Stone and Flesh: The Yoga of Lucid Writing August 7 – 10; From Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. Being awake to “the dialogue of stone and flesh” can lead to lucid writing, a way of writing full of surprise, insight, and a little challenge. Through lucid…
Category: Upcoming Events
Susan Cameron at Confederation Library May 13
The Confederation Centre Public Library & the PEI Writers’ Guild present a reading & book talk with Halifax writer Susan Cameron. Cameron will talk of her latest novel, These Four Walls, which chronicles the lives of two sisters orphaned in depression-era Halifax, and their subsequent coming of age amid the chaos of the second world war. All…
Island Literary Awards April 27 at The Guild
The 21st Annual Island Literary Awards will be held Sunday, April 27 from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at The Guild, corner Queen and Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. Emcees extraordinaire Matt Rainnie and Patrick Ledwell will host the awards, which are dedicated to the memory of late artist and arts advocate Hilda Woolnough. Come see who…
Poetry Prize Nominees at Confed Library
The PEI Writer’s Guild and the Confederation Centre Public Library celebrate the Atlantic Book Festival! Join us for readings by Atlantic Poetry Prize nominees “All Our Wonder Unavenged” author Don Domanski (left) and George Murray, author of “The Rush to Here.” WHERE: Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown WHEN: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Saturday May 10, 2008…
Deadline for PEI Book Award May 1
The Prince Edward Island Book Award promotes and celebrates excellence in creation and publication of books by Prince Edward Island authors, editors and creators, during 2006 and 2007. Two awards, one for a work of fiction and one for a work of non-fiction, are presented biennially. The awards are based on overall assessment of the…
Full House for Giller Nominee Elizabeth Hay
Elizabeth Hay read from her latest novel, Late Nights on Air, to a full house at Casa Mia Café, 131 Queen St. in Charlottetown, on Saturday, November 3. Late Nights on Air has been shortlisted for the Giller Prize which will be awarded on Nov. 7 at a gala in Toronto. The Giller Prize was founded…
The Writing Pool 