Tribute: New Brunswick Flood 2018
The 2018 WordSpring Festival took place last weekend (May 11–13) in Quispamsis, not far from the still-overflowing banks of the Kennebecasis River. As the flood waters swirled, at least one writer did what writers do best, which is to witness … and then to express that witnessing. Before opening the Saturday morning session, WFNB director Jeremy Gilmer read the poem Inundation, written only hours earlier by Roger Moore. Thanks to Roger, we present it and his subsequent flood-inspired poems below. Much gratitude to Kingston resident and photographer, Liane Thibodeau for the accompanying photos.
Read More»2018 New Brunswick Book Awards Shortlist
Award-winning NB novelist, David Adams Richards, keynote speaker, NB Book Awards 2017
The Fiddlehead and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick have announced the shortlisted titles for the third annual New Brunswick Book Awards. The winners will be announced at a celebration, honouring writing and illustration excellence, on Friday June 8, at the Lily Lake Pavilion in Saint John. The event will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the awards presentation at 7 p.m.
Read More»Call for New Brunswick Submissions
In New Brunswick at the Crossroads (WLUP 2017), Tony Tremblay calls New Brunswick the “least studied” of the Canadian provinces.
Pause for a moment: this means that New Brunswick is the junior partner of the Maritime region, a region whose competition for neglect under the literary nationalist project are, arguably, the prairie provinces and the North. Hamilton Arts & Letters wishes to offer a redressal of sorts with Issue 11.2, the forthcoming New Brunswick Poetry issue, in which Guest Editor Shane Neilson curates a kaleidoscope of critical perspectives upon the English-language poetry of the province.
Read More»Competition Aims for more Young Writers
It’s that time again. WFNB is hosting its annual writing competition, and this year we are offering extra incentive for young writers in middle and high school to get involved.
As educators, it is important that we encourage, prepare, and provide our youth with the occasion to test their skills in a “real world” environment. For this purpose, we have reached out to New Brunswick’s Department of Education and English teachers across the province to notify them of our WFNB Annual Writing Competition as well as this special offer.
Read More»Disappearing Act
by Deborah Carr and Gwen Martin
Last month, we published a letter to the editor written by Janet Thom Hammock objecting to the abrupt cancellation of Nancy Bauer‘s long-running and popular ‘State of the Art’ column. The column appeared weekly in Saint John’s Telegraph Journal, owned by Brunswick News.
We’ve since learned that Brunswick News has axed two other arts columns: ‘Art Talk’ by WFNB member Margaret Eaton, and ‘By the Book’ by freelance writer Linda Hersey, both in the Moncton Times & Transcript. WFNB President Warren Redman voiced his dismay, questioning the message this sends.
The end of ‘State of the Art’
Dr. Janet Hammock has given us permission to post the letter she recently wrote to voice her dismay when the Telegraph Journal canceled Nancy Bauer’s popular arts column, State of the Art.
To the Editor:
I am writing to express my deep sadness that a column which I have enjoyed reading for many years in the Salon section of the Telegraph Journal has been axed.
Nancy Bauer has her finger on what’s happening in the arts in this province. She is well-known in the arts community for her encouragement of young writers, musicians and artists. She is a wonderful writer. Her free-wheeling column was a must-read for those involved in the arts. I admired the natural yet artful way she managed to take something local like a concert, an art exhibition, or simply a conversation with someone who interested her, and turn it into something of interest to everyone.
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