Author: Cindy

Author. Writer. Trainer. Editorial Consultant. Editor. Communication Consultant. Mentor. Associate Professor. Teacher of English, Creative Writing, Research Writing, Speech Writing, Literature, Public Speaking, English as a Second Language. Workshop and Seminar Developer. Published. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Teachers. Master of Arts in Literature in English with a focus on Drama and Teaching Creative Writing. Carlos Palanca National Literary Awards winner. Winning Public Speaker.

Centre for Performing Arts in Montague mounts annual Spring pageant

Dear Friends and Patrons of the ARTS:   if you can get the word out either through psa’s, announcements, bulletins, or just good old fashioned word of mouth and, of course, come yourselves!….thanks, Virginia for the Centre for Performing ARTS, a non profit, registered Canadian charity, organization. Centre for Performing ARTS, 20 School Street, Montague presents…

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Scale opens Saturday, May 30th

Scale opens this Saturday, May 30th at 7pm. The show will feature works by the following members: Benjamin Allain Gerald Beaulieu Traci Birt John Burden Chrissy Cerminara Corrie Cerminara Marion Copelston John Dohe Donnalee Downe Mara Jinny Greaves Gail Hodder Kailee Linne Jourdie Monica Lacey Renee Lapris Luke Leunes Michelle Maccallum Curtis MacDonald Matt Murray…

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Cahoots Magazine Invites Subscribers

As you all probably know, Cahoots is a small magazine with high aspirations. It was started on a shoestring budget by a few Canadian writers, which quickly ended up being one person running an entire magazine! The magazine started with some great local buzz, but despite being moved from print to entirely online and enjoying…

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Ontario Arts Council Announces Chalmers Arts Fellowships June 1st Deadline / Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario annonce date limite pour les Bourses Chalmers de recherche artistique : 1er juin

R and D for Artists June 1st deadline for Chalmers Arts Fellowships Toronto, May 7, 2009 – The upcoming Chalmers Arts Fellowships deadline on June 1 is the perfect opportunity for Ontario artists and arts professionals to engage in research and development. FACTS The Chalmers Arts Fellowships supports artists and arts professionals in their artistic…

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Master Play Works announces Spring 2009 Master Class

Dear Friends and Colleagues The Winter 2009 on-line Character-Generated Story course for writers of drama and prose fiction was, in many was, the most successful yet. This is the fourth year MasterPlayWorks has offered the 16 hour, 2 week craft course. Variety remains a critical element in the particular creative process which elevates The Character-Generated…

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Canada Council for the Arts announces senior staff

Ottawa, May 6, 2009 ― The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the appointment of four new senior staff members: Doug Sigurdson as head, Visual Arts Section; Pierre Pontbriand as head, Strategic Communications; Vincent Renaud as head, Digital Media and Creative Services; and Kim Lymburner as head, Arts Services. Mr. Sigurdson has served as…

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Canada Council for the Arts to announce the 2009 $100,000 Killam Prizes winners

The five 2009 Killam Prizes winners will be announced at a news conference which will be held on Monday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m., at McGill University Life Sciences Complex in Montreal.The winners will be introduced and will be available for interviews afterwards. The Killam Prizes, worth $100,000 each, are awarded annually to distinguished Canadian…

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Rock-Out for The Writers’ Guild

PEI Writers’ Guild Hosts All-Ages Fundraiser for its 20th Anniversary The PEI Writer’s Guild is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and is hosting a springtime, all-ages, rock fundraiser night at The Confederation Centre Studio Theatre on Friday, May 29. Bands set to wield their rock axes in support of the Writers’ Guild are: Smothered…

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