I’ve had a few people ask about my stylish attire on-stage at the Red Maple Awards. The red cycling jacket was loaned to me by a lovely volunteer named Joel. The reason he loaned me his jacket? It was FREEZING up there! The Sirius stage is a wonderful open-air theatre. But who’d have thunk it would be what felt like 5 degrees celcius, in mid-May in Toronto? Anyway, I happened to be at the end of the stage closest to the wings, so I was the lucky author-recipient of Joel’s jacket. That was just one moment of many where the Forest of Reading staff and volunteers went out of their way to help us. Thanks again Joel!
