The PEI Council of the Arts seeks design proposals for the Biennial Arts Awards.
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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.
Open Mic Night with the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild
Writers take note… do you have a piece of poetry, fiction or nonfiction you would like to share? Whatever you choose, just make sure you can do it in five minutes or less! Sign up for the Open Mic a half hour beforehand in the library. This Open Mic event is your chance to give…
2009 Island Literary Awards
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The P.E.I .Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce that the 22nd Annual Island Literary Awards, with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, is now calling for submissions in the following categories: the Lucy Maud Montgomery** P.E.I. Literature for Children Award, which offers prizes for stories written for children ages…
Erika Ritter At UPEI March 9 & 10
Erika Ritter will be in Prince Edward Island on March 9 and 10, as part of cross-Canada tour with her new book, “The Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships.” From the publisher of “The Dog by the Cradle . . .” : It is no secret that we…
Regina Public Library Seeks Writer-in-Residence
Writer-in-Residence Call for Applications Sept. 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 Residency Regina Public Library invites applications from Canadian creative writers for the position of Writer-in-Residence. The successful candidate will work with the public through individual consultations, community/school visits, and group workshops or seminars. The Writer-in-Residence will devote 80% of his/her time to…
Tuesday Talks at the Acadian Museum
LES CAUSERIES DU MARDI AU MUSÉE ACADIEN / TUESDAY TALKS AT THE ACADIAN MUSEUM Miscouche (Î.-P.-É / P.E.I.) 8 juillet / 8 July (En français / In French) « Les noces d’autrefois » Invités / Guests : Erma Arsenault, Yvonne Arsenault, Joseph Gallant et Antoine Richard 15 juillet / 15 July (En anglais…
Stone & Flesh: The Yoga of Lucid Writing – Tatamagouche Centre
Stone and Flesh: The Yoga of Lucid Writing August 7 – 10; From Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. Being awake to “the dialogue of stone and flesh” can lead to lucid writing, a way of writing full of surprise, insight, and a little challenge. Through lucid…
Buffalo Runs Press Seeks Poetry Submissions
Buffalo Runs Press seeks submissions for its inaugural poetry series.The Buffalo Runs 3poets series will be released as pocket-sized books featuring roughly eight to twelve pages of work from three poets from different regions in Canada. The featured poets will be asked to partake in some form of critical conversation with each other, either through…
Seawords 2008 Announces Summer Program
Join three award-winning authors, a top literary agent, and fellow creative writers at the first annual SeaWords creative writing workshop this summer in beautiful Prince Edward Island. Supported by the Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute and the University of Prince Edward Island, SeaWords takes place the week of August 18-22 in Brackley Beach on the Island’s…
A New Angle on Life Writing
WHAT: A New Angle on Life-Writing: A Day-long Workshop with Deirdre Kessler WHEN: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, July 27, 2008 WHERE: Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead,Orwell FEE: $75 Participants will experiment with a number of structures for writing memoir, autobiography, family stories, including a technique Deirdre Kessler has found to be downright dam-busting. There…
2008 Island Literary Award Winners Announced
The 21st annual Island Literary Awards were held April 27, 2008 at the Guild. Island humourist Patrick Ledwell hosted a glittering array of guests, including PEI Poet Laureate David Helwig; PEI Lt.-Gov. Barbara Hagerman; Provincial Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs & Labour, Carolyn Bertram; and Charlottetown City Councillor Kim Devine. Author Deirdre Kessler presented selections…
The Writing Pool 