ‘Friday Night Literature Series’
- Jan. 11, 2019 – Dave’s new novel is featured in Penticton Herald newspaper (Penticton, BC)
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2018:
- Dec. 9, 2018 – Dave at Kootenay Author Book Fair – Lotus Books, Cranbrook, BC 1:30 – 3:30 pm
- Dave’s latest blog-post at Dundurn Press – Obligation or Opportunity?
- Nov. 20, 2018 – Namibia presentation w. Jim Barber – College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre – Cranbrook, BC – 7:00 pm
- donations to Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library (*raised $320 for the Friends*)
- Nov. 22, 2018 – Reading at Booked!Fernie – Fernie Public Library – Fernie, BC (7 – 10 pm)
- November, 2018 – No Place for Wolverines on The Revelator’s list of best new environmental books of November
- Nov. 14, 2018 – Book signing and reading event – Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies – Banff, AB – 7:00 – 9:00 pm
- Nov. 16, 2018 – Book signing – Café Books – Canmore, AB – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Nov. 17, 2018 – Book signing – OwlsNest Books – Calgary, AB – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- November, 2018 – No Place for Wolverines on The Revelator’s list of best new environmental books of November
- Nov. 3, 2018 – Keynote speaker at Headbanger Festival – Radium Hot Springs, BC – 6:15 – 10:30 pm
- Nov. 3, 2018 – Book signing – Jita’s Café – Golden, BC (book sales by Bacchus Books) – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
- Nov. 2, 2018 – Meet and Greet at Headbanger Festival – Radium Hot Springs, BC – 7:00 – 9:00 pm
- Oct. 27, 2018 – Official Launch of No Place for Wolverines – Lotus Books, Cranbrook BC – 7:30 – 9:30 pm.
- September 8th, 2018 – Dave now represented by Sam Hiyate at The Rights Factory
- Summer 2018 – No Place for Wolverines mentioned in Fellows Journal for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- July 26, 2018 – Dave profiled in Kootenay Living Magazine
- July 16, 2018 – Dave reviews Louise Penny’s A Beautiful Mystery for 49th Shelf
- July 9, 2018 – No Place for Wolverines mentioned in 49th Shelf’s ‘most anticipated fall fiction’
- June 22, 2018 – No Place for Wolverines reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly
- June 9, 2018 – Dave writes guest blog for Type M for Murder
- June 7, 2018 – Dave interviewed in article on RakutenKobo blog – “A New Kind of Mystery”
- May 17, 2018 – Full Curl up for two national literary awards
Dave’s news and scheduled events in 2017:
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