Two participants of the Frye Academy Awards, Sébastien Lord and Katie Robertson from l’Odyssée High School.
The second and final “Battle of the Books” of the 2010 Frye Academy Award will be fought on Wednesday, March 17th, in Moncton. An evening of dynamic and interesting debate between 18 passionate young readers!
Participants will choose a winner between graphic novel George Sprott (1894-1975) by Seth and French novel Tarmac
by Nicolas Dickner. It’s an event not to miss at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre Café starting at 6:30 pm. The public is invited to take part in the bilingual discussion. Admission is free.
The Frye Academy Award is a component of the Frye Festival’s School-Youth Program. During the first debate on January 26th, participants, who attend English and French high schools in the area, preferred Hadassa by Myriam Beaudoin over The Gum Thief, by Douglas Coupland even though the latter was the favourite contender at the beginning of the evening. “The students really got into the project and we are delighted by their enthusiasm and motivation, says Rachelle Dugas, interim Executive Director for the Frye Festival. Read more »
Interim Executive Director, Rachelle Dugas, and Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold, during this morning’s News Conference.
Canada’s only bilingual international literary festival is heading into its second decade and has again attracted some of the world’s best authors to Moncton. The Festival unveiled its line-up today for the 2010 edition which will be held from April 19-25 in Moncton, NB. These renowned authors will ALL meet with students in their classrooms and auditoriums; they will conduct workshops, participate in on-stage conversations, chat with booklovers in book clubs, and feed imaginations of all ages.
“The Frye Festival has grown and flourished in the last ten years thanks to our many partners, sponsors, volunteers, and a great team. We are set to enter this new decade on excellent footing,” says Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold. “We have been privileged to witness many memorable moments over the last ten years and literature has gained great grounds in our schools, among our youth, and throughout our entire community.” There is truly something for everyone at this year’s Festival,” says Arnold and “there is no need to read the books in advance, we promise there will be no tests!” Read more »
The public is invited to attend the first battle of the books of the 2010 Frye Academy Award, on Tuesday, January 26, at 6:30 pm at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre café in Moncton. Thrown in the ring: Hadassa by Myriam Beaudoin and The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland. A panel of young readers will discuss these Canadian books in a debate setting. The Frye Academy Award is a component of the Frye Festival’s School/ Youth Program.
This first of two public events surrounding the 2010 Frye Academy Award will be hosted by filmmaker and avid reader, Renée Morel, who will act as moderator for the debate. The public will be invited to take part in the discussion and comment on the books featured that night. The event will take place in English and in French in a dynamic atmosphere. All of the members of the jury are bilingual, passionate about reading, and have read the books in their original language of publication. Read more »
From left to right: Anne Bertrand, New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts Chair, Dawn Arnold, Frye Festival Chair, and Theresa McArthur, TD Canada Trust representative.
The Frye Festival was named “TD Canada Trust Arts Organization of the Year” by the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts. The Foundation recognized the Festival’s admirable work with young audiences in the area of the literary arts and awarded Canada’s only bilingual international literary festival $3,000. The award ceremony was held Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton.
The Frye Festival’s Youth Program impacts more than 11,000 students every year. Students from elementary to high school interact with authors in their schools and are inspired in increasing numbers to present their own works during the Festival. In 2009, the Festival organized more than 140 school visits in four school districts in the province, donated $8,000 in new books to schools, and awarded $4,500 in prize money to winners of its writing contest and to schools.
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House of Anansi, 2006
Greater Moncton readers will have the opportunity to meet one of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, Rawi Hage at the Frye Festival’s Community Read on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm at Moncton City Hall. The author will discuss his novel De Niro’s Game for which he won the world’s most lucrative literary prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a value of $160,000.
Hage, born in Beirut, lived through the civil war in Lebanon before immigrating to the United States and finally heading north to Montreal in 1992. Everyone is encouraged to read De Niro’s Game and come together for the giant book club. Copies are available in French and English at public libraries and bookstores. A sample chapter of De Niro’s Game as well as a reading guide will be available on the Festival website www.frye.ca. Readers can visit the Frye Festival’s facebook page for the chance to win tickets to the event and copies of De Niro’s Game and Cockroach, Hage’s latest book.
“To have such an enormous success with the publication of a first novel shows the extent of Hage’s talent for writing and his capacity to reach out to people with a subject matter as harsh and cruel as the daily living in the midst of a civil war,” says Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold. “I’m sure readers will appreciate Hage’s beauty, however cruel, in his writing and words which portray images that stay with us long after the page is turned.” During the Community Read, Rawi Hage will be interviewed on stage by Monique LeBlanc, filmmaker, humorist, and avid reader. The author will also read from his book and answer questions from the public. The event will take place in English and in French. Read more »
The Frye Festival kicks off its tenth anniversary edition this Friday, April 17th in Moncton. Canada’s only bilingual, international literary festival features 10 days of literary delights. Audiences of all ages will “feed their imaginations” by meeting world-renowned authors in a wide variety of events from Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 26.
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April 16, 2009 1:32 am | 
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Neil Smith
Greater Moncton readers will have the opportunity to meet one of Canada’s up-and-coming authors, Neil Smith, during the Frye Festival’s Community Read event.
The author will discuss Bang Crunch, a book of short stories, on Sunday April 19th at 3pm in the Capitol Theater Lobby. The Community Read, not originally featured in the program, promises to be a key Festival event that will attract many book lovers. Entrance is free!
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The Frye Festival offers new and experienced writers the chance to sharpen their writing skills with a series of workshops including writing for film, poetry, and science fiction.
Canada’s only bilingual, international literary festival will take place in Moncton from Friday April 17 to Sunday April 26.
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Arts, Children | Kellie Underhill | April 3, 2009 1:48 am | Comments (0)
Frye Festival April 17-26, 2009
Are you a writer or wannabe writer who’s saved everything you’ve ever put on paper? An embarrassing diary entry from when you were 12? Angst-filled poetry after you got dumped by your high school boyfriend/girlfriend?
Then Reveille is for you!
On Wednesday, April 22, 2009, the South East New Brunswick Chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada will present Reveille, an event where writers will share past works with the audience in an open mic format.
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