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…
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BOOK(CLUBB)ED Event
BOOK(CLUBB)ED Event, Workshop, Reading and Book Launch with Nova Scotia Author, Christy Ann Conlin. “The PEI public is invited to an open BOOK(CLUBB)ED event with Heave author, Christy Ann Conlin, on May 20, 2011—followed by a workshop and reading on May 21. Sponsored by the Prince Edward Island Writers’ Guild, Random House & DB Brickhouse, organized by…
Announcing….. THE GERALD LAMPERT & PAT LOWTHER AWARDS SHORTLIST
April 4, 2011, Toronto: The League of Canadian Poets is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2011 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards. Congratulations to the authors for their fine work and many thanks to the jurors for their hard work on this year’s awards. Winners of these awards will be announced during a…
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…
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…
Have Poems, Will Travel
Have Poems, Will Travel Thursday April 7 at 7:00 pm April is national poetry month. Join PEI Poet Laureate Hugh MacDonald who will share some of his favorite “Random Acts of Poetry” with us. Got some poems in your pocket… why not share them with Hugh and the audience. READ THEM OUT LOUD, for the…
Island Book Wins National Award: CBC’s “Best Mystery”
It’s a “Bookie” for “Revenge of the Lobster Lover” published by The Acorn Press, Charlottetown. It’s a mystery set on the island, published on the island, and written by Hilary MacLeod, who considers the island “home.” The CBC Book Club, an online entity, has launched the “Bookies” contest to celebrate the genres of…
THE 2011 HERMAN VOADEN PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
ABOUT THE CONTEST Herman Voaden (1903-1991), Canadian playwright, director and theatrical innovator, was a lifelong champion of Canadian culture. “It gives some satisfaction to know that the crusade I have helped to lead has made it possible for the dreamers and innovators of today’s theatre to follow their dreams and continue their innovations.” This competition,…
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…
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week Moving from Fall to Spring
After 30 years, big changes are coming to Book Week; the annual touring program will re-launch in the spring of 2011. Monday, March 22, 2010 (Toronto, Ontario) — The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is moving its annual TD Canadian Children’s Book Week touring program from the fall to the spring. The next Book Week tour will run…
The Malahat Review’s 2010 Open Season Awards Winners
The Malahat Review is pleased to announce the winners of our 2010 Open Season Awards! Poetry: Lorri Neilsen Glenn, “You think of Meister Eckhart” Fiction: Tricia Dower, “Hallowe’en 1955” Creative non-fiction: Melissa Jacques, “Call and Response” Read more for details.
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 