April 2019
Frye Festival
Moncton's Frye Literary Festival celebrates it's 20th year and runs from April 26- May 4. Full program schedule here.
Find out more »Frye on the Side (Sackville)
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville. A reading of the featured Frye Prelude Authors, emerging writers from New Brunswick. Featuring Elizabeth Blanchard, Carol Steel, and Kayla Geitzler. Hosted by Sackville Poet Laureate, Shoshanna Wingate.
Find out more »May 2019
Master Class: Wayne Johnston
May 4. The Writers’ Federation partnered with The Frye Festival this year in offering a special Masterclass with Wayne Johnston on Saturday, May 4th from 10am-11:30am at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre (140 Botsford Street, Moncton). This masterclass will be hosted by Thomas Hodd, literature professor at the University of Moncton. Wayne Johnston will present his work and his writing method with local authors. He will share tips and techniques to improve and polish their writing. This event is FREE to WFNB members. Due to…
Find out more »WordSpring
This year’s WFNB WordSpring Festival takes place in Moncton. Please mark the date and check out all the delicious details at https://wfnb.ca/wfnb-programs/wordsspring/
Find out more »New Brunswick Book Awards Gala
The Fiddlehead and the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick are pleased will host the 4th annual New Brunswick Book Awards Gala on Saturday, May 25, at the Moncton Press Club. Guest speaker is award-winning poet Amanda Jernigan. Songs for the Soul, a trio from Northern Ireland, will perform Irish folk, traditional and contemporary music during and after the program. Musicians and singers are invited to bring their instruments and voices for a Maritime Kitchen Party-Celidih following the presentation ceremony. Everyone…
Find out more »June 2019
Editors Canada Annual Conference
June 7–9. Editors Canada holds its Annual Conference (and its 40th anniversary) at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax. The weekend brings together expert speakers and panelists from Canada, USA and elsewhere. It also offers an unparalleled chance to network with national editors and writers. Opening keynote speaker is Linden McIntyre, and closing keynote speaker is Sheree Fitch. The Editors Canada website shows the conference schedule and session descriptions.
Find out more »Metro Moncton Book Festival
The Metro Moncton Book Festival takes place on June 8, 2019, in the Moncton Lions Community Centre, 473 St. George St., Moncton. Authors must have published at least one book (self-published or otherwise). To register, email Linda Hersey. Registration deadline: February 15.
Find out more »Readings in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Join Vanessa Hawkins, Alexandra Tims, Carey Caffrey and S.C. Eaton for readings at the Chickadee Room, Fredericton Public Library. The Girls from Alcyone III Codename: Night Witch (Carey Caffrey) The Curious Case of Simon Todd (Vanessa Hawkins) Meniscus: Crossing the Churn (Alexandra Tims) The Conclave (S. C. Eaton)
Find out more »August 2019
Attic Owl Reading Series
Edmonton poet, playwright, and children's author Peter Midgley will be opening the first event after the summer break, then the night belongs to you. Peter's poetry collection, Let Us Not Think of Them As Barbarians, is a bold narrative of love, migration, and war hewn from the stones of Namibia. These poems are assembled from an ombindi -an ancestral cairn- a history of violence and disruption.
Find out more »September 2019
Attic Owl Reading Series
Their first bilingual event of the year. Featuring Shandi Mitchell who will be launching her novel The Waiting Hour, an intricate and evocative narrative about the lives of three first-responders who begin to crack under the enormous pressure of their occupations. Et je suis très fier de présenter Émilie Turmel et Gabriel Robichaud deux poètes francophones très talentueux! They are also very pleased to welcome Émilie Turmel et Gabriel Robichaud, two very talented Francophone poets
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WFNB Supporters
WFNB gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; and the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
