Fiddlehead Seeks Secretary

Fiddlehead and Studies in Canadian Literature
Secretary position

We are looking for someone interested in Canadian literature and the arts to work as a part-time secretary (18 hours/week) for The Fiddlehead and Studies in Canadian Literature. These two well-established Canadian journals are housed on the Fredericton campus of UNB. The secretary will assist the managing editor in the daily running of the journals' office and will be responsible for such tasks as handling daily correspondence, processing and tracking submissions, updating various databases, and assisting in the production of the journals and needed marketing materials. The secretary also will assist in the planning and implementation of fundraising campaigns, subscription drives, and other events promoting the journals and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two-year business college diploma in office/business administration and five years related experience or an equivalent of training and experience. A university degree and a love of Canadian literature and an interest in the arts are assets. He or she should also possess strong communication skills, both oral and written; have good problem-solving skills, be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required as is some familiarity with relational database programs (e.g. Filemaker Pro). Some desktop publishing and graphic design experience including familiarity with InDesign preferred.

This position is under UNB's Administrative, Professional & Technical and the pay range is $14.28 - $17.09 Per Hour. It is a three-year contract position and is for 18 hours/week. The closing date of the competition is November 6, 2006. For more details and to download a UNB employment application form, please see the UNB support staff postings at http://www.unb.ca/postings/dir.cgi?eup

All applications should be directed to: UNB Fredericton, Human Resources, Room 102, Physics and Admin. Building or to UNB Saint John, Financial and Admin. Services, Room 114/115 Oland Hall.

UNB Reading Series Presents Denis Bock

After the success of his last visit, novelist and short story writer Dennis Bock returns to UNB to read form his newest novel The Communist’s Daughter. The reading will take place on Wednesday, November 1, at 8 pm in Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Born in Ontario, Bock received his Honours BA from the University of Western Ontario. In addition to The Communist’s Daughter, Bock is the author of Olympia, a collection of short fiction and the novel The Ash Garden. Both of these works have garnered him prestigious awards and international critical attention. The Globe & Mail hailed Bock as “Canada’s next great novelist.”

The Communist’s Daughter, set in the late 1930’s, is an astonishing story of love and betrayal set against the chaotic backdrop of China’s communist revolution. The novel vividly brings to life the story of legendary Dr. Norman Bethune, a medical innovator and humanitarian who volunteered in the fight against the invading Japanese army.

The reading is sponsored by UNBF’s department of English, the University Bookstore and the Canada Council for the Arts.

For more information contact Ross Leckie at 458-7395.

Milton Reading, Fredericton

On Friday, October 27 beginning at 12 noon and continuing until 11:45 pm, Renaissance College (811 Charlotte St.) will host a continuous reading of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost (the 12-book version). To sign up to read a particular passage, please visit our web site: http://extend.unb.ca/wss/milton/

RC does have kitchen facilities; please feel free to bring refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.

For information, please call Richard Spacek at 452-6346.

Galleon

Dear Galleon Friends, Supporters, Interested Parties,

Things have been progressing nicely with the inaugural edition of Galleon. Stories are being accepted, a cover has been designed, the website is up and running, and we are advertised worldwide (well, that's the Internet for you). I have set a submission deadline of November 1, so if you or anyone you know would like to submit some fiction, now's the time.

Feedback from writers has been wonderful. They appreciate that we've imposed no word-limits on fiction, and that we gladly accept simultaneous submissions. And that we're simply willing to take a chance.

We are still looking for subscriptions and supporters, so if you've wanted to subscribe, I'm not about to stop you, or if you think you know someone who would like to subscribe, please spread the word. For all those who have been generous to Galleon, ahoy maties, and thank ye kindly.

Here are Galleon's specs:

1 year subscription, $30
2 year, $50
"Supporter of" $100 (includes 1 year subscription)

website:
www.galleonjournal.ca

Associate editors:
Barry Grenon
Kellie Underhill

Many thanks and hope you're having a great autumn,

Lee D. Thompson
Editor, Galleon

Lynn Coady Lecture & Reading at Mount A in Sackville

Lynn Coady's Mean Boy

7 Mondays, Tidewater Books and CHMA are hosting a student-organized reading and lecture on writer's craft by Lynn Coady, author of Mean Boy, on Thursday, October 26. All events are free. The lecture will take place at 4pm in Avard Dixon 117 and interested students, community members and faculty should email Bess at bwksnc@mta.ca to sign up. The reading (from Mean Boy) will be at 7pm at the Owens Art Gallery. Books will be on sale there.

Contact: Bess Kosinec, bwksnc@mta.ca

Goose Lane Editions

It’s all in black and white

Goose Lane Editions takes to the stage
for an evening of words, wine, and song

Join DAVID FOLSTER, WAYNE CURTIS, TAMMY ARMSTRONG,
DALE ESTEY, BERNARD RIORDON, and other special guests as we celebrate the publication
of a full fall season of books and audiobooks.

When
Friday, October 27, 7-9 pm

Where
The Auditorium
Charlotte Street Arts Centre
732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB

Admission
Donations to the Food Bank

Information
(506) 450-4251

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Westminster Books.

Music by Mark Lulham and Chris Walker.

Wine for the evening provided by Winegarden Estate of Baie Verte.
www.winegardenestate.com

Chocolates courtesy of Ganong
www.ganong.com

Banff Writing Studio Deadline Soon

APPLICATION DEADLINE REMINDER
2007 WRITING STUDIO

April 30 - June 2, 2007
Application deadline: November 1, 2006

Program Fee: $1870
Accommodation: $1890
Meal Plan: $742

Financial Assistance - Artists requiring financial assistance may receive up to 70 per cent of the cost of the program fee, single-room accommodation, and a flex meal plan provided they complete an application for financial assistance upon applying (see Application Requirements on website).

Trevor Carolan, director, Literary Arts
Faculty: Greg Hollingshead (program director), Edna Alford, Dionne Brand, Barry Dempster, Michael Helm, Suzette Mayr, Don McKay, Elizabeth Philips, Paul Quarrington

The Writing Studio is a five-week program offering poets and writers of fiction and other narrative prose the time, space, and support they need to pursue a writing project, with the benefit of editorial consultation.

MORE INFORMATION AT: http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=542

For more information and to apply:

The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1020
Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5, CANADA
1-800-565-9989 or 1-403-762-6180
arts_info@banffcentre.ca
www.banffcentre.ca

WFNB Literary Competition

Over $2000 in cash prizes is up for grabs in the Writer's Federation of New Brunswick's (WFNB) 2007 Literary Competition.

Writers from across Canada are invited to enter in seven categories:
individual poems, short fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, fiction manuscript, poetry manuscript, and fiction written by a youth.

Entries will be judged by professional writers from across the country including Yvonne Trainer, Gerard Beirne, Fraser Sutherland, Deb Loughead, Magie Dominic, Michelle Butler Hallett and Carole Langille.

The entry fee for the Sheree Fitch Prize for Fiction open to youth aged
14-18 is $15 for every five poems or 100 words.

A $30 entry fee must accompany each manuscript considered for the Richards Prize for fiction up to 30,000 words and the Alfred G. Bailey Prize for a poetry manuscript of at least 48 pages.

Entry fees for individual poems up to 100 lines, short fiction no longer than 4000 words and children's literature up to 20,000 words are $20 per entry. WFNB members enjoy reduced entry fee rates.

Entries must be postmarked no later than November 13, 2006, and mailed to:
WFNB, PO Box 37, Station A, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y2. Email entries will not be considered. Check WFNB website www.umce.ca/wfnb for full contest details.

Goose Lane Editions new season launch October 27

Join Goose Lane Editions for an evening of words, wine and song as we launch a new season of books and audiobooks and take donations for the Fredericton Food Bank.

Immerse yourself in delightful books. Swing to the sounds of Mark Lulham and Chris Walker. Savour some home-grown delectables. Join David Folster, Wayne Curtis, Tammy Armstrong, Dale Estey, Marc Milner and other special guests as we celebrate the publication of a full fall season of books and audiobooks.

It’s all happening on Friday, October 27, 7 – 9 pm the Charlotte Street Arts Centre auditorium, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton. Everyone is welcome. The price of admission is a donation to the food bank. For more information call 450-4251.

Lynn Coady Reading

Novelist, essayist and short story writer Lynn Coady will be reading from her newest novel Mean Boy on Tuesday, October 24, at 8 pm in the Alumni Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. Everyone is welcome to attend.

A Cape Breton native, Coady attended Carleton University for her BA and received an MFA from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, where she now resides. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her fiction. Her novel Strange Heaven was short listed for the Governor-General's Award for Fiction in 1998 and her short story collection Play the Monster Blind won the Canadian Authors’ Association's Jubilee Award for a short fiction collection in 2001.

Mean Boy, Coady’s fourth book, is a brilliant and furiously witty look at a creative writing class in a small-town New Brunswick university. The novel, known as Coady’s best and most ambitious to date, is “pungently realistic, bolstered by hilarious set-piece scenes” (The Globe & Mail).

The reading is sponsored by UNBF’s Department of English, the University Bookstore and the Canada Council for the Arts.

For more information on the reading, contact Ross Leckie at 458-7395.

The Seventh Annual Gaspereau Press Wayzgoose

20 & 21 October 2006

This year's wayzgoose pays tribute to Canadian book designer William Rueter & The Aliquando Press in Dundas, Ontario. The weekend will include workshops, a shop talk, an open house, printing demonstrations, an evening round table, and author readings from some of Gaspereau's 2006 titles. The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday

7:30pm
Poetry Reading at the Kentville Rec Centre: Readings by Tim Bowling, Peter Sanger & John Terpstra. Music by Bob Snider. Cash Bar. Free Admission.

Saturday

9:00am-Noon
Workshops: Writing, bookbinding and paper marbling workshops. Pre-registration required. Space limited.

10:00am-Noon
Shop Talk at the Gaspereau Press Printing Works: Featuring special guest William Rueter of The Aliquando Press. If you're not in a workshop, drop in and putter around in the print shop with Will and our staff. There will be press demonstrations and a display of books and broadsides from Aliquando. Free Admission.

1:30pm
Prose reading at the Kentville Rec Centre: Readings by Robert Bringhurst, Sean Johnston & Elaine McCluskey. Free Admission.

3:30-5:00pm
Open House at the Gaspereau Press Printing Works: Enjoy conversation and refreshments, meet authors & illustrators, see printing demonstrations, feed the hungry Albion hand press. Special guest William Rueter will be on hand. Free Admission.

7:30pm
Presentation & Round Table at the Kentville Rec Centre: Special guest William Rueter will give a half-hour presentation on the history of the private press. Following the presentation we will begin the round-table discussion. Our round tables are spirited affairs with lots of audience participation. This year's topic for debate is "What does it mean now that everyone has access to type?" Our panel of rabble rousers will include Robert Bringhurst (Author & Typographer), William Rueter (Aliquando Press), Stan Bevington (Printer & publisher, Coach House Press), Glenn Goluska (Typographer) & Rod McDonald (Type designer). Moderated by Andrew Steeves. Come and put in your two cents' worth. Cash Bar. Free Admission.

Where are the events?

All events will take place in Kentville, Nova Scotia, at either The Gaspereau Press Printing Works 47 Church Avenue (Green building behind King's Arms Pub); Kentville Rec Centre 354 Main Street (Brick building attached to Town Hall); Kings Courthouse Museum 37 Cornwallis Street (Brick courthouse).

For more information or to register for a workshop, contact:

Kevin Estey at Gaspereau Press
47 Church Avenue, Kentville, NS B4N 2M7
info@gaspereau.com Tel 902-678-6002

Making A Difference Dramatic Reading, Sackville

"Making A Difference": A dramatic reading

Alex Fancy with students Ian Mullin & Natalie Gerum
University Club
October 13, 2006. 4:00 pm

A celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the 3M Teaching Fellowship, "Making a Difference / Toute la difference" is a collection of award-winning teachers' reflections complemented by student testimonials written about teachers who are not named. Alex Fancy and students Ian Mullin and Natalie Gerum will present a 35-minute reading of student voices from the book recently published by the National Council of 3M Teaching Fellows, followed by a discussion and a cash bar. The Teaching Professor described the book as: "a marvelous affirmation of how teaching inspires, enriches and satisfies, both teachers and students. If you need a shot in your teaching arm, this book will supply it."

Contact: Eileen Herteis, PCTC director, (506)364-2652 (pctc@mta.ca)

Tammy Armstrong Book Launch, Fredericton

Goose Lane to launch Poetry book October 18

Join us for the launch of Take Us Quietly, a new book of poetry by Fredericton's Tammy Armstrong. The event takes place on Wednesday October 18 at 7 pm at The Phoenix (above the Capital Bar) 362 Queen Street, Fredericton. Tammy will be reading selections from her new collection.

Information: Goose Lane Editions 506.450.4251

Workshops, Mahone Bay

DOUBLE WHAMMY WORKSHOPS Mahone Bay, NS

Sandra Phinney and Gwen Davies team up for two workshops in Mahone Bay Saturday November 4 and Sunday November 5 at the Conference Room, Community Centre.

Saturday 9-4: Focus on first person narrative stories (essay and memoir) in the morning; then postcard stories, (fiction or non-fiction) in the afternoon. Will incorporate some tips to help you revise/self-edit.

Sunday 9-4: Focus on prodding characters to see what brings them to life, looking for ways that dialogue carries a story forward, creating integrity through working with setting, and finding strategies for pulling the threads of a narrative line. (fiction or non-fiction). Fee: $90 for one day; $150 for both days.

For more information contact Sandra Phinney [s.phinney@ns.sympatico.ca]

Book Publishing Workshop, Yarmouth

BOOK PUBLISHING WORKSHOP Yarmouth, NS

Julie Watson will tell you everything you wanted to know about dealing with publishers and agents and the increasingly popular route of self-publishing. Find out how to do it. Saturday, October 28,Yarmouth Library, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee $75

For more information contact Sandra Phinney [s.phinney@ns.sympatico.ca]

Poetry Reading Series, Sackville

Poetry Reading Series at the Owens

The Attendees - all welcome
Owens Art Gallery
October 12, 2006. 3:00 pm

Are you a budding poet? Then bring a few poems along, or a short prose piece, sign up at the break, and take a turn at the open mic. Contact Claude Desmarais cdesmarais@mta.ca, 364-2475. More Thursday Poetry Readings at the Owens: Nov. 23, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15 all at 3 p.m.

Contact: Claude Desmarais (506)364-2475 cdesmarais@mta.ca

Sean Johnston Reading, Fredericton

UNB Creative Writing graduate Sean Johnston will be returning to read from his newest work, the novel All This Town Remembers. The reading will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 8:00 pm in the McConnell Hall Senior Common Room, University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Johnston was born in Saskatoon and grew up in Asquith, Saskatchewan. He made a name for himself with a collection of stories, A Day Does Not Go By. Full of dark comedy and magic realism, the book won the 2002 David Adams Richards Award for Fiction. In the judge’s statement for the award, Johnston’s writing was said to be “reminiscent of Hemingway.”

In his debut novel, All This Town Remembers, Johnston revisits his small town Saskatchewan roots with a resonant story of a town dealing with the death, twenty-five years later, of the high school hockey star. It is a startlingly perceptive exploration of memory.

The reading is sponsored by UNBF’s Department of English, the University Bookstore
and the Canada Council for the Arts.

For more information on the reading, feel free to contact Ross Leckie at (506)458-7395.

Odd Sundays, Fredericton

odd sundays at molly’s is back with enthusiasm!
Sunday, October 15, 2pm, Molly’s Coffee House, 554 Queen Open Set / Discussion (new this season) —Bring your thoughts on, Music and Literature: A marriage of convenience and ecstasy

odd sundays at molly’s (Fredericton’s longest-running poetry reading series) has begun its fall-winter 2006 schedule and you are all welcome! This coming Sunday we are focusing on the intertwining of music and literature. For the open set, a tradition at odd sundays, bring your poem, your short piece of prose, or your song lyric. Maybe one of you will bring a guitar and sing your own song for us! The discussion following will concentrate on the intermingling of music and literature. When does a piece of writing have the form and musical quality of a song? Does the outpouring of the poet’s own thoughts and feelings make a poem lyrical—lyre or no lyre (but no liars, please)? What place does the ear have in poetry? Or in prose?

Join us at odd sundays at molly’s for an interesting Sunday afternoon, engaging in the vast (and sometimes profound) literary conversation that envelops us all. Info:
acalvern@nbnet.nb.ca or 459-1436. It all happens in New Brunswick, Canada’s poetry province.

HAIG-BROWN HOUSE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

Published writers who wish to spend the winter months (November 2007 to April 2008), or a portion thereof, living at Haig-Brown House on the banks of the Campbell River on Vancouver Island are invited to make an application. The writer's time will be spent writing (60%) and providing literary advice and support to the local community (40%). A stipend of up to $2,000 per month will be provided, as well as a four-bedroom house with a heritage library, surrounded by two acres of garden with 17 acres of public parkland beyond. For further information, contact vhb@telus.net or
mcmonagle@crcn.net Applications should be addressed by the January 31, 2007 deadline to Writer
Residency, Haig-Brown House, 2250 Campbell River Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 4N7.

Berton House

An invitation to professional writers with one published book to their credit to enjoy the peace and quiet of the Berton House Writer's Retreat in the Klondike. The residency includes free travel to Dawson City; free two-bedroom bungalow (Pierre Berton's original home); $2000 per month living expenses for a three- month stay. Applications must be received by November 15, 2006 for the period of January through December 2007. To request an application email berton_retreat@sympatico.ca.

CBC Literary Awards

CBC LITERARY AWARDS
The 2006 CBC Literary Awards competition is now open. Put your talent to the test and send us your unpublished short stories, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Please note that this year's deadline is November 1st, 2006. The CBC Literary Awards competition is the only literary competition that celebrates original, unpublished works, in Canada's two official languages. There are three categories-short story, poetry, and creative nonfiction-and $60,000 of prize money courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts. In addition, winning entries are published in Air Canada's enRoute magazine and broadcast on CBC radio. Please note that we have changed the word limits for the poetry category this year. Poetry submissions to the 2006 competition must be between 1000 and 2000 words. And don't forget that last year we replaced the travel literature category with a new category called creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction includes memoir, biography, essay (including personal essay), travel writing, humour writing, and feature articles. For more: http:// www.radiocanada.com/prixlitteraires/english/index.shtml

KALLIOPE, A JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S LITERATURE & ART Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest

$1,000 1st Place Award for the Best Poem by a Woman. Send us a nomination for someone whom you would like to see as the next judge. Include the name, address, and phone number, if possible, on your nomination. 2006 Contest Rules: Poetry may be in any style and on any subject. Maximum poem length is 50 lines. Any number of poems may be submitted.
Entry fee is $5 per poem or three poems for $12 (payment must accompany submissions). Submit two copies of each poem -- one copy without the author's name (used in judging), and one copy with the author's name, address, and phone number typed on the UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. Poems that have been previously published or have received monetary awards are not eligible. All manuscripts must be typed Manuscripts will not be returned. Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by November 1, 2006
Winner(s) will be announced in Spring 2007. For announcement of winners, include a SASE (self addressed, stamped envelope). If you want to be notified of receipt of your manuscript, include a self addressed, stamped postcard or your e-mail address. Submit poetry and check or money order (no
cash) to: KALLIOPE Poetry Contest, FCCJ - South Campus, 11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32246. Strict adherence to the guidelines is required. Any failure to follow these rules will disqualify entry!

Writer-In-Residence, Regina, Call for Applications

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS September 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008. The Regina Public Library invites applications from Canadian creative writers for the position of Writer-in-Residence. The successful candidate will work with the public through individual consultations, community/school visits, and group workshops or seminars.
The Writer-in-Residence will devote 80% of his/her time to personal writing projects. The author must live in Regina or surrounding area during the term of the residency. Experience working with the public, a history of literary publications, and a background in the literary field should be clearly demonstrated in the covering letter or résumé. Please include a résumé, 10 page writing sample, and three letters of reference from members of the writing community. References should include a daytime and evening phone number in their letters. Previous experience as a writer-in-residence or teacher would be an asset. All genres of writing will be considered. Salary: $26,000/annum (based on availability of grant funds.) Eligibility Criteria: Based on the Canada Council for the Arts guidelines.
Application deadline: 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2006. Apply to: Writer-in-Residence Search Committee, c/o Public Relations, Regina Public Library, P.O. Box 2311 (2311 -12th Avenue), Regina, SK S4P 3Z5.

HAIKU CANADA BETTY DREVNIOK AWARD 2006

Haiku Canada established this competition in memory of Betty Drevniok, past president of the society.
With the exception of members of the executive of Haiku Canada, the contest is open to everyone, including Regional Coordinators of HC. Haiku must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. A flat fee of $5 CAD or $5 USD for up to 3 haiku is payable to “Haiku Canada”. Each haiku must be typed or neatly printed on each of the three 3X5 cards; one card must include the author’s name, address and telephone number in the upper corner, while the other two must contain no identifying marks. Postmark deadline: November 30, 2006. Winners will be announced at the Annual General Meeting in May 2007. First Prize $100; Second Prize $50; Third Prize $25. The top ten will be published in haiku Canada Sheet and distributed with the Haiku Canada Anthology. If you are not a member of Haiku Canada and wish a copy of the broadsheet with the winning haiku, include an SASE or SAE and $1 for postage and handling. Send entries to The Betty Drevniok Award, c/o Ann Goldring, PO Box 97, 5 Cooks Drive, Leaskdale, ON, L0C 1C0.

THE ROBERT KROETSCH AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE POETRY

Snare Books is pleased to announce the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. The prize will be awarded annually to the best poetry manuscript by an emerging Canadian writer (a writer who has published two books or less). Each year the winning manuscript will be selected by an established poet in co-operation with Snare Books. This year's judge is Darren Wershler-Henry. The winner will receive a trade paperback contract with Snare Books which will include the publication of the manuscript and a $500 honourarium. The deadline is January 31, 2007. Each entry must be accompanied with a business size SASE and an entry fee for $30.00 Canadian. Please make all cheques payable to Livres Snare. No cash please. The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry, c/ o Snare Books, #1A 4302 St. Urbain Street, Montreal QC, H2W 1V5. For more info: jon.fiorentino@gmail.com.

Poems by Youth

RE:VERSE WANTS POEMS BY YOUTH
See www.youngpoets.ca/ezine and click on "Zine challenge" for more details. Re:verse publishes young poets ages 12-19 in English and French. For more information contact ezineeditor1@gmail.com (English) or ezineeditor2@gmail.com (Francais).

2006 Writing Contests

2006 WRITING CONTESTS. 3 CONTESTS. $5,250 IN CASH PRIZES.
Bliss Carman Poetry Award (1-3 poems per entry, maximum 150 lines). The Poetry first prize is in- part donated by the Banff Centre for the Arts who will also award a jeweller-cast replica of poet bliss Carman's silver & turquoise ring to the first prize winner. Judge: Lorna Crozier Short Fiction (one story per entry, maximum 15,000 words). Judge: Sandra Birdsell Creative Non-Fiction (one article per entry, maximum 5,000 words). Judge: Stan Dragland 1st prize $1,000, 2nd prize $500, 3rd prize $250, in all categories Contest Rules: Entry fee $27 (per category). This entitles you or your designate to a one-year (4 issue) subscription to Prairie Fire. Make cheque or money order payable to Prairie Fire and enclose with your entry. Deadline for all contest entries: November 30, 2006. Do not identify yourself on your entry.
Enclose a cover sheet with your name, address, telephone number, the title(s) of your piece(s), and word count (prose) or line count (poetry) along with your entry fee. No faxed or e-mailed submissions please. Your entry must be typed on 81/2" by 11" white paper and the pages clipped, not stapled.
Prose must be double spaced. Entries will not be returned. If you wish to be informed of contest results, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Each piece must be original, unpublished, not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize. You may enter as often as you like; only your first entry in each category will be eligible for a subscription. Winning pieces will be published in Prairie Fire magazine, with authors paid for publication. Send entries to: Prairie Fire, 423-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3. Phone: (204) 943-9066, E-mail: prfire@mts.net, www.prairiefire.ca.

Writing Studio

BANFF, HO!
Banff Centre Writing Studio 2007 Call For Proposals Program dates: April 30, 2007 - June 02, 2007 Application deadline: November 01, 2006 The Writing Studio is a five-week program offering poets and writers of fiction and other narrative prose the time, space, and support they need to pursue a writing project, with the benefit of editorial consultation.
Designed for literary writers at an early stage in their careers, the program offers an extended period of uninterrupted writing time, one-on-one editorial assistance from experienced writers/editors, and an opportunity to engage with a community of working writers. The Writing Studio is an ideal environment for artistic inspiration and growth. Situated in the majestic Canadian Rockies, The Banff Centre offers a unique natural setting for artists of all disciplines to realize their creative potential.
www.banffcentre.ca

Children's Writer Writing Contest

This contest is for an original early reader mystery story, up to 750 words.
Early readers are defined here as ages 4 to 7, children beginning to read entire stories on their own, stretching their recognition of words and concepts, but likely to need some assistance from an adult. The mystery must be one an early reader can grasp and potentially solve: It must be age-appropriate. Entry period is August 1 to October 31, 2006. Winners are announced in the March, 2007 issue of Children's Writer. Prize structure is $500 for first place plus publication in Children's Writer, $250 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd, 4th, and 5th places. For full guidelines, go to http://www.childrenswriter.com/contests.htm

Call for Articles

Mystery Readers Journal is a thematic review periodical comprised of reviews, articles and author! author! essays. Contributions are welcome from reviewers, readers and authors. Each article or essay must fit within the theme of the issue. Ex: author! author! essays. If you write mysteries with an ethnic detective, consider writing an article (500-2000 words) about yourself, your mysteries and the ethnic connection. All contributors should add a 2-3 sentence bio/tagline and snail-mail address.
www.mysteryreaders.org

Arts Board News

The New Brunswick Arts Board announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Bryar as its Programs Officer. Effective Monday, August 14, Mr. Bryar commenced his new duties for artsnb, replacing Mr. Robert Barriault.

The Malahat Review

2007 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction Aspire to pick up Robin Skelton's pen! The 2007 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction has a unique tie-in with the special issue that The Malahat Review will publish in honour of its co-founder, the late Robin Skelton, in Fall 2007 as part of the magazine's 40th-anniversary celebrations. Notes for three of his never-completed story ideas were recently found among his papers. Entrants are to choose one of the three ideas and write a story extrapolated from Skelton's notes, which are posted on the magazine's website. One prize of $500 is awarded, plus payment of $30 (CAD) per printed page upon publication. The winning entry will be published in the Skelton special issue. Eligible writers have yet to publish their short fiction in book form and may submit one story (not exceeding 3500 words) per entry. For full guidelines, story ideas, entry fee information, and mailing address, go to www.malahatreview.ca/farhorizonsfiction.

2007 Long Poem Prize deadline is now February 1, 2007 The Malahat Review invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors for the 2007 Long Poem Prize. Two awards of $500 each are given, plus payment for publication. The Long Poem Prize is offered every second year, alternating with the Novella Prize. Please refer to our website www.malahatreview.ca/longpoemcontest.htm for complete submission guidelines.
Also, please note that the entry deadline has been moved forward to February 1, 2007 (postmark date).

Legacy Poetry Contest

Calling All Poets - Legacy is sponsoring a poetry contest on the theme "This Place." We are pleased to announce that celebrated Alberta poet, Douglas Barbour, will be our judge. Poems may be up to 500 words, unpublished or previously published. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2006, and the entry selected by our jury will appear in the Spring 2007 issue. The winning poet will receive $150 and three complimentary copies of the issue.
Entry fee is $20 and includes a one-year subscription to Legacy. Please submit the title of the poem and author information in a cover letter. Do not include author's name on the poem itself. Manuscripts will be returned if a SASE is included. Mail your submissions to:
Legacy
9667 - 87 Avenue
Edmonton
T6C 1K5

ARC Forgotten & Neglected

ARC (www.arcpoetry.ca)

Are you seething over the lack of recognition granted to a deserving Canadian poet of the past?

Get it off your chest. Argue the case in Arc for one of your favourite, long-forgotten or neglected poets from Canada's literary history.

Arc is now accepting proposals for essays to appear in Forgotten and Neglected, Arc 58, Summer 2007. Convince us that the poet you admire belongs in our collective literary consciousness, and that you can write an engaging, lively and informative essay about the merits of his or her work or legacy.

The Guild Needs Friends

E-mail, text messaging, cell phones, chatrooms; whether across the country or merely on the other side of town, in the 21st century it is easier than ever for people to connect with one another. While a truly good friend is still hard to find, it is definitely easier than it had been.

But is the notion of friendship as stable as it had been? Is it a more or less lonely world than it was? What does friendship mean to you in this new millennium? The Manitoba Writers' Guild is looking for that answer with a new writing contest for Canadian writers based on the theme of friendship.
The challenge is to tell us what it means to you to be a friend, on paper.
The entries will be judged by a jury of professional writers, including 2005 Giller Prize winner David Bergen (fiction) and veteran reporter and writer Heather Robertson (non-fiction) and George Elliott Clarke (poetry).

There is $5000 available in prizes for the Friends writing contest, in three
categories: non-fiction, fiction and poetry. The first prize is $1000, the second prize is $500 and the third prize is $250, for each category.

You can enter the Friends writing contest, pay the fee and download the submission form all at www.mbwriter.mb.ca. All the details are available on the website. The deadline is December 31, 2006. The entry fee is $15.00.

There is a twin contest on the topic of Friends, as well. This one is for teens. Check out http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/contest/friends.htm for more information.

Adopt-A-Page

From the Prairie Firers (Flames?):

Help support Prairie Fire magazine by adopting a page!

Prairie Fire is continuing with the Adopt-A-Page Program that allows individuals to contribute directly to the production of Prairie Fire magazine by adopting one or more pages at only $10 a page!

You may also give the page(s) as a gift. If you would like to adopt a specific page number, could you let me know?

We're hoping to find a home for all 128 pages of the winter issue by November 30! Can you help us make it happen?

More info at prfire@mts.net.

Public Lending Rights

*Notice to authors registered with the PLR program* The PLR Commission would like to remind you that if you have moved recently, it is important that you inform the Commission of your new address and telephone number. You can provide this information by sending an e-mail to plr@canadacouncil.ca, by telephoning 1-800-521-5721, or by sending a letter to the Public Lending Right Commission, 350 Albert Street, PO Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V8. For the purposes of verification, please provide your file number (this is the four- or five-digit number that appears in the upper-left hand corner of your PLR Earnings Summary). If you are not registered with the Public Lending Right Commission and would like information about the program, please visit our website: www.plr-dpp.ca.

“WOMEN POETS IN CANADIAN HISTORY”

“WOMEN POETS IN CANADIAN HISTORY” AGM SESSION, LCP FEMINIST CAUCUS
Deadline: November 15, 2006. To help celebrate 25 years as part of The League of Canadian Poets, the Feminist Caucus invites proposals for 10-15 minute presentations for a session on "Women Poets in Canadian History", to be held at the League's AGM in Edmonton in June 2007.

The presentation can take whatever form you like -- prose, poetry, performance, etc. -- but should address women poets/poems published before 1950.

You could propose to present on an early poet (i.e. Pauline Johnson as performance poet). Or you could adopt a poet: who are your early mentors? Or you could rescue an unknown voice and present her to a contemporary audience. Has an early Canadian poet ever possessed you, called you to respond? Talk back, take on her persona and perform your/her poetry.

Some early fore-mothers (and their poetry) from the 19th century are listed on the National Archives Website:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canversbin/finder?
mode=browse&clctn_nbr=1&terms=&element_nbr=2&page_rows=200)

The proposal should be around 200 words long, and sent to in the body of an e- mail (no attachments, please), or mailed to: Kathy Mac and Jennifer Boire, co/ Department of English, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB E3B 2W6

Random Acts of Poetry

This week, the WolfTree writers, including Shari Andrews and Kathy Mac will be the NB reps for the 3rd annual Random Acts of Poetry, giving out books and reading to strangers. This year's RAP is supported by the Canada Council, and focused on literary promotion. If you're accosted by a declaiming stranger, you're in no danger; it's just a random act!