Join host Meghan Doraty for the October edition of Flywheel with local writers Patrick Horner, Jen Kunlire and Angela Dillon! And, making a rare Calgary appearance, Hamilton's Gary Barwin will be launching his book of poems from Coach House Books, The Porcupinity of the Stars. For more information about Gary Barwin, check out his Serif of Nottingham blog or visit www.garybarwin.com. Also coming through on tour will be Antony DiNardo, reading from his new book, Alien, Correspondent (Brick Books). Check out the Open Book interview with Antony at www.brickbooks.ca
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Thursday, Oct 7th
7:30pm sharp
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Inner Poet – filling Station's Alberta Arts Days Writing Contest!
This year for Alberta Arts Days, an annual celebration of culture happening September 17-19 2010 and comprising a number of special events, filling Station Magazine presents Inner Poet, an Alberta Arts Days Writing Contest. Win prizes from Pages Books on Kensington, Freehand Books, and filling Station. Haven't been published before? No problem. First time writers welcome. Judging is blind by guest judge, published Calgary poet Natalie Simpson. Ready to tap into your inner poet? Entry is free. Email your one to three page poem during Alberta Arts Days (between September 17th and 19th) to mgmt@fillingstation.ca Deadline is 11:59 pm on Sunday September 19th. Please put Inner Poet in the subject line. In the body of your email, include the title of your piece, your email address, and your mailing address. Attach your poem as Word document. Do not include name or contact info in the Word document, only in the body of your email. Contest open to residents of Alberta only. Good luck!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Sunday's Cool for Poetry in the Park this Sunday Aug 29!
Passion Pitch Presents
Sunday's Cool for Poetry in the Park
Sunday, August 29, 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Riley Park, Calgary
403-714-5517
kirkramdath@yahoo.ca
Hot on the heels of a hot, hot summer on Venus, it's time to refill your poetry batteries with the next installment of Poetry in the Park. This time, Sunday's Cool.
Come poets and lovers of beauty to Riley Park on Sunday, August 29, 3 pm. Bring poems and voices -- there is no microphone. Bring a lawn chair if sitting on grass is not to your liking. This will be a very informal gathering. Exact spot to be determined. Look for the people doing poetry.
All styles and ages welcome. Bring poems of every pleasure but do have some PG poems with you to read in case there is a PG audience present.
Optional: Meet at the Roasterie a bit earlier to grab a coffee.
Sunday's Cool for Poetry in the Park
Sunday, August 29, 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Riley Park, Calgary
403-714-5517
kirkramdath@yahoo.ca
Hot on the heels of a hot, hot summer on Venus, it's time to refill your poetry batteries with the next installment of Poetry in the Park. This time, Sunday's Cool.
Come poets and lovers of beauty to Riley Park on Sunday, August 29, 3 pm. Bring poems and voices -- there is no microphone. Bring a lawn chair if sitting on grass is not to your liking. This will be a very informal gathering. Exact spot to be determined. Look for the people doing poetry.
All styles and ages welcome. Bring poems of every pleasure but do have some PG poems with you to read in case there is a PG audience present.
Optional: Meet at the Roasterie a bit earlier to grab a coffee.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Reminder: Special Flywheel this Thursday at Truck Gallery, 7:30!
Flywheel Reminder! Flywheel Reading Series: Visual Poetry Night and the Cultural District’s First Thursdays
When: 7:30pm Thursday August 5th
Where: TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary
The Grain Exchange (Lower Level)
815 - 1st Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 1N3
Join host Meghan Doraty for the August edition of Flywheel with the First Thursdays initiative of the Cultural District. This is a special visual poetry themed Flywheel with poets Helen Hajnoczky, Eric Zboya, Ross Priddle and the work of Stephanie Davis.
AND don't miss our Flywheel teaser Tuesday, August 3rd 8-9pm on *Writer's Block*,CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our August Flywheel readers. CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday at 7:30pm sharp. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Email mgmt@fillingstation.ca for more info or to join our email list.
When: 7:30pm Thursday August 5th
Where: TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary
The Grain Exchange (Lower Level)
815 - 1st Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 1N3
Join host Meghan Doraty for the August edition of Flywheel with the First Thursdays initiative of the Cultural District. This is a special visual poetry themed Flywheel with poets Helen Hajnoczky, Eric Zboya, Ross Priddle and the work of Stephanie Davis.
AND don't miss our Flywheel teaser Tuesday, August 3rd 8-9pm on *Writer's Block*,CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our August Flywheel readers. CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday at 7:30pm sharp. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Email mgmt@fillingstation.ca for more info or to join our email list.
Friday, July 16, 2010
SPANCings July 16 2010: filling Station Poetry Submissions Call, Final Slam, and Writer's Block Call
please forward & help spread the word!
filling Station, Canada's Alternative Literary Magazine, is always looking for great
poetry. Yes, we read all year long!
Send our Collective your most innovative, original, challenging, &/or experimental
unpublished poems today!
Send any number of poems comprising no more than 10 pages of poetry to:
Beth Langford, Poetry Editor - poetry.fs@gmail.com
Submission Guidelines*:
- Send up to 6 poems of any length in a Word attachment to poetry.fs@gmail.com
- Visual files should be in jpg or eps format and 300 dpi or greater.
- Simultaneous submissions acceptable.
- Please allow up to 4 months for reply.
- Include your name & email address on each page of your Word document.
- In your covering email, please include a short bio in the 3rd person, email address,
mailing address, and the name of the pieces being submitted.
*Submissions that do not include bio and address will be considered incomplete.
We look forward to reading your work!
- the filling Station Collective
For Immediate Release:
July FINAL SLAM! & Open Mic
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -- 8:00 PM -- $5
Auburn Saloon, #163, 115-9th Ave SE
Hosts: Jen Kunlire & Sheri-D Wilson
(Calgary, AB) July 12, 2010 – The Calgary International Spoken Word Festival would like to
announce the upcoming Calgary SLAM! & Open Mic - The SLAM! that determines the Calgary
National Team!!!
Elana Krol came away the winner in the May SLAM! & Open Mic. Now this is it! This is your
last opportunity to land a spot on the Calgary SLAM! Team!
Two-time Calgary SLAM! Team veteran, Jen Kunlire will share the stage with the Mama of
Dada, Sheri-D Wilson as the hosts of the July FINAL SLAM! & Open Mic. Passion Pitch Poetry
organizer Kirk Ramdath will open as the fabulously crafted Sacrificial Poet. The night
will also feature special guest readings from SLAM! enthusiasts: ‘da lyrical pitbull’
Wakefield Brewster will be laying down his latest verses; and Hamlet The Clown himself,
Kirk Miles will be back in action.
The night will also include a Wild Card Round where 2 lucky winners will be entered into
the SLAM! Finals, facing off against the previous month’s winners. Please note: there will
be a limited amount of spots for the Wild Card Round, so come early!
For those who do not wish to SLAM!, there will also be an Open Mic BUT with limited spots.
So come down, come early, strut your stuff and showcase your work. All styles are welcome!
The SLAM! phenomenon has taken hold in Calgary and the audiences continue to grow
exponentially. Hundreds of emerging poets have taken an interest in this fabulous new
form. Ten poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering
crowds! Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of
poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned! With different local performers every time,
SLAM! nights are impossible to predict and not to be missed!
How do you compete?
* An entrance fee, which is $5 (unless otherwise indicated).
* Bring 3 poems, each of them no longer than 3 minutes. You may not get to perform
them all, but bring them just in case.
* Friends! Part of the score is based on audience reaction.
CONTACT
Andrew Forbes -- 403.686.4292
Writer's Block is a radio program about writers and writing, and airs every Tuesday evening
at 8 PM on CJSW 90.9 FM, Calgary's campus and community radio station. The program is
hosted by myself and Stephanie Weidmann.
We would like to extend an invitation to you all to share your interests and expertise with
our listeners. We'd appreciate suggestions on books to feature on the program (poetry,
fiction, non-fiction, ficto-criticism, memoirs, biography, etc), suggestions for guests to
feature on the program, and I'd also be happy to invite those of you who are interested to
appear on the program to participate in interviews and/or discussions about topics that
interest you.
Writer's Block has monthly themes that we use to select programming.
July (right now!) is devoted to travel writing: memoirs, criticism, blogs, websites,
guides, etc. I'm looking for some content for our July 27th program.
August's programs will be devoted to gender, sex and sexuality:
- On Aug 16 we will host a live panel discussion (we call these panels the monthly Skull
Session) about "Blood and Guts in High School: A Novel", by Kathy Acker, and have one or
two seats available at the table for interested parties.
- We are currently scheduling programming for the other four programs in August: the 3rd,
10th, 24th, and 31st. Please let me know if you have suggestions for content. Again, we are
looking for both topics and people!
I look forward to hearing from interested parties. Please save my email address and feel
free to contact me anytime about the program.
Cheers,
PK
Paul Kennett
paul.j.kennett@gmail.com
Writer's Block, CJSW 90.9 FM
Rm. 312 MacEwan Hall,
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
http://cjsw.com/
filling Station, Canada's Alternative Literary Magazine, is always looking for great
poetry. Yes, we read all year long!
Send our Collective your most innovative, original, challenging, &/or experimental
unpublished poems today!
Send any number of poems comprising no more than 10 pages of poetry to:
Beth Langford, Poetry Editor - poetry.fs@gmail.com
Submission Guidelines*:
- Send up to 6 poems of any length in a Word attachment to poetry.fs@gmail.com
- Visual files should be in jpg or eps format and 300 dpi or greater.
- Simultaneous submissions acceptable.
- Please allow up to 4 months for reply.
- Include your name & email address on each page of your Word document.
- In your covering email, please include a short bio in the 3rd person, email address,
mailing address, and the name of the pieces being submitted.
*Submissions that do not include bio and address will be considered incomplete.
We look forward to reading your work!
- the filling Station Collective
For Immediate Release:
July FINAL SLAM! & Open Mic
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -- 8:00 PM -- $5
Auburn Saloon, #163, 115-9th Ave SE
Hosts: Jen Kunlire & Sheri-D Wilson
(Calgary, AB) July 12, 2010 – The Calgary International Spoken Word Festival would like to
announce the upcoming Calgary SLAM! & Open Mic - The SLAM! that determines the Calgary
National Team!!!
Elana Krol came away the winner in the May SLAM! & Open Mic. Now this is it! This is your
last opportunity to land a spot on the Calgary SLAM! Team!
Two-time Calgary SLAM! Team veteran, Jen Kunlire will share the stage with the Mama of
Dada, Sheri-D Wilson as the hosts of the July FINAL SLAM! & Open Mic. Passion Pitch Poetry
organizer Kirk Ramdath will open as the fabulously crafted Sacrificial Poet. The night
will also feature special guest readings from SLAM! enthusiasts: ‘da lyrical pitbull’
Wakefield Brewster will be laying down his latest verses; and Hamlet The Clown himself,
Kirk Miles will be back in action.
The night will also include a Wild Card Round where 2 lucky winners will be entered into
the SLAM! Finals, facing off against the previous month’s winners. Please note: there will
be a limited amount of spots for the Wild Card Round, so come early!
For those who do not wish to SLAM!, there will also be an Open Mic BUT with limited spots.
So come down, come early, strut your stuff and showcase your work. All styles are welcome!
The SLAM! phenomenon has taken hold in Calgary and the audiences continue to grow
exponentially. Hundreds of emerging poets have taken an interest in this fabulous new
form. Ten poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering
crowds! Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of
poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned! With different local performers every time,
SLAM! nights are impossible to predict and not to be missed!
How do you compete?
* An entrance fee, which is $5 (unless otherwise indicated).
* Bring 3 poems, each of them no longer than 3 minutes. You may not get to perform
them all, but bring them just in case.
* Friends! Part of the score is based on audience reaction.
CONTACT
Andrew Forbes -- 403.686.4292
Writer's Block is a radio program about writers and writing, and airs every Tuesday evening
at 8 PM on CJSW 90.9 FM, Calgary's campus and community radio station. The program is
hosted by myself and Stephanie Weidmann.
We would like to extend an invitation to you all to share your interests and expertise with
our listeners. We'd appreciate suggestions on books to feature on the program (poetry,
fiction, non-fiction, ficto-criticism, memoirs, biography, etc), suggestions for guests to
feature on the program, and I'd also be happy to invite those of you who are interested to
appear on the program to participate in interviews and/or discussions about topics that
interest you.
Writer's Block has monthly themes that we use to select programming.
July (right now!) is devoted to travel writing: memoirs, criticism, blogs, websites,
guides, etc. I'm looking for some content for our July 27th program.
August's programs will be devoted to gender, sex and sexuality:
- On Aug 16 we will host a live panel discussion (we call these panels the monthly Skull
Session) about "Blood and Guts in High School: A Novel", by Kathy Acker, and have one or
two seats available at the table for interested parties.
- We are currently scheduling programming for the other four programs in August: the 3rd,
10th, 24th, and 31st. Please let me know if you have suggestions for content. Again, we are
looking for both topics and people!
I look forward to hearing from interested parties. Please save my email address and feel
free to contact me anytime about the program.
Cheers,
PK
Paul Kennett
paul.j.kennett@gmail.com
Writer's Block, CJSW 90.9 FM
Rm. 312 MacEwan Hall,
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
http://cjsw.com/
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
filling Station’s Flywheel, Dandelion Magazine, and Single Onion Present POETRY OCEAN at Sled Island! July 1 2010, Arrata Opera Centre
filling Station’s Flywheel, Dandelion Magazine, and Single Onion Present
POETRY OCEAN
at Sled Island!
Thursday July 1st 2010
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 7 Street SW
Time: Doors at 8:30, Music at 9:30, Poetry at 10:30
Poetry by Natalie Simpson & Rael Bischoff (filling Station's Flywheel), Claire Lacey & ryan fitzpatrick (Dandelion), Francis Willey & Tiana Hunter (Single Onion)
Music by Woodpigeon, Christine Owman, and Savk
Tickets:
Poetry Ocean is presented as part of the Sled Island Music Festival.
Sled Island wristbands are available at www.sledisland.com. Tickets will also be available at the door for $15.
Magazines and CDs will also be available for purchase.
Proceeds from bar sales raise funds for these 3 wonderful non-profit literary organizations.
*Please note that there is no cash machine on site. Machines are nearby on 17th Avenue.*
Don't miss the Poetry Ocean teaser TONIGHT - Tuesday, June 29th 8-9pm, part of
*Writer's Block*, CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett
and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our Sled Island
readers. CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or
http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
For more information about filling Station Magazine, please visit www.fillingstation.ca
For more information about Dandelion Magazine, please visit www.dandelionmag.ca
For more information about Single Onion, please visit http://thesingleonion.blogspot.com/
For media inquiries or to speak to someone about this exciting event, please contact Laurie Fuhr, Event Manager
403-999-2566 mgmt@fillingstation.ca
Please help spread the word!
filling Station thanks Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development Authority for their kind ongoing support.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
filling Station seeks reviewers!
filling Station seeks reviewers for upcoming issues. You don't have to live in Calgary to taste test delicious books for fS (but if you do, that's great too!). Email mgmt@fillingstation.ca to find out more.
Monday, May 17, 2010
One [sic] Calgary Party! May 20, Comrad Sound
One [sic] Calgary Party!
Thursday, 20 May 2010
7:30 pm
Comrad Sound
1511 14 St S.W.
Calgary, AB
Poetry by Claire Lacey, Ryan Fitzpatrick (Fake Math) and Nikki Reimer ([sic]). Music by Church of the Very Bright Lights and Morgan Greenwood.
By donation. Coffee, tea, goodies and books for sale.
Claire Lacey is the online spectre known as Poetactics. She also writes poetry and fiction. After Claire graduated from Glendon College with a degree in English literature and language, she fled Toronto to pursue her MA at the University of Calgary. http://poetactics.blogspot.com/
ryan fitzpatrick lives and writes in Calgary, where he is a former editor of filling Station magazine and past-curator of the Flywheel reading series. His first book, Fake Math, was published in 2007 by Snare Books. His current project, Commissioned Works, asks members of the community to commission poems that he will produce to their exacting specifications in an attempt to discover what people actually want from poetry (if anything).
Nikki Reimer is the author of [sic] (Frontenac House, 2010) and fist things first (Wrinkle Press Chapbook, 2009). She is a poet, blogger, curator, arts event planner and photographer of cats in East Vancouver, and a member of the Kootenay School of Writing collective. Reimer lived in Calgary for the first 24 years of her young(ish) life and is stoked to be celebrating the launch of her first book with so many excellent Calgary peeps. http://nikkireimer.com/
Church of the Very Bright Lights is James Cullen and crimes, aka Chris Reimer. They describe their music as “progressive.” http://www.myspace.com/churchoftheverybrightlights
Morgan Greenwood is an enigma wrapped in bacon http://www.myspace.com/maestremhandbarc
--
SPANC: small press action network calgary. Find us on Facebook & Twitter
Thursday, 20 May 2010
7:30 pm
Comrad Sound
1511 14 St S.W.
Calgary, AB
Poetry by Claire Lacey, Ryan Fitzpatrick (Fake Math) and Nikki Reimer ([sic]). Music by Church of the Very Bright Lights and Morgan Greenwood.
By donation. Coffee, tea, goodies and books for sale.
Claire Lacey is the online spectre known as Poetactics. She also writes poetry and fiction. After Claire graduated from Glendon College with a degree in English literature and language, she fled Toronto to pursue her MA at the University of Calgary. http://poetactics.blogspot.com/
ryan fitzpatrick lives and writes in Calgary, where he is a former editor of filling Station magazine and past-curator of the Flywheel reading series. His first book, Fake Math, was published in 2007 by Snare Books. His current project, Commissioned Works, asks members of the community to commission poems that he will produce to their exacting specifications in an attempt to discover what people actually want from poetry (if anything).
Nikki Reimer is the author of [sic] (Frontenac House, 2010) and fist things first (Wrinkle Press Chapbook, 2009). She is a poet, blogger, curator, arts event planner and photographer of cats in East Vancouver, and a member of the Kootenay School of Writing collective. Reimer lived in Calgary for the first 24 years of her young(ish) life and is stoked to be celebrating the launch of her first book with so many excellent Calgary peeps. http://nikkireimer.com/
Church of the Very Bright Lights is James Cullen and crimes, aka Chris Reimer. They describe their music as “progressive.” http://www.myspace.com/churchoftheverybrightlights
Morgan Greenwood is an enigma wrapped in bacon http://www.myspace.com/maestremhandbarc
--
SPANC: small press action network calgary. Find us on Facebook & Twitter
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
MAY FLYWHEEL: April Showers Bring May Winterstormwarnings (!)
MAY FLYWHEEL: April Showers Bring May Winterstormwarnings (!)
Thursday May 6th at 7:30pm Pages Bookstore!
Join host Meghan Doraty for the May edition of Flywheel with local poets Kevin Stebner and Preet Gill. We're also thrilled to have Bernadette Wagner launching her book of poetry, *This hot place* (Thistledown Press)! *Thursday March 6th 2010 at 7:30pm sharp*!
AND don't miss our Flywheel teaser Tuesday, May 4th 8-9pm on *Writer's Block*,CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our May Flywheel readers. Be sure to tune in to *Writer's Block*, 8-9pm Tuesday evenings - you won't be disappointed! CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
Kevin Stebner
Preet Gill
Bernadette Wagner launching This hot place
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Thursday, March 4th
7:30pm SHARP
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday, always at 7:30pm sharp at Pages. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Email meditor.fs@gmail.com to find out more.
Thursday May 6th at 7:30pm Pages Bookstore!
Join host Meghan Doraty for the May edition of Flywheel with local poets Kevin Stebner and Preet Gill. We're also thrilled to have Bernadette Wagner launching her book of poetry, *This hot place* (Thistledown Press)! *Thursday March 6th 2010 at 7:30pm sharp*!
AND don't miss our Flywheel teaser Tuesday, May 4th 8-9pm on *Writer's Block*,CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our May Flywheel readers. Be sure to tune in to *Writer's Block*, 8-9pm Tuesday evenings - you won't be disappointed! CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
Kevin Stebner
Preet Gill
Bernadette Wagner launching This hot place
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Thursday, March 4th
7:30pm SHARP
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday, always at 7:30pm sharp at Pages. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Email meditor.fs@gmail.com to find out more.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Reminder: Rhyme 'Em Cowboy multilaunch event this Thursday April 29th at Palomino
Dear Calgary friends,
Hello, this is Evan Munday from Coach House Books in Toronto. Just sending you a friendly reminder that on Thursday, April 29 -- To cap off National Poetry Month -- Talonbooks, Freehand Books, fillingStation and Coach House Books are teaming up to bring Calgary's poetry fans and readers 'Rhyme 'em, Cowboy,' a celebration of new poetry at The Palomino.
This event, hosted by the Griffin Prize-winning author of Eunoia, Christian Bök, will feature five great poets (Calgarians and out-of-towners alike) reading from brand-new books (and the brand-new issue of Calgary's own fillingStation). You'll hear and see poetry based on the harmonic music series, visual poetry based on anachronistic alphabets like Shorthand and Unifon, manifestoes of documentation and a not-overly-handy guide on how to write.
The readings will be followed by a musical set from Savk (solo project by former frontman of Beija Flor). 'Rhyme 'em, Cowboy' promises to be the most entertaining, feel-good poetry event of the the month, and a stellar way to end National Poetry Month.
Pages Books on Kensington will be on hand with copies of the poets' books and copies of fillingStation.
Rhyme 'em, Cowboy: Poetry at the Palomino
featuring readings by derek beaulieu, Dennis Cooley, Weyman Chan, Jesse Ferguson, Jani Krulc and kevin mcpherson eckhoff
hosted by Christian Bök
music by SAVK
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Palomino, 109 – 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
7 p.m.
Hello, this is Evan Munday from Coach House Books in Toronto. Just sending you a friendly reminder that on Thursday, April 29 -- To cap off National Poetry Month -- Talonbooks, Freehand Books, fillingStation and Coach House Books are teaming up to bring Calgary's poetry fans and readers 'Rhyme 'em, Cowboy,' a celebration of new poetry at The Palomino.
This event, hosted by the Griffin Prize-winning author of Eunoia, Christian Bök, will feature five great poets (Calgarians and out-of-towners alike) reading from brand-new books (and the brand-new issue of Calgary's own fillingStation). You'll hear and see poetry based on the harmonic music series, visual poetry based on anachronistic alphabets like Shorthand and Unifon, manifestoes of documentation and a not-overly-handy guide on how to write.
The readings will be followed by a musical set from Savk (solo project by former frontman of Beija Flor). 'Rhyme 'em, Cowboy' promises to be the most entertaining, feel-good poetry event of the the month, and a stellar way to end National Poetry Month.
Pages Books on Kensington will be on hand with copies of the poets' books and copies of fillingStation.
Rhyme 'em, Cowboy: Poetry at the Palomino
featuring readings by derek beaulieu, Dennis Cooley, Weyman Chan, Jesse Ferguson, Jani Krulc and kevin mcpherson eckhoff
hosted by Christian Bök
music by SAVK
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Palomino, 109 – 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Talonbooks Spring Launch 2010 hits Calgary tonight!
Date: April 27, 2010
Time: Doors at 7:30pm, Reading at 8:00pm
Auburn Saloon, 163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE
Admission: Free!
Featuring derek beaulieu, George Bowering, Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, Frank Davey, Garry Thomas Morse, and Ken Norris reading from their new books of poetry (K...en Belford will not be at this particular event).
Kevin Williams
604-444-4889
kevin@talonbooks.com
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107574269267867
Time: Doors at 7:30pm, Reading at 8:00pm
Auburn Saloon, 163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE
Admission: Free!
Featuring derek beaulieu, George Bowering, Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, Frank Davey, Garry Thomas Morse, and Ken Norris reading from their new books of poetry (K...en Belford will not be at this particular event).
Kevin Williams
604-444-4889
kevin@talonbooks.com
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107574269267867
Monday, April 19, 2010
U of C's Creative Writing Program End of the Year Gala 2010
U of C's Creative Writing Program End of the Year Gala 2010
What?
The End of Year Gala! Come see the University's of Calgary's Creative
Writing Students read some of their best work!
When?
The Gala begins on Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Where?
In the John Dutton Theatre at Central Library (616 MacLeod Trail SE)
downtown.
Who?
Anyone and everyone who enjoys poetry, prose and all things literary
to spring from the U of C's Creative Writing Program.
Why?
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
What?
The End of Year Gala! Come see the University's of Calgary's Creative
Writing Students read some of their best work!
When?
The Gala begins on Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Where?
In the John Dutton Theatre at Central Library (616 MacLeod Trail SE)
downtown.
Who?
Anyone and everyone who enjoys poetry, prose and all things literary
to spring from the U of C's Creative Writing Program.
Why?
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Reminder: Lunch with Three Notorious Poets Thursday April 22 at the Calgary Central Library
Lunch with Three Notorious Poets Thursday, April 22
Central Library, 616 McLeod Trail S.E.
12:00 PM (noon),
“Lunch with Three Notorious Poets”: Join Robert Kroetsch, rob mclennan, and Alice Major, who are each launching new works.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Calgary International Spoken Word Festival 2010!
2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival April 07 - 16, 2010 Banff, Canmore; April 20 - 30, 2010 Calgary; April 27, 2010 Edmonton
Performances, Panels, Workshops, Electronic Events - Something for Everyone!
The Spoken Word Festival is back with a vengeance this April (National
Poetry Month), bigger and better than ever with 27 Events & over 100 Artists,
presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in
4 Cities (Banff, Calgary, Canmore & Edmonton)! This year's theme is Cabaret!
Moulin Rouge gone wild! There is going to be a plethora of amazing artists at
the "Pen-Ultimate" Cabarets (April 23-24, 2010).
"Straight" out of Ohio, harpist/accordionist/singer-songwriter Baby Dee headlines the event that also features Edmonton's Tippy Agogo, New York's Sini Anderson, Toronto's bill bissett, Washington DC's Regie Cabico, Calgary's T.L. Cowan, London England's Julie McNamara, Toronto's Billeh Nickerson, Montreal's Alexis O'Hara, Kelowna's Michael V. Smith, Toronto's Andrea Thompson + other Cabaret Acts.
Appealing - appalling - fabulous & slightly shocking. It is Cabaret! Expect the unexpected!
We are also expanding the horizons of spoken word with the development of our electronic broadcasts. Banff to the World - Live to the Web (April 14, 2010) is another event that must not be missed, transmitting the faculty members of the The Spoken Word Program (Washington DC's Regie Cabico, New York's Bob Holman, Toronto's evalyn parry, Banff's Steven Ross Smith, & Calgary's Sheri-D Wilson), joined by South Africa's Kobus Moolman, in creating instant art - on the spot! LIVE videopoems to the contours of the World! These broadcasts will air live from ports: The Bowery Project (New York), The Banff Centre, Calgary & Alaska. Tune-in from the comforts of home, or the bus, or the train, over-the-shoulder of a stranger's handheld, wherever!
Visit our website for
information for all our events and more - www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com.
Performances, Panels, Workshops, Electronic Events - Something for Everyone!
The Spoken Word Festival is back with a vengeance this April (National
Poetry Month), bigger and better than ever with 27 Events & over 100 Artists,
presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in
4 Cities (Banff, Calgary, Canmore & Edmonton)! This year's theme is Cabaret!
Moulin Rouge gone wild! There is going to be a plethora of amazing artists at
the "Pen-Ultimate" Cabarets (April 23-24, 2010).
"Straight" out of Ohio, harpist/accordionist/singer-songwriter Baby Dee headlines the event that also features Edmonton's Tippy Agogo, New York's Sini Anderson, Toronto's bill bissett, Washington DC's Regie Cabico, Calgary's T.L. Cowan, London England's Julie McNamara, Toronto's Billeh Nickerson, Montreal's Alexis O'Hara, Kelowna's Michael V. Smith, Toronto's Andrea Thompson + other Cabaret Acts.
Appealing - appalling - fabulous & slightly shocking. It is Cabaret! Expect the unexpected!
We are also expanding the horizons of spoken word with the development of our electronic broadcasts. Banff to the World - Live to the Web (April 14, 2010) is another event that must not be missed, transmitting the faculty members of the The Spoken Word Program (Washington DC's Regie Cabico, New York's Bob Holman, Toronto's evalyn parry, Banff's Steven Ross Smith, & Calgary's Sheri-D Wilson), joined by South Africa's Kobus Moolman, in creating instant art - on the spot! LIVE videopoems to the contours of the World! These broadcasts will air live from ports: The Bowery Project (New York), The Banff Centre, Calgary & Alaska. Tune-in from the comforts of home, or the bus, or the train, over-the-shoulder of a stranger's handheld, wherever!
Visit our website for
information for all our events and more - www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Hear Calgary's Next Generation of Writers! April 6 & 7, Pages Books on Kensington
Calgary's Next Generation of Writers
April 6 and 7
Pages Books on Kensington
The next generation of Alberta's best new fiction writers and poets can
be heard at Pages on Kensington Books, 1135 Kensington Road NW, Calgary,
on the evenings of April 6 and 7. Both free public readings begin at 7 p.m.
• Reading on Tuesday, April 6 will be the members of the University of
Calgary's second-level workshop course in fiction, Fiction Writing II.
Performing will be Dallas Babb, Holden Baker, Shannon Borneman, Tracy de
Boer, Han Ding, Paul DiStefano, Angi Fletcher, Carly Francescut, Anne
Jayne, Tiffany Orgill, Anthony Patten, and Elizabeth Smith.
• To help mark National Poetry Month, reading on Wednesday, April 7 will
be participants in the University of Calgary's second-level workshop in
poetry, Poetry Writing II. Performing will be Joanna Allard, Cindy
Derwores, Angi Fletcher, Laura Jarvey, Kristy Kalin, James Seaman,
Wednesday Shomody, Jess Swain and Eric Zboya.
"In our year-long writing workshops, at this level fresh and new
individual writers' voices start to take shape," said course instructor
Associate Prof. Tom Wayman. "To watch and hear these impressive talents
emerge is always exciting."
Both courses include full-time University of Calgary students as well as
community members, Wayman said. The university's English Department
offers three levels of writing courses, plus a senior book-length
manuscript workshop. Admission to the introductory level course is open
to all, whereas students at the other levels submit portfolios to gain
admittance.
April 6 and 7
Pages Books on Kensington
The next generation of Alberta's best new fiction writers and poets can
be heard at Pages on Kensington Books, 1135 Kensington Road NW, Calgary,
on the evenings of April 6 and 7. Both free public readings begin at 7 p.m.
• Reading on Tuesday, April 6 will be the members of the University of
Calgary's second-level workshop course in fiction, Fiction Writing II.
Performing will be Dallas Babb, Holden Baker, Shannon Borneman, Tracy de
Boer, Han Ding, Paul DiStefano, Angi Fletcher, Carly Francescut, Anne
Jayne, Tiffany Orgill, Anthony Patten, and Elizabeth Smith.
• To help mark National Poetry Month, reading on Wednesday, April 7 will
be participants in the University of Calgary's second-level workshop in
poetry, Poetry Writing II. Performing will be Joanna Allard, Cindy
Derwores, Angi Fletcher, Laura Jarvey, Kristy Kalin, James Seaman,
Wednesday Shomody, Jess Swain and Eric Zboya.
"In our year-long writing workshops, at this level fresh and new
individual writers' voices start to take shape," said course instructor
Associate Prof. Tom Wayman. "To watch and hear these impressive talents
emerge is always exciting."
Both courses include full-time University of Calgary students as well as
community members, Wayman said. The university's English Department
offers three levels of writing courses, plus a senior book-length
manuscript workshop. Admission to the introductory level course is open
to all, whereas students at the other levels submit portfolios to gain
admittance.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Reminder: April Flywheel at The New Gallery in Art Central Thursday April 4 2010
April Flywheel: POETRY MONTH AT THE NEW GALLERY - ART CENTRAL
THE NEW GALLERY *now at Art Central*
212 - 100 7th Avenue SW
Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm SHARP
Join host Stephanie Davis for our special April edition of Flywheel with special guests from Single Onion, Passion Pitch Poetry, & Red Mile Revenge! This month we're teaming up with Cultural District First Thursdays, hosted by The New Gallery at Art Central. Come crush a cup of wine and listen your face off, then check out other rockin' First Thursday events in the downtown core. See http://calgaryculture.com/firstthursdays for more details!
AND CJSW's Writer's Block has moved to Tuesday evenings at 8pm! Don't miss our Flywheel teaser March 30th at 8pm on Writer's Block, CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our April Flywheel readers. Be sure to tune in to Writer's Block, 8-9pm Tuesday evenings - you won't be disappointed! CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
filling Station
Colin Martin
ryan fitzpatrick
Helen Hajnoczky
James Dangerous
Single Onion
Joshua Bartolome
Juliet Burgess
Pat Horner
Passion Pitch Poetry
Bob Stallworthy
Bob proctor
Andrea Hunter
Kirk Ramdath
Red Mile Revenge
LisaRose Berreth-Feragen
A Sacrificial Virgin
Selina Clary
THE NEW GALLERY *did I say now at Art Central?*
212 - 100 7th Avenue SW
Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm SHARP
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday, always at 7:30pm sharp. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Visit www.fillingstation.ca to find out more. All readings except April, August, and December 2010 are at Pages Books on Kensington.
THE NEW GALLERY *now at Art Central*
212 - 100 7th Avenue SW
Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm SHARP
Join host Stephanie Davis for our special April edition of Flywheel with special guests from Single Onion, Passion Pitch Poetry, & Red Mile Revenge! This month we're teaming up with Cultural District First Thursdays, hosted by The New Gallery at Art Central. Come crush a cup of wine and listen your face off, then check out other rockin' First Thursday events in the downtown core. See http://calgaryculture.com/firstthursdays for more details!
AND CJSW's Writer's Block has moved to Tuesday evenings at 8pm! Don't miss our Flywheel teaser March 30th at 8pm on Writer's Block, CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our April Flywheel readers. Be sure to tune in to Writer's Block, 8-9pm Tuesday evenings - you won't be disappointed! CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
filling Station
Colin Martin
ryan fitzpatrick
Helen Hajnoczky
James Dangerous
Single Onion
Joshua Bartolome
Juliet Burgess
Pat Horner
Passion Pitch Poetry
Bob Stallworthy
Bob proctor
Andrea Hunter
Kirk Ramdath
Red Mile Revenge
LisaRose Berreth-Feragen
A Sacrificial Virgin
Selina Clary
THE NEW GALLERY *did I say now at Art Central?*
212 - 100 7th Avenue SW
Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm SHARP
Flywheel is a monthly reading series, which runs every first Thursday, always at 7:30pm sharp. The series is curated by volunteers from the collective that brings you filling Station, your locally created, nationally distributed literary arts magazine. Visit www.fillingstation.ca to find out more. All readings except April, August, and December 2010 are at Pages Books on Kensington.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Alexandra Writers Centre Student Reading this Friday March 26 7:30
Friday, March 26, 2010
7:30pm
Rose Room, Main Level Alexandra Centre
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
As the winter semester draws to a close, it is now time to celebrate the
accomplishments of our many students. Share in the laughter, and maybe
even some tears. Offer support and encouragment to our budding writers.
Admission:
AWCS Members/Students/Instructors: Free
Non-Members: $2
Alexandra Writers Centre Society | 922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S4
7:30pm
Rose Room, Main Level Alexandra Centre
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
As the winter semester draws to a close, it is now time to celebrate the
accomplishments of our many students. Share in the laughter, and maybe
even some tears. Offer support and encouragment to our budding writers.
Admission:
AWCS Members/Students/Instructors: Free
Non-Members: $2
Alexandra Writers Centre Society | 922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S4
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Talonbooks Spring 2010 Poetry Tour touches down in Calgary April 27th 2010
Talonbooks Spring 2010 Poetry Tour
Talonbooks publisher Karl Siegler has put together a wonderful list for us this spring that features eight titles of a poetic nature, a unique accomplishment for the press. We are celebrating by hosting Talon Poetry Nights across the country: a fiesta of neoformalism, as five of the eight titles could be described as such.
Note: If you are interested in having a Talon Poetry Night in your city and are not on the list, or if you would like to have an event, interview, or classroom visit with one of the poets when he is in town for Talon Poetry Night, please contact info@talonbooks.com.
Confirmed Dates for the Talonbooks Canadian Spring Poetry Tour
Edmonton International Writers Festival: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Weyman Chan, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse, Stephen
Collis, and Frank Davey reading from their new books of poetry
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Weyman Chan, derek beaulieu, and Frank Davey reading from
their new books of poetry
Calgary: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Frank Davey, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse,
Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, and derek beaulieu reading from their new books
of poetry
Vancouver: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Frank Davey, Ken Belford, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse,
Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, and derek beaulieu reading from their new books of poetry
RSVP to the poetry tour and enter the Talonbooks contest from the Facebook event page.
Talonbooks publisher Karl Siegler has put together a wonderful list for us this spring that features eight titles of a poetic nature, a unique accomplishment for the press. We are celebrating by hosting Talon Poetry Nights across the country: a fiesta of neoformalism, as five of the eight titles could be described as such.
Note: If you are interested in having a Talon Poetry Night in your city and are not on the list, or if you would like to have an event, interview, or classroom visit with one of the poets when he is in town for Talon Poetry Night, please contact info@talonbooks.com.
Confirmed Dates for the Talonbooks Canadian Spring Poetry Tour
Edmonton International Writers Festival: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Weyman Chan, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse, Stephen
Collis, and Frank Davey reading from their new books of poetry
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Weyman Chan, derek beaulieu, and Frank Davey reading from
their new books of poetry
Calgary: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Frank Davey, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse,
Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, and derek beaulieu reading from their new books
of poetry
Vancouver: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Featuring: George Bowering, Frank Davey, Ken Belford, Ken Norris, Garry Thomas Morse,
Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, and derek beaulieu reading from their new books of poetry
RSVP to the poetry tour and enter the Talonbooks contest from the Facebook event page.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Reminder: SLAM! & Open Mic Thurs March 25, 2010 8:00 pm The Auburn
(This reminder just in from SLAM central!)
Hello SLAM enthusiasts!
Just a quick reminder about the
SLAM! & Open Mic this THURSDAY!
March 25, 2010
8:00pm @ The Auburn
We got the wonderful Sheri-D Wilson and Kirk Ramdath as the MCs
Special guest readings by Regan Clark, Anne Sorbie and Eugene Stickland
As well as sacrificial poet Sarah Murphy!
Join us for a night of supersonic phonetics & poetic verve that will surely
get your mind and eyes movin’ and the body thumpin’!
Hope to see you there!
Hello SLAM enthusiasts!
Just a quick reminder about the
SLAM! & Open Mic this THURSDAY!
March 25, 2010
8:00pm @ The Auburn
We got the wonderful Sheri-D Wilson and Kirk Ramdath as the MCs
Special guest readings by Regan Clark, Anne Sorbie and Eugene Stickland
As well as sacrificial poet Sarah Murphy!
Join us for a night of supersonic phonetics & poetic verve that will surely
get your mind and eyes movin’ and the body thumpin’!
Hope to see you there!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
April Flywheel: Poetry Month at The New Gallery, Art Central! Thursday April 1 2010
April Flywheel: POETRY MONTH AT THE NEW GALLERY
Join host Stephanie Davis for our special April edition of Flywheel with special guests from Single Onion, Passion Pitch Poetry, & Red Mile Revenge! This month we're teaming up with Cultural District First Thursdays, hosted by The New Gallery at Art Central. Come crush a cup of wine and listen your face off, then check out other rockin' First Thursday events in the downtown core. See http://calgaryculture.com/
AND CJSW's Writer's Block has moved to Tuesday evenings at 8pm! Don't miss our Flywheel teaser March 30th at 8pm on Writer's Block, CJSW's weekly foray into literature. Join radio hosts Paul Kennett and Stephanie Weidmann for a special preview of some of our April Flywheel readers. Be sure to tune in to Writer's Block, 8-9pm Tuesday evenings - you won't be disappointed! CJSW: Calgary's independent radio - 90.9 fm or http://www.cjsw.com/index.html.
filling Station
Colin Martin
ryan fitzpatrick
Helen Hajnoczky
James Dangerous
Single Onion
Joshua Bartolome
Juliet Burgess
Pat Horner
Passion Pitch Poetry
Bob Stallworthy
Bob proctor
Andrea Hunter
Kirk Ramdath
Red Mile Revenge
LisaRose Berreth-Feragen
A Sacrificial Virgin
Selina Clary
THE NEW GALLERY
212 - 100 7th Avenue SW
Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm SHARP
Alexandra Writing Centre Society - Upcoming Events
UPCOMING EVENTS AT AWCS
**Winter Semester Student Reading**
----------
**Date:** March 26, 2010
**Time:** 7:30pm
**Venue:** Rose Room (main level Alexandra Centre)
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
As the winter semester winds to a close, it's time celebrate the
accomplishments of our students. Come and share some laughs and maybe
even some tears. Show our emerging writers some support and
encouragement.
**Admission:**
AWCS Members and Students: FREE
Non-Members/Guests: $2
**Spring Semester Instructor Reading and Registration Night**
----------
**Date:** April 9, 2010
**Time:** 7:30pm
**Venue:** Rose Room (main level Alexandra Centre)
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
Haven't made a decision about which class you would like to take? The
spring semester instructors will be giving a reading to introduce
themselves and their classes. Take the opportunity to get a feel for them
ahead of time and feel free to ask questions afterward to help make your
decision.
**Admission:**
AWCS Members/Instructors: FREE
Non-Members/Guests: $2
**Alexandra Writers Shining Stars**
----------
**Date:** April 16, 2010
**Time:** 7:00pm
**Venue:** Alexandra Centre Dance Hall
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
Over the years, many writers have walked through the doors of the
Alexandra Writers Centre Society. Together with other writers, they took
classes, and honed their skills. Some left with those skills in their
back pockets and continued to write, while others remained within our
group but still continued to write. Submission after submission,
rejection after rejection, they plodded, until one day a publisher
accepted that short story or that novel, and all that hard work became
worth it.
Now AWCS wants to celebrate some of those successes. Join us for a night
of readings in both poetry and prose, celebrating some of the many
accomplishments our students and members have achieved over the years.
Everyone is invited. Maybe you’ve heard about this little group tucked
into a corner of the Alexandra Centre and wondered, “What can this place
do for me?” Or maybe you’ve never heard of us at all, but somehow you
have stumbled upon our website with the desire to have an evening out.
Whether you write as a hobby, or have dreams of seeing your name on the
front of a book or within the pages of a literary journal, this is a night
to celebrate what has been accomplished and what can be accomplished.
Leave inspired, happy, welcomed into the gentle embrace of a little corner
of Calgary’s writing world. Know that people are here to help you to
improve and hone what you already know you are good at.
So come on down and see what we’re all about.
* Readings
* Book Sales
* Refreshments
* Door Prizes
**Admission**
AWCS Members: Free
Non-Members: $10
RSVP recommended, but not necessary.
Just send up a quick email expressing your intent to attend.
WORKSHOPS FOR WRITERS
**AWCS Spring Semester Courses**
==========
NOW AVAILABLE [online](www.alexandrawriters.org/course.html ).
For more information or to register please contact the office at
403.264.4730 or email:
Women's Words 2010
==========
**DATE(S):** June 4-13, 2010
**VENUE:** Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
_**Workshops at a Glance**_
----------
**Weekend June 4/5/6**
**Mette Bach:** Breaking into Freelance Writing: The Art of Reviews,
Editorials, Columns
**Lynn Coady:** Revision Boot Camp
**Hiromi Goto:** Writing Fantasy for Juvenile and Young Adult Audiences
**Valerie Mason-John:** Unlocking the Muse: Meditation and Creativity
**Mornings June 7-11**
**Kate Braid:** Trans/Forming: Using Traditional Forms to Give New Shape
to Your Poems (and Prose)
**Diana M. Davidson:** Writing Motherhood Across Genres: From Conception
to Birth
**Conni Massing:** Freedom of Speech: Writing Great Dialogue for Page and
Stage
**Shirley Serviss:** Writing the Personal Essay
**Janice Williamson:** Remaking the World Through Creative Nonfiction
**Afternoons June 7-11**
**Reinekke Lengelle and Angela Wiens:** Writing Through Yoga
**Kath MacLean:** Writing Home
**Brenda Malkinson:** Self-Portrait, Collage and Text: Visualizing Your Story
**Sheri-D Wilson:** Poetry That Comes Alive: From Inner Voice to Spoken Word
**Weekend June 11/12/13**
**Marita Dachsel:** From Series into Book: The Writing and Crafting of a
Poetry Chapbook
**Louise Bernice Halfe:** Writing with Soul/Sole
More information:
780.492.3093 or 780.492.2408
[www.extension.ualberta.ca/womenswords](www.extension.ualberta.ca/womenswords)
**Winter Semester Student Reading**
----------
**Date:** March 26, 2010
**Time:** 7:30pm
**Venue:** Rose Room (main level Alexandra Centre)
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
As the winter semester winds to a close, it's time celebrate the
accomplishments of our students. Come and share some laughs and maybe
even some tears. Show our emerging writers some support and
encouragement.
**Admission:**
AWCS Members and Students: FREE
Non-Members/Guests: $2
**Spring Semester Instructor Reading and Registration Night**
----------
**Date:** April 9, 2010
**Time:** 7:30pm
**Venue:** Rose Room (main level Alexandra Centre)
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
Haven't made a decision about which class you would like to take? The
spring semester instructors will be giving a reading to introduce
themselves and their classes. Take the opportunity to get a feel for them
ahead of time and feel free to ask questions afterward to help make your
decision.
**Admission:**
AWCS Members/Instructors: FREE
Non-Members/Guests: $2
**Alexandra Writers Shining Stars**
----------
**Date:** April 16, 2010
**Time:** 7:00pm
**Venue:** Alexandra Centre Dance Hall
922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary
Over the years, many writers have walked through the doors of the
Alexandra Writers Centre Society. Together with other writers, they took
classes, and honed their skills. Some left with those skills in their
back pockets and continued to write, while others remained within our
group but still continued to write. Submission after submission,
rejection after rejection, they plodded, until one day a publisher
accepted that short story or that novel, and all that hard work became
worth it.
Now AWCS wants to celebrate some of those successes. Join us for a night
of readings in both poetry and prose, celebrating some of the many
accomplishments our students and members have achieved over the years.
Everyone is invited. Maybe you’ve heard about this little group tucked
into a corner of the Alexandra Centre and wondered, “What can this place
do for me?” Or maybe you’ve never heard of us at all, but somehow you
have stumbled upon our website with the desire to have an evening out.
Whether you write as a hobby, or have dreams of seeing your name on the
front of a book or within the pages of a literary journal, this is a night
to celebrate what has been accomplished and what can be accomplished.
Leave inspired, happy, welcomed into the gentle embrace of a little corner
of Calgary’s writing world. Know that people are here to help you to
improve and hone what you already know you are good at.
So come on down and see what we’re all about.
* Readings
* Book Sales
* Refreshments
* Door Prizes
**Admission**
AWCS Members: Free
Non-Members: $10
RSVP recommended, but not necessary.
Just send up a quick email expressing your intent to attend.
WORKSHOPS FOR WRITERS
**AWCS Spring Semester Courses**
==========
NOW AVAILABLE [online](www.alexandrawriters.
For more information or to register please contact the office at
403.264.4730 or email:
Women's Words 2010
==========
**DATE(S):** June 4-13, 2010
**VENUE:** Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
_**Workshops at a Glance**_
----------
**Weekend June 4/5/6**
**Mette Bach:** Breaking into Freelance Writing: The Art of Reviews,
Editorials, Columns
**Lynn Coady:** Revision Boot Camp
**Hiromi Goto:** Writing Fantasy for Juvenile and Young Adult Audiences
**Valerie Mason-John:** Unlocking the Muse: Meditation and Creativity
**Mornings June 7-11**
**Kate Braid:** Trans/Forming: Using Traditional Forms to Give New Shape
to Your Poems (and Prose)
**Diana M. Davidson:** Writing Motherhood Across Genres: From Conception
to Birth
**Conni Massing:** Freedom of Speech: Writing Great Dialogue for Page and
Stage
**Shirley Serviss:** Writing the Personal Essay
**Janice Williamson:** Remaking the World Through Creative Nonfiction
**Afternoons June 7-11**
**Reinekke Lengelle and Angela Wiens:** Writing Through Yoga
**Kath MacLean:** Writing Home
**Brenda Malkinson:** Self-Portrait, Collage and Text: Visualizing Your Story
**Sheri-D Wilson:** Poetry That Comes Alive: From Inner Voice to Spoken Word
**Weekend June 11/12/13**
**Marita Dachsel:** From Series into Book: The Writing and Crafting of a
Poetry Chapbook
**Louise Bernice Halfe:** Writing with Soul/Sole
More information:
780.492.3093 or 780.492.2408
[www.extension.ualberta.ca/
*Issue 36.1/36.2: dandelion's 35th Un-Birthday Contest: the writing contest
that makes words do more work! (see attached poster & announcement)*
*CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 25th, 2010!!*
*First Prize: $350*
*Second Prize: $175*
*Third Prize: $75*
*Honourable Mentions: Swell Dandelion **gifts*
*Send us a story, essay, or poems that *relate—however tangentially—to the
idea of the un-birthday. Consider, as inspiration, the following excerpts
from Alice & Humpty Dumpty’s conversation about un-birthdays in Lewis
Carroll’s *Alice in Wonderland:*
'When *I* use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it
means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master—that's all.'…
'They've a temper, some of them-- particularly verbs, they're the
proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs however, *I* can
manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what *I* say!'
'When I make a word do a lot of work like that,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'I
always pay it extra.'
*Maximum length: 3000 words*, fiction & non-fiction.*3 poems (maximum of 10
pages)*
*Winning entries* will be published in *dandelion.*
*Honourable mentions* will be published at dandelionmag.ca.
*All entries *will be considered for publication.
*Entry Fee:* $20 for the first entry (includes a 1-year subscription or
subscription extension), $5 for each additional entry.
*Mail your entry, with a cheque payable to: Dandelion Magazine **Un-Birthday
Contest, *Department of English, SS Rm 1148, University of Calgary, 2500
University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4*. *
***Include a cover letter* with these details:
Your name
Address
Phone number
Email Address
50-75 word biography
(Your personal information is confidential & will only be used by dandelion
to contact you.)
*Entries must be postmarked by April 25th, 2010.*
*Questions? Email dandelion.magazine@gmail.com editor@dandelionmag.ca
that makes words do more work! (see attached poster & announcement)*
*CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 25th, 2010!!*
*First Prize: $350*
*Second Prize: $175*
*Third Prize: $75*
*Honourable Mentions: Swell Dandelion **gifts*
*Send us a story, essay, or poems that *relate—however tangentially—to the
idea of the un-birthday. Consider, as inspiration, the following excerpts
from Alice & Humpty Dumpty’s conversation about un-birthdays in Lewis
Carroll’s *Alice in Wonderland:*
'When *I* use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it
means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master—that's all.'…
'They've a temper, some of them-- particularly verbs, they're the
proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs however, *I* can
manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what *I* say!'
'When I make a word do a lot of work like that,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'I
always pay it extra.'
*Maximum length: 3000 words*, fiction & non-fiction.*3 poems (maximum of 10
pages)*
*Winning entries* will be published in *dandelion.*
*Honourable mentions* will be published at dandelionmag.ca.
*All entries *will be considered for publication.
*Entry Fee:* $20 for the first entry (includes a 1-year subscription or
subscription extension), $5 for each additional entry.
*Mail your entry, with a cheque payable to: Dandelion Magazine **Un-Birthday
Contest, *Department of English, SS Rm 1148, University of Calgary, 2500
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***Include a cover letter* with these details:
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*Entries must be postmarked by April 25th, 2010.*
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
For Immediate Release:
2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
April 07 - 16, 2010 Banff, Canmore
April 20 - 30, 2010 Calgary
April 27, 2010 Edmonton
Performances, Panels, Workshops, Electronic Events - Something for Everyone!
The Spoken Word Festival is back with a vengeance this April (National Poetry Month), bigger and better than ever with 27 Events & over 100 Artists, presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in 4 Cities (Banff, Calgary, Canmore & Edmonton)!
This year's theme is Cabaret! Moulin Rouge gone wild! There is going to be a plethora of amazing artists at the "Pen-Ultimate" Cabarets (April 23-24, 2010). "Straight" out of Ohio, harpist/accordionist/singer-songwriter Baby Dee headlines the event that also features Edmonton's Tippy Agogo, New York's Sini Anderson, Toronto's bill bissett, Washington DC's Regie Cabico, Calgary's T.L. Cowan, London England's Julie McNamara, Toronto's Billeh Nickerson, Montreal's Alexis O'Hara, Kelowna's Michael V. Smith, Toronto's Andrea Thompson + other Cabaret Acts.
Appealing - appalling - fabulous & slightly shocking. It is Cabaret! Expect the unexpected!
We are also expanding the horizons of spoken word with the development of our electronic broadcasts. Banff to the World - Live to the Web (April 14, 2010) is another event that must not be missed, transmitting the faculty members of the The Spoken Word Program (Washington DC's Regie Cabico, New York's Bob Holman, Toronto's evalyn parry, Banff's Steven Ross Smith, & Calgary's Sheri-D Wilson), joined by South Africa's Kobus Moolman, in creating instant art - on the spot! LIVE videopoems to the contours of the World! These broadcasts will air live from ports: The Bowery Project (New York), The Banff Centre, Calgary & Alaska. Tune-in from the comforts of home, or the bus, or the train, over-the-shoulder of a stranger's handheld, wherever!
In 2010, be prepared for the unthinkable, the unimaginable, the unbelievable Spoken Word Poetry - here in Calgary, Alberta! Visit our website for information for all our events and more - www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com.
CONTACT:
Sheri-D Wilson - 403.686.4292
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2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
April 07 - 16, 2010 Banff, Canmore
April 20 - 30, 2010 Calgary
April 27, 2010 Edmonton
Performances, Panels, Workshops, Electronic Events - Something for Everyone!
The Spoken Word Festival is back with a vengeance this April (National Poetry Month), bigger and better than ever with 27 Events & over 100 Artists, presenting the most eclectic and exotic collection of Spoken Word artists in 4 Cities (Banff, Calgary, Canmore & Edmonton)!
This year's theme is Cabaret! Moulin Rouge gone wild! There is going to be a plethora of amazing artists at the "Pen-Ultimate" Cabarets (April 23-24, 2010). "Straight" out of Ohio, harpist/accordionist/singer-songwriter Baby Dee headlines the event that also features Edmonton's Tippy Agogo, New York's Sini Anderson, Toronto's bill bissett, Washington DC's Regie Cabico, Calgary's T.L. Cowan, London England's Julie McNamara, Toronto's Billeh Nickerson, Montreal's Alexis O'Hara, Kelowna's Michael V. Smith, Toronto's Andrea Thompson + other Cabaret Acts.
Appealing - appalling - fabulous & slightly shocking. It is Cabaret! Expect the unexpected!
We are also expanding the horizons of spoken word with the development of our electronic broadcasts. Banff to the World - Live to the Web (April 14, 2010) is another event that must not be missed, transmitting the faculty members of the The Spoken Word Program (Washington DC's Regie Cabico, New York's Bob Holman, Toronto's evalyn parry, Banff's Steven Ross Smith, & Calgary's Sheri-D Wilson), joined by South Africa's Kobus Moolman, in creating instant art - on the spot! LIVE videopoems to the contours of the World! These broadcasts will air live from ports: The Bowery Project (New York), The Banff Centre, Calgary & Alaska. Tune-in from the comforts of home, or the bus, or the train, over-the-shoulder of a stranger's handheld, wherever!
In 2010, be prepared for the unthinkable, the unimaginable, the unbelievable Spoken Word Poetry - here in Calgary, Alberta! Visit our website for information for all our events and more - www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com.
CONTACT:
Sheri-D Wilson - 403.686.4292
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Freefall Chapbook Contest
FreeFall Chapbook Contest
* Submissions must be received by March 31, 2010
* Submit up to 15 pages of poetry. Only one poem per page, multiple page poems acceptable.
Number submission pages consecutively, include author name at the top of each page.
* Fiction or creative non-fiction up to 5000 words. Manuscript must be double spaced, with author, title, and page number appearing at the top of each page. Page 1 should also have complete contact information for the author and the word count.
* Entry fee $10.00
* Enter on-line or mail entry with cheque or money order.
* Entries must be original and unpublished. No simultaneous submissions.
* Each Chapbook will have a Limited Edition production and be available for purchase from FreeFall
* Contest entry forms and complete rules at www.freefallmagazine.ca
* Winners receive 25 copies of their Chapbook.
* Submissions must be received by March 31, 2010
* Submit up to 15 pages of poetry. Only one poem per page, multiple page poems acceptable.
Number submission pages consecutively, include author name at the top of each page.
* Fiction or creative non-fiction up to 5000 words. Manuscript must be double spaced, with author, title, and page number appearing at the top of each page. Page 1 should also have complete contact information for the author and the word count.
* Entry fee $10.00
* Enter on-line or mail entry with cheque or money order.
* Entries must be original and unpublished. No simultaneous submissions.
* Each Chapbook will have a Limited Edition production and be available for purchase from FreeFall
* Contest entry forms and complete rules at www.freefallmagazine.ca
* Winners receive 25 copies of their Chapbook.
Why get SPANCed? (& what does it mean anyway?)
Like other cities' small press action networks before us, SPANC means Small Press Action Network Calgary. Rumour has it that the first Small Press Action Network (SPAN) was started by spoken word poet Sheri-D Wilson in Vancouver. There are now SPANs in Toronto and Ottawa too. Small Press Action Network Calgary (SPANC) was started as a listserv by some collective members at filling Station Magazine, Calgary's non-profit literary & arts magazine, then moved onto Facebook and blogspot realms.
The point of SPANC is to create a central hub where local writers can share literary events with one another and their audiences. It's hard to get media coverage - which doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying at all times. But we do have to look after our own as best we can in the meantime.
One of the other purposes driving this new blog is as an outlet for events that were pouring in to litcity.ffwd@gmail.com Lit City was a short-lived column at Fast Forward, Calgary's weekly street paper. It was unfortunately cut in favour of coverage of other artforms (which, of course, already get far more coverage than literary events are granted), and/or to gain back some essential adspace for a cigarette company or car manufacturer. Once a week, SPANC will post literary events received via the litcity Gmail.
You can also send literary events to spanclist@gmail.com
Keep writing! And don't forget to come back & get SPANCed.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that).
Laurie
The point of SPANC is to create a central hub where local writers can share literary events with one another and their audiences. It's hard to get media coverage - which doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying at all times. But we do have to look after our own as best we can in the meantime.
One of the other purposes driving this new blog is as an outlet for events that were pouring in to litcity.ffwd@gmail.com Lit City was a short-lived column at Fast Forward, Calgary's weekly street paper. It was unfortunately cut in favour of coverage of other artforms (which, of course, already get far more coverage than literary events are granted), and/or to gain back some essential adspace for a cigarette company or car manufacturer. Once a week, SPANC will post literary events received via the litcity Gmail.
You can also send literary events to spanclist@gmail.com
Keep writing! And don't forget to come back & get SPANCed.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that).
Laurie
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