For all those who buy the Giller and GG short list either for themselves or Xmas presents, here are the lists.
Giller Finalists
• Kim Echlin for her novel THE DISAPPEARED, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada
• Annabel Lyon for her novel THE GOLDEN MEAN, published by Random House Canada
• Linden MacIntyre for his novel THE BISHOP’S MAN, published by Random House Canada
• Colin McAdam for his novel FALL, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada
• Anne Michaels for her novel THE WINTER VAULT, published by McClelland & Stewart
This year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize will be announced on November 10th at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel at a gala black tie dinner and award ceremony.
Governor General Literary Award Finalists
• Michael Crummy for GALORE (Doubleday)
• Annabel Lyon for THE GOLDEN MEAN (Random House)
• Alice Munro for TOO MUCH HAPPINESS (McClelland and Stewart)
• Kate Pullinger for THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING (McArthur and Co.)
• Deborah Wills for VANISHING AND OTHER STORIES (Penguin Group)
Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, will present the 2009 Literary Awards on Thursday, November 26, at 6 p.m. at Rideau Hall.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Novelist Writes about Local Rosies
Former Lakehead University professor and Thunder Bay resident,
Jeanette Lynes
will make a public presentation at the Prince Arthur Hotel on
Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm.
Sponsored by Lakehead University's Advanced Institute for
Globalization and Culture, the event is free.
Jeanette Lynes
will make a public presentation at the Prince Arthur Hotel on
Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm.
Sponsored by Lakehead University's Advanced Institute for
Globalization and Culture, the event is free.
Jeanette was long-listed for the Giller prize this year and will be discussing her new novel,
The Factory Voice
The Factory Voice
a fictional story set during World War II about Thunder Bay's own Can Car and the women who worked there.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Voice in Writing workshop
Roy Blomstrom
~Voice in Writing~
The three voices of the writer: character, narrator, and author, and how to give a writer a distinctive voice
Tuesday October 27,
Waverley Library Auditorium
Please arrive early, 6:30 p.m. sharp
and have your say at NOWW's
Annual General Meeting
to be held prior to Roy's workshop!
For further information:
nowwwriters.org ~ admin@nowwwriters.org
~ Erin: 768-1701
~Voice in Writing~
The three voices of the writer: character, narrator, and author, and how to give a writer a distinctive voice
Tuesday October 27,
Waverley Library Auditorium
Please arrive early, 6:30 p.m. sharp
and have your say at NOWW's
Annual General Meeting
to be held prior to Roy's workshop!
For further information:
nowwwriters.org ~ admin@nowwwriters.org
~ Erin: 768-1701
Submissions wanted
Short fiction, memoir, creativenon-fiction, book excerpts. Please send to joanbaril@gmail.com
Poetry Bloomed
Poetry bloomed at Brodie Street Library last night although not all poets stuck to the theme of "flowers." Roy Blomstrom cheated by pointing out the "bloom" in his last name - fair enough because the audience appreciated his poem and many others.
NOWW president Daniel Klein wittily introduced the bouquet of local poets who delighted and surprised.
Also to the aid of local poety comes the Ontario Council of the Arts, an Ontario provincial government organization, which has awarded a grant to five of Thunder Bay's leading poets who will collaborate on a new collection of northern poems. The poets are Sue Blott, Mary Frost, Sharon Irvine, Sherri Lankinen and Cathy Carroll. We look forward to the venture. The name of the new book: "Core Samples," a title both northern and deep.
To round out the evening Daniel Klein read a short and sharp selection from the novel "The Withdrawal Method" by Pasha Malla. Malla has agreed to be the judge of the memoirs category in NOWW's 2010 writing contest. Malla has contributed to the CBC, Esquire, The Walrus, McSweeney's and the Globe and Mail. "The Withdrawal Method" won the Trillium Award and was chosen by both the Globe and the National Post as book of the year.
NOWW president Daniel Klein wittily introduced the bouquet of local poets who delighted and surprised.
Also to the aid of local poety comes the Ontario Council of the Arts, an Ontario provincial government organization, which has awarded a grant to five of Thunder Bay's leading poets who will collaborate on a new collection of northern poems. The poets are Sue Blott, Mary Frost, Sharon Irvine, Sherri Lankinen and Cathy Carroll. We look forward to the venture. The name of the new book: "Core Samples," a title both northern and deep.
To round out the evening Daniel Klein read a short and sharp selection from the novel "The Withdrawal Method" by Pasha Malla. Malla has agreed to be the judge of the memoirs category in NOWW's 2010 writing contest. Malla has contributed to the CBC, Esquire, The Walrus, McSweeney's and the Globe and Mail. "The Withdrawal Method" won the Trillium Award and was chosen by both the Globe and the National Post as book of the year.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Tomson Highway Production
Balazee Productions Presents
Kisaageetin
“A Cabaret”
Words and music by Tomson Highway
with extraordinary vocalist Patricia Cano
with Dino Pepe on saxophone and with special guest Shy-Anne Hovorka
October 23rd, 7:30 pm @ Confederation College, Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor
October 24th, 7:30 pm @ Lakehead University Outpost
General-$20 Student-$10
Tickets available at the Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore,
Kisaageetin
“A Cabaret”
Words and music by Tomson Highway
with extraordinary vocalist Patricia Cano
with Dino Pepe on saxophone and with special guest Shy-Anne Hovorka
October 23rd, 7:30 pm @ Confederation College, Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor
October 24th, 7:30 pm @ Lakehead University Outpost
General-$20 Student-$10
Tickets available at the Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore,
SUCCI (Confederation College-Shuniah Building) and
Literacy Northwest.
Literacy Northwest.
For more information about Kisaageetin: A Cabaret, please contact Literacy Northwest at 622-6666
Poetry Galore
POETRY GARDEN
~ A Reading ~
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
7 p.m. Brodie Library Reading Room
Enjoy readings by the following local poets:
Bev Carroll
Brian Green
Cathy Carroll
Douglas Livingston
Elizabeth Kouhi
Karen Rooney
Margaret Bananish
Marianne Jones
Marion Agnew
Mary Frost
Paul Gooding
Roy Blomstrom
Sharon Irvine
Care to add a bloom to the garden?
Bring a floral-themed poem for open mic!
www.nowwwriters.org ~ admin@nowwwriters.org ~ Erin @ 768-1701
~ A Reading ~
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
7 p.m. Brodie Library Reading Room
Enjoy readings by the following local poets:
Bev Carroll
Brian Green
Cathy Carroll
Douglas Livingston
Elizabeth Kouhi
Karen Rooney
Margaret Bananish
Marianne Jones
Marion Agnew
Mary Frost
Paul Gooding
Roy Blomstrom
Sharon Irvine
Care to add a bloom to the garden?
Bring a floral-themed poem for open mic!
www.nowwwriters.org ~ admin@nowwwriters.org ~ Erin @ 768-1701
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