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Seattle University presents The Art of Writing with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water
Seattle University presents The Art of Writing with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water
Seattle University presents The Art of Writing: An Evening with Three Powerful Women. Featuring Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water. With Washington State poet laureate Kathleen Flenniken and award-winning essayist Jennie Goode. Q&A to follow. Free and open to the public.
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Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts presents Marianne Apostolides
Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts presents Marianne Apostolides
Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: “Origin and Alteration: How Experience Gets Transformed Into Creative Nonfiction”, an Artist talk, reading and Q&A with Marianne Apostolides, acclaimed novelist and memoirist. Presented by UVic’s Department of Writing. Free and open […]
Four Telling: a reading with Jennifer Still, author of Comma
Four Telling: a reading with Jennifer Still, author of Comma
Four Telling: Readings and Performances by Winnipeg's Writers-in-Residence, including Jennifer Still, author of Comma, current WIR at the University of Manitoba's Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture. Also featuring John K. Samson and Christine Fellows, current Writers-in-Residence at the Winnipeg Public Library, and Katherena Vermette, current Writer-in-Residence at the University of Winnipeg.
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The Growing Room Literary Festival: Myths and Legends, with Jennifer Zilm
The Growing Room Literary Festival: Myths and Legends, with Jennifer Zilm
The Growing Room Literary Festival: Myths and Legends, a reading with Jennifer Zilm, author of Waiting Room, and Ali Blythe, Hiromi Goto, Rachel Hartman and Aislinn Hunter. Whether we like it or not, myths and legends shape our lives. These stories, which are part of the foundation of our cultures, can be a source of […]
The Growing Room Festival presents a reading by Marianne Apostolides
The Growing Room Festival presents a reading by Marianne Apostolides
The Growing Room Festival presents Perfect Pairings: Food and Wine, Prose and Poetry, with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water. Also With Kat Cameron, Rachel Jansen, Sylvia Symons, Nicole Breit, Dora Dueck, Samantha deVries-Hofman, Beni Xiao and Tanis MacDonald. Join Room Magazine at Cartems Donuterie for an exquisite evening that will feed both body […]
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Growing Room Festival presents a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop with Marianne Apostolides
Growing Room Festival presents a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop with Marianne Apostolides
Growing Room Festival presents a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water. Dive into creative non-fiction with Marianne Apostolides. Together you’ll explore the unique pitfalls and opportunities inherent to the genre; techniques a writer can use to optimize the qualities of the genre; fundamental aspects of narrative; and practical strategies for […]
Growing Room Festival presents a reading with Marianne Apostolides
Growing Room Festival presents a reading with Marianne Apostolides
Growing Room Festival presents Character Development: Writing About Pregnancy and Parenthood, a reading with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water. Also with Nicole Breit, Audrey Thomas, Cynthia Flood, and Fiona Tinwei Lam. Writing about the topic of pregnancy and parenthood is just as varied as the people who become pregnant and/or parents, and explores […]
Poetry Reading with Julie Morrisy and Erin Robinsong
Poetry Reading with Julie Morrisy and Erin Robinsong
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents a poetry reading with Irish poet and future BookThug author, Julie Morrisy, and Erin Robinsong, author of Rag Cosmology. Also reading are Sarah Burgoyne and Jesse McEachern.
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Simon Fraser University Burnaby presents an Artist Talk & Reading with Marianne Apostolides
Simon Fraser University Burnaby presents an Artist Talk & Reading with Marianne Apostolides
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, in collaboration with the World Literature Program, is pleased to present Greek-Canadian Author, Marianne Apostolides, for a public talk entitled: "Literature as the agon between logic and the body: A discussion of the creative process with Greek-Canadian author Marianne Apostolides." This public talk is presented as part […]
Vancouver Launch of Marianne Apostolides’ Deep Salt Water
Vancouver Launch of Marianne Apostolides’ Deep Salt Water
BookThug invites you to celebrate the Vancouver launch of Deep Salt Water by Marianne Apostolides. With special guest Adrienne Gruber, author of Buoyancy Control. Hosted by Sean Cranbury.
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Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents a reading with Chus Pato, Erín Moure and Stephen Collis
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents a reading with Chus Pato, Erín Moure and Stephen Collis
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents Galician poet Chus Pato! With Vancouver's Stephen Collis (The Red Album) and Pato's translator, poet Erín Moure. A rare and special evening with readings from Secession/Insecession (Pato and Moure, BookThug) and Once in Blockadia (Collis, TalonBooks). Light refreshments will be served.
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Versefest and Plan 99 presents Moez Surani, author of Operations
Versefest and Plan 99 presents Moez Surani, author of Operations
Plan 99 Reading Series is proud to present three exceptional poets at VERSeFest, Canada's International Poetry Festival: Moez Surani, author of Operations, and Sharon McCartney & Gregory Scofield.
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Venus Envy presents Erin Wunker, author of Notes from a Feminist Killjoy
Venus Envy presents Erin Wunker, author of Notes from a Feminist Killjoy
Venus Envy in Halifax presents a reading with Erin Wunker, author of Notes from a Feminist Killjoy. Access Notes: This workshop will be held at Venus Envy, 1598 Barrington St. Venus Envy can be accessed by wheelchair, but unfortunately, our (gender-neutral) bathroom cannot. There is a public, wheelchair accessible bathroom at Starbucks, next door. We […]
Versefest presents Chus Pato and Erín Moure
Versefest presents Chus Pato and Erín Moure
Versefest presents a poetry showcase with Chus Pato and Erín Moure, authors of Secession / Insecession. Also with Patrick Friesen and Ulrikka Gernes. Tickets available at http://versefest.ca/year/2017/tickets/
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Versefest presents Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija
Versefest presents Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija
Versefest and NRC Showcase present Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija. Also with Angèle Bassolé Ouédraogo, Mark Frutkin and Guy Jean.
Knife Fork Book presents a reading with Chus Pato and Erín Moure
Knife Fork Book presents a reading with Chus Pato and Erín Moure
Knife Fork Book, together with BookThug, are pleased to present a rare and special afternoon reading with Galician Poet Chus Pato and Erín Moure! They will read together from Secession/Insecession (BookThug, 2014) and other new and recent work, including Planetary Noise: Selected Poetry of Erín Moure. *Please note: Seating is limited. The venue is wheelchair […]
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Toronto Launch of Jennifer LoveGrove’s Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes
Toronto Launch of Jennifer LoveGrove’s Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes
BookThug invites you to celebrate the Toronto launch of Jennifer LoveGrove's Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes. With special guests Shannon Bramer, author of the forthcoming Precious Energy (BookThug, Fall 2017), and Canisia Lubrin, author of Voodoo Hypothesis (Wolsak and Wynn, Fall 2017).
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IFOA presents Poetry NOW, with Jennifer LoveGrove and David B. Goldstein
IFOA presents Poetry NOW, with Jennifer LoveGrove and David B. Goldstein
Toronto's International Festival of Authors' popular poetry competition returns in 2017 to feature readings by 20 of Canada’s emerging and established poets. Jennifer LoveGrove (Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes) and David B. Goldstein (Lost Originals) will both participate. Tickets available at https://my.harbourfrontcentre.com/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=28660 IFOA Director Geoffrey E. Taylor, Juno award winning recording artist and dub poet […]