NEWS
Congratulations to Andrew Hood, whose has won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for his collection of short stories, Pardon Our Monsters. The award is presented by the Writer's Union of Canada and comes with a cash prize of $10,000.
Congratulations to Mary Dalton, whose poetry collection Red Ledger is a finalist for the Newfoundland Heritage and History Award.
Congratulations to Asa Boxer, whose poetry collection The Mechanical Bird has won the CAA Award for Poetry.
Congratulations to Christopher Patton, whose book of poetry, Ox, is a finalist for the BC Book Prizes' Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. The winners will be announced at the BC Book Prize Gala on April 26.
Jaspreet Singh searches for the soul of Calgary
CBC Radio One in Calgary is featuring Jaspreet Singh (auhor of Seventeen Tomatoes and the upcoming novel Chef). The radio show The Eyeopener will be broadcasting several episodes of Singh's search for the soul of Calgary. Listen to the episodes here.
Green City Celebrated by Globe & Mail
Mary Soderstrom's Green City: People, Nature & Urban Places, an eloquent study of the history of urban green spaces, was chosen by the Globe & Mail as one of their Top 100 Picks of 2007.
David Solway's Reaching for Clear winner of A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Congratulations to David Solway whose latest book of poetry, Reaching for Clear: The Poetry of Rhys Savarin, has won the 2007 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry, sponsored by the Quebec Writers' Federation.
Anita Lahey's Out to Dry in Cape Breton finalist for Ottawa Book Award
Congratulations to Anita Lahey, whose book of poetry, Out to Dry in Cape Breton, was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Awards. Out to Dry in Cape Breton was previously shortlisted for this year's Trillium Book Award for Poetry.
Cover Designer David Drummond recognized by AIGA
Last year, David Drummond's cover for B. Glen Rotchin’s The Rent Collector was chosen as one of the best 50 book covers of the year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. And this year the AIGA awarded the same honour to the cover of the Nicholas Maes novel, Dead Man’s Float. Both titles are in the Esplanade fiction series.
David Drummond's book design cover of the Nicholas Maes novel Dead Man’s Float was chosen as one of the best 50 book covers of the year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
Patrick Warner's Three, there wins E.J. Pratt Poetry Award
Congratulations to Patrick Warner, whose book There, there won this year's E.J. Pratt Poetry Award.
Mary Dalton's Red Ledger shortlisted for Atlantic Book Award and E.J. Pratt Poetry Award
Congratulations to Mary Dalton, whose most recent book of poetry, Red Ledger, was a finalist for both the Atlantic Book Award for poetry and the E.J. Pratt Poetry Award.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver
Sunday, September 28, at 7 p.m.
Word on the Street
Library Square
Shannon Stewart will be reading from her latest collection of poetry, Penny Dreadful as a part of Word on the Street Vancouver
Thursday, October 23, at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m.
Vancouver International Writers Festival
Andrew Hood will be appearing at the Vancouver International Writers Festival on October 23rd and 24th, reading from his award-winning short story collection Pardon Our Monsters.
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ALBERTA
Calgary
Saturday, October 18
WordFest
Jaspreet Singh will be appearing at WordFest, the Banff-Calgary Writers Festival on October 18th, reading from his novel Chef.
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SASKATCHEWAN
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ONTARIO
Ottawa
Wednesday, September 24, at 7pm
Nicholas Hoare Books
419 Sussex Drive
Join Véhicule Press and Coach House Press in a double launch at Nicholas Hoare Books on September 24th.Travel around the globe with a double book launch for Mary Soderstrom’s The Walkable City: From Haussmann’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond and Anik See’s Saudade: The Possibilities of Place.
Saturday, October 4
CAA Writer's Workshop
Asa Boxer will be giving a workshop in Ottawa for the Canadian Author's Association: Using the Mask: Dramatic Techniques for the Creation and Delivery of Poems. Contact Arlene Smith at somertonsmith@yahoo.com to register. Spaces are limited, so register early. Cost: $45 for members; $75 for non-members.
Toronto
Thursday, September 25 at 7p.m.
TYPE Books
883 Queen Street West
Join Véhicule Press and Coach House Press in a double launch at TYPE Books on September 25th.Travel around the globe with a double book launch for Mary Soderstrom's The Walkable City: From Haussmann's Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond and Anik Seee's Saudade: The Possibilities of Place.
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QUEBEC
Montreal
Thursday, September 11
Concordia Reading Series
1455 de Maisonneuve West
Andrew Hood will be appearing at Writers Read at Concordia on the 11th of September, reading from his award-winning short story collection Pardon Our Monsters.
Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm
Westmount Public Library
4574 Sherbrooke Street West
Join us at the launch of John Kalbfleisch's book This Island in Time: Remarkable Tales from Montreal's past. in the Westmount Room of the Westmount Public Library.
Tuesday, September 23 at 7p.m.
Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore
211 Bernard West
Join Véhicule Press and Coach House Press in a double launch at the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore on September 23rd.Travel around the globe with a double book launch for Mary Soderstrom's The Walkable City: From Haussmann's Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond and Anik Seee's Saudade: The Possibilities of Place.
Wednesday ,October 15 .
Portus Calle
4281 St Laurent Blvd
Join Véhicule Press for the launch of Bill Brownstein's latest book, Montréal 24: Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a City at Restaurant Portus Calle on Boulevard St Laurent.
Thursday , October 23 at 7p.m.
Westmount public Library
4574 Sherbrooke Street West
Asa Boxer, winner of the CAA award of poetry, will be reading from his recent collection of poems, The Mechanical Bird, in the Westmount Library as part of CAA event.
Tuesday , October 28 at 7p.m.
Paragraph Bookstore
2220 McGill College Avenue
Join us for the launch of Terence Byrnes' Closer to Home: The Author and the Author Portrait in Paragraph Books on the 28th of October.
Trois-Rivières
Saturday, October 11
Festival International de la Poésie
Asa Boxer will be reading from his collection of poetry, The Mechanical Bird in Trois-Rivières as part of the Festival International de la Poésie.
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NOVA SCOTIA
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