Warming up with A Winter’s Tale
A three-inch binder sits on the shelf above my writing desk, stuffed full of hopeful notes on different aspects of grammar, poetry, writing for the screen, writing for children, young adult , romance and historical novels. My inspiration wall keeps inspirational snippets collected from here and there in safekeeping. Most of these wise nuggets were all gleaned from ten years’ worth of attendance at weekend writing workshops, squeezed in between all the busiest parts of my life.
I admit it: I’m a workshop junkie.
Read More»Winners of 2016 mentorship program for emerging writers
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) is pleased to announce the winners of its mentorship program to support the next generation of New Brunswick authors.
The federation selected poets Sandra Bunting of Burnt Church (mentor) and Melanie Craig-Hansford of Erbs Cove (mentee) and fiction writers Gerard Collins of Cassidy Lake (mentor) and Andrea Kikuchi from Saint John (mentee).
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.
Read More»Three Book Launches – Fredericton
The UNB Department of English, The Fiddlehead, and the UNB Bookstore are pleased to invite you to the book launches of Phillip Crymble, Gerard Beirne (WFNB member), and R.W. Gray. The event will take place at 8 pm on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016, at the Alumni Lounge, in the Alumni Memorial Building, on the UNB Fredericton campus.
Read More»Province-Wide Playwriting Competition: NotaBle Acts Theatre
The NotaBle Acts Theatre Company is now looking for submissions for its fifteenth annual province-wide playwriting competition. Contest winners will have their work featured as part of the 2016 NotaBle Acts Summer Theatre Festival, to be held in Fredericton, July 20th– 30th.
Read More»WFNB Member Elizabeth Copeland Shortlisted for 2015 ReLit Award
- At January 13, 2016
- By Cathy Fynn
- In Writing in General
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The shortlist for the 2015 ReLit Awards, recognizing the best novels and poetry and short fiction collections released by independent Canadian publishers in a given year, was released on New Year’s Eve.
WFNB Elizabeth Copeland made this list with her novella, Jazz, published by Quattro. Congratulations, Elizabeth!
