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»WordSpring 2017: Finding your Voice
WordSpring is here! Well, it will be – May 26 – 28 at the Hilton Saint John.
This year, our theme is Finding Your Voice.
Friday afternoon starts with a Meet & Greet at York Bistro & Pub in the Hilton. We offered this at WordsFall in Shediac and it was a wonderful warm-up to the weekend. If you’re new to WFNB or if you haven’t attended one of our events, come Friday and meet the writers and presenters you’ll be rubbing shoulders with in the workshops.
Read More»Marilyn Lerch’s Keynote Address at WordSpring 2016
- At May 31, 2016
- By Cathy Fynn
- In Festivals, Writing in General
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by Marilyn Lerch
Good evening.
When Cathy asked me to give the talk at the Literary Awards Night, I saw it as an opportunity to do some summing up. Having recently turned 80 summing up seems quite in order.
Read More»WordSpring is fast approaching
Today is May 1, the traditional time of spring renewal. That means only 26 more sleeps until WFNB’s own spring festival, WordSpring 2016. The event takes place on May 27-29 at Miramichi City. And it promises to be a blast!
At WordSpring 2016, you can renew your writing dreams, whether you want to self-publish your work, boost your dialogue-writing skills, create your own website – or just see old friends.
Read More»The Wisest Fifty Dollars
by Joseph Koot
It started in the living room of a mini-home in Riverview, New Brunswick. There, half a dozen women, members of a friend’s book club, gathered to hear me talk about my memoir Looking for Bill, Finding Myself.
Following this, one woman’s mother contacted me to give a motivational talk to her club. I showed this gathering some photos of my youth and of my hike across Europe. I also recounted my childhood angst and its resolution through the trek described in my book Europe, One Step at a Time.
Read More»Bursting balloons, step-dancing and open-mic readings celebrate authors
- At June 08, 2015
- By Writers' Federation of NB
- In Events, Festivals
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How does an organization celebrate 30 years?
Gwen Martin, executive director of the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) says it should be with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture accompanied by a full volley of cannons. But since the May 22-24 anniversary event was held in Moncton, which like all municipalities has noise bylaws, cannons were nixed and replaced with balloons.
Read More»Words on Water a Cure for Winter Blues
- At March 20, 2015
- By Writers' Federation of NB
- In Events, Festivals
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by Judy Bowman (Regional Rep-Miramichi)
Was it the long winter or the small window of time between the strokes of Sheila’s Brush these past few days? It might have been people looking for the perfect cure for shackwhacky- something other than reality TV; who knows?
But the St. Patrick’s Day Reading (actually, March 14) in Miramichi was successful both in numbers and in response from readers and the audience. The Miramichi Leader reported more than 40 attendees, but the number was closer to 60 with comings and goings.
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