J.C. Corry
@jccorry1.bsky.social
Writer, army brat, regular brat, medieval nerd & author of The Storyteller’s War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy, and The Storyteller series. Order now at https://linktr.ee/jccorry
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J.C. Corry
@jccorry1.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Quite the interesting discussion last night about writing and publishing with @susinnielsen @sarablaydes42 and @voice___memos (Jacquelyn Z-L Ross) and the many guests who asked some great questions. Thank you to Kersten and the gang at @bookwarehousevancouver on Main for hosting us.
Quite the interesting discussion last night about writing and publishing with @susinnielsen @sarablaydes42 and @voice___memos (Jacquelyn Z-L Ross) and the many guests who asked some great questions. Thank you to Kersten and the gang at @bookwarehousevancouver on Main for hosting us.
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Quite the interesting discussion last night about writing and publishing with @susinnielsen @sarablaydes42 and @voice___memos (Jacquelyn Z-L Ross) and the many guests who asked some great questions. Thank you to Kersten and the gang at @bookwarehousevancouver on Main for hosting us.
Fun day at Gibsons and Art & Words Festival. Bit demented by end.
August 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Fun day at Gibsons and Art & Words Festival. Bit demented by end.
Looking forward to this panel discussion, please come if you can!
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking forward to this panel discussion, please come if you can!
What an interesting discussion on Historical Fact or Fiction: What Can or Can’t be Changed. Many thanks to co-panelists @DonnadConrad and @Susancalder13, and @Lori_Hahnel for moderating @wwc_festival_yyc When Words Collide
August 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What an interesting discussion on Historical Fact or Fiction: What Can or Can’t be Changed. Many thanks to co-panelists @DonnadConrad and @Susancalder13, and @Lori_Hahnel for moderating @wwc_festival_yyc When Words Collide
Enjoying the buzz @wwc_festival_yyc When Words Collide
August 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Enjoying the buzz @wwc_festival_yyc When Words Collide
In good company at When Words Collide @wwc_festival_yyc
August 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In good company at When Words Collide @wwc_festival_yyc
Great to reconnect with my writing peeps at When Words Collide @wwc_festival_yyc
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Great to reconnect with my writing peeps at When Words Collide @wwc_festival_yyc
Looking forward to the WWC conference, catching up with writing friends and hopefully making new ones!
July 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Looking forward to the WWC conference, catching up with writing friends and hopefully making new ones!
What a fun time sharing my publishing story at Salt Spring Public Library! Many thanks to Sophia for hosting, Roy Val Clery for reading, and all the folks who came, including my mentor friend Chris Humphreys, with whom I took a writing workshop in the same library 8 years earlier!
July 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
What a fun time sharing my publishing story at Salt Spring Public Library! Many thanks to Sophia for hosting, Roy Val Clery for reading, and all the folks who came, including my mentor friend Chris Humphreys, with whom I took a writing workshop in the same library 8 years earlier!
So very pleased to be short-listed for the Third Annual Book Awards for BC Authors contest by the www.facebook.com/sunshinecoas... for my novel The Storyteller's War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy. Honoured to be included in such great company. linktr.ee/jccorry
July 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So very pleased to be short-listed for the Third Annual Book Awards for BC Authors contest by the www.facebook.com/sunshinecoas... for my novel The Storyteller's War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy. Honoured to be included in such great company. linktr.ee/jccorry
"C is for Corry" - how cool is that? Thanks to Beverley at BC Bookworld for the thoughtful review at bcbooklook.com/j-c-corry/ and the cover notice at bcbooklook.com
J.C. Corry - BC Booklook
Discover J.C. Corry’s historical novel The Storyteller’s War, where Geoffrey Chaucer becomes a reluctant spy in war-torn 14th-century Spain.
bcbooklook.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"C is for Corry" - how cool is that? Thanks to Beverley at BC Bookworld for the thoughtful review at bcbooklook.com/j-c-corry/ and the cover notice at bcbooklook.com
Stumbled across this The Booking Club Podcast with @JackAldane interviewing historian Marion Turner about her excellent biography, Chaucer: A European Life. A fantastic summary of Chaucer's life & writing in 45 minutes - if interested in Chaucer, you won't be disappointed.
youtu.be/nz2yGcbV1K8?...
youtu.be/nz2yGcbV1K8?...
Chaucer: A European Life, with Marion Turner
YouTube video by The Booking Club podcast
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Stumbled across this The Booking Club Podcast with @JackAldane interviewing historian Marion Turner about her excellent biography, Chaucer: A European Life. A fantastic summary of Chaucer's life & writing in 45 minutes - if interested in Chaucer, you won't be disappointed.
youtu.be/nz2yGcbV1K8?...
youtu.be/nz2yGcbV1K8?...
Looking forward to sharing the story of my publishing journey and reading from my novel @saltspringlibrary Saturday, July 19, 1pm
#saltspringisland #librarylove
#saltspringisland #librarylove
June 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Looking forward to sharing the story of my publishing journey and reading from my novel @saltspringlibrary Saturday, July 19, 1pm
#saltspringisland #librarylove
#saltspringisland #librarylove
Thank you Sarah and Ossian @armchairbookswhistler for taking on my book and to be in such good company!
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thank you Sarah and Ossian @armchairbookswhistler for taking on my book and to be in such good company!
Thank you Adina @saltspringbooks for making The Storyteller’s War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy available to the SS community!
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thank you Adina @saltspringbooks for making The Storyteller’s War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy available to the SS community!
So excited to see my novel in the hands of others at @indigo stores across the Lower Mainland. Thanks Akei @indigorobson for the pic and signing opportunity. Please ask @indigo to order if not available in a store near you. Proud to support #Canadian
May 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
So excited to see my novel in the hands of others at @indigo stores across the Lower Mainland. Thanks Akei @indigorobson for the pic and signing opportunity. Please ask @indigo to order if not available in a store near you. Proud to support #Canadian
Thanks to all my family and friends who have been there for me, all the writers, editors and agents who were honest with me, and my publisher Black Rose Writing who believed in me. Appreciate all who made my book launch possible.
May 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thanks to all my family and friends who have been there for me, all the writers, editors and agents who were honest with me, and my publisher Black Rose Writing who believed in me. Appreciate all who made my book launch possible.
So grateful to be invited by @kauaiwritersconference to tell my story of being published along with three other inspiring writers @kristinvukovic @lisacrawfordwatson @tracey_lange - what a great session, thank you!
May 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So grateful to be invited by @kauaiwritersconference to tell my story of being published along with three other inspiring writers @kristinvukovic @lisacrawfordwatson @tracey_lange - what a great session, thank you!
Thrilled to see my novel (available May 8) reviewed by the Historical Novel Society at historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-...
The Storyteller's War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy - Historical Novel Society
Geoffrey Chaucer, page at the court of King Edward III and member of his family’s wine merchant business, embarks on a journey to Castile in 1366, as war is about to resume. Chaucer uses his wine impo...
historicalnovelsociety.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Thrilled to see my novel (available May 8) reviewed by the Historical Novel Society at historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-...
The Federation of BC Writers publishes Wordworks & includes stories on writers across the province - bcwriters.ca/latest. Happy to see my research trip article published (on page 8) in the latest Issue. Thanks to @rachdunstanmuller and @federationbcwriters for supporting BC authors!
April 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Federation of BC Writers publishes Wordworks & includes stories on writers across the province - bcwriters.ca/latest. Happy to see my research trip article published (on page 8) in the latest Issue. Thanks to @rachdunstanmuller and @federationbcwriters for supporting BC authors!
Thank you Margaret and Coles Indigo at Cherry Lane Mall in Penticton, BC for carrying The Storyteller's War
April 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thank you Margaret and Coles Indigo at Cherry Lane Mall in Penticton, BC for carrying The Storyteller's War
Thank you Liz and Helicon Books in North Vancouver for carrying The Storyteller's War and supporting Canadian authors!
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thank you Liz and Helicon Books in North Vancouver for carrying The Storyteller's War and supporting Canadian authors!
Thrilled that Indigo Chapters is now carrying The Storyteller's War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Pre-order now (see linktree), or find a paperback in store from May 8.
April 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Thrilled that Indigo Chapters is now carrying The Storyteller's War: Geoffrey Chaucer, Reluctant Spy in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Pre-order now (see linktree), or find a paperback in store from May 8.
Excited to hold my author copy - just a few more tweaks, almost there! You can pre-order now at link in profile.
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Excited to hold my author copy - just a few more tweaks, almost there! You can pre-order now at link in profile.