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2024 CBC Massey Lectures: What I Mean to Say – Ian Williams

Koerner Hall Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario

Enough small talk. Let’s get right to it: Why can’t we talk to each other anymore? What makes good communication? And how do we restore the lost art of conversation? In the 2024 CBC Massey Lectures, Giller Prize-winning novelist and poet Ian Williams wants to start a conversation about conversations. …

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Hayden’s Ferry Review: Translations

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We are waiving our submission fee for Black and Indigenous writers. Please submit your translation pieces here. If you have questions concerning this policy, please email us. Translations submissions should be works translated into English from any other non-English language, and must include the original text along with the translated text. …

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The Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize: Deadline to Submit

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This translation prize honors the life and work of award-winning poet and translator Malinda A. Markham. The award is generously funded by Jennifer S. Epstein. $2000 and publication by Saturnalia Books Guidelines: –Manuscript must be a translation by a female translator of a female poet. Female is interpreted as anyone …

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Graywolf Press: Open Submission Period for Poetry in Translation

Graywolf Press is excited to offer an open submission period for contemporary poetry in translation. We are open to translations of poetry by living poets from any language, but we are especially eager to receive work from languages and countries of origin that are traditionally underrepresented in the literary landscape. We also …

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Job Opportunity: Director and Publisher, University of Alberta Press

University of Alberta 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB

Description This position is excluded from the bargaining unit. In accordance with the Handbook of Employment for Management and Professional Staff (Excluded), this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package that can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page and an annual salary range which will be commensurate with qualifications. Location - This …

2024 CBC Massey Lectures: Ian Williams

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In Ian Williams’ series of lectures, which he delivered across Canada this past fall, the award-winning author and poet explores what makes a good conversation, and how to connect with strangers even when you disagree with them — leaving space to maybe even change your mind. He also explains why …

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Poetry in Translation: Female Afghan Poets

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Calico Series Call for Submissions Poetry: Female Afghan Poets We’re spotlighting the uncompromising voices of female Afghan poets in an upcoming edition of the Calico Series. The call is open to poets living in Afghanistan and the diaspora, translated from any language, and written in any style. We’re especially eager …

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Draft Reading Series: Featuring Tolu Oloruntoba

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Draft Reading Series presents "An Archive of Care" November 22-24, 2024 Entirely on Zoom. What traces does care leave behind? Texts, images, scars, tears, belly-laughs, rituals, memories? For its 19th season, the Draft reading series has condensed our programming into a single weekend. Curators Kern Carter, Therese Estacion and Tyler Pennock …

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The Moth Poetry Prize: 2024 Deadline

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The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone, as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide. …

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Hayden’s Ferry Review: Translations

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We are waiving our submission fee for Black and Indigenous writers. Please submit your translation pieces here. If you have questions concerning this policy, please email us. Translations submissions should be works translated into English from any other non-English language, and must include the original text along with the translated text. …

$3

Call for Paid Interns: Civitella Ranieri in Italy

Civitella Ranieri Via Ursula Corning 1, Localitá Civitella Ranieri, Umbertide, PG

Civitella seeks candidates for our paid internship program for the 2025 residency season. Located in a 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, Civitella is a residency program for international writers, composers, and visual artists. Over the last thirty years, we have hosted more than 1,000 Fellows and Director’s Guests. Interns are …

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