Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin. This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list on groupspaces.com. It contains announcements of events in PEI and around Canada that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. If you want to share any announcements, articles,…
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THE PEIWG WEEKLY – October 17-23, 2011
THE PEIWG WEEKLY 17-23 October 2011 Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin. This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list on groupspaces.com. It contains announcements of events in PEI and around Canada that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. If you…
Get Your Story Straight with Louise Lalonde
“Get Your Story Straight”—Part of The Wyatt Heritage Properties Storytelling Festival, a collaboration with the PEI Writers’ Guild. Where: The Lefurgey Cultural Centre When: 1:00 – 4:00pm Dedicated to the memory of western PEI author Brigitte VanVliet The final workshop in the 2011 PEIWG Workshops series is being held in honour of esteemed Prince County author, Brigitte VanVliet. It is a…
Wayne Johnston to Open Literary Festival
Newfoundland author Wayne Johnston, one of Canada’s most popular, critically heralded, and internationally successful novelists, will open the 2011 Pen and Inkling Literary Festival in Charlottetown with a public reading at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Tuesday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. A reception and book signing will follow. Johnston will…
Who Dunnit PEI?
The One Book One Island campaign run all summer by the PEI Public Library Service is drawing to a close. Louise Penny draws readers in to the fictional world of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the community of Three Pines, beginning with Still Life and continuing to the latest release in the series, A Trick of the Light. Penny will…
CALL FOR PAPERS: CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS
CALL FOR PAPERS: CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS CONFERENCE 2012 Deadline: September 30, 2011 ccwwp.ca/conference/call-for-papers
The Canadian Literature Symposium 2012
The Canadian Literature Symposium 2012 http://www.canlit-symposium.ca/
Contest launched to celebrate 2011 Intergeneration Week
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Islanders are encouraged to participate in Prince Edward Island’s premier celebration of Intergeneration Week, says Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour Janice Sherry. “Intergeneration Week is an opportunity to concentrate on the importance of blended generations,” said Minister Sherry. “Unifying Islanders is imperative to our goal of becoming a One Island Community.”…
Get Your Story Straight: Final PEIWG 2011 Writing Workshop
“Get Your Story Straight”—Part of The Wyatt Heritage Properties Storytelling Festival, a collaboration with the PEI Writers’ Guild. Where: The Lefurgey Cultural Centre When: 1:00 – 4:00pm Dedicated to the memory of western PEI author Brigitte VanVliet The final workshop in the 2011 PEIWG Workshops series is being held in honour of esteemed Prince County author,…
One Book One Island Countdown
We are now 4 weeks from Louise Penny’s visit to PEI for the finale to our first One Book One Island campaign. There’s still time to place a request on Still Life by Louise Penny in one of the many formats held by PLS. http://library.pe.ca/onebook The Confederation Centre Public Library has several related programs planned for the coming…
Ainslie Stewart Launches Debut Novel
Ainslie Stewart will launch her debut novel, The Entangling at Confederation Centre Public Library Tuesday August 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Brimming with mythology and history, love and intrigue, The Entangling intertwines the lives of 18th century settler Susannah with 21st century widow Ellie in a mystical tale of love, malice, betrayal and forgiveness. For more information, contact: Gary…
Doe Branch Ink Writing Workshops
Announcing Fall Workshops Starting October 9th Fall Workshops Currently Available with These Great Writers and Teachers: Rosecrans Baldwin October 9 to October 15 Michael Malone October 16 to October 22 Judy Dearlove October 23 to October 29 Peggy Payne October 30 to November 5 Visit our Website http://doebranchink.org for details on fees and registration. “I…
The Writing Pool 