The PEIWG Weekly 23-29 September

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The PEIWG Weekly 16-22 September edition

  Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin! This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list. It contains announcements of events in PEI, around Canada and the rest of the world, that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. In all cases, please…

THE PEIWG WEEKLY 27 May-2 June 2012

Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin! This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list. It contains announcements of events in PEI, around Canada and the rest of the world, that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. In all cases, please check…

THE PEIWG WEEKLY 9-15 April 2012

Happy Easter!   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…

An intimate public reading by bestselling Newfoundland author Donna Morrissey

WHEN:    Thursday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. WHERE:  Confederation Centre Public Library Donna Morrissey has written three vivid novels set within the Newfoundland culture and has received awards in Canada, the U.S. and England. Reviewers have compared her depictions of Newfoundland’s terrain and people to the worlds summoned up by Hardy and Faulkner. Donna’s…

Public reading with author Sheree Fitch

Public reading with author Sheree Fitch Monday May 16th at 1:00 p.m. Confederation Centre Public Library Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award nominee Sheree Fitch will present a free public reading from her latest title for young adults, Pluto’s Ghost. The book has been described as “A gripping thriller and a heart-wrenching love story, Pluto’s Ghost…

Red Earth Women Presents

Red Earth Women Presentsthe last shindig of the 2010-2011 season on Thursday, April 21 @ 7:00 so come on down, share with us your words of wisdom – in whatever form they be- during OPEN MIC and enjoy our last island-special-guest-artist Orysia Dawydiak. Orysia Dawydiak began her first novel at the age of eight – it lasted all of twenty pages; hand written…

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…

Winter’s Tales Authors’ Reading Series

  Contact person: Dr. Richard Lemm, UPEI Department of English / 566-0592 / rlemm@upei.ca   WHAT:     A RAVENOUS EVENING WITH JOHN STEFFLER & RICHARD CUMYN WHEN:     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 7:30 WHERE:   UPEI FACULTY LOUNGE   When long-time Newfoundland resident John Steffler, Canada’s Parliamentary Poet during 2006-2008, gives a reading, it’s…

Winter’s Tales Authors’ Reading Series

KATHERINE GOVIER: MASTER STORY-TELLER Katherine Govier, one of Canada’s most popular and admired fiction writers, will read from her new novel The Ghost Brush, on Wednesday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. A reception and book signing will follow. Her reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department and Canada…

red earth women presents: close to the heart

Red Earth Women Presents continues with our second season: REWP II: Close to the Heart next on Thursday, November 18 with OPEN MIC and Special-Guest-Island-Artist  Beth E. Janzen. Beth E. Janzen is passionate about writing, teaching, and living a vibrant, creative life. The Enchanted House (Acorn: 2006), her first full-length book of poetry, was nominated for the PEI book…