Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! Lots of new contests, some with close deadlines. You are welcome to send in notices or announcements about your writerly news and events. Just shoot me an email or send me a message on Facebook. I will be more than happy to help you get the word out about…
Tag: Island Literary Awards
The PEIWG Weekly 22-28 September 2013 Edition
Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! Lots of new contests, some with close deadlines. You are welcome to send in notices or announcements about your writerly news and events. Just shoot me an email or send me a message on Facebook. I will be more than happy to help you get the word out about your…
The PEIWG Weekly 15-21 September 2013 Edition
Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! Lots of new contests, some with close deadlines. You are welcome to send in notices or announcements about your writerly news and events. Just shoot me an email or send me a message on Facebook. I will be more than happy to help you get the word out about…
PEI POET OF THE OIL PATCH – JUNE 5
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Dr. Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca PEI’s newest published poet, Mathew Henderson, will launch his first book, The Lease, on Wednesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. His reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department with support from The Canada Council for…
ILA Deadline Reminder: April 1, 2011 for Adult Categories
The deadline for adult categories is April 1, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Please hand-deliver your entries to any Provincial Library Branch, addressed to the following, or Mail to: Island Literary Awards c/o Trina O’Brien Leggott Confederation Centre Public Library PO Box 7000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G8 Cheques and/or Money Orders should be made out to PEI…
2011 Island Literary Awards
2011 Island Literary Awards For going on twenty-three years the Island Literary Awards (ILAs) have recognized the best in Island writing with cash awards sponsored from the community, for winning entries in short story, poetry, children’s literature, and creative non-fiction categories from writers of all ages. New for 2011: The PEI Writers Guild is excited…
2010 Island Literary Awards
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Deadline for Submissions 23 April The PEI Writers’ Guild is excited to announce that 4pm, Friday, 23 April, 2010 is the submission deadline for the 23rd annual Island Literary Awards The ILAs are being held this year on Sunday, 6 June. The Awards are an important focus for the PEIWG’s vital role…
Pen & Inkling Festival : Event Details
Pen & Inkling Festival The Prince Edward Island Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) turns twenty this year and are celebrating with the Pen & Inkling Festival on the weekend of September 18 – 20, 2009. This three-day, three-county event will celebrate Island writers through the Island Literary Awards ceremony, a conversation about poetry between John Smith and David…
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Island Literary Awards Creates New Screenplay Category
Island screenwriters are invited to submit feature length screenplays to a new category of the Island Literary Awards. Unlike other categories in the Island Literary Awards, the Screenplay Category will not offer cash prizes; instead it will focus on helping script writers with their professional development. Prizes for winning feature length screenplays will be as…
Rock-Out for The Writers’ Guild
PEI Writers’ Guild Hosts All-Ages Fundraiser for its 20th Anniversary The PEI Writer’s Guild is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and is hosting a springtime, all-ages, rock fundraiser night at The Confederation Centre Studio Theatre on Friday, May 29. Bands set to wield their rock axes in support of the Writers’ Guild are: Smothered…
The Writing Pool 