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…
Category: Lectures, Talks and Conventions
Afghanistan: Peace building through Education and Literacy
WHEN: Thurs., May 12, 7:00p.m. WHERE: Confederation Centre Public Library Susan Hartley of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan will talk about the organisation and its work to engage Canadians in supporting the empowerment of Afghan women and their struggle for basic human rights. Founded in 1996, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is a…
CANADIAN HISTORIAN TO SPEAK AT PROVINCE HOUSE
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — The public is invited to hear well-known Canadian historian, Professor Ian Ross Robertson, speaking on “The Road to Responsible Government” at Province House (165 Richmond Street) on March 31 at 7 p.m. Professor Robertson, a native of Mermaid, received his early education in the province, including three years of study at Prince…
Book Talk: Under the Electric Sky
Join author Christopher Walsh on a thrilling ride through the strange and fabled history of the Bill Lynch Shows. This is the story of home-grown folk heroes like Bill Lynch and Charlottetown’s Soggy Reid. Through his extensive research and travel with the carnies, Walsh chronicles the true story of the Maritime carnival with unflinching detail….
CCWWP conference registration now open
Dear Colleagues, Early bird registration for the Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs (CCWWP) conference in October 2010 is now open! Please go to http://www.regonline.ca/CCWWP2010. We encourage you to register as soon as possible, to take advantage of the early bird rate, and to assist the organizing committee in planning and budgeting. You can also download…
red earth women presents Moe Clark
Moe Clark, our guest-artist-from-montreal on thursday may 20 at red earth women presents is off erring an awesome workshop the next afternoon. please peruse the info and IF you can let me know IF you MIGHT be interested so we might have a sense… that would be grand moe’s looping pedal workshop friday, may 21 ”…
Atlantic Book Awards & Festival Events
Bob Chaulk, co-author of SS Atlantic: The White Star Line’s First Disaster at Sea and a double Atlantic Book Award nominee, will be speaking at two events in Halifax on April 15. The first event will be a panel discussion with fellow nominee Mike Herffernan, author of Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster. Chaulk…
Readings from Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Readings from Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse by members of SAGE, who will speak to the process of writing the book, prevention of sexual abuse through education, and partnerships in the community. The Honourable Janice Sherry, Minister of Community Services. Seniors and Labour, with responsibility for the Interministerial Women’s Secretariat, will be in…
Culture and Heritage Information Sessions
Culture and Heritage Information Sessions You are invited to attend information sessions across the province from March 23 to March 30, 2010. Hosted by the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Division of the Department of Tourism and Culture, along with Music PEI , the PEI Council of the Arts and Canadian Heritage. Come to learn about…
Network – Learn – Grow
The Atlantic Magazines Association is proud to present its second annual MagazinesEast 2010. Atlantic Canada’s premiere professional development and networking conference for the publishing industry. Don’t miss this year’s exciting line-up of speakers on topics like branding, marketing, editorial, website sales, typography, and much more. Register before March 15th and you could win an iPod…
Protecting Intellectual Properties
Cecile Klein of the Canadian Intellectual Properties Office will present on Feb. 9 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Carriage House at Beaconsfield. The topic will be “Protecting Intellectual Properties”. There is no charge. As space is limited, please confirm your attendance ASAP. Please circulate to others to whom you…
The Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem
The Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem at Confederation Centre Public Library Thursday February 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm Fancy a poetry chat… the Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem is a relaxed and informal way to meet and discuss poems moderated by Hugh MacDonald, PEI’s recently inaugurated poet laureate. We…
The Writing Pool 