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Berton House Writers’ Residency: Deadline to Apply

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It could be the best two months of your life — a time to reflect, to discover the Yukon, and to fully dedicate yourself to your work-in-progress. Berton House is situated in Dawson City, Yukon, on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. Located in the childhood home of iconic …

The Other Futures Award 2022

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The Other Futures Award is given annually to an innovative, adventurous full-length work that challenges conventions of genre and language, content and form. We are interested in writing that imagines new lived or literary possibilities, and questions established paradigms. The winner will receive publication with Futurepoem and an honorarium of …

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Authors on Authors: Carissa Halton & Michael Hingston

Through the month of August, the Writers Guild of Alberta will be streaming prerecorded author interviews in our new Authors on Authors series. August 17 will focus on Research with Carissa Halton and Michael Hingston.

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Stand with Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write

New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 5th Ave, New York, NY

Writers around the globe stand in solidarity with Salman Rushdie and celebrate his tireless advocacy for the freedom of expression and the plight of imperiled writers around the globe. Join PEN America, The New York Public Library, and Penguin Random House as we gather with friends, supporters, readers, and members of the literary …

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Poetry Africa: Louder Than a Vote

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South African spoken word poets can win a place at the 2022 Poetry Africa festival that will take place in October this year by entering Poetry Africa’s monthly poetry competition. • Poets may only submit one poem per month for the competition. • Poems may be in any South African …

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