EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The PEI Cultural Human Resource Sector Council (CHRSC) is a not-for-profit organization that brings together representatives from PEI’s cultural sector to discuss issues and develop long-term solutions that respond to the sector’s human resources needs. The Council invites applications for the position of Executive Director. Reporting to a Board of Directors, this position…
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Bottle Tree Productions One Act Play Competition for Writers 2010
Bottle Tree Productions ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 2010 http://www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $250 Third Prize $100 One Act Plays of up to 70 minutes may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions at 445…
Call for Submissions: Undertow Press
“NL-based publisher Undertow Press are now considering full-length manuscript proposals in the genres of Literary Fiction, Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction. Feel free to visit http://caughtintheundertow.com/contact.html#subs for more information on their submission guidelines and how to submit.”
Prairie Dog Publishing Presents: The Christmas Chaos Writing Contest
For our upcoming anthology, we are looking for your tales of “Christmas gone wrong.” Your stories can be humorous or heart-wrenching, but they must be well-written, and they must be true. Contest deadline: April 30, 2010 For more information: http://www.prairiedogpublishing.ca
John J. Guiney Yallop at UPEI open mic
John J. Guiney Yallop, author of Notes To My Prostate (2010) and On place and memory: A poetic journey (forthcoming), and Assistant Professor at Acadia University, will be reading from his new work at the UPEI Faculty Lounge on March 31st at 7:00 p.m. A short open mic will precede his reading. Please contact Sean Wiebe at swiebe@upei.ca…
Jon McLean book launch
EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Local author Jon McLean will be having a book launch and signing of his first book, “Jesus Torah & More”, at Indigo Bookstore, Charlottetown PE on March 13th 2010 from 2-4pm and again at Coles Book Store in Summerside PE on March 20th from 2-4pm. Come One, Come All; Lets Have Some…
Saskatchewan Writers/Artists Colonies summer 2010 retreats
The Saskatchewan Writers/Artists Colonies will be holding two retreats in summer 2010. Emma Lake Colony: Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus University of Saskatchewan, June 13 to June 27, 2010. A maximum of 15 participants will be accommodated. Cost is $525 per week for Saskatchewan Writers Guild and CARFAC SASK members and $600 per week for non-members….
Culture and Heritage Information Sessions
Culture and Heritage Information Sessions You are invited to attend information sessions across the province from March 23 to March 30, 2010. Hosted by the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Division of the Department of Tourism and Culture, along with Music PEI , the PEI Council of the Arts and Canadian Heritage. Come to learn about…
Network – Learn – Grow
The Atlantic Magazines Association is proud to present its second annual MagazinesEast 2010. Atlantic Canada’s premiere professional development and networking conference for the publishing industry. Don’t miss this year’s exciting line-up of speakers on topics like branding, marketing, editorial, website sales, typography, and much more. Register before March 15th and you could win an iPod…
MPW Spring 2010 Best Yet!
Howdy Friends of MasterPlayWorks and all things artistic! Porter Anderson, former theatre critic for The Village Voice and The New York Times, former CNN producer and anchor, is writing his first novel, American Kouros. Along with three other wonderful writers at different stages of their practice (two playwrights and a screenwriter), Porter is taking MasterPlayWorks’ Winter 2010 course in the Character Generated Plot…
Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) 2010 Short Story Writing Contest
Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) 2010 Short Story Writing Contest Entries: Limit of 2500 words Submissions accepted in English, French, and Italian No previously published or simultaneous submissions. Multiple entries welcome Not restricted to Canadian writers and/or writers Italian descent. Anyone can enter. Contest entrants have two options for submitting their manuscripts: 1. By…
Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse
During Family Violence Prevention Week, Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse, a publication that was written and published on Prince Edward Island, will be distributed to P.E.I. public libraries. On Wednesday, February 17, 12:00-1:00 pm, SAGE will be holding a “brown-bag lunch” session at the Confederation Centre Public Library to celebrate the accessibility of…
The Writing Pool 