Cancellation of WordSpring due COVID-19
It is with a heavy heart that the Writers’ Federation has decided to cancel WordSpring this year. Our venue, St. Thomas University, has cancelled all events which left us with no choice. This year’s AGM and Award Ceremony have also been cancelled. We will monitor the situation as it progresses to determine when we can reschedule events.
Read More»WFNB announces winners of annual writing competition
- At May 07, 2019
- By Writers' Federation of NB
- In Book Awards, Events
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The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick announces the winners of its 2019 Writing Competition. A total of $2,600 in cash prizes to be presented at Awards Ceremony in Moncton on May 24, as part of WFNB’s annual WordSpring festival.
Read More»2nd Annual NB Book Awards Competition Now Open
The Fiddlehead and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick are now accepting submissions for the 2nd annual New Brunswick Book Awards. The program will celebrate books published in the 2016 calendar year and in three categories: poetry, fiction and non-fiction. The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony in Fredericton in April 2017.
Read More»Former WFNB Competition winner publishes book
In 2008, Nova Scotia writer André Narbonne won WFNB’s David Adams Richards Prize for his fiction manuscript Separatists which, while complete, was not long—only 98 pages.
With the encouragement of the prize, he began working to expand and develop the work, which was recently published as the short story collection, Twelve Miles to Midnight.
Read More»First-Ever New Brunswick Book Awards – April 27
The Fiddlehead and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick have announced the shortlisted titles for the first-ever New Brunswick Book Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2016 Atlantic Book Awards Gala – the first time New Brunswick will host the event – on April 27 at the Capitol Theatre, Moncton, as part of the Frye Festival.
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