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Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest for Youth 2012

The League of Canadian Poets, a national not-for-profit poetry organization founded in 1966, invites Canadian youth to participate in its Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest for Youth. There are two age categories, junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). First place poems in each category will receive a cash prize of $350, second place winners will… Continue Reading

WFNB WordsSpring 2011 in Sussex, NB

Sussex, NB May 13 – 15, 2011 Click here for our downloadable/printable registration form. Registration – $90 – is required to reserve space in the Lynch and Pelley workshops, the MacLeod reading and also covers lunch and Soirée fees. Events with (R) require registration. Friday May 13 Venue: SUSSEX ARTISTS CO-OP, Tea Room, 12 Maple… Continue Reading

World’s Largest Poetry Competition

A group of leading poets from around the world has organized the biggest poetry competition in history. The new Montreal International Poetry Prize will award $50,000 for a single poem of 40 lines or fewer, written in any English dialect. Designed to bring more attention to poetry and to encourage people from all over the… Continue Reading

Workshops at 2011 Frye Festival

Hone your craft with workshops at the 2011 Frye Festival! Comedy, Poetry, Fiction and creative writing workshops are open to the public! Comedy writers of all genres will be eager to grab a pen and some paper during the next Frye Festival. Internationally known comedic writer Randy Pearlstein will be in town to offer a… Continue Reading

Full Schedule WordsFall

WordsFall Schedule October 16, Miramichi Morning and afternoon events are at Beaverbrook House, 518 King George Highway, Miramichi 10 – 12 : Self publishing workshop with Julie Watson Plus table and short presentation by Lightning Demand Press Please register for this workshop and lunch ($30). Noon, Lunch (included in registration): sandwiches provided by Goodie Shop… Continue Reading

Full Schedule Festival acadien de Caraquet

Daily Visual arts exhibition Mordre la lumière self – portrait Bernard Jean Art Gallery – Caraquet Cultural Centre Tuesday, August 3, 2010 11 am – noon: Songwriting workshop for children with Mario Chenart TPA rehearsal hall – Caraquet Cultural Centre – Tickets: $10 8 pm: Jazz with Steve Amirault followed by Hot guitars Mario Chenart… Continue Reading

J.J. Steinfeld Reading in Moncton

The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce that PEI novelist, poet, and playwright J.J. Steinfeld will be reading at the La Teraz Gallery on 154 Church Street, in Moncton. The reading will take place at 8 pm, at the front of the gallery. J.J.… Continue Reading

POETPOLOOZA!

A Night of Poetry: Fundraiser for the League of Canadian Poets St. Thomas University is playing host to the annual League of Canadian Poets fundraiser on Thursday, May 13 at 8 pm in the McCain Hall Study Hall. The event will feature several poetry readings and performances by writers’ groups from the Fredericton. Wolftree Writers,… Continue Reading

Words Spring

Annual Spring Literary Festival for WFNB members and the general public Fredericton, May 13 – 16, 2010 Schedule of Events: Thursday Evening May 13: 8:00pm: League of Canadian Poets fundraiser, Venue TBA Friday May 14 (all events at the St Thomas University Campus) 6:30pm: “Just Desserts: New Books by WFNB authors,” BHM 202, STU. Readings… Continue Reading