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Debunking the Secret Society Myth - artsnb – English

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October 25, 2014 9:50 AM
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WFNB Word Travels to Rexton

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October 24, 2014 9:22 AM
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Douglas Glover Reads "Pointless, Incessant Barking in the Night" from Savage Love

Douglas Glover Reads "Pointless, Incessant Barking in the Night" from Savage Love | The New Brunswick Literary Times | Scoop.it
Douglas Glover reading at Open Space Gallery, Victoria. Photo by Miles Giesbrecht.   I hate to inundate you with all this stuff from my Victoria trip, but you all know I don't get out much and...
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Danny Jacobs shortlisted for the Acorn-Plantos 2014 Award for People’s Poetry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Acorn-Plantos Committee is pleased to announce the short list of those authors under consideration for the 2014 Award for People's Poe...try. They are, in alphabetical order:

MARITA DACHSEL
(Glossolalia, Anvil Press)

KANINA DAWSON
(Masham Means Evening, Coteau Books)

DANNY JACOBS
(Songs That Remind Us of Factories, Nightwood Editions)

LISA SHATZKY
(Blame it on the Moon, Black Moss)

ANN SHIN
(The Family China, Brick Books)

We extend our congratulations and best wishes. The winner will be announced in November, 2014.

for the committee:

Jeff Seffinga
jeffhamiltonjeff@gmail.com

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A writer’s press: Behind the scenes with Goose Lane Editions

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Canada’s oldest independent publishing company celebrates its humble beginnings 60 years ago by going back to where it all began, with a chapbook In 1954, Fred Cogswell, a faculty member at the University of New Brunswick and editor of the university’s...
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October 18, 2014 8:29 PM
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Jeramy Dodds: The Poetic Edda

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Excerpt from Jeramy Dodds’ The Poetic Edda, Coach House 2014, by permission.
Jeramy Dodds’s first collection of poems, Crabwise to the Hounds, won the Trillium Book Award for Poetry and was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
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October 17, 2014 11:50 AM
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Congratulations to all! | Frond and Spore

Congratulations to all! | Frond and Spore | The New Brunswick Literary Times | Scoop.it
Warmest congratulations are due to a number of graduates for their recent amazing accomplishments: Frances Itani (MA, 1980) for being shortlisted for the Giller Prize for her novel  Tell (Harper Collins) R. M. Vaughan (MA, 1991) […]
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Stories Dr. Ross Leckie UNBelievable History

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the véhicule press blog: Sunday Poem by Kerry-Lee Powell

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October 10, 2014 2:22 PM
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Matt Robinson - Gaspereau earns bpNichol Chapbook Award nod

Matt Robinson - Gaspereau earns bpNichol Chapbook Award nod | The New Brunswick Literary Times | Scoop.it
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Poets Brian Bartlett and Janet Fraser to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series-SJ

Poets Brian Bartlett and Janet Fraser will read from, Ringing Here and There: A Nature Calendar and Shiftless, respectively on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre.
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Kerry-Lee Powell: Four Poems

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TO MY CREDITORS A dozen red razors. Eleven peals of manic laughter, ten impending crises. Nine duels at dawn followed by eight candlelight vigils. Seven sighs, six lies, five excellent excuses. Fou...
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Poetry reading by Brian Bartlett, Tuesday, October 14 | Frond and Spore

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The University of New Brunswick invites you to a public reading by award-winning poet Brian Bartlett! Join us on Tuesday, October 14th, at 8:00 pm at the Alumni Lounge in UNB Fredericton’s Alumni Memorial Building. Brian […]
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WFNB Word Travels to Sussex

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October 25, 2014 9:49 AM
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WFNB Word Travels to Sussex - Writing Workshop

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October 23, 2014 1:16 PM
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Canada's billionaires: Did you hear about the Irvings?

Canada's billionaires: Did you hear about the Irvings? | The New Brunswick Literary Times | Scoop.it
The production and consumption of news is a fundamental liberal democracy. So what happens when one of Canada's richest families owns all the papers in New Brunswick?
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Fog Lit 2014 Emerging Writer's Contest

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FOG LIT 2014 EMERGING WRITERS CONTEST

We are proud to present the second annual Fog Lit Emerging Writers Contest for the Greater Saint John area. Fog Lit aims to promote our talented pool of local writers by going beyond the four day festival, and giving everyone an opportunity to share their work.

All winning entries will appear in Fog Lit Journal, Volume 2. Any writer in the area, who has not been traditionally published, is encouraged to enter.

The Deadline is January 16th, 2015 and winners will be announced at our Fog Lit Awards Ceremony in February 2015.

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Greg Bechtel (MA 2004) Reading, Friday, October 24 | Frond and Spore

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The University of New Brunswick invites you to a free public reading by alumnus Greg Bechtel! We hope you will join us on Friday, October 24th, at 8:00pm at the Alumni Lounge in UNB Fredericton’s Alumni […]
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How to kill your darlings: advice on literary murder from author Chuck Bowie

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It's a real pleasure to welcome author Chuck Bowie back to my blog, with some advice on how to cut your finest pieces of prose without crying. Thanks for coming, Chuck. And to everyone else - prepa...
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New Kid on the Block - artsnb – English

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Goose Lane Editions - Home: Chronicle of a North Country Life Beth Powning (Author)

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Home: Chronicle of a North Country Life

Beth Powning (Author)
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THE NBFC ARTIST OF THE WEEK FOR NEW BRUNSWICK IS... AUTHOR & POET RAYMOND FRASER

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THE NBFC ARTIST OF THE WEEK FOR NEW BRUNSWICK IS... AUTHOR & POET RAYMOND FRASER
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New kids on the children’s book publishing block - Bouton d’or Acadie

Readers often forget that behind every book, there are hours of research, countless drafts, and plenty of marketing meetings. But the whole thing can be just as surprising for new authors and publishers.
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Writing Historical Fiction: Two Events, with A.J.B. Johnston, October 22

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Need feedback on your creative projects? Jeramy Dodds, Writer-in-Residence, is here to help | Frond and Spore

Need feedback on your creative projects? Jeramy Dodds, Writer-in-Residence, is here to help | Frond and Spore | The New Brunswick Literary Times | Scoop.it
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