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…

Hilroy Diaries

Do you have a last will and testament you wrote at age 13? How about a love poem to Steven B. (cutest boy in grade 5)? Mortify yourself at the “Hilroy Diaries: Sharing the moving, the odd and the awesomely funny writings from childhood” Women’s Network PEI is holding a fundraising event on Saturday, November…

Reading book talk with poet/novelist Carol Little

Reading book talk with poet/novelist Carol Little at the Confederation Centre Public Library on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Jason, a grocery store clerk, in Carol Little’s newest book, Hide Your Life Away, finds himself in a weekend romp that might just end up with a trip down the aisle.

Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series

POETS OF WONDER AND BEAUTY We have a wealth of literary events this fall. The Pen & Inkling Festival. The gala poetry readings on Oct. 15 & 16 as part of the International Symposium on Poetics hosted by the UPEI Faculty of Education. Upcoming launches of books by Deirdre Kessler and Orysia Dawydiak. And, of…

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…

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 and…

LT.-GOVERNOR HERMÉNÉGILDE CHIASSON, ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE

LT.-GOVERNOR HERMÉNÉGILDE CHIASSON, ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE Herménégilde Chiasson, the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, is one of Canada’s most accomplished cultural icons. A celebrated playwright, poet, director, curator, researcher, and journalist, His Honour will give a reading and talk at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on Tuesday, June 23, at 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow. His…