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Writers at Woody Point

Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 (All day) - Sunday, August 26, 2012 (All day)

Location

Bonne Bay, NL
Canada
49° 30' 15.6276" N, 57° 55' 2.37" W

The Writers at Woody Point literary festival in Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland had its inaugural season in 2004. The festival is organized and presented by Friends of Writers at Woody Point and, each year, has played to sold-out audiences. This year, as in the past, the event will be hosted by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers, host of “The Next Chapter" a show about Canadian writing and writers.

The lovely and historic western Newfoundland village of Woody Point, on the south shore of Bonne Bay, is surrounded by the breathtaking landscape of Gros Morne National Park. Writers, artists and scientists are drawn here from around the world.

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012 (All day) - Sunday, August 19, 2012 (All day)

Location

Rockwood Centre
5511 Shorncliffe Ave.
Sechelt, BC
Canada
49° 28' 19.8516" N, 123° 45' 52.704" W

Canada’s longest-running summer literary gathering offers a pre-festival viewing of the world premiere Northwords, a documentary about a literary expedition through Northern Labrador. Also, meet Camilla Gibb, Ami McKay, Douglas Gibson, and many more authors. Tickets start at $15

Leacock Summer Festival

Date: Monday, July 16, 2012 - 4:00pm - Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 7:00pm

Location

Leacock Museum
50 Museum Dr.
Orillia, ON
Canada
44° 36' 27.4788" N, 79° 23' 40.092" W

Matthew Forsythe, Andrew Westoll, Rebecca Rosenblum, Mark Kingwell, Ken Babstock, and Cordelia Strube are among the authors who will make an appearance at this year's festival. In addition to readings and workshops, actor Joe Matheson stars in Sketching Sunshine: An Evening and A Morning with Stephen Leacock at the Orillia Opera House. Visit leacockmuseum.com for schedule and ticket prices.

Fuller Terrace Lecture Series

Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 (All day) - Tuesday, September 25, 2012 (All day)

Location

2664 Fuller Terrace Halifax
Canada
44° 38' 55.9068" N, 63° 34' 31.152" W

Throughout the summer we host an evening of presentations called the Fuller Terrace Lecture Series. The Lecture Series is held in the backyard of 2664 Fuller Terrace, with the intention of bringing people together to share stories and experiences while building connections within the community.

We are happy to let you know that we will indeed be running six lectures in the summer of 2012!

In the name of growing and forging new connections (and to keep everyone on their toes) we have decided to change things up a little bit this year. First of all, we will be kicking off the 2012 season on August 14th and running the lectures into September. 

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Daily Routines

Every wonder how W.H. Auden started his day? How about with a hefty dose of amphetamines!

Quote:
He swallowed Benzedrine every morning for twenty years, from 1938 onward, balancing its effect with the barbiturate Seconal when he wanted to sleep. (He also kept a glass of vodka by the bed, to swig if he woke up during the night.) He took a pragmatic attitude toward amphetamines, regarding them as a "labor-saving device" in the "mental kitchen," with the important proviso that "these mechanisms are very crude, liable to injure the cook, and constantly breaking down."

Me, I'm more of a Simone de Beauvoir (except I don't see Sartre at lunchtime):

The Urban Worker Forum

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Gladstone Library
1101 Bloor St. West
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 416-539-8660
43° 39' 36.432" N, 79° 26' 2.7636" W

What do a writer, roofer, retail worker, shop owner, office cleaner and web designer all have in common? We are all Urban Workers.

Urban workers are contract workers, freelancers, part time workers and the self-employed. What we share in common is we have no pension, no benefits, no fall back.

Let's change that. The Urban Worker Forum is the first step. Come on out to discuss our experiences, strengths and struggles, and to look for solutions that will lead to change.

Hosted by Andrew Cash, musician/journalist/urban worker.

Lunch, coffee and tea provided. Social to follow. To RSVP, please email: cash@cashfortoronto.ca or call 416-539-8660

Awakening the Virgin Archetype

Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Actsafe
280-1385 W. 8th Avenue
Vancouver V6H 3W4
Canada
Phone: 604-669-6431
49° 15' 52.146" N, 123° 8' 9.3876" W

'Awakening the Virgin Archetype' is the first workshop since the launch of Kim Hudson's new book, The Virgin's Promise. This new story structure describes stories of bringing your dream to life. The Virgin archetype sets out on a path of self-fulfillment despite the wishes of her community. She must explore her creative, spiritual, or sexual awakening or suffer sever psychological damage. Equally used for male and female protagonists, it is the structure in films such as Fight ClubPreciousPretty WomanEver AfterBrokeback Mountain, and Rocky.

Asian Canadian bedtime stories target teens

Henry Chow and Other Stories

Henry Chow and Other Stories

by authors from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop
(Tradewind Books,
2010;
$12.95)

Henry Chow is an unlikeable character. He is the embodiment of the clichéd high-school student: A class clown with a crush on Charlene, a "close-lip smiler, always trying to conceal her lavender braces," who Henry doesn't even think is "hot" because she's flat chested. He's that guy -- the one who concludes a love interest is a "bitch" when he realizes his affection is unrequited.

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