Prince Edward Island-Tasmania Island-to-Island Writers’ Exchange 2011 Deadline for applications: February 28, 2011. Completed applications should be submitted in electronic form to the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre: Chris Gallagher director@tasmanianwriters.org Queries may be directed to: Deirdre Kessler <kessler@upei.ca> or Richard Lemm <rlemm@upei.ca> Name: Address: E-mail: Tel.: Please attach the following: A statement outlining the…
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Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series
TWO SPELLBINDING POETS FROM ANTIGONISH: JEANETTE LYNES & DOUGLAS SMITH Two of Canada’s most popular, gutsy, and gripping poets, Jeanette Lynes and Douglas Burnet Smith, will read on Thursday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Both teach literature and creative writing at St. Francis Xavier University. Lynes’ highly accessible,…
A NIGHT IN TASMANIA
Island author and UPEI professor Richard Lemm will give a presentation on his recent stay in Tasmania as writer-in-residence. His residency was part of the annual PEI-Tasmania writer-in-residence exchange. His talk, in the UPEI Faculty Lounge on Tuesday evening, January 26 (Australia Day!) at 7:30, will include a slide-show and poems written while in Tasmania….
The Writing Pool 