Have Poems, Will Travel Thursday April 7 at 7:00 pm April is national poetry month. Join PEI Poet Laureate Hugh MacDonald who will share some of his favorite “Random Acts of Poetry” with us. Got some poems in your pocket… why not share them with Hugh and the audience. READ THEM OUT LOUD, for the…
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The Canadian Children’s Book Centre receives the Friendship Feather
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre receives the Friendship Feather Toronto, February 14, 2011 — The Canadian Children’s Book Centre was honoured to be presented with the Friendship Feather Award under the Friends of Ontario First Nation Public Libraries’ Honour Program. The presentation took place during the Ontario Library Association’s Public Library Awards on Thursday, February 3rd. The Friendship…
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…
ATLANTIC MINISTERS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REPORT ON KEY LITERACY INITIATIVES
—————————- NEWS RELEASE —————————– February 17, 2011 ATLANTIC MINISTERS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING REPORT ON KEY LITERACY INITIATIVES CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Specific achievements, such as the renewal of grades 7, 8 and 9 English language arts curriculum, standards of practice for educational leaders, new curriculum for grades 3 and 4 social studies, and the adult…
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. …
The Malahat Review 2011 Founders’ Award winners
The University of Victoria, on behalf of The Malahat Review, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s P. K. Page and Jack Hodgins Founders’ Awards in poetry and fiction respectively. The $1000 awards to the authors of the best poem and short story to appear in The Malahat Review‘s quarterly issues during the previous calendar…
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’…
News from WritingRaw.com
WritingRaw.com is going to scare the BOO out of you a second time! All of us here at WritingRaw.com would like to thank the generous support we received when we put out the call for submissions for our Halloween issue. Who knew that there were so many of you out there with a dark side…
UPDATE FROM CWAG*
UPDATE FROM CWAG* Canadian Writers Against the Google settlement *Note: I’ve tried my best to limit this email to interested people. If you have received this inadvertently or would like your address off the list, please let me know. Hello Everybody — If you have any questions about the following, please contact me. As many of…
A CELEBRATION OF WORDS TO FIRE THE SPIRIT: Victoria Literary Festival
A CELEBRATION OF WORDS TO FIRE THE SPIRIT! In just two week’s time, the village of Victoria By the Sea is to be host to Prince Edward Island’s first ever literary festival on the South Shore! It will be a summer celebration of poetry and storytelling, featuring all three of Prince Edward Island’s poet laureates: David Helwig,…
The Malahat Review 2010-2011 Prizes
The Malahat Review’s 2010 Creative Non-Fiction Prize Deadline: August 1, 2010 (postmarked) Prize: $1000 CAD Submit one piece of creative non-fiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. Entry fee: $35 CAD for residents of Canada $40 USD for residents of the United States $45 USD for entries from elsewhere (entry fee includes a one…
The Malahat Review’s Creative Non-Fiction Prize
Deadline: August 1, 2010Prize: $1000 CADSubmit one work of creative non-fiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. No restrictions as to subject matter or approach apply.Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadians$40 USD for entries from the United States$45 USD for entries from elsewhere(entry fee includes a one year subscription to The Malahat Review)For more…
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