Posted in Events on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
The PEI Council of the Arts welcomes David Helwig as PEI’s new poet laureate.
Carolyn Bertram, PEI’s Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, announced Wednesday that the author of more than 20 books of fiction and poetry would replace Frank Ledwell, who held the title for three years.
Frank was known across the Island for his [...]
Posted in Events on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Prince Edward Island’s premiere literary awards event celebrates its 21st birthday this year.
For over two decades now, the ILAs have encouraged and rewarded some of the province’s best writers in their craft with cash awards and recognition. The PEI Writers’ Guild and the PEI Council of the Arts, sponsors of the event, are excited to [...]
Posted in Events on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Novelist Kathy Page will give a public reading in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 as part of UPEI’s Winter’s Tales series.
Born in London, England, Page was a rising British literary star when she moved to Salt Spring Island, B.C., in the 1990s. She is best-known for her recent novels, The [...]
Posted in Events on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Best-selling and acclaimed fiction writer Barbara Gowdy will give a reading from her new work on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. A reception and book signing will follow.
Gowdy burst on the scene in 1989 with Falling Angels, a darkly comic novel about three sisters growing up in [...]
Posted in Events on November 2, 2007 | No Comments »
ACT (A Community Theatre) is proud to present The Blue Castle, a musical by Hank Stinson based on the novel by L. M. Montgomery. This production has been planned to coincide with the “kick-off” for Anne 2008 and with LMM’s birthday. Shows will be at The Guild at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22 - 24, [...]
Posted in Events, Upcoming Events on October 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Elizabeth Hay read from her latest novel, Late Nights on Air, to a full house at Casa Mia Café, 131 Queen St. in Charlottetown, on Saturday, November 3.
Late Nights on Air has been shortlisted for the Giller Prize which will be awarded on Nov. 7 at a gala in Toronto.
The Giller Prize was founded in 1994 [...]
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