As our May executive meeting will involve planning for the 2013-2014 season, we will opening it to all NOWW members. The meeting will be at 7 pm on Monday, May 27 in room 261 in the Shuniah Building at Confederation College. If you are interested in finding out about available positions on the executive, volunteering, and/or have some ideas for upcoming programming, we encourage you to attend. We hope to see many of you there!
Announcing the winners of our 15th Annual Writing Competition!
Mystery (Judged by Louise Penny)
1. Whittling Time: Sue Blott (Thunder Bay)
2. Cracking the Case of Humpty Dumpty: Chelle Martin (South Amboy, NJ)
3. Dead Dreams: Sharon Irvine (Thunder Bay)
Personal Essay (Judged by Jake MacDonald)
1. The Origin of Love: Joan Baril (Thunder Bay)
2. My Mother’s Pact with God: J. F. (Jim) Foulds (Thunder Bay)
3. Why I Moved to Canada: Elena Kerkelova (Cochenour/Red Lake, ON)
Poetry (Judged by Susan Glickman)
1. Shades of Yellow: Sue Blott (Thunder Bay)
2. The Bush Girl: Francis Koning (Jellicoe, Ontario)
3. Death by HIV/AIDS: Gail Linklater (Shuniah, Ontario)
Fiction (Judged by Angie Abdou)
1. Trail of the Wolf: Jayne Barnard (Calgary, Alberta)
2. Over the Curve: John Pringle (Atikokan, Ontario)
3. At the Root of the Family Tree: Bonnie Tittaferrante (Thunder Bay)
Thanks to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for information about our 16th Annual Writing Competition coming up in 2014!
If you weren’t able to attend the advanced poetry workshop with Marilyn Dumont as part of our e-Writer in Residence launch, then it is available for viewing online.
Marilyn will also be offering manuscript critiques via email for NOWW members; for submission guidelines and eligibility, please click here.
NOWW thanks the Thunder Bay Community Foundation, K-Net Services, Thunder Bay Public Library, Trinity United Church, and NOWW members for their support of the e-Writer in Residence project for 2013.
Book Girl’s Big Read Writing Contest
Book Girl has opened a writing contest for listeners of LU Radio to celebrate LU Radio’s Fund Drive, March 2013. Listen to CILU live at 102.7 FM or stream online at luradio.ca.
Contest Rules:
Manuscripts should be delivered or mailed to:
Book Girl
LU Radio
707 Oliver Road,
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2H8
Contest Opens March 1, 2013 – Closes April 15, 2013
Prizes:
Winning entries will be:
Book Girl’s Big Read airs every Thursday morning from 8:00 to 9:00 am on CILU 102.7 FM
NOWW is now accepting submissions for our e-Writer in Residence program. From February 25 until May 31, 2013, Northwestern Ontario-based writers and all NOWW members in good standing may submit their writing for an in-depth, critical review by Marilyn Dumont. For guidelines and eligibility, please click here.
Nominations are open for the 2013 Literary Awards: the Elizabeth Kouhi Award for outstanding contributions to the literature of Northwestern Ontario; and for the Sheila Burnford Builders Award, which can be awarded to an individual or an organization.
Please send a one-page letter stating the category, the nominee’s name, and why your nominee is deserving to admin@nowwwriters.org by April 1, 2013. Nominees need not be members of NOWW. The awards will be made at NOWW’s Literary Awards Party May 11, 2013. Past winners of the Elizabeth Kouhi Award are: Elizabeth Kouhi, Elinor Barr, Charles Wilkins, Thunder Bay Writers Guild, Rosalind Maki, Penny Petrone, Mary Frost, Jean E. Pendziwol, Dorothy Colby, Hazel Fulford, Joan Skelton, Bill MacDonald, and Sharon Irvine. Past winners of the Sheila Burnford Builders Award are: Thunder Bay Public Library, Sleeping Giant Writers Festival, Barb Matousek and Wendy MacDonald of the Sioux Lookout Literacy Committee, and the Founders of NOWW: Deborah deBakker, Rosalind Maki, Jim Foulds and Charles Wilkins.
In both cases, the award will not be made if, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, there is no suitable candidate.
NOWW is pleased to introduce our e-Writer in Residence for 2013, Marilyn Dumont.
Marilyn Dumont is of Cree/Métis ancestry. Since 1985, Marilyn has been published in numerous Canadian literary journals, and her work has been widely anthologized as well as broadcast on radio and television. Her first collection won the 1997 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, presented by the League of Canadian Poets, for the best first collection of poetry that year by a Canadian writer. Her second collection won the 2001 Stephan G. Stephansson Award from the Writer’s Guild of Alberta. Marilyn has taught at Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen University-College in Vancouver and at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. She has also worked in video production as an intern with the National Film Board.
Read more about Marilyn here, here, and here, and stay tuned for details of the official program launch in March!
Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop’s
15th Annual Writing Contest
Four Categories, Distinguished Judges, 12 Prizes!
For complete contest rules, including an entry form, click here.
Categories
Poetry: Judged by Susan Glickman
Fiction: Judged by Angie Abdou
Personal Essay: Judged by Jake MacDonald
Mystery: Judged by Louise Penny
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2013
Winners will be announced at the Literary Awards Party, and on this website, on or before May 11, 2013.
Entry Fee: $10 per entry (limit 2 per category); FREE to NOWW members.
NOWW is now taking applications for our 2013 e-Writer in Residence Program. Deadline is January 13. Click here for complete details!
As our May executive meeting will involve planning for the 2013-2014 season, we will opening it to all NOWW members. The meeting will be at 7 pm on Monday, May 27 in room 261 in the Shuniah Building at Confederation College. If you are interested in finding out about available positions on the executive, volunteering, [...]
Read more...Join NOWW in this celebration of writers and writing in Northwestern Ontario. 7 pm, Current River Community Centre.
Read more...Poetry Master Class with Marilyn Dumont
Location: Trinity United Church
Tuesday, April 23, 7 pm
Preparation instructions can be found here.
Reading/Meet and Greet with Marilyn Dumont, the 2013 e-Writer in Residence
Location: Brodie Library Fireside Room
Monday, April 22, 7 pm
NOWW is pleased to present Creating a Graphic Novel: A Workshop with Chris Merkley and Kurt Martell, creators of Nowadays.
This workshop is free and open to writers of all levels
Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 7 pm
Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay)
NOWW warms up your winter with a sizzling hot reading featuring Joan Baril, Tessa Soderberg, and Alan Wade. We will also be having a poetry open mic, so bring along a poem to share! Readings are free and open to the public, so come on our and show your support for local writers!
Brodie Library (216 [...]
NOWW is pleased to present Intro to Personal Essay: A Workshop with Susan Goldberg
This workshop is free and open to writers of all levels
Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 7 pm
NOWW invites you to Resolutions: A New Year’s Reading, featuring Mary Frost, Cathi Grandfield, and Debbie Metzler. There will also be a poetry open mic, so bring something to share. All are welcome! Tuesday, January 22, 7 pm. Brodie Library Fireside Room, 216 Brodie Street South, Thunder Bay.
Read more...The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop, with the generous support of the Sleeping Giant Writers Festival, is proud to present Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Writers: A Weekend with Author Charlie Wilkins, featuring a workshop and brunch with the award-winning author, on January 12–13, 2013.
The weekend will begin with a workshop with [...]
M is for Mystery; An Evening of Readings with Jacqueline D’Acre, Jim Foulds, and Mark Munger.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 7 pm
Mary J.L. Black Library, Thunder Bay
All readings include a poetry open mic, so bring along a poem to share!
Tuesday, November 27, from 7 – 9 p.m
