Editing Rockbound (section)

==Cultural impact==

''Rockbound'' was one of the selected novels in the 2005 edition of ''[[Canada Reads]]'', where it was championed by [[Donna Morrissey]]. ''Rockbound'' eventually won the competition.<ref>[http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/literature/clips/16687/ "Rockbound Headed for Victory" CBC Radio February 25, 2005]</ref>

''Rockbound'' was adapted as a musical by Allen Cole, commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre Company in Nova Scotia and presented at the Ross Creek Centre in July 2009.<ref>[http://www.twoplanks.ca/about/productionhistory.html "Production History"  (2009) ''Two Planks and a Passion Theatre'']</ref>

''Rockbound'' was first adapted as a full-length musical in 1998 by Whistling Fish Productions based in Mahone Bay, NS. The musical, which was publicly workshopped in Halifax, at Dalhousie University, was arranged by musician, Skip Beckwith, and featured songs and lyrics by Geoff Noble, with book by Susan Shillingford. The local cast of performers including noted actors Zach Fraser, [[Marguerite McNeil]], and Elizabeth Richardson. Two stage productions ensued - -at the historical Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC (2001), and the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, BC (2003).