ENGL 2463: Imagining the North in Canadian Literature with Renée Hulan------The class is currently being offered online, but may switch to in-person later in the term. Register on the SMU […]

Please join us for a celebration of poetry in January's deep freeze, featuring the wonderful words of Noah Warren, Christopher Salerno, Annick MacAskill, and shalan joudry.The readings will be followed by a Q&A.Noah Warren was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and educated in the United States. He is the author of The Complete Stories, published […]

Our second annual Fredericton Playhouse Word Feast contest, part of our winter programming, has just opened. The winner will receive a $150 voucher from Fredericton Playhouse and each participant will get $10 off a Word Feast workshop during 2022. The winner will be invited to read at a virtual reading in early February.Send in a […]

World Read Aloud Day is an international advocacy day, founded by LitWorld, to promote and encourage children to read stories aloud. Since we cannot gather together, we are planning to move our celebrating online, onto our social media pages, with an Atlantic Canadian twist. Between now and February 2nd we are asking our authors/ publishers/ […]

Join us on February 3 at 7:00 pm ADT for the online launch of our BIPOC Solidarities Special issue in partnership with Word Feast: Fredericton's Literary Festival! The event will include a panel discussion with issue editors Rowan McCandless, Saleema Nawaz, Rebecca Salazar, Phoebe Wang, and Shannon Webb-Campbell, as well as three contributor readings (Melinda […]

The Labrador City Public Library is hosting a virtual children’s book reading! >>9:30 am AST/ 10:00 am NST<<Please register HERE: https://bit.ly/3o9SOn0Registration will close 1 hour before the event.CBC's Heidi Atter will be reading two wonderful Robert Munsch children's books "The Paper Bag Princess" and "Give Me Back My Daddy", a book inspired by an ice […]

All are welcome to join us this evening for an author reading with local author, Sarah Butland, as she shares with us - her newest novel, "Losing It at Forty".The presentation will be shared online via ZOOM webinar and by phone (teleconference), and you may join us from where ever you wish - by clicking […]

Join us as Writer-in-Residence Neil Aitken interviews a new author every month, and asks them about their strangest obsession.The interviewee for February is Kazim Ali, author of many books including Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water.This program is conducted through Zoom. Register for a reminder at https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/5776331Kazim Ali was born in the […]

Literature Matters, the 2022 Avie Bennett Chair in Canadian Literature annual lecture series, is pleased to present Katherena Vermette (Red River Métis - Michif) on “Storymaking” and Richard Van Camp (Tłı̨chǫ Dene) on “Storytelling.” Their talks will be followed by a dialogue with each other hosted and moderated by Dr. Smaro Kamboureli, the Avie Bennett […]

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED - DATE TBAJoin us for a spoken word event around the theme of being Black in Canada organized by the The New Brunswick Black Artists Alliance to celebrate the launch of the new book AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian poets.Meet the editor A. Gregory Frankson, contributors Gary Weekes […]

Have you ever wanted to write up a meaningful story from your own life or someone else's?Have you ever wondered how to publish an article that brings readers up to speed on a subject you're passionate about or convinces them to agree with your opinion on a hot-button topic?In this FREE six-week course, you'll learn […]

Have you ever wanted to write up a meaningful story from your own life or someone else's?Have you ever wondered how to publish an article that brings readers up to speed on a subject you're passionate about or convinces them to agree with your opinion on a hot-button topic?In this FREE six-week course, you'll learn […]

Have you ever wanted to write up a meaningful story from your own life or someone else's?Have you ever wondered how to publish an article that brings readers up to speed on a subject you're passionate about or convinces them to agree with your opinion on a hot-button topic?In this FREE six-week course, you'll learn […]

The PEIWG is excited to be welcoming Jenene Wooldridge in offering a one-hour session to guide you through self-reflection, acknowledging accomplishments for the past year and planning for 2022 and beyond, based on Jenene's recently published Living Full Circle Planner.- Increase self-awareness- Gain clarity on your goals - Get ready to focus on what you […]

Ever wanted to try wartime knitting? Register now for our latest virtual Make Do and Mend workshop offering helpful tips and tricks, including how to choose yarn and how to translate vintage needle sizes. We’ve invited Christine LeGrow and Shirley A. Scott — authors of the award-winning Saltwater Knits book series — to demonstrate using […]

All are welcome to join us this evening for an illustrated presentation with local artist, author and naturalist, Jeff Domm, as he shares with us several of his recent naturalist guides, including the beautifully illustrated and very helpful "East Coast Backyard Nature Guide", "East Coast Trees and Shrubs", and "Birds of Nova Scotia".The presentation will […]

February's event will feature Síle Englert and Jason Heroux with local opener Kit Roffey! To join our pre-reading workshop at 5:30pm, free and open to the public, communicate your interest to poetrylondon.ca@gmail.com.Síle Englert is a queer, Autistic writer and multi-disciplinary artist. She is the author of two chapbooks: The Phobic’s Handbook (Anstruther Press, 2020) and […]

Atlantic Books Today Managing Editor Chris Benjamin spoke with #HerStory Writer-in-Residence (with YWCA Halifax) Abena Beloved Green about her work, including her beautiful collection of essays and poetry from Pottersfield Press, Ode to the Unpraised. https://www.facebook.com/events/630190538287051/

Learn about the realities of living on PEI as an immigrant from Elizabeth Iwunwa. Find out about the upcoming anthology of PEI immigrant stories, recipes, and more. Zoom event: email plshq@gov.pe.ca to register. https://www.facebook.com/events/633951734388661/