Celebrate the unexpected joy of a rainy day with this quietly exuberant book about a young boy who delights in the rejuvenating power of rain. When the rain starts to fall, others may dash, yelp,… More
The 28th Annual Writing Contest will be open for submissions January 15-March 15 2024. Winners will be announced during the North Shore Writers’ Festival April 12-13 2024 and winning entries will… More
Book Launch of WONDER-WORK, poems translated by Sally Ito, Sarah Klassen & Joanne Epp
| POSTED: Dec 20, 2023Literary Reading or Event
BOOK LAUNCH (Winnipeg In Person AND online via Youtube) TWUC members Sarah Klassen and Sally Ito, along with League of Canadian Poets member Joanne Epp, are the poet-translators of a new book by… More
Book Launch of WONDER-WORK, poems translated by Sally Ito, Sarah Klassen & Joanne Epp
| POSTED: Dec 20, 2023Literary Reading or Event
BOOK LAUNCH TWUC members Sarah Klassen and Sally Ito, along with League of Canadian Poets member Joanne Epp, are the poet-translators of a new book by CMU Press in Winnipeg: Wonder-Work:… More
Halls Island Artist Residency is accepting applications for 2024. Writers and artists of all kinds are invited to apply for this unique, off-grid residency. Immerse in the natural world in one of the… More
Sylvia Maultash Warsh is thrilled to announce that her historical novel, The Orphan, will be published by Auctus Publishers (Philadelphia) in Spring 2024. In 1844 when his mother drowns,… More
Debbie Bateman & Elizabeth Haynes: Fiction Celebrating Women at Mid-life
Debbie BatemanPOSTED: Dec 18, 2023
Literary Reading or Event
Join fiction writers Debbie Bateman (Your Body Was Made for This) and Elizabeth Haynes (The Errant Husband) for a lively reading and discussion about women at mid-life. Body image, intimacy, the… More
Bev Brenna to edit anthology of YA short stories
Beverley Brenna | POSTED: Dec 12, 2023Call For Submissions
Bev Brenna, Saskatoon freelance editor and author, has been invited to edit a short story collection for young adults, published by Red Deer Press. Red Deer Press is committed to publishing… More
Poetry and Prose: crossing genre boundaries to strengthen your writing - a workshop with Amanda Earl and Kate Heartfield
Amanda EarlPOSTED: Dec 12, 2023
Workshop or Retreat
I’m pleased to announce that brilliant fiction writer Kate Heartfield and I are going to be doing a workshop together. Poetry and Prose: crossing genre boundaries to strengthen your… More
New book launched in Canadian Historical Mysteries series
donalee Moulton | POSTED: Dec 11, 2023New Publication
donalee Moulton's new book, Conflagration, a historical mystery, has been published by BWL Publishing. Her poem "Price of Admission" has been accepted for publication in Canadian Literature, and her… More