Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs: Memberships Available If you are part of an English or Creative Writing department, guild, or community we encourage you to forward this email to your colleagues, students—and fellow writers. Dear fellow writers and instructors of creative writing: You are a writer—you know what it’s like to spend a lot…
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Writing From Nature with Harry Thurston
Writers’ Workshop Hone skills with one of the best Writing From Nature with Harry Thurston, July 8-10: “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work,” wrote American poet Mary Oliver. Award-winning poet and nature writer Harry Thurston will conduct this Friday evening to Sunday afternoon workshop designed to sharpen observational skills, which are the foundation not…
Write to Surprise Yourself—in Poetry or Prose
Write to Surprise Yourself—in Poetry or Prose Dianne Hicks Morrow: Writing Workshop Facilitator PEI Writers’ Guild 2011 Workshop Series Saturday, May 28, 2011: Active Communities INC., in cooperation with Montague Library Writers’ Guild & the Southern Kings Arts Council 540 Main Street, Main Floor Boardroom, Montague PE Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (please enter by the side…
Write When You Wonder, Write When You Wander
Write When You Wonder, Write When You Wander, PEI School of the Arts, North Rustico, July 4-8, with Dianne Hicks Morrow =================================================================================================== Through guided writing exercises, you’ll explore your own wonder and wanderings, both inner and outer. Your resulting writing will surprise you. And who knows where it will lead you — into writing a…
Spring 2011 MPW New Four Week Format
MasterPlayWorks: “A powerful interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas” New Format Longer Sessions More follow-up MasterPlayWorks Spring 2011 Character-Generated Story and Plot Workshop Twenty hours; Live, on-line, interactive. For Writers of DRAMA and PROSE FICTION: A rich and powerful interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and expanding your craft in…
Call for applications for Book Week 2012 Authors and Illustrators
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is looking for authors and/or illustrators with new children’s books being released in fall 2011 and/or spring 2012, who are interested in touring schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres, outside of their home province, during TD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2012. The next Book Week tour will run from Saturday, May 5…
Culture Days PEI pre-registration deadline on April 22nd
The deadline for “early-bird” pre-registration of Culture Days activities is April 22nd. Culture Days will take place September 30th-October 2ndacross Canada. It’s a volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Last year, examples of Culture Days activities on PEI included…
PEI Screenwriters’ Boot Camp
Starts: Monday June 13, 2011, 09:00AM EDT Ends: Friday June 17, 2011, 05:00AM EDT Event Type: Training/Seminar Location: Haviland Club Charlottetown, PE CA Price: Website: http://www.peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net Industry: media production Keywords: Screenwriting, writing, training, scripts, television, film, transmedia, televisual Intended For: Writers Organization: Island Media Arts Coop Spend a week honing your screenwriting skills with industry…
PEIWG 2011 Workshops
WRITING FOR CHILDREN WORKSHOP Deirdre Kessler: Writing Workshop Facilitator PEI Writers’ Guild 2011 Workshop Series (Central) Co-sponsored with the Department of English at UPEI WHEN & WHERE Saturday, April 30, 2011: UPEI, Main Building, Room 420 Presented before the 2011 PEI Writers’ Guild Annual General Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (will start promptly;…
The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony offers independent residencies
Mountains of Opportunity! Apply Now for an Independent Residency Set amid the spectacular backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony studios offer professional artists an opportunity for concentrated work in an exceptional environment. These independent residencies offer established artists and post-secondary faculty on sabbatical the ability to delve into their work…
Cultural Capital of Canada Film and Interactive Digital Media Program to produce 5 new works
(Charlottetown, March 10th 2011) As part of Charlottetown’s 2011 Cultural Capital of Canada Designation, the Island Media Arts Coop (IMAC), Island Film Factory (IFF), and Interactive Media Alliance (IMA) are partnering to help in the creation of 5 new short film and interactive digital media works byIsland producers. These works will become lasting documents of Charlottetown’s cultural identity. …
THIS TOWN IS SMALL INC.’ , THE PEI WRITERS’ GUILD, and PEAKE STREET STUDIOS
Island Poems: A collaborative art project involving Prince Edward Island poets and artists from many disciplines will be mounted at The Gallery @ The Guild during poetry month this April. The interdisciplinary project marks the first time Peake Street Studios and “this town is small inc.” have joined forces. Working with the Prince Edward Island Writers’…
The Writing Pool 