DON’T CHUCK THAT STANZA: Arc has just the call for you: PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for Poem of the Year is changing to February 1, 2010 and the Diana Brebner Award deadline is changing to March 1, 2010. This change was made in response to feedback from our readers, and also to help us accommodate the transition…
Category: Events
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series
WINTER’S TALES: THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO Steven Galloway, author of the international best-selling novel The Cellist of Sarajevo, will give a public reading on Tuesday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is part of the Winter’s Tales Authors Series sponsored by the UPEI English Department, with funding from…
Two January Poetry Workshops
Poet and Teacher Beth E. Janzen will be offering two Saturday afternoon workshops in January. Details below. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We can never see the whole forest at one time, but the shifting light, the wild creatures, the intriguing paths, some barely visible among the foliage, lead us in, keep us wanting to go deeper into the heart of the…
Calling All Amateur & Seasoned Maritime Playwrights
Calling All Amateur & Seasoned Maritime Playwrights Deadline: Feb. 28 Script Happens wants to showcase your talent. Submit your original, one-act script for a chance to present at annual Script Happens production. In preparation for another great season, Second Stage, a development wing of the Saint John Theatre Company, is looking for submissions for its…
Lilith Talent Search
Attention: Songwriters and musicians! Lilith is looking for the next best emerging female musicians across North America. Since its inception Lilith Fair has provided a stage solely for female solo-artists and female-fronted bands in order to celebrate music made by women. This year Lilith will give aspiring female artists the opportunity to perform a set…
red earth women presents
THURSDAY December’s 17th’s red earth women presents reading series draws upon the theme of winter solstice with our guest Mistress of Ceremonies and a writer herself Dr. Colleen MacQuarrie. In the spirit of the season we not only invite you to bring your delicious poems or prose to share, we invite you to bring edible treats…
Malahat Review Upcoming Contests
The Malahat Review Novella Prize Deadline: February 1, 2010 $500 Prize (plus $40/page upon publication) Submit a single work of fiction, with a minimum length of 10,000 words, and a maximum length of 20,000 words. No restrictions as to genre, subject matter, or aesthetic approach apply. Fees: $35 CAD for Canadians $40 USD for US…
People First Group Writes for Change
An Invitation from P.E.I. People First!! People First Group Writes for Change You are invited to the release of a collection of stories, called “Writing for Change”, on Thursday, December 3rd, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the offices of the P.E.I. Council for People with Disabilities, 5 Lower Malpeque Road in Charlottetown. …
Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009
Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009 ‘From page to screen’ Writers International Premier Screen Talent: ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! There’s just one week to go to send in your entry for the WIPST competition (Writer’s International Premier Screen Talent). So if your script is still sitting on the computer, it’s time to put the finishing touches and…
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…
Book Launch: House of Bears by Orysia Dawydiak
Everyone is invited to the launch of House of Bears, a new novel by Orysia Dawydiak. WHEN: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Haviland Club, 2 Haviland Street, Charlottetown House of Bears is Orysia Dawydiak’s first novel. When Luba Kassim reluctantly returns home to Northern Ontario, the strained relationship with her traditional Ukrainian mother…
The Writing Pool 