“Savage, inventive and very, very funny.”
Brooke Davis,
author of Lost & Found
Montreal Review of Books
Send More Tourists…
the Last Ones Were Delicious
is featured in the Fall 2019 edition of the Montreal Review of Books.
The Telegram
The Telegram’s Joan Sullivan says Send More Tourists…
the Last Ones Were Delicious
stories show “incredible” range, “an impressive debut“!
The Miramichi Reader
Send More Tourists…
the Last Ones Were Delicious makes the longlist for the Miramichi Reader’s “Very Best Book” Award!
Bookalong
“…a witty and original ride…”
Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious is one of Bookalong’s favourite 2019 reads!
Book Remarks
Harold Walters says the stories in Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious are “scary, sobering, substantial” and
“strike like bullets to the heart.”
The Minerva Reader
The Minerva Reader says Send More Tourists…the Last Ones Were Delicious has “sharp originality” and dubs it
“kickboxer grit lit.”
“If you like your literature commanding and sharp, unadorned, defiant, startling, at times even shocking,
with just the right touch of the absurd… then you’ll devour this inspiring debut.”
Joel Thomas Hynes,
author of
We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tracey Waddleton is a Newfoundland writer living in Montréal.
A finalist for the
NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and recipient of the
2015 Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award, Waddleton’s work has been described as weird and wonderful
minimalist dark realism.
Her first book,
Send More Tourists…
the Last Ones Were Delicious,
was published by Breakwater Books
in July of 2019.
Photo by Twiggy Saint Skookum
“This book is like reaching into a cookie jar and finding a Barbie head.”
Bobby Mac
Goodreads Reviewer
News
QWF MONTRÉAL WORKSHOP
This fall, I’ll be offering Writing Outside the Box: A Workshop on Edgy Fiction at the Quebec Writers’ Federation in Montréal. Full workshop info and registration details are at the link below.
QWF Workshop Info & RegistrationWANL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
I was once a mentee in The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Mentorship Program for Emerging Writers. This year I get to be a mentor for the first time, working with the uber-talented Kira Sheppard.
WANL Mentorship Announcement 2022DISPATCHES FROM IRELAND
Wrote this blog post for the Quebec Writers’ Federation about my first week in Dublin, Ireland as the inaugural Max Margles Writing Resident.
Click below to hear about my experience so far!
NL WRITERS:
THE NEW WAVE
Excited to be included on this 49th Shelf recommending reading list curated by Newfoundland’s own Terry Doyle, author of books Dig and The Wards.
Nice little review here of Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious.
MAX MARGLES WRITING RESIDENCY
I’ll be in Dublin in August 2022 for the QWF Max Margles Writing Residency! Funded by Roslyn Margles in honour of her late husband Max, partners include the Irish Writers Centre, the Museum of Literature Ireland and the City of Dublin.
Max Margles ResidencySEND MORE TOURISTS… WINS
2020 RELIT AWARD FOR SHORT FICTION
Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious has won the 2020 ReLit Award for Short Fiction!
The ReLit Awards celebrates the best in Canadian indie published novels, short fiction collections and poetry books each year.
WRITING OUTSIDE THE BOX: A WORKSHOP ON EDGY FICTION
I’ll be facilitating another workshop series this fall via Montréal’s Sur Place Media!
Interactive, fun and a bit spicy, this workshop is to help writers break rules of literary fiction and push boundaries with their work! Links below.
COOKING WITH OFF/KILTER:
Five Books for Short Story Month
Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious makes this list of literary oddities at AllLitUp for Short Story Month.
Check out these great titles and their key ingredients at the link below!
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE READING #CanadaPerforms
Got to do a live online reading with some other Montréal writers recently in collaboration with the National Arts Centre as part of their #CanadaPerforms series.
More info and the full list of NAC online events below.
“SPUD LIFE” IS LONGLISTED FOR THE
2020 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE!
“Spud Life” made the longlist for the 2020 CBC Short Story Prize! Click below to learn more about attempts at connection via tuber and to see the list of longlisted short stories.
“Spud Life”LonglistSEND MORE TOURISTS…
THE SOUNDTRACK!
Read the Liner Notes for Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious on All Lit Up’s website or check out the playlist on Spotify or YouTube!
Featuring Billie Eilish, The Modern Lovers, The Contours, Tom Waits and more!
READ “THE CREATION OF WATER”
One of the stories from Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious is available online!
“The Creation of Water” was published by NQ in 2018. They had me back for a little Q&A just after the book was published, too.
ROLES 4 WOMEN
In 2019, I was commissioned by Roles 4 Women to write my first stage play! As part of their Women from the Future II project, I got to work and talk theatre with skilled actor/playwrights Liz Solo, Renée Hackett and Catherine Falkner. Read more about the project below and stay tuned for news: there will be robots!
Women From the Future IIAbout Roles 4 WomenMY (SMALL PRESS) WRITING DAY
Wrote an article for Rob McLennan’s blog about my typical writing day, which includes a confession about my Zelda addiction and a pic of my messy Montréal apartment.
Rob works hard to promote Canadian writers, so be sure and check out his author page, too.
“Send More Tourists, the Last Ones Were Delicious is a must-read for all women, most men, and some animals.”
Richard Barnes,
Goodreads Reviewer
Atlantic Books Today
Author Amy Spurway interviewed me about dark humour in Atlantic Canadian fiction.
Read More…Miramichi Reader
Interview
I spoke with The Miramichi Reader about fave stories and what I do when I’m not writing.
Read More…The Telegram:
20 Questions
Interview with Juanita Mercer for The Telegram’s 20 Questions Series!
Read More…Irish Loop Post Interview
I spoke with the Irish Loop Post following the release of Send More Tourists…
Read More…SEND MORE TOURISTS…THE LAST ONES WERE DELICIOUS MAKES THE LIST!
49th Shelf:
The Minerva Reader Recommends!
Consumed by Ink’s Reading Atlantic Canada:
Highlights of 2019
“The Very Best
Book Awards”
2020 Longlist
All Lit Up’s
Hot Summer Reads: Magical
& Dystopian Picks!
10 New Short Story Collections
for Summer!
25 New Short Story Collections to Read This Summer!
Bustle (USA)Most Anticipated:
Our Spring 2019
Fiction Preview!