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
In January 2022, the Griffin Poetry Prize launched Translation Talks, a series of conversations about translation and poetry where past shortlisted and winning authors are invited to discuss their craft. Join us on Thursday, March 10th at 7pm ET on Zoom for our second Translation Talks, featuring Ani Gjika and …
Join us for In/Verse on Saturday, March 12 at 1:55 pm PT by registering here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) and a Zoom link for the event will be sent to you. When it’s time for the event you can click on the Zoom link to join the event. Speakers: Chantal Gibson is an award-winning …