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Anthology Launch Events Around the Province

We continue to plan additional launch and reading events for our new book, Imagining BC: Land, Memory & Place (Anvil Press) and will send out notices as they are confirmed. Members can purchase a copy at any one of the launch events and at local bookstores or by sending in the order form included in the spring issue of WordWorks.

Vancouver POSTPONED!
Anvil Launch of Imagining British Columbia, a BC Book & Magazine Week event
Café Montmartre, 4362 Main Street, Vancouver
Tuesday, April 22, 7 pm.
Readers: Trisha Cull, Victoria Marvin, Jan Drabek, A.S. Penne
For more information, contact Karen Green at info@anvilpress.com

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, Mona Fertig. 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, 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.
Saturday, 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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Visit the Federation website at http://www.bcwriters.com/events.php for a listing of events around the province. Here are just a few to get you started!

BC Book & Magazine Week Events
BC Book & Magazine Week kicks off with the BC Book Prize Soirée taking place on Saturday, April 19 at 7 pm at the Metropolitan Hotel, 645 Howe Street, Vancouver. With music by Ron Johnston, food by Diva at the Met, a silent auction and, of course, many shortlisted authors in attendance, this free public event at the Metropolitan Hotel is a great opportunity for those in the publishing and writing community to mix and mingle with finalists and fans alike. For a full schedule of events including BC Book Prize tours around the province next week, check out www.bcbookprizes.ca

Could Vancouver become a UNESCO World City of Literature?
A movement is underway to have Vancouver named a UNESCO City of Literature, joining the City of Edinburgh, which received the first-ever UN designation in 2004. Alma Lee, the founding artistic director of the Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival, and Margaret Reynolds, executive director of the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia, will chair a public consultation on April 23 that will explore the opportunities associated with becoming a UNESCO World City of Literature. Please attend to learn more and to offer input on the project.

Wednesday, April 23, 4:00-6:00 pm
Alma vanDusen Room, Vancouver Public Library at Library Square
350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
For more information: almalee@telus.net
More on the UNESCO World City of Literature designation: http://tinyurl.com/3umsfu.
http://www.straight.com/article-141206/vancouver-gets-its-literary-groove

Shuswap Lake Internations Writers Festival
http://www.shuswapwritersfest.ca/

This year's Shuswap Lake International Writers Festival will take place May 23 to 24 at the Prestige Harbourfront Hotel & Resort in Salmon Arm, BC. Presenters and workshop leaders include Fed members Luanne Armstrong, Deanna Kawatski, Jan Drabek, Shirley Jean Tucker and Tom Wayman. The cost to attend all eight workshops plus an evening of readings is $85 (Early Bird registration ends May 2). Visit www.saow.ca for more details.

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ROOM MAGAZINE - 2008 ANNUAL FICTION, POETRY,
AND CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
Deadline: postmarked no later than May 15, 2008
Web: http://www.roommagazine.com/
It's that time of year again—sharpen your pencils or fire up your laptop and send us your fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction contest entries. Prizes: 1st prize in each category – $500, 2nd prize – $250. Winners will be published in a 2009 issue of Room. Other manuscripts may be published. Judges: Creative Non-Fiction: Rita Moir. Fiction: Ivan E Coyote. Poetry: Evelyn Lau. Send entries to: Room Fiction and Poetry Contest PO Box 46160, Station D, Vancouver, BC V6J 5G5, Canada. No manuscripts will be returned. Only winners will be notified. Check website for all complete rules - and also contests for other genres.

ROCKSALT ANTHOLOGY

Deadline: Postdated May 15, 2008
Web: www.mothertonguepublishing.com
Mother Tongue Publishing Limited is “very excited to announce the launch of our new BC trade publishing company: Mother Tongue Publishing Limited. (m)Öthêr Tøñgué Press has changed its name and spread its wings! We are inviting submissions for Rocksalt, an Anthology of Contemporary BC Poetry, the first in 30 years! Rocksalt will be edited by Harold Rhenisch and Mona Fertig.

GEIST Short Long-Distance Writing Contest
Deadline: Postdated June 1, 2008
Web: www.geist.com/contest/distance?wc_mid=1676:886071&wc_rid=107490697
Send a short story where the action takes place in at least two time zones within Canada. Maximum length is 500 words, fiction or non-fiction. First prize $250; second prize $150; third prize $100. Winning entries will be published in Geist and at geist.com. Entry fee: $20. For more information or to enter, see website.

Federation of BC Writers Literary Writes Competition
Deadline: Postdated July 1, 2008
Web: http://www.bcwriters.com/literary.php
This Year's Category: Short Fiction, any genre (literary, mystery, romance, science fiction, etc.)
First Prize: $500 and publication in WordWorks, Second Prize: $300, Third Prize: $150
The Federation of BC Writers is calling upon all creative souls to enter this year's Literary Writes fiction contest. Be it literary or mystery, speculative or science, your short story should grab the readers' attention, holding them sweet hostage until the very end. Enter now and you could be a winner in Literary Writes 2008.

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Berton House Writers’ RetreatThe Writers’ Trust of Canada is now accepting applications for the position of writer-in-residence at the Berton House Writers’ Retreat in Dawson City, Yukon. There are four positions available between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Each position is for a three-month period. The residency provides a unique opportunity for Canadian writers to devote a significant time to their writing and to advancing their writing careers. A monthly honorarium is provided and housing and transportation costs are covered. Writers are required to perform a public reading in Dawson City and Whitehorse
and are encouraged to interact with the local community. Remuneration: $6,000 honorarium for a three-month term. To download an application form or for further information visit http://www.bertonhouse.ca/ Deadline for applications is September 30, 2008.

Canada Council Seeks Writer/Editor
Canada Council for the Arts is presently recruiting for a Writer/Editor (English-language) (Web sites and publications), Communications. Please visit www.canadacouncil.ca to view the posting. Applications should be submitted to Mélanie Francoeur, Human Resources, no later than April 30, 2008 at competition1@canadacouncil.ca quoting competition number 2465TNF. For more information or for a complete job profile, please contact Rachelle Malone at 613-566-4414 extension 4114 or at 1-800-263-5588 extension 4114. All applications can also be sent by fax to 613-566-4323. The Employment Application Form must be completed and submitted in order to be considered for this position.

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