Get Ready for Pencil to Paper 2026 Writing Workshop Series
Join us for our 6th annual Pencil to Paper on-line craft workshop series. This class series is geared toward the writer just beginning a work, just finishing, or somewhere in the middle. Together we’ll find ways to tighten your prose, sharpen your story-telling skills, and getting that manuscript to the finish line. Have you ever […]
SISTER LUMBERJACK WINS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD and MONTANA MATRIMONIAL NEWS IS LAUNCHED INTO THE WORLD
On Friday November 7th, my new book launched into the world. Thank you to everyone who came to the Brainerd Library to help celebrate MONTANA MATRIMONIAL NEWS. The reviews are already trickling in. One person said it is my best book yet. Another described it was a “fun read” that kept her laughing. The Kirkus […]
Review of SISTER LUMBERJACK by Vickie Smith
Vickie Smith kindly agreed to let me repost her blog from my book Launch for Sister Lumberjack. She surprised me with a visit at last week’s book signing at Fitger’s Book Store in Duluth. It’s always fun to find readers who like my work. Click on this link for the full review. Thanks Vickie! Book […]
Events
Events Upcoming Appearances January and February 2026 6-week zoom classes STRUCTURE and POINT OF VIEW Thursdays 12-2pm Register at Blue Cottage Agency February 7, 2006 Fitger’s Book Store Duluth 11 to 1pm 2/22-2/24 2026 Women’s Writing Retreat Americinn Hotel Pequot Lakes –contact me for more information 4/15/26 Pierz Library 5:30 pm 5/23/26 Fort Abercrombie Opening […]
Another Wonderful Week of Camp Candace
I just returned from the Spirituality Center at the College of Saint Benedict in Saint Joseph, MN. About a dozen writing friends and I rent the entire center, hire our favrotie writing professor, Sheila O’Connor, and have a wonderful week of studying the writing craft. We split the costs, bring our own food, and put […]
Candace Simar April Events
There’s still time to get in on “Sister Lumberjack” events for April! I look forward to being at Victor Lundeen Company Cherry Street Books LLC Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery on #independentbookstoreday with Jeanne Cooney, Author Little Falls Public Library Upsala Public Library Come and get your signed copy! #historical #historicalbooks #independentbookstore #bookstores #independentbookstores […]
Pencil To Paper: Write Your Way Through Winter Workshop Series
Registration Now OPEN! Pencil to Paper 2024: Write Your Way Through Winter Just as musicians practice scales to improve their overall performance, so writers study the components of writing craft to create dynamic prose. Join this year’s Pencil to Paper zoom classes to study the writing craft and take your writing to the next level. […]
Candace Simar To Appear At Morning with Minnesota Authors Event in Wadena, MN – Saturday, November 4th.
I’ll be talking about frontier housewifery, complete with old recipes and remedies. It will be fun! Hope you can come.
Norway’s Syttende Mai, Constitution Day
May 17 is Norway’s Syttende Mai, Constitution Day, to celebrate Norway’s independence from Sweden. It is a national holiday where everyone wears bunads and waves Norwegian flags in parades across the nation. Many Sons of Norway groups in the U.S. also celebrate with special foods and activities. I’m hoping to find a lutefisk dinner this […]
Cold Spring Historical Society and Library Event
On March 8, 2023, I presented a program at Cold Spring, Minnesota, sponsored by the Cold Spring Library and Historical Society. My topic? The Rocky Mountain Locust Plagues of the 1870s. I stumbled upon this most interesting chapter of history while researching ABERCROMBIE TRAIL and POMME DE TERRE. It felt natural to continue this series […]