Join us Friday, January 27 at 7:30 pm and listen to readings from acclaimed authors Nino Ricci and Alistair MacLeod.
Wow. Thanks Art Gallery. Wow again. 
Nino Ricci coming to Thunder Bay in January.
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Kayaking on Lake Superior
Readings from LU Writers
Dusty Miller (1928 - 2012)
Champion of the Arts
Winner of Canada Reads
Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre
Carmen Aguirre wins Canada Reads
Antanas Sileika
author of Underground.
Margie Taylor (Thunder Bay native)
60 is the new 20
On the Road, a classic
by Jaock Kerouac
Feb. 7 workshop cancelled
Readings at Brodie, Coming up.
Sale at Northern Woman's
Popular British Canadian author's best selling work
Twopence to Cross the Mersy, based on the author's early years.
Popular writer Helen Forrester, British born who lived in Canada, died November 24, at 92
Her Liverpool books created the genre of gritty working class memoirs. Her books are in all the local libraries.
Something Fierce by Carmen Aquirre
Canada Reads pick
5 Books picked for Canada Reads -
NOWW Presents..
Win a Kobo at the library
Little Shadows by Marina Endicott
One of Canada's greatest poets
Dennis Cooley
Eye Lake by Tristam Hughes
Launch Oct. 19. 7 p.m at the art gallery
FALL READINGS START SEPTEMBER 20
Ten Good Seconds of Silence
by Elizabeth Ruth
Call for Submissions
Poisoned
by Bonnie Ferrante
And we can change the world.
Eddie's Desert Rose
Canadian on Man Booker Longlist
Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Canadian writer on 2011 Man Booker longlist
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Canadian on Man Booker long list
Far to Go by Alison Pick
Poet Margaret R. Cunningham
Sleeping Giant Writers Festival - Not!
The Freak Brothers
Paying For It
by Chester Brown
From Persopolis
by Marjane Satrapi
Burma Chronicles
by Guy DeLisle
Maus
by Art Speigelman
Strength and Struggle
by Rachel Michenene and Jody Porter
Sharon Dale Stone
Author of A Change of Plans
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us.
by Kate Bornstien
Michael Van Rooy
1969- 2011
Cool Water by Diane Warren
A Heart-warming Novel
Keep in Touch
A rockin' good book
Thunder Bay's Paul Shaffer
Poet Rona Shaffran
Cistern of My Body
Lee Maracle
author: First Wives Club Coast Salish Style
Submissions
Joan's Cemetery
Inspiration for ghost stories
John Pringle
Short Story Maven
Terry Fallis, Author of The Best Laid Plans
In the Great Hall at Fort William Historical Park
The Book Limo (note hood ornament)
Limo for presenters at the Sleeping Giant Literary Festival
Visitor to the Sleeping Giant Literary Festival
Ottawa writer Megan Findlay
Vistitor to the Sleeping Gaint Literary Festival
Ottawa poet, Margaret Cunningham
Bagpipes and Dancers
Historical reenactors dance for festival participants.
Heather O'Neill
short story maven and author of Lullabies for Little Criminals.
A Good Motto for Writers
Alice Munro
Jean Morrison
Winner of J.J. Talman Award
Submissions
First Voices
Bonnie Burnard,
Author of A Good House, Suddenly, Casino.
The Sheila Burnford Award
Cynthia Cooper, Dorothy Colby, Aldo Roberto
Bonnie Tittaferante with Marion Agnew, James Arthur
NOWW Awards Dinner
One of Canada's Best
Room Magazine
just over the border in Manitoba
photo: Ulrich Wendt
Other Voices
One of our Best Canadian Magazines
And Baby Makes More
by Susan Goldberg
Artist and writer, Ma-nee Chacaby
A Northern Tee Shirt
Poet Ulrich Wendt
Jane Crossman
Thunder Bay Writer
Charlie Wilkins, writing teacher
Sunset of Lake Superior
photo: Charles Faust
Just Another Story
Storytelling at the Northern Women's Bookstore
Joan Baril
ready to read her story at Brodie on Tuesday
Walking Woman
Josephine Mandaman walks for the Earth
A Space Between
by J.P. Rodriguez
Wayson Choy
Author, The Jade Peony, at Canada Reads
Head of the Giant and Lighthouse in Winter
Photo by Rodney Brown
The Northern Lights
A Poem by Margaret R. Cunningham
Lori Larsens
Author of The Wives Tale
Jean Morrison of Thunder Bay
History Author Extrordinaire
Skim
A Superb Graphic novel
Charles Wilkins and Crew in training
Firekeepers of the Twenty-First Century: First Nation Women Chiefs
by Cora Voyageur
Cora Voyageur, author
Suddenly
by Bonnie Burnard
The Last Best Places
by Tania Saj
One Native Life
by Richard Wagamese
The Time in Between
by Canadian novelist, David Bergen
High on the Big Stone Heart
bt Charles Wilkins
Jeanette Lynes
Novelist
Early Christman Gift?
Elle Andra-Warner
Thunder Bay writer
Thunder Bay Garden
photo by Joan Baril
Joan's Jungle, after lots of rain
photo by Joan Baril
Scott Pound, poetry maven
NOWW workshop
At the Festival, poet Sue Blott, Joan Baril
photo: Peter Fergus Moore
Rodney Brown at the festival
The Great Karoo
by Fred Stenson
Peter Mansbridge
speaker at the Writers Festival
Barbara Philp from the library, Fred Stenson
photo by Deborah DeBakker
Margaret Atwood
Ivan Coyote
807 A Northwestern Ontario Literary Magazine
Available now!
Joan asSuffragette
Winner in the costume parade
Joe Fiorito
Thunder Bay Writer
Alice Munro
Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
One of the best animal stories ever written
Northwestern Ontario Writers' Workshop
The Legacy
Novel by Mark Munger
Upper Kaministiquia
photo by Joan Baril
Poet Margaret Rose Cunningham
Submissions
TRANSFORMING POWER
BY JUDY REBICK
Ma-nee Chacaby
Wayson Choy, Author
Instructor at Humber School for Writers
Antanas Sileika, Artistic Director
Humber School for Writers
A Beaver is Eating My Canoe
True Tales to make you Laugh etc
Heart of Ice
photo by John Izatt
Poet Ulrich Wendt and Writer Laura Atkinson
photo by Joan Baril
Glen Ponka, local writer, He runs NOWW's wonderful Blue Pencil program.
See below for Blue Pencil information
In the Land of Long Fingernails
Pow wow Old Fort
photo by John Izatt
Rendezvous, Old Fort
photo by John Izatt
Trowbridge Falls
photo by John Izatt
Charlie Wilkins
McKenzie River
photo by John Izatt
Kakabeka Falls
Photo by John Izatt
Our Lake, Superior
Writers' Group, Rock Island Resort, July 2008,
Collette Maitland, Ted Fryia, Peggy Lauzon, Joan Baril, Earl Blaney, Barbara Bennett
Rock Island Resort, near Wawa
Photo by Al Maitland
Trowbrige Falls
photo by John Izatt
Lookout, Sleeping Giant Park
photo by John Izatt
Kakabeka Falls
Photo by John Izatt
Poet Sue Blott
with dog Rogue
Meghan Eddy
Fourth place, Stephen Leacock Medal for students
Silver Islet
photo by John Izatt
Lake Superior
Art of Duncan Weller
Pow wow, Old Fort William
photo by John Izatt
Upper Kam River
photo by Joan Baril
Kakabeka Falls
Photo by John Izatt
SLEEPING GIANT FROM THE AIR
Photo by John Izatt
Lake Superior with Sailboat
Photo by Jane Crossman
Unused Railway Bridge at Mckenzie River
photo by John Izatt
Pow wow, Old Fort
byJohn Izatt
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"The Big Lake"
Photo by John Colosimo
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