Circle of Six Writers

Circle of Six

Who are we?

All residents of the Bay of Quinte area on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Canada, we range in age from mid-50s through mid-80s. Veterinary technician Donna McDonald; author and retired school administrator Wendy Russell-Sheppard; restorer of historic buildings and artist Kim Fedor, and retired teacher Linda Bond, all live in Belleville. Nell Davidson, a retired office manager and campground owner, comes from Quinte West; Pat Whittaker, a retired journalist, is a Prince Edward County resident.

Top: L-R Wendy Russell-Sheppard, Donna McDonald, Pat Whittaker. Bottom: Kim Fedor, Linda Bond, Nell Davidson

About Us

Our Journey

Our beginnings

We make a big decision..

In the fall of 2017 we were a disparate bunch who shared a desire to tell our stories and to tell them well. By the time our month-long weekly workshops with facilitator Linda Bond ended, we had become a co-operative group - writers helping writers -and friends as well. Six of the group wanted to continue, agreeing to meet monthly at the Belleville library.

We make a big decision..

At the end of 2018, as we celebrated the holiday season with a lunch at a small Wellington restaurant and read our seasonal stories aloud, Linda took us by surprise. "We should put out a book together." Linda has remarkable powers of persuasion. She assured us our stories were worthy of publication, with a bit of fine tuning. Six stories by six writers . . . . The idea started to take hold.

The result..

We make a big decision..

The result..

In the spring the hard work began. Decision by committee is not a fast process, but it was important to reach consensus on a myriad of details. We would be self-published. But we needed a copy editor, a contents editor, a graphic designer, and a printing company. All the while we supported one another through family illness, the deaths of a brother, a father and a husband.

Our stories will transport you to a 1950s beach in South Africa, to the middle of a bustling Winnipeg Free Press newsroom, to the bench of a girls' soccer team in Calgary. You will witness a happy gathering in hurricane-shattered Haiti. There's a coming-of-age tale, a mid-life revelation, and an examination of the hard choices that come with aging. And much more.

christmas is a'coming!

Our book makes an excellent gift for a special person. Our CHRISTMAS stories will resonate.

Whether an Ebook that can be sent as a gift, or an actual softcover book,

Available as listed at the places below or, by requesting a copy by contacting us by Email.

CIRCLEOFSIXWRITES@GMAIL.COM

EBOOK AVAILABILITY

Amazon, Apple, Rukatan Kobo, Barnes and Noble Nook, Hoopla, Vivlio, Thalia, SCRIBD, Tovino.

BOOK LENDING

Belleville Library, Brighton Library, Campbellford Library,

Frankford Library, Picton Library, Wellington Library,

Quinte West Library. Trent Hills Public library,Tyendinaga Township Public Library.

PAPERBACK AVAILABILITY

Books & Company, Picton.

Lighthouse Books, Brighton.

The Local Store, West Lake Rd, Picton

Let's Talk Books, Cobourg.

Also available from any of the authors.

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