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Manitoba Book Awards Call for Submissions / Appel de soumissions aux Prix du livre du Manitoba Entries are being accepted for the annual Manitoba Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (not a postmark deadline). Please see www.manitobabookawards.com and below, for more information. Established in 1988, the Manitoba Book Awards celebrate Manitoba writers, publishers and books. There are 13 diverse awards categories this year. Each award will be judged by a jury of 3 writing and/or publishing professionals, 2 of

with permission from Laura – I had to share this card with you. It is the BEST picture of Michael  - “just being himself” as his wife said, sitting around a campfire with family and wine. Love it!… and the quotes from the famous writers are pretty fine too.

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… can be found on the Aqua Books Tumblr.

~ a beautful service for a beautiful man – filled with laughter and tears, just the way Michael would have wanted it, well, he would have had a problem with all the tears – but them’s the breaks buddy!!!

blessings, kate…

On Janurary 27th, the writer’s community here in Winnipeg, suffered a tragic blow. Michael Van Rooy, died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 42. He was the Writers’ Collective ‘s Program Coordinator, and he was our friend.

Besides working for the Writer’s Collective, he was also the administrator for the Canadian Mennonite University’s School of Writing, he was the publicist for The Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival and the President of the Board of Director’s for Prairie Fire Magazine.

As if that …

The wonderful Charlene Diehl, Director of Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, remarks on the passing of her dear friend Michael Van Rooy, who among his many hats was Thin Air’s Audience Development Coordinator – at thinairwinnipeg.ca…

Saturday, February 12 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg

In honour of the recent passing of Michael Van Rooy, the great crime writer and pillar of Winnipeg’s writing community, we are giving him a proper sendoff.

Food, drinks, open mic, and more.

Details to follow. Keep posted to the facebook event page – search: Aqua Books Lit Events -or the aqua books event page to see those details as they arise.…

Merry Friday everyone! and for those of you who celebrate – merry christmas eve!!!

December 24, 2010 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The Writers’ Collective Office Will Be Closed for the Holidays from Thursday, December 23, 2010 and will Reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!

HOWEVER . . . I will still be checking emails and phone messages . . . Happy Holidays Everyone and Joyeux Noel!

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The Writers’ Collective needs a desktop publishing whiz to …

On the Seventh Day of Writemas my true love gave to me . . .

The Seven Deadly Sins from Dante and Pope Gregory I?!?

– “ALL highly applicable to writers!”-

Thank you Michael Van Rooy for this post!

To wit:

Extravagance – Eschew such that you may write.

Gluttony – Eat when you can that you might have strength to write.

Avarice – Turn your back upon wealth as it distracts from the story that you should be writing.

Discouragement – Don’t be, not …