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…
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2010 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlists
33 Authors and Illustrators Up for 2010 Atlantic Book Awards Linden MacIntyre Leads with Three Nominations The Atlantic Book Awards Society is pleased to announce the full shortlist for the 11 different literary awards that make up the 2010 Atlantic Book Awards. Among the 33 authors and illustrators up for awards are three multiple nominees:…
J.J. Steinfeld to launch 2nd poetry collection
Award-winning fiction writer, playwright, and poet J. J. Steinfeld will be launching his 13thbook, and second poetry collection, Misshapenness (Ekstasis Editions), at the Confederation Centre Public Library on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 2:00 pm. All poetry lovers are invited to come in from the mid-winter cold and hear J. J. read some “hot” — or…
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Presents ANNE COMPTON AT UPEI
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000168 EndHTML:0000003840 StartFragment:0000000468 EndFragment:0000003823 Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Dr. Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca ANNE COMPTON AT UPEI Award-winning poet Anne Compton returns to her native PEI to read from her new book, Asking Questions Indoors and Out, on Tuesday, February 16, at 7:30 in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Her…
Michelle Berry Wins $5,000 Prize from Enfield & Wizenty
Michelle Berry Wins $5,000 Prize from Enfield & Wizenty WINNIPEG, January 18, 2010—Peterborough author Michelle Berry is the winner of Enfield & Wizenty’s inaugural $5,000 fiction prize for her novel This Book Will Not Save Your Life. The $5,000 advance will lead to a fall 2010 publication and was awarded after the company’s editors reviewed dozens of…
A NIGHT IN TASMANIA
Island author and UPEI professor Richard Lemm will give a presentation on his recent stay in Tasmania as writer-in-residence. His residency was part of the annual PEI-Tasmania writer-in-residence exchange. His talk, in the UPEI Faculty Lounge on Tuesday evening, January 26 (Australia Day!) at 7:30, will include a slide-show and poems written while in Tasmania….
The Malahat Review’s 2010 Open Season Awards Winners
The Malahat Review is pleased to announce the winners of our 2010 Open Season Awards! Poetry: Lorri Neilsen Glenn, “You think of Meister Eckhart” Fiction: Tricia Dower, “Hallowe’en 1955” Creative non-fiction: Melissa Jacques, “Call and Response” Read more for details.
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS In the news: 1. Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected 2. Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man Humanetry Tour 2010 3. Oh Canada Poetry Contest Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected The selection committee of the Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program has chosen a poet. The individual selected will be announced at a public event…
Authors lobby U.S. court to reject Google deal
GLOBE AND MAIL Jan 7 Authors lobby U.S. court to reject Google deal More than 250 Canadian writers sign petition protesting illegal digitization of books John Barber Information giant Google is doing evil to their property, a growing number of Canadian writers claim in a petition urging a New York court to reject a controversial…
POET LAUREATE APPOINTMENT
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Hon. Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, has announced the appointment of poet, editor and novelist Hugh MacDonald of Brudenell as the new poet laureate for Prince Edward Island. With nine books to his credit as author and editor, Hugh MacDonald is perhaps best known to Islanders through his…
New Memoir: My Mi’kmaq Mother
Nov. 19, Charlottetown, PEI: Julie Pellissier-Lush, the author of a memoir, My Mi’kmaq Mother, was greeted today with a standing room only crowd of well wishers at the launch of this her first book. The event took place in Studio 1 of the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. Dennis King, Director of Communications…
red earth women presents
arms of the wind nudge the last oak leaves toward you read them, she says red earth women presents guest-artist-from-away & disobedient poet catherine owen reading and touring her latest book Frenzy AND OPEN MIC FOR YOU sign up @7:30 read them read them read them read them read them read them read them…
The Writing Pool 