The winners were announced and I was not among them. The Crime Writers of Canada announced the winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards in Toronto on June 7 and alas, I did not win. If you're just tuning in, I had been nominated (shortlisted, would be the correct term, I suppose) from 18 submissions to a list of 5 finalists in the Best First Novel category. The winner was Anne Emery for her novel Sign of the Cross. Haven't read it but I hear it's very good so if one must be beaten 'tis best to be beaten by quality. 
Of course it was an honour just to be nominated (I've seen that line around every award show so I thought I'd use it here). On the plus side, I saved money on airfare, not winging out to TO for the awards.
The Murder Most Foul event in Victoria went very well, I thought. Much better attended than I was expecting and I sold some books. The staff at the Victoria Chapters on the Sunday were really supportive as well, even going so far as to clear shelf space at the front of the store to push my books - very nice.
I'll try to line up some events through the summer and, or course, get that second book finished!
