Heather Adkins will launch her new book, What do you see? on Saturday, February 12 at 2 p.m. at the Confederation Centre Public Library. In the book, Adkins, who was raised in Kenya, explores the differences and similarities that are found in the everyday lives of two little boys from two completely different cultures. The…
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UPDATE FROM CWAG*
UPDATE FROM CWAG* Canadian Writers Against the Google settlement *Note: I’ve tried my best to limit this email to interested people. If you have received this inadvertently or would like your address off the list, please let me know. Hello Everybody — If you have any questions about the following, please contact me. As many of…
CCWWP conference registration now open
Dear Colleagues, Early bird registration for the Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs (CCWWP) conference in October 2010 is now open! Please go to http://www.regonline.ca/CCWWP2010. We encourage you to register as soon as possible, to take advantage of the early bird rate, and to assist the organizing committee in planning and budgeting. You can also download…
UPDATE FROM CWAG*
UPDATE FROM CWAG* Canadian Writers Against the Google settlement Hello Everybody — There are far too many of you now to email separately. But I have very much enjoyed corresponding with you, and if you would like to reply, please do so. I have had a lot of questions from you about when this mess…
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…
Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs
Dear Fellow Creative Writing Instructors: Many of you may remember an email in November 2008 from the University of Calgary Creative Writing Faculty proposing to form an organization of Canadian creative writing instructors. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and included many concrete proposals. As a result, our committee has expanded and decided to pursue the…
The Writing Pool 