“On the Same Page” 2010-11 Nominee Read-Off
Voting continues online but come down the Prairie Ink Restaurant of the McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue, Thursday, September 9th, 8pm for 2010-11 “On the Same Page” Nominee Read-Off
Which Manitoba book, by a Manitoba author, will get Manitobans On the Same Page and be the focus of Manitoba’s biggest book club this year?
All four nominees will be on hand this special evening to read from their works and present their case in Prairie Ink Restaurant:
Catherine Hunter (Writers Collective member), author …
Please join Aqua Books in welcoming a pair of Edmonton poets to Winnipeg for a mid-summer reading, Nicole Pakan and Patrick M. Pilarski will be reading along with Winnipegger Jason Stefanik at Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street (between Graham & Portage), Friday, July 30th from 7 pm – 8:30 pm
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Jason Stefanik is a Winnipeg writer whose poetry has appeared in The Nashwaak Review, Grain, Misunderstandings Magazine and a few other small literary magazines. Recently, he attended the Banff Centre and also contributed …
The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture presents,
CREE STORIES: An Evening with JOSEPH BOYDEN, DUNCAN MERCREDI, AND LOUIS BIRD
Wednesday, August 11 – 7 pm,
Aqua Books – 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg!
Come out to hear these master storytellers and writers sharing the drama and the wisdom of Cree narratives!
EVERYONE WELCOME! ADMISSION IS FREE!!
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JOSEPH BOYDEN is a Giller Prize-winning Métis Novelist whose work is inspired by the Cree oral traditions of Northern Ontario.
DUNCAN MERCREDI is a celebrated Cree poet …
Speaking Crow is held on the first Tuesday of every month at Aqua Books 274 Garry Street. Sign up early and the performances begin at 7 PM. We always have a featured reader who is usually followed by two open mic sets. Each open mic performer has a respectable 3-4 minutes for the duration of their reading. Here is a map:http://www.aquabooks.ca/map.php Everyone is welcome.…