RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS WITH THE MARKIN-FLANAGAN DISTINGUISHED WRITERS PROGRAM The Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program is accepting submissions from emerging Canadian writers for a 10-month residency at the University of Calgary from August 15, 2011 to June 15, 2012. Housed in the Faculty of Humanities, the residency provides a unique opportunity for Canadian writers to…
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TWO JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR Wipst COMPETITION
Wipst Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009 ‘From page to screen’ Writers International Premier Screen Talent TWO JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR Wipst COMPETITION Writers International premier screenwriting competition, Wipst, have announced two more eminent members to the judging panel. Wipst has welcomed Simon Harris, a talented writer and director, along with Allan Cook, who spent over 30 years as a senior producer for…
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series: A CELEBRATION OF NEW LITERARY VOICES
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca A CELEBRATION OF NEW LITERARY VOICES November 10 The Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series will feature and celebrate thirteen talented Island writers, most of them new voices, several of them familiar to Island audiences, at a public reading on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30…
The Banff Centre 2010 Writing Studio
Literary Arts Call for Applications 2010 Writing Studio April 26 – May 29, 2010 Application deadline: November 27, 2009 Literary Arts director: Steven Ross Smith Program directors: Greg Hollingshead Faculty: Fiction and other narrative prose: Warren Cariou, Jennifer Glossop, Lee Henderson, Daphne Marlatt, Meg Wolitzer Poetry: Stephanie Bolster, John Glenday, Don McKay The Writing Studio…
red earth women presents Catherine Owen
AS ALWAYS there is open mic and Tuesday, November 24 guest artist-from-away Catherine Owen will be reading while touring her sixth collection of poetry, Frenzy. Catherine Owen has been published in literary magazines across Canada, Germany, Britain and Australia and been translated into Korean, Italian and Turkish. She has six collections of poetry out from…
Hilroy Diaries
Do you have a last will and testament you wrote at age 13? How about a love poem to Steven B. (cutest boy in grade 5)? Mortify yourself at the “Hilroy Diaries: Sharing the moving, the odd and the awesomely funny writings from childhood” Women’s Network PEI is holding a fundraising event on Saturday, November…
SAGE PEI Book Launch
Host: SAGE PEI Type: Causes – Fundraiser Network: Global Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm Location: The Guild, Charlottetown, PE Description SAGE is very pleased to invite you to the official book launch of Beyond Silence! Thursday November 5th at The Guild in Charlottetown. Reception will begin at 6:30pm and the program will…
Open Mic Nights with the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild
Open Mic Nights with the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild Join fellow writers and share your poetry, fiction or work-in-progress in any genre. Writers will have a chance to connect with each other and share their work. Confederation Centre Public Library Tuesday, October 20th @ 7:00pm Tuesday, November 17th @ 7:00pm
Call for Submissions to Riddle Fence Issues #5 & 6
Riddle Fence, a journal of arts & culture, is accepting submissions for its fifth and sixth issues. We are now considering previously unpublished submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Please send no more than 3-4 poems OR 1 piece of prose, maximum 5,000 words in length. Payment is $30 per printed page (prose and…
Book Fair and Writers Meet and Greet
Calling All Authors…An opportunity to sell and showcase your book will be yours at a “Book Fair and Writers Meet and Greet” organized by the Island Writers Association of PEI at the Stratford Town Hall, Dec. 5. Open to the public 2-6 pm with no admission charge. The afternoon event will feature free refreshments, authors…
The Writing Pool 