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11th Bloomsday Festival: A celebration of Irish Culture, 11-16 June 2022, Montreal
- Published 2022-05-28 15:41 - (28378 Reads)Sláinte—to your health! You don’t have to be Irish and you don’t have to have read James Joyce's Ulysses to enjoy the 11th annual Festival Bloomsday Montréal, June 11-16, 2022.
Time to re-Joyce!
MUSIC | READINGS | HISTORY | LECTURES | STORYTELLING | FOOD
Register starting 1 June, 2022
https://bloomsdaymontreal.com
Writers Unbound, Season 2 premieres Tuesday, 31 May 2022
- Published 2022-05-28 14:52 - (3381 Reads)Following the immense success of its first season, Writers Unbound, produced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) in collaboration with MAtv (Videotron), returns to celebrate the vibrancy of English-language writing and publishing in Quebec.
Writers Unbound is a series highlighting the best of Montreal’s local literary community. The second season, developed in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF), pairs two writers in conversation with host Shelley Pomerance, inviting them to reflect on their work and inspiration.
Writers Unbound is a series highlighting the best of Montreal’s local literary community. The second season, developed in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF), pairs two writers in conversation with host Shelley Pomerance, inviting them to reflect on their work and inspiration.
HOW TO WATCH: A new episode debuts every Tuesday night at 8:30 PM, beginning 31 May 2022, on MAtv.
News from the Canadian Authors Association
- Published 2022-04-14 09:41 - (1012 Reads)THE HAY FESTIVAL, United Kingdom, 26 May–5 June, 2022
- Published 2022-04-11 10:06 - (1066 Reads)This year, the festival is describing itself as “the world’s leading festival of ideas,” featuring “writers, policy makers, pioneers and innovators.”
Live streaming a limited number of events. Tickets are now on sale for Hay Festival 2022, 26 May–5 June.
https://www.hayfestival.com/home
https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/04/hay-festival-2022-a-program-of-more-than-500-speakers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_Festival#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Booth (Richard Booth, Bookseller Extraordinaire and 'King of Hay.')
Introducing Author and Artist, Géraldine Sadlier
- Published 2022-04-06 09:16 - (1027 Reads)I am reading a fascinating illustrated memoir, by Géraldine Sadlier, entitled MADAME D.
Visit her web site: https://geraldinesadlier.com
Write-on-Q, Infinithéâtre's annual playwriting competition 2022
- Published 2022-04-05 09:47 - (1568 Reads)Calling all playwrights!
Submissions are now open for our annual playwriting competition, Write-on-Q. We are seeking innovative and exciting new plays from Québec playwrights and Indigenous playwrights from across Canada. Selected by a jury of industry professionals, the winner of Write-on-Q will be awarded a cash prize of $3000 and will be featured as part of The Pipeline, our annual free public reading series. Each Pipeline reading is followed by a talk-back, allowing the audience and creative team an opportunity to discuss in-depth the structure and themes of the play. These discussions provide valuable feedback for script development and future programming.The deadline for submissions to Write-on-Q is September 6th, 2022.
For competition rules and submission guidelines, visit:
https://www.infinitheatre.com/write-on-q.php
Statement from Ukrainian Publishers, March 2022
- Published 2022-03-05 13:22 - (1014 Reads)Introducing FONT, a new online literary magazine
- Published 2022-01-28 13:44 - (1110 Reads)FONT is a new online magazine from Linda Leith Publishing. Every month, it shines a light on a different segment of English and minority language literary activity across Quebec.
https://fontmag.ca/issue/spoken-ancestries-in-lower-saint-lawrence
Introducing infiniPRESS, Infinithéâtre's in-house publishing
- Published 2022-01-28 13:23 - (1298 Reads)In an effort to honour our writers and artists, and in an attempt to extend the life and reach of the plays we develop, Infinithéâtre is proud to launch a unique new initiative. InfiniPress will be Infinithéâtre’s in-house publishing press devoted to the publication of select theatrical works developed and produced at Infinithéâtre. For our inaugural selection, we are thrilled to launch infiniPress with the publication of Guy Sprung’s Fight On!
https://www.infinitheatre.com/infinipress.php?mc_cid=8646c15c48&mc_eid=cdc8a5357d
READ THE MONTREAL GAZETTE WRITE-UP
https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/all-the-minds-a-stage-when-plays-cant-be-attended-plays-can-be-read?mc_cid=7fce614dfc&mc_eid=cdc8a5357dIntroducing Anne Fotheringham
- Published 2022-01-23 22:48 - (1023 Reads)Author of The Lamb’s Bay Mysteries
Books: https://ajfotheringham.com/lambs-bay-mysteries
Website: https://ajfotheringham.com
War and the Environment, Online Course begins 17 January 2022
- Published 2022-01-01 16:51 - (1104 Reads)Please visit:
Website: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/war-and-the-environment-jan-17-feb-27-2022-online-course-registration?clear_id=true
Website: https://worldbeyondwar.org
A Global Movement to End all Wars
Introducing Robert Landori, writer of international intrigue and espionage thrillers
- Published 2022-01-01 15:50 - (1971 Reads)See Robert Landori's books
Website: http://robertlandori.com/books
South Asian Film Festival, 11th year, Friday, November 19 to Sunday, November 28, 2021
- Published 2021-11-18 15:38 - (1193 Reads)Now in its 11th year, this is the only South Asian film festival in Quebec. Film enthusiasts can expect world-class films about the lives of South Asians, in languages as varied as Urdu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Persian, Ukrainian and English. All films will be presented in their original version with English or French subtitles as chosen by viewers. Film themes are rich and wide-ranging, with newsworthy current topics highlighting: life during Covid, immigration and displacement, LGBTQ+ issues, aging, gender parity, and the struggles of rural life. Divergent styles spanning over fifty films include documentary, animation, drama, and humour..
https://www.saffm.centrekabir.com/en/2021-saffm/film-schedule-2021
Celebrate Jewish Book Month, Oct. 26 - Nov. 30, 2021
- Published 2021-11-18 15:30 - (1035 Reads)Celebrate Jewish Book Month
WRITERS IN CONVERSATION | FILM | DANCE | LECTURES | CONCERTS | WORKSHOPS | Q&AFar from being only about books, this entertaining and thought-provoking series of eleven multilingual, eclectic events brings together some of today’s top literary minds in interviews and inspiring lectures, along with film, workshops, concerts and Russian dance & culture. Insightful Q&A sessions follow most presentations. These one-time livestreamed events take place in various cities around the world. Many FREE events. Notable authors include David Grossman (keynote), Colum McCann and Steven Pinker.
https://jewishpubliclibrary.org/events-programs-courses/jewish-book-month
Welcome to the 2021 Holiday Book Fair/Salon du Livre, 16 - 28 November 2021
- Published 2021-11-18 15:06 - (6633 Reads)Welcome to the 2021 Holiday Book Fair, celebrating English-language writing, publishing, and translation in Quebec. With a lively mix of in-person and online events featuring authors and translators and their exciting new work, we look forward to welcoming audiences virtually and in person.
https://readquebec.ca
Salon du Livre: 25 -28 November 2021
https://readquebec.ca/event/get-lit-2021
NEW THIS FALL AT BLUE METROPOLIS, 2021
- Published 2021-10-15 11:27 - (775 Reads)LIFE... AS A SONG
ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE, OCTOBER 21, 2021The period between the 1960s and the 1980s literally revolutionized the Quebec and Canadian musical landscape. The unforgettable songs of artists such as Joni Mitchell, Paul Piché, Michel Rivard and countless others are now written into our cultural DNA, and many of them even reached international heights. Fifty years later, Blue Metropolis invited contemporary francophone and anglophone authors to write an original poem inspired by one of these ten songs. The result? La vie… comme dans les chansons – Life… as a Song, a performance that pays tribute to this golden era of music. Hosted by Sylvain Massé, the performance will be made possible be the financial support of Canadian Heritage. It will be presented on October 21, 2021, at 8 p.m. at Cabaret Lion d’Or, without an in-person audience, and broadcast live online on our various platforms.
LA VIE... COMME DANS LES CHANSONS
SPECTACLE INÉDIT LE 21 OCTOBRE, 2021Les décennies 1960-1980 ont littéralement révolutionné le monde de la musique québécoise et canadienne. Les chansons inoubliables d’artistes tels que Joni Mitchell, Paul Piché, Michel Rivard et de nombreux autres sont dorénavant inscrites dans notre ADN culturel, et plusieurs de ces chansons ont en outre connu un retentissement international. Plus de cinquante ans après, Metropolis bleu a invité des poètes contemporains, francophones et anglophones, à écrire un poème inédit inspiré par dix de ces chansons. Le résultat? Le spectacle La vie… comme dans les chansons – Life… as a Song, qui rend hommage à cet âge d’or de la musique. Animé par Sylvain Massé, le spectacle sera présenté le 21 octobre 2021, à 20 h, au Cabaret Lion d’Or, sans la présence du public, et diffusé en simultané sur nos différentes plateformes.
https://bluemetropolis.org/songs
Arab World Festival of Montréal October 29 - November 13, 2021
- Published 2021-10-11 09:30 - (853 Reads)https://festivalarabe.com/en
Festival du Monde Arabe1380, rue Poncet
Montréal, QC H3M 3A4
CANADA
Tel: 514 747-0000
Book Titles from Argentina, Spanish and English
- Published 2021-04-13 20:09 - (915 Reads)WINTOPIA, a Tribute to film-maker, Peter Wintonick, 26 March 2021
- Published 2021-03-27 15:16 - (1568 Reads)WINTOPIA
a film by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Starting Friday March 26, 2021, WINTOPIA is playing in theaters here in Montreal! Distanced seating and mask protocols will be in place.Beginning March 26, 2021, WINTOPIA will be screening at the Cinéma du Musée and Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal! (Original English version with French subtitles.) We invite you to join us for this hometown theatrical premiere! Director Mira Burt-Wintonick will be in attendance for a Q&A on March 26 at Cinéma du Musée, and March 29 at the Cinémathèque québécoise.
Cinéma du Musée http://bit.ly/2OOe7Mm
Cinémathèque québécoise http://bit.ly/3lxjHyL
Purchase your tickets in advance to select your seats!
La Route des Arts du Richelieu
- Published 2021-03-14 11:15 - (867 Reads)A Quebec-based Artist Collective:
https://routeartsrichelieu.com/carte-interactive
Writers Unbound, Premiering March 2nd, 2021
- Published 2021-03-01 13:02 - (1010 Reads)The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) is thrilled to announce Writers Unbound, a collaboration with MAtv, Videotron's community channel. Writers Unbound is a 6-episode series featuring Montreal writers and editors published by AELAQ members, in conversation on writing, literature, and life. As an organization representing Quebec's English-language publishing community, AELAQ is delighted to help bring engaging, inspiring conversations about literature to MAtv viewers across Montreal.
Introducing, THE AFRIKANER by Arianna Dagnino
- Published 2021-01-23 16:46 - (1135 Reads)Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2019
Set in the turmoil of newly-post apartheid South Africa, Arianna Dagnino’s novel, The Afrikaner, (Guernica Editions) is the story of Zoe Du Plessis (33), a woman scientist of Afrikaner descent. A personal tragedy leads Zoe to face her family’s dark secret while she is struggling with the self-reproach for her country’s shameful past. A scientific expedition into the hot plains of the Kalahari Desert sets Zoe on a path of atonement and self-discovery that will allow her to reclaim her identity and meet some memorable characters along the way – among them, a troubled writer, a Bushman shaman and a Border War veteran.The book is inspired by the five years (1996-2000) the author spent in South Africa working as an international reporter for the Italian press and is currently adapted to screen by the author in collaboration with Dr. Ernst Mathijs, Head of the Centre for Cinema and Film Studies at the University of British Columbia.
https://www.ariannadagnino.com/books
Introducing the Dante Alighieri Society
- Published 2021-01-05 15:02 - (1851 Reads)Website:
https://www.dantesocietybc.ca/cultural-eventsCHECK OUT THEIR OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS
Past Event:
Blessed or Damned?
Italian recipes with a Dantesque twist
To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri!s death, the Dante Alighieri Society of BC presents Italian Chef Claudia Fraschini, who will launch her book of Italian recipes inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy titled Beata o Dannata? La Divina Commedia è servita (Trenta Editore, Milan)SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021
Online in English via Zoom at 12:00 noon PSTOnline event: Blessed or damned.pdf
The Thomas More Institute Fall Program 2020. ONLINE
- Published 2020-08-30 19:59 - (1465 Reads)The Thomas More Institute been providing adults of all ages opportunities to cultivate their curiosity about wide-ranging questions rooted in a variety of fields. TMI is a secular, liberal arts academic institution that offers university-level discussion courses as well as other opportunities for lifelong learning. Discussions differ from the lectures offered elsewhere as group members are invited to participate collaboratively in a process of shared inquiry and reflection.
TMI’s Autumn 2020 Term, which is taking place entirely on Zoom, includes courses such as Indigenous People Indigenizing the Future, The Writer’s Toolbox: Strategies and Techniques for Improved Structure and Style, and Jung’s Red Book: “Scrutinies,” The Final Chapter.
If you would like to learn more about the Autumn 2020 Term, the open house is taking place online and in person on 12 September. Register here: https://thomasmore.qc.ca/open-house