To celebrate 35 years of poetry publishing, Brick Books has set out to create the largest publisher-focused poetry performance archive in Canada and abroad. The podcast channel currently boasts over 160 recordings, with many more to come. Brick Books’ general manager Kitty Lewis has contracted Julie Wilson of Book Madam & Associates to produce and…
Category: Author News
Lobster Press – Call for Manuscript Submissions
Attention authors of children’s and young adult books. Award-winning publisher Lobster Press is currently seeking submissions from Canadian citizens or residents for: ·chapter books appealing to readers ages 7-9, especially girls ·high-interest novels appealing to reluctant readers ages 12+, especially boys Please visit our web site http://www.lobsterpress.com to learn about our submissions guidelines and for…
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…
VALERIE COMPTON: NEW PEI NOVELIST
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Dr. Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca Valerie Compton, born and raised on PEI, has recently published her first book, Tide Road, a historical novel set on the Island. She will give a public reading on Monday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building at…
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Prince Edward Island’s Acorn Press invites writers to submit unpublished short stories for a new anthology of fiction by PEI writers, to be published in spring 2012.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 the past two years; or another strong…
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…
Island Book Wins National Award: CBC’s “Best Mystery”
It’s a “Bookie” for “Revenge of the Lobster Lover” published by The Acorn Press, Charlottetown. It’s a mystery set on the island, published on the island, and written by Hilary MacLeod, who considers the island “home.” The CBC Book Club, an online entity, has launched the “Bookies” contest to celebrate the genres of…
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…
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…
The Writing Pool 