Shelburne Writers Festival 2010
August 13-14, 2010

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FRIDAY AUGUST 13
1-3 pm
DOUGLAS ARTHUR BROWN will read to children at the Guild Hall. Children will also be invited to draw pictures from the stories on the street.  nacks will be provided.

SATURDAY AUGUST 14
9am-12pm
Writing Workshops
(Workshop A at Shelburne Library, Workshop B at the Osprey)

Workshop A: "Poetry and the Art of Letting Go"
featuring LORRI NEILSEN GLENN
People, places, belongings, illusions, rules, expectations: letting go is difficult, but we can find poetry in the spaces they once occupied. This is a working session, in which we'll draft poems using different approaches and explore the art of the lost and found.

Lorri Neilsen Glenn is a poet, essayist, and teacher. She is the author and editor of ten collections of poetry and nonfiction, the most recent being Lost Gospels (Brick Books). Poet Laureate of Halifax from 2005-2009, Neilsen Glenn has won awards for her writing, research, and community work. She currently resides in Halifax.

Workshop B: "Autobiography to Fiction"
featuring BETH POWNING and STEPHANIE DOMET
Fiction writers are encouraged to "write what you know." Drawing upon events and circumstances in your own life can lead to the writing of great fiction.

Beth Powning is the author of two memoirs, Edge Seasons and Shadow Child, as well as two novels, the most recent being The Sea Captain's Wife. Stephanie Domet's award-winning first novel, Homing, is based on events from her own life.

COST PER SESSION IS $25. TO REGISTER, PLEASE EMAIL ospreyartscentre@eastlink.ca or CALL 902-875-2359.

 

WORDS AND MUSIC SESSIONS
Session 1: 2:00-2:40
featuring DOUGLAS ARTHUR BROWN and DARCY RHYNO
music by BOB VACON

OPEN MIC: Words or Music

Session 2: 3:00-3:40
featuring BETH POWNING and STEPHANIE DOMET
music by THREE PIECE SWEET (Pat deMolitor, Lisa Buchanan, Merrie Howe)

OPEN MIC: Words or Music

Session 3: 4:00-4:40
featuring GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE and LORRI NEILSEN GLENN
music by PAT WATSON

5-7 pm
2010 Writers Fest Supper
(Guild Hall)
Jackie Race offers up a great meal at a great price. Dine with the writers and musicians. Books will be for sale and there will be book signings as well.

7:30 pm
Words and Music Finale
GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE will read from his extensive works. BETH POWNING will read from her new novel, The Sea Captain's Wife. PAT WATSON will also play a set of gospel music.

 

THE OSPREY WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.