Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin. This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list on groupspaces.com. It contains announcements of events in PEI and around Canada that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. If you want to share any announcements, articles,…
Category: Author News
THE PEIWG WEEKLY – October 17-23, 2011
THE PEIWG WEEKLY 17-23 October 2011 Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin. This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list on groupspaces.com. It contains announcements of events in PEI and around Canada that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. If you…
CALL FOR PAPERS: CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS
CALL FOR PAPERS: CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS CONFERENCE 2012 Deadline: September 30, 2011 ccwwp.ca/conference/call-for-papers
Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) Membership
In its ongoing support of authors, illustrators, and storytellers, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre wishes to make a statement in support of authors and better allow them to benefit from the Centre’s programming and resources. This year the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) created a new membership level specifically for published authors, illustrators, and…
Ainslie Stewart Launches Debut Novel
Ainslie Stewart will launch her debut novel, The Entangling at Confederation Centre Public Library Tuesday August 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Brimming with mythology and history, love and intrigue, The Entangling intertwines the lives of 18th century settler Susannah with 21st century widow Ellie in a mystical tale of love, malice, betrayal and forgiveness. For more information, contact: Gary…
Book Launch with Poet Laureate, Hugh MacDonald
Book Launch with Poet Laureate, Hugh MacDonald this is a Lovesong Travel through a season, a year, or a lifetime with Poet Laureate, Hugh Macdonald, to places that are familiar to all of us with the people we know, as he shows us a series of scenes and snapshots of the human condition in his…
Lennie Gallant Book Launch
A Day with You in Paradise Singer, songwriter, Lennie Gallant will launch his new book, A Day with You in Paradise, at Confederation Centre Public Library Wednesday July 13th at 7:00pm. The book, with illustrations by Patsy MacKinnon, is based on Lennie’s song of the same name from his Juno-nominated album. This beautiful picture book depicts…
Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs: Memberships Available
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…
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS to ACORN PRESS: THE ISLAND FICTION READER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW FICTION
Prince Edward Island’s Acorn Press invites writers to submit unpublished short stories for a new anthology of fiction by PEI writers, to be published in spring 2012. Potential contributors must have a significant Prince Edward Island connection, for example: born or raised in Prince Edward Island, lived in Prince Edward Island for six months of…
Michael Hennessey wins 1st place for play
Michael Hennessey of Charlottetown has received word that his play, THE SEARCH FOR EILEEN SULLIVAN, has placed first in a one-act playwriting contest dealing with the Irish diaspora to North America, organized by Montrealer Byron Toben, The winning play carries with it a prize of $500. Second place went to Anne Phelan of Brooklyn,…
Rachna Gilmore launches novel on June 18th
Rachna Gilmore will launch her newest book, THAT BOY RED, Saturday June 18 at 2:00pm at Confederation Centre Public Library. The novel set in P.E.I. during the 1930s, follows the adventures and misadventures of eleven-year-old Roderick “Red” MacRae and his large and lively family as they struggle through bad weather, plunging crop prices and more during…
The Writing Pool 