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 Ave.
6PM Wine and Cheese Reception (provided by SLICE, Sussex Literary Initiatives and Cultural Events)
7PM WordsSpring opening, Local Writers & BOOK LAUNCHES with readings (line-up to TBA)
Singing Telegram Karen Gallagher, Mary Lea Stafford, Patricia Stout
8PM Highlighting Local Youth Talent
Liam Keith (acoustic guitar); Steven Kryev (reading); Thomas Ans (crooner); Caitlyn Post.
Acts from GLEE VARIETY SHOW
Wine, Cheese, Finger food
Saturday May 14
Venue MASONIC HALL, 482 Main Street (coffee and donuts available)
9AM – 10:30AM WFNB AGM
10:30 Coffee Break
(R) 10:45 – noon – Writers Workshop by Allan Lynch “Monetize Me!”
(R) 12 noon LUNCH BUFFET (during lunch: 15 min Reader’s Theatre – Tammy Morris with Sussex Corner School Children)
(R) 1 – 2:30PM Chad Pelley Fiction & Publishing Workshop
(R) 2:45 – 3:30PM 30-minute reading by Alexander Macleod, followed by Q&A
(R) 3:45 – 4:30PM Discussion with MacLeod, Pelley, and Powning (Beth as moderator)
And (weather/time permitting):
4:30 pm WALKABOUT available with SLICE guides.
Mural Tour – Lorraine Pollock
Trout Creek Walking Tour – Anita Anita Hallyburton
Pub Crawl – Mason Jar, Broadway Café… Bonny Hill
SUPPER – left up to individual choice of restaurant (recommendations to follow)
7PM Literary Awards Soirée w/ Spring Theme, art, decor and flowering plants from Corn Hill Nursery
Venue: LION’S DEN, 58 Willow Court
Honouring of 2 WFNB Members, then a 10-minute reading by Chad Pelley
7:30 – 8:30 : Literary Competition Awards & Brief (5 minute) Readings from winners (suggested $10 donation)
Desserts and Cash Bar
Entertainment: Sarah Hallyburton & Mike Ross –opera
Sussex Choral Society, directed by David Mitchell, accompaniment Karen Gallagher.
“Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” “Blue Skies” “Tell My Ma”; Harp
Sunday, May 15
Venue: Lions Club, 58 Willow Court
10 am – noon OPEN MIC Brunch – Open to public and WFNB ($10 for brunch)
For those wishing to stay overnight, contact WFNB for suggestions regarding hotels, B&Bs, and billeting. We hope to have an announcement soon re. special rates for WFNB members.
Click here for our downloadable/printable registration form.
If you’re having trouble viewing the registration form, write us: wfnb@nb.aibn.com.
For more information about WordsSpring or the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick visit our website.
