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Title: Book Launch for Sheri-D Wilson and C.R. Avery
Date: August 8, 2017
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Description: A celebration of two new books by two of the hottest spoken word artists in the country. Sheri-D Wilson will launch her 10th book of poetry, The Book of Sensations (U of C Press) which is the first book in their new, Brave and Brilliant Series. And C.R. Avery will launch his 4th book, what men do with their mouths.
Title: Freefall Annual Prose and Poetry Contest submission deadline
Date: December 31, 2017
Location: Canada
Description: Freefall offers $1,700 in prize money in prose and poetry categories. This year’s judge is writer Bruce Hunter.
Title: Poetry 150 submission deadline
Date: August 15, 2017
Location: Canada
Description: Calgary Spoken Word Society, Single Onion Poetry Society and Free Fall Magazine are having a poetry contest for Canada’s 150. The poem should be no more than 600 lines and no longer than a five-minute reading time. All the poems must deal with Canada and our 150th birthday. Poems can reference the people, the history, the land or all three, but should stay as close to topic as possible.
The poems will be curated by a group of five poets: Weyman Chan, Micheline Maylor, Kirk Miles, Julian Smith, and Sheri-D Wilson. The top five poems will be published in Free Fall Magazine and the poets will perform their work.
Title: Back Roads Reading with Charles Simic
Date: August 6, 2017
Location: Brownington, Vermont, US
Description: The intent of the Back Roads Reading series is to bring regional and national writers and poets to audiences in the Northeast Kingdom and Eastern Townships in Vermont, so people have the chance to hear authors read their work and to meet them personally. After each reading everyone is invited to a reception and book signing at the Samuel Read Hall House to share refreshments and conversation with the writers.
Charles Simic reads at 3 pm. A book signing and reception follows.
Title: The Walrus Poetry Prize submission deadline
Date: September 13, 2017
Location: Canada
Description: The Walrus Foundation is delighted to announce the sixth annual $4,000 Walrus Poetry Prize and $1,000 Readers’ Choice Award, generously supported by the Hal Jackman Foundation. Celebrated poet and novelist Margaret Atwood will choose this year’s winner from a shortlist compiled by Jordan Abel, 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize winner, and Carmine Starnino, deputy editor of The Walrus.
Title: Klara du Plessis + Jeramy Dodds in conversation
Date: August 14, 2017
Description: Montreal-based poets Klara du Plessis and Jeramy Dodds will discuss their forthcoming books – Ekke (Palimpsest Press, 2018) and Drakkar Noir (Coach House Books, 2017) respectively – via a Facebook Live discussion.
Title: Readings by the River
Date: August 16, 2017
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: Evenings by the river are more interesting in the summer! The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, in partnership with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, is proud to present the 3nd annual Readings by the River program. This program provides the evening river crowd a chance to experience an eclectic mix of authors and storytellers, a program of exciting and entertaining reading performances in the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan community tent! Live readings provide a unique experience that allows for a greater connection between author and audience. The authors represent a variety of genres including: playwrights, children’s authors, poets, spoken word, and non-fiction.
This evening’s readers are: David Gane and Angie Counios, Jeremy Cook and Danica Lorer.
Title: Readings by the River
Date: August 9, 2017
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: Evenings by the river are more interesting in the summer! The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, in partnership with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, is proud to present the 3nd annual Readings by the River program. This program provides the evening river crowd a chance to experience an eclectic mix of authors and storytellers, a program of exciting and entertaining reading performances in the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan community tent! Live readings provide a unique experience that allows for a greater connection between author and audience. The authors represent a variety of genres including: playwrights, children’s authors, poets, spoken word, and non-fiction.
This evening’s readers are: Erica Violet Lee, Zoe Pricelys Roy and Tenille Campbell.
Title: RL Poetry Award submission deadline
Date: August 5, 2017
Description: The RL Poetry Award is an initiative of Ræd Leaf Poetry India, a not-for-profit trust that supports poetry and allied arts. The award celebrates the enduring significance of poetry across the world, and its continuing significance to world literature.
Title: South Shore Poetry Night
Date: August 5, 2017
Location: Voglers Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Description: South Shore Poetry Night features readings by Alice Burdick, Michelle Elrick, Cory Lavender, Nanci Lee and Beth Munroe.