The Island Writers Association (PEI) will present a hands-on evening designed to help individuals create a book with or without the use of a computer. To be held at the Stratford Town Hall in late November the evening will provide an opportunity to begin a project that has the potential to be a family treasure….
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The Malahat Review Open Season Awards
Deadline: November 1, 2009 $1000 Prize in each of three categories Submit work in any of our three marquee genres: poetry, short fiction, or creative non-fiction. Poetry: up to three poems per entry (max. 100 lines each); Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: one piece (max 2500 words) Fees: $35 CAD for Canadians $40 USD for…
The 19th Annual Fiddlehead Literary Contest
Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, 2009 $1,000 for the Best Short Fiction; $500 each for the Two Honourable Mentions $1,000 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem; $500 each for the Two Honourable Mentions The winning entries will be published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Fiddlehead (No. 243) and on our web site. The…
The Poetic Licence Contest for Canadian Youth 2010
The League of Canadian Poets, a national not-for-profit poetry organization founded in 1966, invites Canadian youth to participate in its Poetic Licence Contest. There are two age categories, junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). First place poems in each category will receive a cash prize of $350, second place winners will receive $300 and third…
What are afternoon horses?
What are afternoon horses? The phrase comes from a poem in Deirdre Kessler’s poetry book, AFTERNOON HORSES, to be launched October 20th at Beaconsfield’s Carriage House by Acorn Press. Though Kessler has been writing poetry for more years than she has been writing fiction and nonfiction and has had poems published in chapbooks and in…
“The Royal Navy & Me” by F. Ben Rodgers Published
I’m please to announce the publication of my latest book, The Royal Navy & Me, a sequel to Lily & Me. It is presently available on-line at http://www.amazon.com and will be available at Indigo shortly. Unfortunately book signings will have to wait until after surgery (two hip replacements) next week 8th Oct. Anyone wishing a…
Open Mic Nights 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…
P.E.I. Writers’ Guild Website
Check out the new P.E.I. Writers’ Guild Website using the following link. http://www.peiwritersguild.com You can also find this link under “Sites to See” in the right-hand column of this blog site.
New call for picture book submissions
Lobster Press is currently seeking picture book manuscript submissions from Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Please send a brief bio, the book synopsis, and the full text of your picture book manuscript to LobsterPressSubmissions@gmail.com. All text must be within the body of the e-mail – we are unable to open attachments. Please write “Picture Book Submission”…
The Writing Pool 