Factory Atlantic -a space for theatre inquiry – invites you to attend Excerpt from a Work in Progress. The 45 minute presentation will be given Monday, the 30th of November at the yLofts, 252 Prince, in Charlottetown at 7:00pm. Please use the side entrance to Loft Three adjacent to the inn parking lot. Adults only…
David Francey Songwriting Workshop
The PEI Writers’ Guild is proud to sponsor a David Francey Songwriting Workshop on November 20th, 2-4 p.m. Spaces are limited to participate in this amazing opportunity to work with a world-renowned songwriter/singer. The PLACE IS TO BE DETERMINED, but downtown Charlottetown for sure. Francey is playing the Guild the evening of the 20th, so…
My Mi’kmaq Mother: Book Launch
Retromedia Publishing Inc. is launching My Mi’kmaq Mother by Julie Pellissier-Lush on November 19, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in Studio One of the Confederation Centre of the Arts. This young publishing house has published a best seller on PEI (2008), which is now approaching best seller status in Atlantic Canada, called Behind the Gate by…
BOOK FAIR and WRITERS MEET AND GREET
CALLING ALL AUTHORS An opportunity to sell and showcase your books BOOK FAIR and WRITERS MEET AND GREET December 5th, 2009 2:00 – 6:00 pm Stratford Town Hall Southport Room $7.00 a table or $5.00 a half table (includes refreshments) Also happening: – PREVIOUSLY ENJOYED BOOK SALE (Island Writers Association fundraiser)…
Black Raspberries: Robert Acorn to Launch 3rd Book
What do you serve after White Strawberries? The answer, according to writer Robert Acorn is Black Raspberries. Acorn’s third book, Black Raspberries will be launched at the Confederation Centre Library on Sunday, November 22nd from 2-4 pm . Acorn’s first collection of poetry White Strawberries was released in 2000. His first book of prose was…
MARKIN-FLANAGAN DISTINGUISHED WRITERS PROGRAM
RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS WITH THE MARKIN-FLANAGAN DISTINGUISHED WRITERS PROGRAM The Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program is accepting submissions from emerging Canadian writers for a 10-month residency at the University of Calgary from August 15, 2011 to June 15, 2012. Housed in the Faculty of Humanities, the residency provides a unique opportunity for Canadian writers to…
TWO JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR Wipst COMPETITION
Wipst Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009 ‘From page to screen’ Writers International Premier Screen Talent TWO JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR Wipst COMPETITION Writers International premier screenwriting competition, Wipst, have announced two more eminent members to the judging panel. Wipst has welcomed Simon Harris, a talented writer and director, along with Allan Cook, who spent over 30 years as a senior producer for…
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series: A CELEBRATION OF NEW LITERARY VOICES
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca A CELEBRATION OF NEW LITERARY VOICES November 10 The Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series will feature and celebrate thirteen talented Island writers, most of them new voices, several of them familiar to Island audiences, at a public reading on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30…
The Banff Centre 2010 Writing Studio
Literary Arts Call for Applications 2010 Writing Studio April 26 – May 29, 2010 Application deadline: November 27, 2009 Literary Arts director: Steven Ross Smith Program directors: Greg Hollingshead Faculty: Fiction and other narrative prose: Warren Cariou, Jennifer Glossop, Lee Henderson, Daphne Marlatt, Meg Wolitzer Poetry: Stephanie Bolster, John Glenday, Don McKay The Writing Studio…
red earth women presents Catherine Owen
AS ALWAYS there is open mic and Tuesday, November 24 guest artist-from-away Catherine Owen will be reading while touring her sixth collection of poetry, Frenzy. Catherine Owen has been published in literary magazines across Canada, Germany, Britain and Australia and been translated into Korean, Italian and Turkish. She has six collections of poetry out from…
The Writing Pool 