St. John's writer Russell Wangersky will be one of several notable authors appearing at the Whistler Readers & Writers Festival this year. A complete list of participants will be released in August. Read an article on the Festival here.
Newfoundland writer Lisa Moore has been long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for her second novel, February, a fictional account of the emotional aftermath of the Ocean Ranger disaster. A short-list of nominees will be announced in September of this year.
Griffin Prize-winning poet Don McKay has sent Prime Minister Stephen Harper a copy of John Steffler's poetry collection The Grey Islands as part of Yann Martel's What is Stephen Harper Reading blog. Read McKay's accompanying letter here.
Novelist and poet Michael Crummey's latest novel, Galore, is now available in paperback. See H.J. Kirchhoff's Globe & Mail precis here, or read The Globe's original review by Steven Galloway here.
Poet and playwright Agnes Walsh's new play, "Come Here Til I Tells Ya," will debut on July 24 at the Cuslett Arts Centre, in Cuslett, on the Cape Shore of Newfoundland. Read more about the play or about Tramore Productions.
Mary Dalton, Jessica Grant and Kevin Major are this year's faculty at Piper's Frith: Writing in Kilmory, an annual writers' workshop based in Swift Current, Newfoundland. Visit the website of the Literary Arts Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador for more details.
Novelist and short story writer Kathleen Winter will be launching her novel, Annabel, on Tuesday, July 20, 8 p.m., at The Ship Pub on Duckworth Street.
Kathleen Winter is interviewed about her new novel, Annabel, on Bookdiscovery, a book blog. Read the interview here.
Novelist and short story writer Russell Wangersky describes his recent near-collision with a moose in his column for the St. John's Telegram.
Eyewear, the literary blog of Canadian poet Todd Swift, has selected John Steffler as one of sixty poets who "have made the largest impact on the world of English-language poetry these past five years." Read the whole list here.
The Walrus features a new piece of fiction by Lisa Moore.
Newfoundland authors Tom Dawe and Michael Crummey have won Canadian Authors Association awards.
