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Book Launch - Deportation of Island Acadians

Posted in Book Launches on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »


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Stone & Flesh: The Yoga of Lucid Writing - Tatamagouche Centre

Posted in Upcoming Events, Writing Courses on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »

 
Stone and Flesh: The Yoga of Lucid Writing
August 7 - 10; From Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m.
Being awake to “the dialogue of stone and flesh” can lead to lucid writing, a way of writing full of surprise, insight, and a little challenge. Through lucid writing, we attempt [...]

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Buffalo Runs Press Seeks Poetry Submissions

Posted in Submissions Wanted on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Buffalo Runs Press seeks submissions for its inaugural poetry series.The Buffalo Runs 3poets series will be released as pocket-sized books featuring roughly eight to twelve pages of work from three poets from different regions in Canada. The featured poets will be asked to partake in some form of critical conversation with each other, either through [...]

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Seawords 2008 Announces Summer Program

Posted in Writing Courses on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »

Join three award-winning authors, a top literary agent, and fellow creative writers at the first annual SeaWords creative writing workshop this summer in beautiful Prince Edward Island. Supported by the Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute and the University of Prince Edward Island, SeaWords takes place the week of August 18-22 in Brackley Beach on the Island’s [...]

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A New Angle on Life Writing

Posted in Writing Courses on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »

WHAT: A New Angle on Life-Writing: A Day-long Workshop with Deirdre Kessler
WHEN: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday, July 27, 2008
WHERE: Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead,Orwell
FEE: $75
Participants will experiment with a number of structures for writing memoir, autobiography, family stories, including a technique Deirdre Kessler has found to be downright dam-busting.
There will be a working lunch, [...]

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2008 Island Literary Award Winners Announced

Posted in Writing Competitions on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »

The 21st annual Island Literary Awards were held April 27, 2008 at the Guild. Island humourist Patrick Ledwell hosted a glittering array of guests, including PEI Poet Laureate David Helwig; PEI Lt.-Gov. Barbara Hagerman; Provincial Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs & Labour, Carolyn Bertram; and Charlottetown City Councillor Kim Devine. Author Deirdre Kessler presented selections [...]

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Susan Cameron at Confederation Library May 13

Posted in Upcoming Events on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »

 The Confederation Centre Public Library & the PEI Writers’ Guild present a reading & book talk with Halifax writer Susan Cameron. Cameron will talk of
her latest novel, These Four Walls, which  chronicles the lives of  two sisters orphaned in depression-era Halifax, and their subsequent coming of age amid the chaos of the second world war.
All are welcome [...]

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PEI Writers’ Guild AGM on May 3

Posted in Events on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »

All members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and those interested in joining are cordially invited to our Annual General Meeting, which will be held Saturday, May 3 at the Faculty Lounge on the UPEI campus. Activities get underway at noon with a potluck, followed by the business meeting and then an open mic.
The agenda:
Chair’s Report, [...]

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