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Master Play Works
Hi Folks, I had a terrific response to my lecture/workshop for the Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Author’s Association. About fifty Alberta writers attended the Friday night lecture on Adaptation: Importing Excellence. The following day I conducted an exhaustive full-day workshop, The Character Generated Plot in Drama and Prose Fiction. The response to both events…
Into the Sea: Taking Your Poetry Deeper
“What makes me feel as though I belong here, out in this world, is…what goes on in my mind when I am writing. Then I belong here, and then all of the things that are disparate and irreconcilable can be useful.” —Toni Morrison This course is for people who write poems. Whether you are a…
Seven By Twenty Submissions Wanted
Seven By Twenty http://twitter.com/7×20 takes twitter-length fiction and poetry: 140 characters or less. No sim subs, no more than 1 sub/mo, no serials, no horror, no pay, reprints encouraged. Uses one-time electronic rights. Send to: 7x20mag@gmail.com with subject “Submission.”
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards Deadline: November 1, 2009 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 US…
Honeymoon Kiss
Theatre Performance supports L.M. Montgomery Institute The Montgomery Theatre in Cavendish is presenting a special performance of the romantic comedy The Fourposter on Friday, July 24th in support of the L.M. Montgomery Institute (www.lmmontgomery.ca). Proceeds from ticket sales for the evening’s performance will go to support the research and educational activities of the LM Montgomery…
Grain Magazine 2009 Short Grain Contest Results
July 6, 2009 — Winners of Grain Magazine’s 21st Short Grain (with Variations) Contest The results for Grain Magazine’s 2009 contest, Short Grain (with Variations) are in. Judges for this year’s contest were Elise Levine, Fiction, and Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen, Poetry. Winning entries and judges’ comments will be published in Grain’s Winter issue, 37.2. Congratulations…
Writer-in-Residence Wanted
Attention Writers, Poets, Illustrators, Applications are invited from creative writers for the term position of Saskatoon Public Library/Canada Council for the Arts Writer in Residence from September 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. Remuneration: up to $30,000 for a nine-month term. Criteria are based on Canada Council guidelines; position subject to Canada Council funding. Applications…
TUPELO PRESS: Open Submissions Month for Poetry
Throughout July, Tupelo Press will hold open submissions for book-length poetry collections (48-90 pages). Aware of the current economy, we have reduced our reading fee from $35 to $25. We also now accept electronic submissions, which save on photocopying and postage, via a special transfer site. This ensures correct formatting and provides automatic receipts and…
LEAGUE OF CANADIAN POETS ANNOUNCES ITS NATIONAL COUNCIL 2009 – 2010
Toronto – The League of Canadian Poets (LCP) at its Annual General Meeting and conference in Vancouver, June 12-14, elected the following individuals to its National Council for 2009-10. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Dennis Reid, Victoria, BC Vice President: Joe Blades, Fredericton, NB Treasurer: Ray Mitchell, Toronto, ON Past President (Appointed): Maurice Mierau, Winnipeg, MB REGIONAL…
The Writing Pool 