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Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers
Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers (FEWW) and its annual prize were established in 2010 to honor the memory of Leah Ryan, and to encourage and support the work of women writers. It is the purpose of the prize to perpetuate the integrity, compassion and creativity that Leah herself possessed and inspired in others….
Rachna Gilmore launches novel on June 18th
Rachna Gilmore will launch her newest book, THAT BOY RED, Saturday June 18 at 2:00pm at Confederation Centre Public Library. The novel set in P.E.I. during the 1930s, follows the adventures and misadventures of eleven-year-old Roderick “Red” MacRae and his large and lively family as they struggle through bad weather, plunging crop prices and more during…
Write to Surprise Yourself—in Poetry or Prose
Write to Surprise Yourself—in Poetry or Prose Dianne Hicks Morrow: Writing Workshop Facilitator PEI Writers’ Guild 2011 Workshop Series Saturday, May 28, 2011: Active Communities INC., in cooperation with Montague Library Writers’ Guild & the Southern Kings Arts Council 540 Main Street, Main Floor Boardroom, Montague PE Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (please enter by the side…
Write When You Wonder, Write When You Wander
Write When You Wonder, Write When You Wander, PEI School of the Arts, North Rustico, July 4-8, with Dianne Hicks Morrow =================================================================================================== Through guided writing exercises, you’ll explore your own wonder and wanderings, both inner and outer. Your resulting writing will surprise you. And who knows where it will lead you — into writing a…
An intimate public reading by bestselling Newfoundland author Donna Morrissey
WHEN: Thursday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Confederation Centre Public Library Donna Morrissey has written three vivid novels set within the Newfoundland culture and has received awards in Canada, the U.S. and England. Reviewers have compared her depictions of Newfoundland’s terrain and people to the worlds summoned up by Hardy and Faulkner. Donna’s…
red earth women presents
medicine for the earth, Guest island-artist Yvette Doucette and open mic at the next red earth women presents thursday, march 18 upei faculty lounge, main building doors 7, sign up for open mic 7:30 http://redearthwomenpresents.wordpress.com Yvette Doucette is a poet and mom who lives and works on Prince Edward Island. She is the owner of a communications, content editing, and…
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