Women Talking About Women on Women’s Day, with Mary-Anne Neal: On March 8th, celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day, we will welcome Mary-Anne Neal, an author and educator who has worked closely as a volunteer with Indigenous women in the remote Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories, to improve literacy and increase pride in their Dene…
Tonight’s Topic, by P. W. Bridgman: P.W. Bridgman embraces Paul Muldoon’s dictum, “Form is a straitjacket in the way that a straitjacket was a straitjacket for Houdini”. According to one reviewer: To gain some of the benefit of Bridgman’s long experience of human nature by reading [his work] is an opportunity not to be missed.…
The North Shore Writers’ Association is running its 27th annual writing contest for fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
First prize in each category is $100.
Entry deadline is February 28, 2023.
Contest details and submission requirements can be found here on our website.
Explore your Art on beautiful Gabriola Island The Kasahara Gabriola Trust (KGT) is calling for applications for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence program on Gabriola Island, BC. Open to all artistic disciplines. Residency runs May 1 – June 30, 2023 Application deadline is March 1, 2023. Apply online at artsgabriola.ca. Thank You for your time and consideration…
Tonight’s Topic, by Vickie Jensen: Vickie Jensen will tell what tough but essential lessons she has learned in 50 years of writing and publishing non-fiction. Specifically: What advice she would give her younger self. What are the advantages and challenges of working with traditional publishing houses (U of Wash Press, Douglas & McIntyre, Harbour Publishing)…