Shelburne Writers Festival
This is the second year for the Shelburne Writers Festival and it’s just as exciting as last year. It takes place August 14-16. Authors include Donna Morrissey, Kenneth J. Harvey, Catherine Banks, Ian Colford, Brian Bartlett, Kathleen Tudor, Stephanie Domet and me, Darcy Rhyno. Events include a production of Bitter Rose, a play by GG…
Wanted: Information for Children’s Writers
Hi, I wondered if the Writer’s Guild knows of any writing groups for children’s writers, or if you can point me in the right direction for finding out. Thanks for your help! Samantha Desjardins sedesjard@gmail.com
The New Potato-Time Review
Subject: invitation to The New Potato-Time Review Hi everyone– I’m writing a quick note to invite you to consider coming to a new summer show I’m part of, The New Potato-Time Review. I’ve created the show with the wonderful singer-songwriter Tanya Davis. And it’s playing now at the lovely Victoria Playhouse. The show is running…
‘Nigwek: Street Festival’
MARK YOUR CALENDERS! You don’t want to miss the first annual ‘Nigwek: Street Festival’ Sunday, August 9 Organic Street Festival On Sunday, August 9, Nigwek: A Street Festival for an Organic PEI will take place on Victoria Row from noon to 10pm. Featured acts will be Two Hours Traffic, Meaghan Blanchard, Teresa Doyle, Smothered In…
Piper’s Frith: Writing at Kilmory Resort
*To download the brochure application form, click on the following link: piper’s frith brochure
Master Play Works
Hi Folks, I had a terrific response to my lecture/workshop for the Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Author’s Association. About fifty Alberta writers attended the Friday night lecture on Adaptation: Importing Excellence. The following day I conducted an exhaustive full-day workshop, The Character Generated Plot in Drama and Prose Fiction. The response to both events…
Into the Sea: Taking Your Poetry Deeper
“What makes me feel as though I belong here, out in this world, is…what goes on in my mind when I am writing. Then I belong here, and then all of the things that are disparate and irreconcilable can be useful.” —Toni Morrison This course is for people who write poems. Whether you are a…
Seven By Twenty Submissions Wanted
Seven By Twenty http://twitter.com/7×20 takes twitter-length fiction and poetry: 140 characters or less. No sim subs, no more than 1 sub/mo, no serials, no horror, no pay, reprints encouraged. Uses one-time electronic rights. Send to: 7x20mag@gmail.com with subject “Submission.”
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards Deadline: November 1, 2009 Submit work in any of our three marquee genres: poetry, short fiction, or creative non-fiction. Poetry: up to three poems per entry (max. 100 lines each); Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: one piece (max 2500 words) Fees: $35 CAD for Canadians $40 USD for US…
Bill Richardson Gives Public Reading
Everyone is invited to a free public reading by Bill Richardson at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Thursday, July 30, 7:00 p.m., an event co-hosted by the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild, the Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library, the UPEI Department of English, and the Indian River Festival. Bill Richardson is a writer…
The Writing Pool 