Wipst Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009 ‘From page to screen’ Writers International Premier Screen Talent: First Judge Announced Vibe Tv are pleased to announce the first judge on the Wipst juding panel – John Rhys Thomas John Rhys Thomas is a graduate whose career spans education and the arts. As a university student he performed regularly…
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Pen & Inkling Festival : Event Details
Pen & Inkling Festival The Prince Edward Island Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) turns twenty this year and are celebrating with the Pen & Inkling Festival on the weekend of September 18 – 20, 2009. This three-day, three-county event will celebrate Island writers through the Island Literary Awards ceremony, a conversation about poetry between John Smith and David…
Pen & Inkling Festival : Call for Volunteers
The PEI Writers’ Guild Pen & Inkling Festival is fast approaching beginning on Friday, September 18 through to Sunday, September 20! We are hoping YOU will volunteer to give a little or a lot of time for several different types of activities: – We need a head volunteer for each major event, especially each of…
Lobster Press Call for Submissions
Calling All Canadian Authors! Award-winning children’s book publisher Lobster Press (www.lobsterpress.com) is looking for children’s book submissions from Canadian authors. We are presently soliciting manuscripts from the following categories: – Original fiction for readers 9-12 and also for young adults (YA) ages 14+. At this time, we would only like to see comedy, “chick lit,”…
MasterPlayWorks Now on Facebook
MasterPlayWorks now has its own Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103761412129 ) where you can join our group discussions, receive information, and contribute your thoughts an any subject that strikes your fancy. The http://www.MasterPlayWorks.com website has detailed information on course content (Click on Workshops), FAQs (Click on FAQs), and endorsements http://www.masterplayworks.com/endorsements1.htm from previous MPW clients. Here’s a preview of what’s on tap for the fall, 2009:…
Hedgerow at the Harmony House, Hunter River
Hi there. Hope your summer is going well. It’s amazing how quickly it flies-by, and if you’re like most people, you always lament that you didn’t get to see or do half the things you wanted. If one of those things was enjoying some home-spun Island entertainment with stories and songs, then we have some…
COASTLANDS MAGAZINE: NEW MARKET FOR PEI WRITERS
COMING SEPTEMBER 2009 Launched in 2007 as The Nova Scotia Policy Review, this independent quarterly magazine has gained the respect of policy makers, community advocates and concerned citizens, and its independent reporting has been cited as evidence in the provincial legislature and in municipal chambers. Now in its third year, the magazine is changing its name to Coastlands:…
Shelburne Writers Festival
This is the second year for the Shelburne Writers Festival and it’s just as exciting as last year. It takes place August 14-16. Authors include Donna Morrissey, Kenneth J. Harvey, Catherine Banks, Ian Colford, Brian Bartlett, Kathleen Tudor, Stephanie Domet and me, Darcy Rhyno. Events include a production of Bitter Rose, a play by GG…
Wanted: Information for Children’s Writers
Hi, I wondered if the Writer’s Guild knows of any writing groups for children’s writers, or if you can point me in the right direction for finding out. Thanks for your help! Samantha Desjardins sedesjard@gmail.com
The New Potato-Time Review
Subject: invitation to The New Potato-Time Review Hi everyone– I’m writing a quick note to invite you to consider coming to a new summer show I’m part of, The New Potato-Time Review. I’ve created the show with the wonderful singer-songwriter Tanya Davis. And it’s playing now at the lovely Victoria Playhouse. The show is running…
‘Nigwek: Street Festival’
MARK YOUR CALENDERS! You don’t want to miss the first annual ‘Nigwek: Street Festival’ Sunday, August 9 Organic Street Festival On Sunday, August 9, Nigwek: A Street Festival for an Organic PEI will take place on Victoria Row from noon to 10pm. Featured acts will be Two Hours Traffic, Meaghan Blanchard, Teresa Doyle, Smothered In…
The Writing Pool 