Category: Community

Award-winning playwrights Anna Chatterton, Len Falkenstein, and Colleen Murphy will read from their works on Wednesday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. The readings launch the book publication of two plays — Lac/Athabasca by Len Falkenstein and Gertrude and Alice by Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry — and introduce Colleen Murphy as UNB’s Writer-in-Residence. 

The next odd sundays takes place Sunday, February 18 at Corked Wine Bar (83 Regent St.), starting at 2pm. The two featured readers are Wayne Curtis, who often writes about life on the Miramichi, and Jane Tims, a botanist-cum-poet. As always, there will be a free book draw and an open mic set.

Writers Steven Heighton and Nancy Bauer will read from their work on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 7:30pm in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building at UNB Fredericton.

Odd Sundays presents Clarissa Hurley and Colleen Murphy this Sunday, February 4th, at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Doors open at 1:30pm and readings start at 2pm, followed by an open mic set and free book draw. 

At a ceremony on January 20, 2018, Canadian senator David Adams Richards handed out 12 150th Senate Medals. In a news release, Senator Richards says, "I am very pleased to be presenting the 150th Senate Medals to twelve deserving individuals. These medals have been given out nationally to people who have made positive contributions to their communities. The men and women being honoured have contributed in diverse ways — through writing, art, sport, history, education, and community leadership.

Odd Sundays takes place at 2 PM of January 21 at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Doors open at 1:30. Ann Simpson and Jan Wong are the featured readers, and as always, there will be an open mic after the featured readers and a free book draw.

Award-winning poets Sue Sinclair and Nick Thran will read from their work on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 7:30pm in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building at UNB Fredericton.

Are you a writer living in or near Fredericton, or do you live elsewhere in New Brunswick and are coming for a visit to Fredericton? Would you be interested in receiving free feedback on your writing? Then consider making an appointment with UNB's 2018 winter term writer-in-residence, the award-winning playwright, filmmaker and librettist, Colleen Murphy.

[Note: This reading was unavoidably cancelled due to weather. The readers have been rescheduled for future dates.] The first odd sundays of 2018 takes place at 2 PM of January 7 at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Doors open at 1:30. Wayne Curtis and Clarissa Hurley are the featured readers, and as always, there will be an open mic and a book draw.

The Fiddlehead staff and editors obviously love books and read a lot of them. But which book did they read in 2017 would each recommend to the readers of The Fiddlehead? Most of these books were published this year, but not all (we believe excellent books are timeless)! Enjoy our picks, and please let us know which book you would recommend in the comments below. 

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