David Fraser's Schedule, Appearances and Publishing Credits

David has read new work and poetry from his first collection Going to the Well at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library in April 2005 and in July 2005 at the Victoria School of Writing with John Gould and Sheri-D Wilson.

David Fraser's second collection of poetry, Running Down the Wind was launched in the fall of 2007.

Running Down The Wind

David Fraser has had work published in Mimesis, In Complete, Windings, In Writing Group, The Starlite Cafe,  Kookamonga Square,  Above Ground Testing, ,   Poetry Exchange, , Wilmington Blues, , Steel Point Quarterly, , Expressions 30, ,   Outer Rim, , Dream Forge, , Circle Magazine,  The Muse Apprentice Guild ,  Ascent Magazine,  . Lunatic Chameleon (April/May 2003),  The Writer's Hood (Fall 2003),  Turbula (Fall 2003 and August 2005),  Locust Magazine (Sept. 2003),  Fiction on the Web,  Canadian Poets on the Web,  Ydgrasil, Drifters Oasis (2004), Perigee (May 2004 and September 2004), Poetry Super Highway (April 2004 Holocaust Issue), Ardent (August 2004),  Regina Weese (September 2004),  Three Candles (October 2004),  Bewidering Stories (Fall/Winter 2004/2005),  Underground Voices(Dec. 2004),  Spitfire Poetics ( May 2005),  Alien Flower ( May 2005),  Poetry Super Highway (May 2005 Holocaust Issue),  Voices for Africa( May 2005),  Illogical Muse(Oct.2005),  Mg Version (Nov.2005),  Fireweed (Dec.2005),  A Little Poetry (Dec. 2005),  Palabras Press (Nov.2005, Dec. 2006),  Long Short Story (Dec.2005 & April 2006),  CZH (Dec.2005),  Wah(Dec.2005),  Zygote in My Coffee(Jan. 9,2006),  Word Play(Feb. 2006),  Tryst(June.2006),  Lit parlour - Experimental Candy Ezine(Summer.2006),  Outsider Ink (summer 2006) a little poetry (spring/summer 2006) Turbula (summer 2006) Ygdrasil (fall/winter forthcoming) Quills Summer 2006 Monday's Poem, Leaf Press, January 2007 and in many other on-line and print publications in 2007 including Conceit Magazine (print) and Imperfectionist's Monthly.

Two poems, "Alone and Lost and Out of Love" and " A View from All Souls Prison" appear in the anthology, Sharing the Dark, Encounters with the Abyss, collected and edited by Katherine L. Gordon, and published by Passion Among the Cacti Press ,2005 Contact Publisher

Two poems "Our Windows" and "Making Bread" published in print magazine Poetry Canada Mar-May 2006 and two poems "Our Windows" and "Setting Goals" published in the Anthology The Future Looks Bright (2006) Publisher

 Lyrics from one poem have been published and performed through Ex Tenebris. In the past David has written a weekly newspaper column in the Beeton Record. He has taught English and Ceative Writing. He resides now on the left coast of Canada and is currently a full time writer.

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Samples of Poetry in Going to the Well

Going to the Well and Running Down the Wind can also be purchased at the following bookstores on Vancouver Island: Salamander Books in Ladysmith, Munro Books in Victoria, Falconer Books in Nanaimo, The Blue Heron in Comox, The Laughing Oyster in Courtney.

Tanners in Sydney, Munro Books in Victoria, Volume One in Duncan, Salamander Books in Ladysmith, Falconer Books in Nanaimo and the Blue Heron and Laughing Oyster Bookstores in Comox and Courtenay carry David Fraser's collections and Ascent Aspirations Magazine print anthologies.

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David Fraser lives in Nanoose Bay, on Vancouver Island. He is the founder and editor of Ascent Aspirations Magazine, http:// www.ascentaspirations.ca, since 1997. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in over 40 journals including Three Candles, Regina Weese, Ardent, Quills and Ygdrasil. He has published a collection of his poetry, Going to the Well (2004), a collection of short fiction, The Dark Side of the Billboard (2006 )and edited and published the print issues of Ascent Aspirations Magazine Anthology One (2005) , Anthology Two – Windfire (2006), and Anthology Three, AguaTerra (2007) http://www.ascentaspirations .ca/aapublishing.htm A second collection of poetry, Running Down the Wind will appear in 2007 David is currently the Federation of BC Writers Regional Director for The Islands Region. His latest passion is developing Nanaimo’s newest spoken word series, WordStorm

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David Fraser has a BA in English from University of Toronto, and an MEd in adult education from OISE. In Ontario he taught English, Creative Writing Writer’s Craft among other subjects at the secondary school level for 30 years. He was the ski school director for High Park Snow School for 8 years. Currently he is a full time writer who also teaches skiing at Mt Washington in the winter.

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