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Spaces: The Fogo Island Inn is the Rock’s most stylish place to take a crash course in local history

Despite its remote location along Iceberg Alley, on the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Fogo Island Inn has become a hot international destination for affluent travellers desiring a little modernity with their rustic ... Read More »

March 14, 2016 | Filed under: Libraries

Former St. John’s poet laureate George Murray unsure if he’ll return to his position after reversal of cuts

By Becky Robertson

Following St. John's city council's decision to reinstate the arts funding it cut by 50 per cent, or $100,000, in December, George Murray, the city's poet laureate, says he's unsure if he'll return to his ... Read More »

January 7, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

By Becky Robertson

Newfoundland-based novelist and poet Michael Crummey has been named the first of three recipients of the Writers' Trust of Canada’s new writing fellowship, launched to celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary. Crummey was honoured with the ... Read More »

November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Ship Pub has been the crux of the arts scene in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for nearly 40 years. The famous Atlantic Canadian local, nestled in Solomon’s Lane between Water and Duckworth Streets, is situated ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers shortlist revealed

By Becky Robertson

The Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union, in partnership with the province’s Literary Arts Foundation and Writers’ Alliance, has announced the shortlist for its biennial Fresh Fish Award, presented to an emerging Newfoundland writer not yet ... Read More »

October 13, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Writers at Woody Point rename Heritage Theatre after Shelagh Rogers

By Becky Robertson

The Writers at Woody Point literary festival held in Newfoundland's Bonne Bay region, presented annually by Friends of Writers at Woody Point, has renamed its historic Heritage Theatre after the festival's host, CBC Radio's Shelagh ... Read More »

August 17, 2015 | Filed under: Events, People

Bologna Cookbook places third at 2015 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

By Becky Robertson

Kevin Phillips' The Bologna Cookbook, published by Newfoundland's Flanker Press, placed third in the best meat cookbook category at this year's Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Best in the World competition. The book, Phillips' first, and ... Read More »

June 10, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

2015 East Coast Literary Awards winners announced

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia has revealed the winners of this year's East Coast Literary Awards. The $25,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award went to Darren Greer for his third novel Just Beneath My ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

Poet Carmelita McGrath and veterinarian-turned-author Andrew Peacock were named winners of the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards this afternoon at a ceremony at Government House in St. John's. The awards, recognizing excellent works by the ... Read More »

May 27, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Cape Breton bookmark site to honour Alistair MacLeod

By Monika Lemke

Project Bookmark Canada, which erects textual markers from stories and poems in the places where literary scenes are set, announced that the bookmark for Alistair MacLeod’s 1999 novel No Great Mischief will be unveiled Oct. 1 ... Read More »

May 12, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

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Search Results by tag: East Coast

Spaces: The Fogo Island Inn is the Rock’s most stylish place to take a crash course in local history

Former St. John’s poet laureate George Murray unsure if he’ll return to his position after reversal of cuts

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers shortlist revealed

Writers at Woody Point rename Heritage Theatre after Shelagh Rogers

Bologna Cookbook places third at 2015 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

2015 East Coast Literary Awards winners announced

Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

Cape Breton bookmark site to honour Alistair MacLeod

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