NEWS
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.
Montreal launch of A Dream of Birds
Seymour Mayne and B.Glen Rotchin, both Vehicule-published writers, will launch their joint work of poetry, A Dream of Birds, at the Montreal Jewish Library (5151 Cote-Ste-Catherine) on Sunday, April 6, at 7:30 pm. The book will launch alongside Ira Robinson's Rabbis and their Community. Please call 514.345.2627, ext. 3017 for more information.
Robert Weaver: 1921-2008
We bid farewell to a great champion of Canadian literature – radio producer, anthologist, and mentor Robert Weaver, who passed away on Saturday, January 26. Elaine Kalman Naves' biography on Rober Weaver is Robert Weaver: Godfather of Canadian Literature.
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
Richard Sanger, poet of Calling Home and Shadow Cabinet will be returning to Granada, Spain, to appear at the Festival internacional de poesia ciudad de Granada. The festival runs fom May 11-19.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver
Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 pm
Rhizome Cafe
317 East Broadway (at Kingsway)
Peter Richardson reads from his poetry collection Sympathy for the Couriers at the reading series of Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio, hosted by Jane Mellor. (Please note that the series is normally held at the Blenz Cafe, but will be at the Rhizome Cafe this month). Peter will follow Cathie Borrie, Janet Hong, Fiona Scott, and Jennica Harper
Saturday, April 26
BC Book Prize Soirée
Metropolitan Hotel (645 Howe Street)
Christopher Patton will be attending the BC Book Prize Soirée where the winners will be announced for this year's BC Book Prize. Christopher is a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for his collection Ox.
Victoria
Saturday, March 15, at 12:30 pm
Pacific Festival of the Book
Victoria Arts Connection
#110-2750 Quardra Street
Peter Richardson reads from his poetry collection Sympathy for the Couriers at the Pacific Festival of the Book. Peter will be reading at the "Poets Read" event, along with Gilean Chase and Andrea MacPherson.
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ALBERTA
Calgary
Thursday, May 22, at 7:30pm
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Please join Jaspreet Singh as he launches his first novel Chef.
Thursday, June 12, at 7:30 pm
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Please join Christopher Wiseman as he launches his latest colelction of poetry, 36 Cornelian Avenue. Joining him will be Wolsak & Wynn's Richard Harrison. Call 403-283-6655 for more information.
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SASKATCHEWAN
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MANITOBA
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ONTARIO
Toronto
Friday, March 7, at 8:00 pm
The IV Lounge
326 Dundas Street W
Peter Richardson reads from his latest poetry collection, Sympathy for the Couriers, at the IV Lounge Reading Series, hosted by Alex Boyd.
April 22, 2008, at 7pm
Victory Café
581 Markham Street
Fictionistas in Toronto: Join Canada's cosmopolitan collective of Fictionistas reading from their stunning new works: Lolette Kuby (Out of Cleveland) will be joined by Angie Abdou (The Bone Cage, NeWest Press), Theanna Bischoff, (Cleavage, NeWest Press), and Bernice Friesen (The Book of Breasts, Coteau Books).
Tuesday, April 29
The Art Bar
Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W., Toronto
Asa Boxer reads from his collection of poetry The Mechanical Bird at the Art Bar Reading Series.
Saturday, June 14, at 1pm
Luminato Festival
Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Ave (at Bloor)
Jaspreet Singh will be reading from his novel Chef at Luminato: Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity. He will take part in the festival's "Spotlight on New South Asian Writing" event, hosted by Shyam Selvadurai. Jaspreet Singh will be joined by British poet Daljit Nagra and fiction writer Padma Viswanathan.
Ottawa
Tuesday, March 25
Tree Reading Series
Royal Oak II Pub, 161 Laurier Ave. East
B.Glen Rotchin reads from his novel The Rent Collector at the Tree Reading Series. Glen reads with Seymour Mayne.
Thursday, April 17, at 7pm
Canal Mug Poetry Series
Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch (1049 Bank Street)
In celebration of our local poets, come partake in the Canal Mug Poetry series at the Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa Public Library, Thursdays from 7-8:30 in April. On April 17, come hear Andrew Steinmetz, author of two poetry collections—Histories, short-listed for the AM Klein Prize for Poetry, and Hurt Thyself. Andrew will be joined by Betty Warrington-Kearsley, whose debut collection of poems, Red Lacquered Chopsticks, was published by Toronto's TSAR Publications in October 2006. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For more information or to register please drop by or call the Sunnyside branch, 1049 Bank Street, 613-730-1082, ext. 22
Saturday, April 26, at 5pm
Plan 99 Reading Series
Manx Pub (370 Elgin Street)
Join Jaspreet Singh for a reading from his novel Chef.
Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30pm
Cube Gallery
7 Hamilton Avenue North
Anita Lahey reads at Poets Without Borders, along with Luciano Diaz, Rhonda Douglas, Monty Reid, and Armand Garnet Ruffo. Anita's book of poetry Out to Dry in Cape Breton which was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Awardsand the Trillium Book Award for Poetry.
Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30pm
Collected Works
1242 Wellington Street West
An evening with Esplanade fiction authors B.Glen Rotchin (The Rent Collector) and Clayton Bailey (Optique), who will be joined by Glen Dresser (Correction Road, Oberon Press).
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QUEBEC
Montreal
Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 pm
The Yellow Door
3625 Aylmer, Montreal
Asa Boxer reads from his collection of poetry The Mechanical Bird at the Yellow Door Reading Series, hosted by Ilona Martonfi. Doors open at 7:00 pm, readings begin at 7:30 pm. $5 at the door.
Tuesday, March 25, at 6 pm
Paragraphe Books
2220 McGill College Avenue
Mary Soderstrom, author of Green City: People, Nature & Urban Places, launches her latest novel, The Violets of Usambara, with Cormorant Books.
Saturday, March 29, at 9 pm
Thomson House
3650 McTavish street
Anita Lahey (Out to Dry in Cape Breton), poet and Signal Editions poetry editor Carmine Starnino, and poet and former Signal Editons poetry editor Michael Harris will be reading at the McGill English graduate students conference.
Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 pm
The Yellow Door
3625 Aylmer, Montreal
Andrew Hood, author of the short story collection Pardon Our Monsters, reads at the Yellow Door Reading Series, hosted by Ilona Martonfi. Doors open at 7:00 pm, readings begin at 7:30 pm. $5 at the door.
Thursday, May 1, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Gelber Centre
2, Carré Cummings Square
The Baron de Hirsch Cemetery and Véhicule Press are pleased to invite you to the launching of Sacred Ground on de la Savane: Montreal’s Baron de Hirsch Cemetery by Danny Kucharsky, with photographs by D.R. Cowles, to mark the 100th Anniversary of Baron de Hirsch Cemetery. For more information, please call 514.735.4696 or email bdh@barondehirsch.com.
Saturday, May 3
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
Delta Centre-Ville
As part of our 35th anniversary celebrations, fiction editor Andrew Steinmetz hosts the launching of three titles in his Esplanade Books fiction series at the Blue Metropolis festival. Art Corriveau (Blood Pudding), Hans-Jurgen Greif (Orfeo, translated from French by Fred. A. Reed), and Jaspreet Singh (Chef) will each be reading from their books. The launch will take place in the Les Courants room at 7 pm.
Jaspreet Singh will also be participating on a panel discussion entitled "Road to India" on Saturday, May 3, at 12 noon in the Régence A room; and attending a reading of his play Elephants, hosted by Guy Sprung of Infinithéâtre, on Saturday, May 3, at 8:30 pm, in the St-Laurent room.
Sunday, May 4
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
Delta Centre-Ville
The winners and finalists of the CBC-QWF Quebec Writing Competition are published in the anthology In Other Words, edited by Claude Lalumiere. The awards ceremony and book launch is at 2:30 pm in the Régence C room.
Thursday, May 22, at 7:30 pm
The Yellow Door
3625 Aylmer, Montreal
Clayton Bailey, author of the short story collection Optique, reads at the Yellow Door Reading Series, hosted by Ilona Martonfi. Doors open at 7:00 pm, readings begin at 7:30 pm. $5 at the door.
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NOVA SCOTIA
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
St. John's
Saturday, March 15, at 8pm
Memorial University
Inco Innovation Centre, Room IIC-2001
John Steffler, Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, will deliver Memorial University’s 2008 Pratt Lecture. He will also read from his poetry on Friday, March 14, at 7:30 pm in Petro-Canada Hall.
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