To celebrate 35 years of poetry publishing, Brick Books has set out to create the largest publisher-focused poetry performance archive in Canada and abroad. The podcast channel currently boasts over 160 recordings, with many more to come. Brick Books’ general manager Kitty Lewis has contracted Julie Wilson of Book Madam & Associates to produce and…
Lobster Press – Call for Manuscript Submissions
Attention authors of children’s and young adult books. Award-winning publisher Lobster Press is currently seeking submissions from Canadian citizens or residents for: ·chapter books appealing to readers ages 7-9, especially girls ·high-interest novels appealing to reluctant readers ages 12+, especially boys Please visit our web site http://www.lobsterpress.com to learn about our submissions guidelines and for…
Call for applications for Book Week 2012 Authors and Illustrators
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is looking for authors and/or illustrators with new children’s books being released in fall 2011 and/or spring 2012, who are interested in touring schools, libraries, bookstores and community centres, outside of their home province, during TD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2012. The next Book Week tour will run from Saturday, May 5…
Culture Days PEI pre-registration deadline on April 22nd
The deadline for “early-bird” pre-registration of Culture Days activities is April 22nd. Culture Days will take place September 30th-October 2ndacross Canada. It’s a volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Last year, examples of Culture Days activities on PEI included…
VALERIE COMPTON: NEW PEI NOVELIST
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Dr. Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca Valerie Compton, born and raised on PEI, has recently published her first book, Tide Road, a historical novel set on the Island. She will give a public reading on Monday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building at…
PEI Screenwriters’ Boot Camp
Starts: Monday June 13, 2011, 09:00AM EDT Ends: Friday June 17, 2011, 05:00AM EDT Event Type: Training/Seminar Location: Haviland Club Charlottetown, PE CA Price: Website: http://www.peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net Industry: media production Keywords: Screenwriting, writing, training, scripts, television, film, transmedia, televisual Intended For: Writers Organization: Island Media Arts Coop Spend a week honing your screenwriting skills with industry…
PEIWG Annual General Meeting, Workshop, and Open Mic
The PEI Writers’ Guild announces its Annual General Meeting, Workshop, and Open Mic event to be held on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Co-sponsored with the Department of English at UPEI, and made possible with support from the Community Cultural Partnership Program of the PEI Department of Tourism and Culture, the Workshop WRITING FOR CHILDREN…
PEIWG 2011 Workshops
WRITING FOR CHILDREN WORKSHOP Deirdre Kessler: Writing Workshop Facilitator PEI Writers’ Guild 2011 Workshop Series (Central) Co-sponsored with the Department of English at UPEI WHEN & WHERE Saturday, April 30, 2011: UPEI, Main Building, Room 420 Presented before the 2011 PEI Writers’ Guild Annual General Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (will start promptly;…
*Paper Beat Scissors* at MUSEartspace, Charlottetown
To play MUSEartspace in Charlottetown as part of Eastern Canadian tour to hone set for new album Paper Beat Scissors Videos: http://www.youtube.com/paperbeatscissors MP3 Downloads: http://www.paperbeatscissors.bandcamp.com EPK: http://www.sonicbids.com/paperbeatscissors “*Tim Crabtree** has such a unique sound that it’s hard to put his ambient, folk melodies into word. Cinematic in scope, [it] builds dynamic results with the most subtle, gentle touch. Each…
ILA Deadline Reminder: April 1, 2011 for Adult Categories
The deadline for adult categories is April 1, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Please hand-deliver your entries to any Provincial Library Branch, addressed to the following, or Mail to: Island Literary Awards c/o Trina O’Brien Leggott Confederation Centre Public Library PO Box 7000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G8 Cheques and/or Money Orders should be made out to PEI…
PEIWG May 14 workshop cancelled
The wonderful May 14th workshop by Christy Ann Conlin has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. She is hoping to run this workshop on May 21st, same time, same place, but we have to confirm those details. At this time it is still pending. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS! Thanks PEIWG Board. Introduction to Memoir…
The Writing Pool 