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SUMMARY:Indigenous Dramaturgies Exchange 2023
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Dramaturgies Exchange offers emerging Indigenous artists professional development and space for artistic exchange on a current or upcoming dramaturgy project\, with a focus on on-the-land engagement as a way of locating stories. \nThis program provides reciprocal mentorship and community building\, and you are encouraged to apply with a partner\, mentor\, or collaborator. \nIndigenous dramaturgies; as artistic ceremony\, as political resistances\, and as community-building\, are under studied and under supported. In this program we will discuss and explore your roles in deeper detail\, with the support of faculty and with cultural facilitators for on-the-land engagement sessions. This program includes daily check-ins as a group to share in creative processes and showcase your work in order to look to yourselves\, your cultural realities\, relationships\, and teachings as ways that navigate your artistic practice. \n*Financial Aid of up to 100% of tuition fee\, meal and accommodation fee is available for this program. All accepted participants will receive the financial aid package. \nProgram Dates: May 8 – 26\, 2023\nApplication Deadline: February 15\, 2023\nLearn more and apply online: http://bit.ly/3tPly6S
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-dramaturgies-exchange-2023/
LOCATION:Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive\, Banff\, Alberta\, T1L 1H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:The Writers' Union of Canada Awards Announcement
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 25\, 202312 pm EDT on Facebook Live\n\n\n\nJoin The Writers’ Union of Canada for a live announcement of the winners of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. Please join us to cheer on the finalists and winners! \n\n\n\nThe Danuta Gleed Literary Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language. The Award consists of cash prizes for the three best collections\, with a first prize of $10\,000 and two additional prizes of $1\,000. This year’s jury comprised authors Jack Wang\, Sally Ito and Cynthia Holz who determined the short list from 23 collections submitted\, some by seasoned writers\, others by authors being published for the first time. This year’s finalists are: \n\n\n\nNada Alic\, Bad Thoughts (Vintage Books)Kathy Friedman\, All the Shining People (House of Anansi Press)Kim Fu\, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century (Coach House Books)Rawi Hage\, Stray Dogs (Knopf Canada)Saeed Teebi\, Her First Palestinian (House of Anansi Press) \n\n\n\nThe Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers aims to discover\, encourage\, and promote new writers of short prose in order to provide opportunity and exposure to developing writers. A $2\,500 prize is awarded to a Canadian writer for the best piece of unpublished prose of up to 2\,500 words in the English language. This year’s Short Prose Jury comprised Doretta Lau\, Tāriq Malik\, and Ann Shortell. \n\n\n\nVisit the Union’s website for more info about the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers: www.writersunion.ca. If you would like to support the work of The Writers’ Union of Canada\, donations are gratefully accepted online at www.writersunion.ca/support.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-writers-union-of-canada-awards-announcement/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Hackmatack Panel with Valerie Sherrard\, Edeet Ravel\, Laura Best\, and host Stephanie Domet
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 25\, 6:30 pm EDT (7:30 pm ADT)Online via Zoom\n\n\n\nJoin 2023 Hackmatack award nominees Laura Best (The Family Way\, Nimbus Publishing\, 2021)\, Edeet Ravel (A Boy Is Not a Ghost\, Groundwood Books\, 2021)\, and Valerie Sherrard (Birdspell\, Cormorant Books\, 2021) for a discussion on writing difficult topics for middle grade readers. \n\n\n\nIn conversation with Stephanie Domet (AfterWords Literary Festival)\, the authors will explain how their novels tackle difficult issues such as war\, racism\, historical traumas\, mental health\, and strained family relationships. The discussion will offer advice on how to approach tough topics with sensitivity and forethought\, craft an age-appropriate narrative\, and navigate the publishing process.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/hackmatack-panel-with-valerie-sherrard-edeet-ravel-laura-best-and-host-stephanie-domet/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Panel,Webinar
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SUMMARY:League of Canadian Poets: Quebec/French Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 25\, 7-8 pm EDT\n\n\n\nEvents will feature 10-15 poets maximum\, who will read for 3-4 minutes (typically 1-3 poems). No payment is offered for participation; these are casual\, community-building events to help connect poets in similar regions or communities! \n\n\n\nSign up is first come-first served. The first 15 poets to register will be contacted to confirm their availability. All LCP members are welcome to attend our Open Mic series\, but only LCP members who receive confirmation will be allowed to read.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/league-of-canadian-poets-quebec-french-open-mic/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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