At a ceremony last night at Government House, M. Travis Lane received the 2016 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts from Her Honour Jocelyne Roy Vienneau. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of artists to the arts in New Brunswick. Congratulations Travis!
The Odd Sundays Reading Series returns on November 6 with featured readers Sue Sinclair and Nick Thran. The reading begins at 2pm at Corked Wine Bar (83 Regent Street) and is free to the public.
Here's a picture of the recent books received at the office. What are you most looking forward to reading? Tell us! Go to the comment field below (or to Facebook or Twitter)!
The Fiddlehead's editors have been quite active lately. Fiction editor Gerard Beirne has been shortlisted for Writing.ie Short Story of the Year as part of the 2016 Irish Book Awards.
The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick will hold its annual WordsFall 2016 in Shediac on November 4-5. Friday evening events are at the historic Shediac Railway Station. Saturday’s professional development workshops are at the Shediac Multipurpose Centre.
Registration fee for the weekend, including all professional development sessions, lunch and coffee breaks is $85 for members and $110 for non-members. Deadline for registration is November 3rd.
