NEWS & EVENTS

NEWS & UPDATES OPTIONS

1) Subscribe to the Mark Leslie Newsletter (For Readers) or the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Newsletter (for Writers)

2) Stark Reflections Podcast – weekly podcast about the business of writing & publishing, which includes personal updates.

3) Follow Mark on Twitter or Instagram or TikTok or check out his YouTube channel, or his Author Facebook Page.

NEWSROOM

  • Mark is finalizing the work on Ghosts of the Great Lakes which will be published by Wolsak & Wynn in the fall of 2026. We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario for their generous support for this project.
  • Mark is also researching and soliciting stories and insights for a few forthcoming books. If you have an interesting story to share that can help in the research, please use the appropriate form:
  • Spirits Untapped: Haunted Bars and Breweries
  • Ghostly Gananoque
  • Weird Waterloo
  • Haunted Objects

Forthcoming Appearances

  • May 30 to June 12, 2026 – (Virtual) – Inkers Con 2026. Business Presentation: Using Print Books to Rise Above the Digital Slush
  • June 4 to 6, 2026 – (Pittsburgh, PA) – StokerCon
  • June 11, 2026 – 9:00 AM (Mississauga, ON) – Keynote at Sheridan College Graduation Ceremony for Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing & Publishing. (Creative Commons, B-building, Sheridan’s Hazel McCallion Campus (4226 Duke of York Blvd., Mississauga)
  • June 20 & 21, 2026 – (Kitchener, ON) – KW Comic Con (KWCC)
  • June 30, 2026 (Virtual) 6:30 PM Eastern – Canada Fiction Fest – Author Readings: Horror Author Readings (Mark Leslie, Ethan Spadoni, Amelinda Berube, Dean Italiano. Hosted by Steve Hugh Westenra)
  • July 4, 2026 – (Virtual) 2:00 PM Eastern – Canada Fiction Fest – Panel Discussion: Hello Darkness My Old Friend – The Enduring Appeal of Horror (Featuring Mark Leslie, Dianna Gunn, Felix I.D. Dimaro, Frank Paul Behlin. Hosted by Steve Hugh Westenra)
  • July 26, 2026 – (Freelton, ON) Noon to 5:30 PM – West Avenue Cider House Book Fair & Craft Market
  • August 14 to 16, 2026 – (Calgary, AB) – When Words Collide
  • Sept 6, 2026 (Virtual / Ottawa, ON) 2:00 PM Eastern – Ottawa Romance Writers Workshops: Finding the Marketing Approach That Works For You with Mark Leslie Lefebvre. (Free to members. $10 for Non-members)
  • Sept 13, 2026 – 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Mississauga, ON)(LUXE CONVENTION CENTRE – HYATT PLACE TORONTO/MISSISSAUGA CENTRE) – Great Canadian Halloween Market
  • Oct 13, 2026 – BOOK RELEASE – Ghost Stories of the Great Lakes
  • Oct 16 & 17, 2026 – (Burlington, ON) – dReadCon
  • Nov 10 to 13, 2026 – (Las Vegas, NV) – Speaker at Author Nation
  • Nov 13, 14, 2026, 2026 – (Las Vegas, NV) – Author at Reader Nation

2027

Previous appearances, interviews, talks on radio, television, podcasts, publications, etc.

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Previous Events – 2023

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2018

CHCH Morning Live Appearance Talking About Haunted Hospitals – Oct 2017

OLDER MEDIA LINKS/APPEARANCES

A Super Brief History of Publishing. Clip from a keynote given at Writers of the Future in Los Angeles, 2014 (Approx 2 mins)

Reflections on Digital Publishing – Interview Clips from Ontario Writers Conference (2013) -(Approx 4 mins)

“Getting Publishing with Mark Leslie” – (The Writing Show Podcast) 

11 Episodes from Oct 9, 2006 to June 3, 2010 – Following the progress of the early part of the first draft of A CANADIAN WEREWOLF IN NEW YORK

http://www.writingshow.com/articles/reality_shows/indexes/seriesindexML.html

This is an excellent series to listen to if you are a writer who has been struggling to get that first book finished. It might help you see that you’re not the only one who has suffered and struggled. It’s tough and it’s a lot of work, and sometimes it takes a lot of effort to overcome the things that prevent you from finishing that book. (And you can see, in the 4+ years that these episodes span, I found virtually every excuse in the book)