Events
IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POETRY MONTH:
A SUNDAY OF POETS AT GRANDE PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
with Master Poets Glen Sorestad and Paulette Dubé
Two of western Canada’s finest poets come to the Peace Country with their newest releases to share their wisdom and talent during National Poetry Month. A feast of poetic offerings – including readings from the newly released Gait by Paulette Dubé and What We Miss by Glen Sorestad, (both released by Thistledown Press, Spring 2010) as well as a Master Poetry Workshop and a series of Blue Pencil Cafés.
Co-sponsored by House of Blue Skies and the Writers Guild of Alberta
April 18, 2010
10:30 to 11:45 Blue Pencil Café Sessions (20 minute private critiquing sessions)
Lunch – Esquires
1:15 – 2:00 pm Poetry Reading Grande Prairie launches of Paulette Dubé’s Gait and What We Miss by Glen Sorestad (open at 1)
Health Break
2:15 – 3:45 Poetry Workshop – Poetry Exercises and Q & A
Health Break
3:45 – 5:00 Open Mike for Peace Country Poets & Workshop Participants
Blue Pencil Cafés $15.00 per session Deadline April 8, 2010
Register with Grande Prairie Public Library and email ten (10) pages of poetry, double spaced, no smaller than 10 pt font to ymury@gppl.ab.ca
10:30 to 10:50 Session 1 (Paulette) Session 2 (Glen)
10:55 to 11:15 Session 3 (Paulette) Session 4 (Glen)
11:20 to 11:40 Session 5 (Paulette) Session 6 (Glen)
www.thistledownpress.com
www.poets.ca
PREPARING TO SEND YOUR WORK TO A PUBLISHER
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9 am to noon
Facilitated by Angela Kublik, co-publisher, House of Blue Skies
There are accepted standards among publishers of what is an ‘excellent package from an author. Learn the simple and effective rules and ensure your work is given the best possible reception wherever you send it. How to copyright your work without big expenses? See your work through an editor’s and publisher’s eyes.
Location, Little White School, 2 Madonna Drive, St. Albert. The Little White School is a St. Albert heritage site located near the centre of St. Albert, directions will be forwarded to registered participants.
Our Facilitator, Angela Kublik, writer, editor and publisher, well regarded in each of those disciplines; will provide an exciting, interesting morning for writers of all genres. Both recent Blue Skies publications Writing the Land and Home and Away critical acclaim, were listed on the Best Sellers lists of several newspapers, sold out the first printing with reprinting sales reported as excellent.
Supported by, the City of St. Albert, Musee Heritage, Writers Guild of Albert and other soon to be named grant providing agencies in St. Albert, total fees to attend are $0.00. Therefore preregistration is required. The morning is limited to a total of 30 participants, preregister by email to Andy Michaelson at andymichaelson@shaw.ca.
