Let us enrich and encourage each other with an afternoon of poetry reading from Asian, Black, and Indigenous communities in Edmonton. The writers are: Shima Robinson, Sandra Ngo, Naomi McIlwraith, Mubarik Adams, Mila Philipzig, Kehrl Reyes, Lisa Dublin, Daniel Poitras, Carley Lizotte, and Candice Joy Oliva. Music from Marianela Adasme. …
She, the Rock is a braided poetic event followed by a panel discussion, showcasing the voices of Rayanne Haines, Dwennimmen, Emily Riddle and Dawn Carter, four of Edmonton’s celebrated poets and storytellers. Happening March 7 at the ATB Financial Arts Barns in Edmonton, Alberta. Hosted by acclaimed author, Jacqueline Baker, …
Acclaimed writer and academic Billy-Ray Belcourt will deliver the annual Shirley Greenberg Lecture hosted by the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Belcourt’s talk is titled: What is an Anti-Colonial Notion of Literature? Register here. Billy-Ray Belcourt is from the Driftpile Cree Nation in …
This two-week residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in journalism and experimentation in writing. Designed to challenge and stimulate, the program aims to inspire creative pieces of nonfiction and to assist the writers in their completion. A preeminent space for long-form journalism, this residency emphasizes the strengths of thorough and articulate …
All money from the event is going to The Ukranian Red Cross & The Refugee Council Featuring readings from Charlotte Shevchenko Knight Oleh Shynkarenko Tetyana Denford Joy David Valya Dudycz Lupescu Stephen Komarnyckyj Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach Nicola Yurcaba