Sonia Saikaley

Thank you so much to everyone who made it out to Chapters Indigo at South Keys today! I had a wonderful time catching up with family and friends and meeting new readers. Special thanks to Allana, Serge and the rest of the wonderful people at Indigo. And thanks to my youngest fan for playing the drums for us! With gratitude and love.

Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair! It was great catching up with fellow writers, chatting with new people, selling books and belly dancing! Special thanks to my talented and kind friend Anita Kushwaha for sharing a table with me. Gratitude also to rob mclennan for organizing the event and for always supporting other artists/writers. So grateful for the support.

Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to celebrate my new novel "The Allspice Bath"! What a lovely evening! I am so grateful for your support. Many thanks to my fellow writers and friends Anita Kushwaha and Ian Thomas Shaw for sharing their amazing books with the audience and for celebrating with me. Gratitude to Octopus Books for providing such a charming venue and to Inanna Publications for getting my book out into the world. With love and thanks.

So grateful for the opportunity to chat with Paul Gessell. Check out the question-and-answer featured in the wonderful Artsfile:

https://artsfile.ca/new-book-by-ottawas-sonia-saikaley-peels-back-the-veil/

Many thanks to Ottawa Life Magazine for this lovely shout-out for "The Allspice Bath": 

http://www.ottawalife.com/article/the-allspice-bath-a-novel?c=18

On May 16, 2019 my sisters and I boarded a train to Toronto. It was a lovely ride with fascinating and friendly passengers, including the Governor General of Canada. I love the train and the beautiful scenery of lakes, picturesque towns and glorious trees. We arrived in Toronto in the afternoon and wandered the downtown core before heading to the Columbus Centre where the launch was taking place. What a gorgeous venue with replicas of famous Italian statues and art work. My publisher Inanna Publications and Guernica Editions organized a lovely festivity celebrating six Canadian women writers. Bravo to my fellow writers Harriet Bernstein, Arianna Dagnino, Valentina Gal, Vivian Meyer and Giovanna Riccio. I was so honoured to share the stage with these amazing women. And now my first full-length novel “The Allspice Bath” is out in the world and I am so grateful to Inanna Publications, my family, friends and readers for supporting me on this incredible journey. With love and gratitude. 

I am so honoured to have my novel "The Allspice Bath" in such great company! Gratitude to 49th Shelf and Inanna Publications. Check out the list of 11 books that write the world:

https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2019/05/09/11-Books-that-Write-the-World

Grateful to have my poems included in the latest issue of ottawater. Bravo to everyone included in the issue and bravo and many thanks to the wonderful Rob McLennan.

http://www.ottawater.com/ottawater15.pdf

Many thanks to Bywords for including my poem "Growing Up" in the latest issue. If you are an Ottawa writer, check out their submission guidelines. Very grateful for this wonderful opportunity and honoured to be in such great company.

http://www.bywords.ca/

Thanks so much to all those who made it out to the launch of Anita Kushwaha’s new novel "Side by Side". I had an amazing time. Many thanks to the wonderful Anita Kushwaha, Pressed, Inanna Publications and Octopus Books! So grateful for this opportunity. Here are some pics from the event. Enjoy!