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Wordspring Festival 2024 đź“š

May 31 @ 2:00 pm June 2 @ 2:00 pm

Whether you are a student, a member, or a non-member, you can find something to enjoy during this 3 day festival.

Remember that the Friday night Literary Soiree celebrating the winners of 2024 NB Writing Competition, as well as the New Brunswick Book Awards on Saturday night are open to the public, and free to attend.

434 Main St
Moncton, NB E1C 1B9 Canada
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(506) 382-1664
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Frye Festival: 25th Edition đź“š

April 19 @ 9:00 am April 28 @ 11:30 pm

The Frye Festival is the largest literary event in Atlantic Canada and a bilingual celebration of books, ideas and the imagination.

Amounting to ten days of festivities, the festival takes place at the end of April and unfolds in the Greater Moncton region, in neighbouring communities, and, in the case of school visits, all over the province.

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David Bergen and Elaine McCluskey Read at the AX đź“š

April 25 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

AX is pleased to welcome to the gallery authors David Bergen and Elaine McCluskey

Join us on Thursday, April 25th, 2924 at 6:30pm for a FREE public reading.

We acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts. Thank you to the New Brunswick Department of Tourism Heritage and Culture for their support of this event.

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12 Maple Ave
Sussex, NB Canada
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Reading at Westminster Bookmark: thom vernon and Angel Dionne đź“š

February 11 @ 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Join Word Feast and Westminster Bookmark for our partnering event featuring readings from two New Brunswick fiction writers, Angel T. Dionne, author of the short story collection Sardines, and thom vernon, author of the forthcoming novel The Drifts and I Met Death & Sex Through My Friend, Tom Meuley.

About Sardines: In this, the author’s first collection, readers will find twelve tinned tales of a world both familiar and disquietingly austere.

About I Met Death & Sex Through My Friend, Tom Mauley: In this dark comedy taking place over twenty-four hours, a blizzard pummels Toronto as a beloved high school teacher coerces his teenage student to assist in his violent suicide forcing the student, his best friend, the friend’s bulimic mom, and a down-low cop to outrun each other, the storm, and the ghosts haunting them. Accessibility information: ASL interpretation will be provided.

445 King Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada
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Demystifying the Query Letter with Vanessa C. Hawkins đź“«

February 11 @ 2:00 pm 3:00 pm

Join local author Vaness C. Hawkins for her workshop on querying publishers!

Crack the code to publishing success and dive into a concise, power-packed session to master the art of crafting attention-grabbing queries. Whether you’re a debut author or a seasoned scribe, let’s unleash the magic that gets your manuscript noticed!  To register for this event, please email chair.word.feast@gmail.com. Accessibility information: ASL interpretation will be provided.

Lanterns on the Nashwaak, Refletions to Light the Way Home by Neil Sampson and Stained Glass, a Kaye Eliot Mystery by Jane Tims at Westminster Books, November 12, 2022

Lanterns on the Nashwaak and Stained Glass 🏮

November 12, 2022 @ 2:00 pm 3:00 pm

Reading and book signing this Saturday, November 12, 202, at 2pm at Westminster Books.

Lanterns on the Nashwaak, Refletions to Light the Way Home by Neil Sampson and Stained Glass, a Kaye Eliot Mystery by Jane Tims at Westminster Books, November 12, 2022

Neil will read from his new book ‘Lanterns on the Nashwaak’ and Jane Tims will share her newest mystery in the Kaye Eliot Series ‘Stained Glass.’

There will be cookies and Q and A. Lots of fun to welcome November.