Launch of new Federation Anthology
Imagining British Columbia: Land, Memory & Place
| The Federation of BC Writers is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of a new anthology of nonfiction by Federation members.
The first since The Fed Anthology published in 2003, Imagining British Columbia: Land, Memory & Place will be published by Anvil Press in April 2008. The twenty contemporary writers featured in this anthology have one thing in common: a connection to British Columbia, to a specific time, landscape, or community in BC. Their essays and memoirs have been inspired by, or are in some way affected by, the particular “sense of place” that sets that left-hand corner of the country apart from other provinces. Some are humorous; others are poignant. Whether describing a family history in Kitsilano, the difficulties fitting in as an immigrant, or a close encounter with a grizzly bear, these stories communicate a sense of belonging to, or a trying to find, a sense of place. Some of Canada’s best-known writers, all members of the Federation of BC Writers, are featured in this anthology, including Pauline Holdstock, Harold Rhenisch, George Fetherling, Howie White, Katherine Gordon, and, M.A.C. Farrant. The book features an introduction by editor Daniel Francis, a historian and author of twenty books.
To purchase a copy, contact the Federation office or Brian Kaufman at Anvil Press Publishers (http://anvilpress.net/Books/imagining+british+columbia). ISBN 1895636906
5.5 x 8.25 | 216 pp
18.00 CAN / 18.00 US Launch Events Around the Province
Vancouver
Federation of BC Writers’ Anthology Launch
Sculpture Gallery Room, Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver
Friday, May 9, 8 pm.
M/C: Editor Daniel Francis
Readers: Trevor Carolan, Pam Galloway, Luanne Armstrong, Victoria Marvin, A.S. Penne. For more information, contact the Federation office at bcwriters@shaw.ca
Salmon Arm
Shuswap Lake International Writers' Festival
Launch and lunch sponsored by the Federation of BC Writers and the Shuswap Association of Writers takes place on the deck of the Prestige Hotel.
Saturday, May 24, 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Deanna Kawatski, Dawn Service, Jan Drabek and Luanne Armstrong reading from the Federation's new anthology. For more information, contact Kay McCracken at kaymcc@telus.net
Victoria
Fed Anthology Launch sponsored by the Federation of BC Writers, taking place at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, 6G - 1001 Douglas St., Victoria.
Friday, May 30, 7 pm.
Readers: Harold Rhenisch, Katherine Gordon, Pauline Holdstock, M.A.C. Farrant, Mona Fertig, Trisha Cull and Margaret Thompson. For more information, contact the Federation office or Margaret Thompson at magpye@shaw.ca.
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The Fed Anthology:
Brand New Fiction & Poetry from the Federation of BC Writers | |
On the occasion of the Fed's 25th anniversary, The Fed Anthology was initiated by past president George Fetherling and edited by Susan Musgrave. It is a colourful bazaar of previously unpublished fiction and poetry by over 50 of its members and includes both authors whose names are instantly familiar to readers of Canadian literature and others who are emerging only now to take their place as the next generation. The Fed Anthology features work by Tom Wayman, Lorna Crozier, Sandy Shreve, Jim Christy, W.H. New, Patrick Lane, Betsy Warland, Linda Rogers, Alan Twigg, Luanne Armstrong and many others. Published in 2003. To purchase a copy of this lively collection, contact the Federation office or Brian Kaufman at Anvil Press Publishers (www.anvilpress.com). ISBN: 1-895636-48-5 $18 240 pp. |
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