Erika Ritter will be in Prince Edward Island on March 9 and 10, as part of cross-Canada tour with her new book, “The Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships.” From the publisher of “The Dog by the Cradle . . .” : It is no secret that we…

  Writer-in-Residence Call for Applications    Sept. 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 Residency Regina Public Library invites applications from Canadian creative writers for the position of Writer-in-Residence. The successful candidate will work with the public through individual consultations, community/school visits, and group workshops or seminars. The Writer-in-Residence will devote 80% of his/her time to…

LES CAUSERIES DU MARDI AU MUSÉE ACADIEN / TUESDAY TALKS AT THE ACADIAN MUSEUM Miscouche (Î.-P.-É / P.E.I.)       8 juillet / 8 July (En français / In French) « Les noces d’autrefois » Invités / Guests : Erma Arsenault, Yvonne Arsenault,  Joseph Gallant et Antoine Richard 15 juillet / 15 July (En anglais…

All members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and those interested in joining are cordially invited to our Annual General Meeting, which will be held Saturday, May 3 at the Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus. Activities get underway at noon with a potluck, followed by the business meeting and then an open mic. The agenda:…

David Helwig, appointed PEI’s Poet Laureate late last year, has received another honour in recognition of his literary achievements. On April 1, the Writers’ Trust of Canada awarded Helwig the Matt Cohen Award. The Award, which has a monetary value of $20,000, is given to the writer whose life has been dedicated to writing as…

Short Course: “A Poetic Miscellany” with John Smith April 1 – May 20, 2008 PEI’s first poet laureate and Professor Emeritus at the University of Prince Edward Island, Dr. John Smith was a much-respected and much-loved professor of English for 30 years, whose gift of being able to bring literature alive touched hundreds of students,…

 CBC Radio’s Matt Rainnie hosts the Battle of the Book Clubs held at The Guild on Feb. 20 Five great works of Canadian fiction; five celebrity panellists; one week of heated debates about Canadian literature: that’s what Canada Reads week is about on the CBC. But this year, PEI took an advance look at those…

The English Department of the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to announce that novelist and journalist Lawrence Hill returns to the Island as Writer-in-Residence from Feb. 28 – March 12. Hill’s new novel, “The Book of Negroes” (released in the US as “Someone Knows My Name”), takes readers from an African village to…

Newfoundland-raised novelist Michael Winter returns to PEI with his new novel, The Architects Are Here. Winter will give a public reading on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. A reception and book signing will follow. Winter was born in England, grew up in Corner Brook, Nfld., and divides…

Award-winning and prolific playwright, director, and novelist Don Hannah will give a public reading at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. The east coast has long been a focus in the Shediac, NB native’s work. His new novel, Ragged Islands begins in September 2001as 85-year-old Susan Ann Roberts…

The PEI Council of the Arts welcomes David Helwig as PEI’s new poet laureate. Carolyn Bertram, PEI’s Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, announced Wednesday that the author of more than 20 books of fiction and poetry would replace Frank Ledwell, who held the title for three years. Frank was known across the Island…