Posted in Upcoming Events, Writing Competitions on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
The 21st Annual Island Literary Awards will be held Sunday, April 27 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Guild, corner Queen and Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. Emcees extraordinaire Matt Rainnie and Patrick Ledwell will host the awards, which are dedicated to the memory of late artist and arts advocate Hilda Woolnough. Come see who [...]
Posted in Upcoming Events on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
The PEI Writer’s Guild and the Confederation Centre Public Library celebrate the Atlantic Book Festival! Join us for readings by Atlantic Poetry Prize nominees “All Our Wonder Unavenged” author Don Domanski (left) and George Murray, author of “The Rush to Here.”
WHERE: Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown
WHEN: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Saturday May 10, 2008
For more details [...]
Posted in Writing Competitions on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
The Antigonish Review Announces Two Writing Contests -
The Eighth Annual Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest AND
The Fourth Annual Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize
$2,400 in Prizes!
Deadlines:
Fiction: postmarked by May 31, 2008
Poetry: postmarked by June 30, 2008
Guidelines: Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are ineligible. No electronic submissions, please. Fiction entries must be typed, [...]
Posted in Writing Courses on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
THREE WRITING WORKSHOPS with Deirdre Kessler
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SCHOOL OF WRITING
AND SUMMER WRITING WORKSHOPS 2008
WORKSHOP #1: Sunday, July 27, 2008
A New Angle on Life-Writing: Workshop with Deirdre Kessler
Participants will experiment with a number of structures for writing memoir, autobiography, family stories. Bring notebook, pen, and (if possible, but not required) two family photographs: one new [...]
Posted in Writing Competitions on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
2008 WFNB Literary Competition Winners Announced
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Literary Competition. Writers from across Canada competed in seven categories for over $2000 in cash prizes. Prizes were handed out at the Literary Awards Banquet held at the Rodd Miramichi Hotel on April 5th.
Susan [...]
Posted in Writing Courses on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
WHEN: July 7 - 11, 2008; six hours per day; Monday to Friday
WHERE: PEI School of the Arts, Gulf Shore School, North Rustico
COST: $250
Journal writing is the only writing form that encourages total freedom of expression. It is the best way to develop your true voice. Using the journal/diary as a basic tool, we will [...]
Posted in Events on April 4, 2008 | No Comments »
David Helwig, appointed PEI’s Poet Laureate late last year, has received another honour in recognition of his literary achievements.
On April 1, the Writers’ Trust of Canada awarded Helwig the Matt Cohen Award. The Award, which has a monetary value of $20,000, is given to the writer whose life has been dedicated to writing as a [...]
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