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Reading Circle Newsletter December 2011
Hi Everyone
I can’t believe that December is here already! The weather has been unseasonably warm – no complaints from me – but the bit of snow we have had puts me in the holiday spirit.
You haven’t received an update from the Reading Circle since you were invited to submit nominations for the 2012 Book List – Our Canada – Rocks and Roots. We received 72 nominations. Thanks ever so much. You can view the entire list at our website: www.muskokachautauqua.ca
On November 12, the Reading Circle Task Force met. They had the job of taking those 72 nominations and through the evening’s discussion arrive at 10 titles they thought best exemplified the theme. They chose 12!
Since then, the Planning Committee has been meeting. It’s the job of the Planning Committee to take the 12 books and decide on the final 5 for the 2012 Book List. The programme for our 2012 Signature Event - June 1-3, 2012 - will be built around those 5 books. We have been busy brainstorming program ideas, contacting authors, arranging entertainment, etc. When we have a definite program for the June 1-3 weekend, you will be contacted. Stay tuned!!
Here are a couple of points of interest:
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
I can’t believe that December is here already! The weather has been unseasonably warm – no complaints from me – but the bit of snow we have had puts me in the holiday spirit.
You haven’t received an update from the Reading Circle since you were invited to submit nominations for the 2012 Book List – Our Canada – Rocks and Roots. We received 72 nominations. Thanks ever so much. You can view the entire list at our website: www.muskokachautauqua.ca
On November 12, the Reading Circle Task Force met. They had the job of taking those 72 nominations and through the evening’s discussion arrive at 10 titles they thought best exemplified the theme. They chose 12!
Since then, the Planning Committee has been meeting. It’s the job of the Planning Committee to take the 12 books and decide on the final 5 for the 2012 Book List. The programme for our 2012 Signature Event - June 1-3, 2012 - will be built around those 5 books. We have been busy brainstorming program ideas, contacting authors, arranging entertainment, etc. When we have a definite program for the June 1-3 weekend, you will be contacted. Stay tuned!!
Here are a couple of points of interest:
- Muskoka Chautauqua Gift Certificates are available for purchase. They would make a wonderful Christmas gift. If you are interested call 705-765-1048.
- Alex Mortimer and the Beast of Wildeor by Bryan Dearsley: Bryan has invited you to his reading and book signing at the Bracebridge Public Library, Saturday December 10, 2011 at 11:00am. This is a fund raiser for the library foundation. On the same date from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Bryan will be holding a book chat at Wolff’s Den Cafe, Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst. Come and join the chat and sample traditional German Christmas treats.
- Jason Dickson, antiquarian and owner of Jason Dickson Antiquarian Books (formerly Muskoka Bookhouse), Bracebridge, can be reached at books@jdicksonbooks.com or 705-646-2215. His new website is http://jdicksonbooks.com
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Download the newsletter in PDF format:
| december_2011_newsletter.pdf |
Reading Circle Newsletter August 2011
Hello Everyone
Hope you all have been enjoying this wonderful summer (and attending the many literary events in the area and in Ontario!)
The Reading Circle Committee is starting to gear up for next year'’s Signature Event! We are planning it for the first weekend in June, so circle that weekend on your 2012 calendar and stay tuned!
Here are some upcoming literary events:
Looking Ahead to September/ October
Interesting websites:
That’'s all for this newsletter. If you have information about literary events in your neighbourhood, send me an email and I'’ll put your notice in the next newsletter. Happy Reading!
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Hope you all have been enjoying this wonderful summer (and attending the many literary events in the area and in Ontario!)
The Reading Circle Committee is starting to gear up for next year'’s Signature Event! We are planning it for the first weekend in June, so circle that weekend on your 2012 calendar and stay tuned!
Here are some upcoming literary events:
- The Muskoka Lakes Music Festival and Muskoka Chautauqua will partner with the Muskoka Lakes Museum in August for an exhibition and final lecture.
- The Alcuin Society Book Awards Exhibition will be on display from August 19 until early October at the museum. The Alcuin Society, a voluntary collection of dedicated book lovers and experts from across Canada, sponsors the only national competition for book design in Canada. The museum will play host to the winners of these prestigious awards in its upcoming exhibit.
- On Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00pm, Jason Dixon will return to The Muskoka Lakes Museum’s Lecture Series to discuss the Alcuin awards and conclude the lecture series. “"We're very excited to have these books on display here at the museum,”" says museum curator Doug Smith. “"They are so beautifully done - something that everyone should see."” Cost: $5.00, with 10% discount for Reading Circle Members
- Alongside the Book Awards exhibit, Nola McConnan’'s latest work will also be displayed at the Muskoka Lakes Museum. Nola is the artist and author behind ABC Muskoka, a children'’s book that features a collection of intricate, hand cut lino block prints, paired with words about Muskoka icons.
- August 18, 2011, 10:00 - 3:00 - Come Celebrate! The Norma and Miller Alloway Muskoka Lakes Library will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary in Port Carling.
- All Day – Displays of model trains, LEGO, silent auction and Room-in-a-Box Creations
- 10:30 – Minettones
- 11:00 – Cake cutting
- Wahta Singing Birds and Drumming
- 12:00 hot dogs and sausages for sale
- 2:00 – Nola McConnan – author/illustrator of ABC Muskoka– book signing and reading
- 3:00 – announcement of LEGO and Room-in-a-Box competition winners
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 8:00 pm “Anne of Green Gables Silent Movie” at Clevelands House, Minett. With live piano accompaniment by Jack Hutton, Jack and his wife Linda will be re-creating the long lost 1919 silent movie, “Anne of Green Gables”. As you listen to Linda’'s narration and Jack'’s totally authentic piano background, you will feel right back there in an old silent movie theatre. Cost: $15.00, with 10% discount for Reading Circle Members. Call 705-765-1048 to order tickets.
Looking Ahead to September/ October
- Northwords Literary Festival, Huntsville - September 30-October 2. Go to www.northwords.org for information and tickets
Interesting websites:
- www.openbookontario.com - your connection to Ontario'’s vibrant literary scene
- Continue consulting www.muskokachautauqua.ca - for updates
- www.alcuinsociety.com - for lovers of books, the book arts, fine printing and reading
- www.muskokabookhouse.com - an antiques and collectibles bookshop in Bracebridge, Ontario.
That’'s all for this newsletter. If you have information about literary events in your neighbourhood, send me an email and I'’ll put your notice in the next newsletter. Happy Reading!
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Download the newsletter in PDF format:
| august_2011_newsletter.pdf |
Reading Circle Newsletter July 2011
In the last newsletter, I welcomed the new members to The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle and reported that we had 86 members. NOW, I am once again welcoming new members and I am so pleased to report that our membership stands at 139!! Thanks to the new partnership between the Muskoka Lakes Museum and the Muskoka Lakes Festival, Chautauqua members will now enjoy a discount at the Muskoka Lakes Museum in Port Carling, to complement the many benefits members already enjoy at arts organizations and events across the area. Chautauqua members will also receive discounted prices for future Muskoka Lakes Music Festival events, including the Moshe Hammer & Ross Inglis concert on July 16, the Toronto All-Star Big Band Dance on July 30 and the Anne of Green Silent Movie on August 18. Also, remember you receive a 10% discount at Scott’s of Muskoka, a bookstore in Bracebridge, The Gravenhurst Bookstore and The Bookcase, a bookstore in Huntsville. Members just show your membership card or give your membership number when you order tickets to receive your discounts.
Our Signature Literary Event held June 3-5, 2011, was AMAZING! We planned for 200 and ran out of passports! To read some of the media coverage go to www.muskokachautauqua.ca and click on media. Videos of the weekend will be available on the website shortly.
The Reading Circle committee has already started to plan next year’'s event. We are planning to hold it on the first weekend in June 2012. If you missed the event this year, put next year’'s event on your calendar so you won'’t be disappointed.
On July 6, a group gathered to talk antique books at the launch of a summer-long lecture series held at the Muskoka Lakes Museum in Port Carling. The talk was given by Jason Dixon, antiquarian book expert and owner of Muskoka Bookhouse, in partnership with the Muskoka Lakes Music Festival. The evening was a feature of the Muskoka Literary Trail, a new initiative that links literary events and organizations throughout Muskoka.
Have a great summer
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Here are some upcoming points of interest:
The Muskoka Lakes Music Festival and Muskoka Chautauqua will partner with the Muskoka Lakes Museum in August for an exhibition and final lecture. The Alcuin Society Book Awards Exhibition will be on display from August 19 until early October at the museum. The Alcuin Society, a voluntary collection of dedicated book lovers and experts from across Canada, sponsors the only national competition for book design in Canada. The museum will play host to the winners of these prestigious awards in its upcoming exhibit.
Jason Dixon will return on August 24 to discuss the Alcuin awards and conclude the lecture series. “We're very excited to have these books on display here at the museum,” says museum curator Doug Smith. “They are so beautifully done – something that everyone should see.”
Alongside the Book Awards exhibit, Nola McConnan'’s latest work will also be displayed at the Muskoka Lakes Museum. Nola is the artist and author behind ABC Muskoka, a children’s book that features a collection of intricate, hand cut lino block prints, paired with words about Muskoka icons.
Download the newsletter in PDF format:
| july_2011_newsletter.pdf |
Reading Circle May 2011 Newsletter
Welcome to our new members and contacts. It is exciting to see the growth since we revived Muskoka Chautauqua in 2010. We now have 86 Reading Circle members and we continue to grow each day. The Muskoka Chautauqua name is no longer an unknown and people are coming from far and wide to attend programs that we offer. As well, I receive emails from people who know of literary events happening in the area. I put these notices in the newsletter and send them out to all of you for your interest. Of course for me, the biggest point of interest is the upcoming Muskoka Chautauqua Signature Event June 3-5. There is only a little over a week left for you to purchase your tickets for the sessions. I hope to see many old friends and acquaintances anmeet our new members on that weekend. Enjoy the newsletter.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Commitee
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle's Signature Event, June 3 - 5, 2011
See the brochure here.
Novel marathon inspires writers, creates readers.
The Muskoka Novel Marathon is a fundraiser for adult literacy initiatives in Muskoka. But more than that, it’s an opportunity for writers to come together in a supportive environment and spend 72 hours doing what feeds their souls. Now in its 11thyear, the marathon has raised more than $40,000 in total for the Muskoka Literacy Council and helped springboard several writers into professional careers. Winners of Best Novel in three categories: —adult, young adult and juvenile, —receive an opportunity to submit their manuscripts directly to Canadian publishers for feedback. This year the novel marathon is taking place July 15 - 18 in the Club 55 area of the Huntsville Town Hall, right on Main Street. The goal is to raise an unprecedented $10,000 through pledges and donations.
For information about participating or donating, see www.muskokanovelmarathon.com or call co-convener Paula Boon at (705)788-3828.
New Release: Every Step of the Way by Dr. Eva Olsson and Jan Olsson
Inn at the Falls, Bracebridge, Ontario
Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2 - 5 pm
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres
RSVP by June 10 to Jan Olsson: janolsson54@gmail.com or 705-644-4063
Have a look at this wonderful website www.openbookontario.com
Welcome to our new members and contacts. It is exciting to see the growth since we revived Muskoka Chautauqua in 2010. We now have 86 Reading Circle members and we continue to grow each day. The Muskoka Chautauqua name is no longer an unknown and people are coming from far and wide to attend programs that we offer. As well, I receive emails from people who know of literary events happening in the area. I put these notices in the newsletter and send them out to all of you for your interest. Of course for me, the biggest point of interest is the upcoming Muskoka Chautauqua Signature Event June 3-5. There is only a little over a week left for you to purchase your tickets for the sessions. I hope to see many old friends and acquaintances anmeet our new members on that weekend. Enjoy the newsletter.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Commitee
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle's Signature Event, June 3 - 5, 2011
See the brochure here.
Novel marathon inspires writers, creates readers.
The Muskoka Novel Marathon is a fundraiser for adult literacy initiatives in Muskoka. But more than that, it’s an opportunity for writers to come together in a supportive environment and spend 72 hours doing what feeds their souls. Now in its 11thyear, the marathon has raised more than $40,000 in total for the Muskoka Literacy Council and helped springboard several writers into professional careers. Winners of Best Novel in three categories: —adult, young adult and juvenile, —receive an opportunity to submit their manuscripts directly to Canadian publishers for feedback. This year the novel marathon is taking place July 15 - 18 in the Club 55 area of the Huntsville Town Hall, right on Main Street. The goal is to raise an unprecedented $10,000 through pledges and donations.
For information about participating or donating, see www.muskokanovelmarathon.com or call co-convener Paula Boon at (705)788-3828.
New Release: Every Step of the Way by Dr. Eva Olsson and Jan Olsson
Inn at the Falls, Bracebridge, Ontario
Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2 - 5 pm
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres
RSVP by June 10 to Jan Olsson: janolsson54@gmail.com or 705-644-4063
Have a look at this wonderful website www.openbookontario.com
Reading Circle April 2011 Newsletter
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle’s 2011 season started off with a bang! We had the launch of our 2011 Book List at the Port Carling Library on April 2, 2011. This was coupled with the launch of the Muskoka Literary Trail. We want to thank Sheila Durand and the staff of the Port Carling Library for hosting this event. Following the launches, those in attendance enjoyed delicious refreshments from David Frieson, Riverwalk, Bracebridge. To see video of the event go to www.muakokachautauqua.ca/events
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle 2011 Book List
Theme: Secrets and Guilt
Hana’s Suitcase, Karen Levine
The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald
Northern Light, Roy MacGregor
The Bishop’s Man, Linden MacIntyre
Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway
A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book, Frank Warren
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle 2011 Book Mark
Download it at www.muskokachautauqua.ca/reading-circle or pick one up, shortly, at local bookstores and libraries.
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle presents"Secrets & Guilt" - A Literary Weekend with Linden MacIntyre & Friends
Friday, June 3rd, Saturday, June 4th, & Sunday, June 5th, 2011 at The Rosseau, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Minett
This exciting weekend-long event is based around the 2011 Reading List theme of "Secrets and Guilt." It features special guests Linden MacIntyre, investigative journalist, award winning author, and co-host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate; Steve Paikin, broadcast journalist, author, award winning documentary producer, and host of TVO’s The Agenda; Carol Off, host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, award winning broadcast journalist and author; Jay Ingram, host of The Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada, science author; and Toronto Star columnist John Ibbitson.
The brochure for Secrets and Guilt can seen and downloaded at www.muskokachautauqua.ca/eventsReading Circle Membership
Your current membership is valid until June 2012. Memberships are $10.00 and are available by phoning 705-765-1048 or 1-888-311-ARTS. Memberships will also be available at each of the Reading Circle events.
Go to www.muskokachautauqua.ca/membership for a list of membership benefits.
Other Literary News
From Melody Richardson: Writer in Residence, Baysville and Bracebridge Public Libraries. Contact Melody at melody@vianet.ca
Words’ Worth in the Spring: A Public Reading is a fundraiser I’m organizing for Bracebridge Public Library in conjunction with Friends of Bracebridge Library. The reading is set for Wednesday April 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. It will feature members of both writing groups that meet at the Bracebridge Library. The roster includes: Wendie Donabie-Dixon, Maria Duncalf-Barber, Paul Feist, Steven Jacklin, Bruce Liddle, Marie Rempel & me. Our readings will be as diverse as the authors’ writing styles: excerpts will include memoirs, short stories and poetry. Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served.
We’d love to see a big crowd that evening. We’ll make you laugh, we’ll make you cry and hopefully our offerings will make you donate to a library that’s been the hub of literary activity for quite some time.
Thanks to all writers who volunteered to read at our fundraiser this month. I appreciate your enthusiasm!
Muskoka Literary Trail
New in 2011, The Muskoka Literary Trail is an exciting initiative linking several different literary events and organizations around Muskoka. With events occurring throughout the district during the spring, summer and fall, literary enthusiasts can follow the trail to exciting author talks, book festivals, readings and presentations.
Go to www.muskokaliterarytrail.com for information about the literary events that will be taking place in Muskoka April-October 2011.
The 2011 is shaping up to be an exciting Literary season in Muskoka. In the early 1900’s Muskoka was known as the Literary Capital of Canada and if this year’s offerings are any indication, Muskoka is heading that way once again! Hope to see you at the Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle events and at other literary events happening all over Muskoka.
Andrea Binkle: Muskoka Chautauqua Reading CircleCommittee
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle’s 2011 season started off with a bang! We had the launch of our 2011 Book List at the Port Carling Library on April 2, 2011. This was coupled with the launch of the Muskoka Literary Trail. We want to thank Sheila Durand and the staff of the Port Carling Library for hosting this event. Following the launches, those in attendance enjoyed delicious refreshments from David Frieson, Riverwalk, Bracebridge. To see video of the event go to www.muakokachautauqua.ca/events
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle 2011 Book List
Theme: Secrets and Guilt
Hana’s Suitcase, Karen Levine
The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald
Northern Light, Roy MacGregor
The Bishop’s Man, Linden MacIntyre
Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway
A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book, Frank Warren
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle 2011 Book Mark
Download it at www.muskokachautauqua.ca/reading-circle or pick one up, shortly, at local bookstores and libraries.
The Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle presents"Secrets & Guilt" - A Literary Weekend with Linden MacIntyre & Friends
Friday, June 3rd, Saturday, June 4th, & Sunday, June 5th, 2011 at The Rosseau, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Minett
This exciting weekend-long event is based around the 2011 Reading List theme of "Secrets and Guilt." It features special guests Linden MacIntyre, investigative journalist, award winning author, and co-host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate; Steve Paikin, broadcast journalist, author, award winning documentary producer, and host of TVO’s The Agenda; Carol Off, host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, award winning broadcast journalist and author; Jay Ingram, host of The Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada, science author; and Toronto Star columnist John Ibbitson.
The brochure for Secrets and Guilt can seen and downloaded at www.muskokachautauqua.ca/eventsReading Circle Membership
Your current membership is valid until June 2012. Memberships are $10.00 and are available by phoning 705-765-1048 or 1-888-311-ARTS. Memberships will also be available at each of the Reading Circle events.
Go to www.muskokachautauqua.ca/membership for a list of membership benefits.
Other Literary News
From Melody Richardson: Writer in Residence, Baysville and Bracebridge Public Libraries. Contact Melody at melody@vianet.ca
Words’ Worth in the Spring: A Public Reading is a fundraiser I’m organizing for Bracebridge Public Library in conjunction with Friends of Bracebridge Library. The reading is set for Wednesday April 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. It will feature members of both writing groups that meet at the Bracebridge Library. The roster includes: Wendie Donabie-Dixon, Maria Duncalf-Barber, Paul Feist, Steven Jacklin, Bruce Liddle, Marie Rempel & me. Our readings will be as diverse as the authors’ writing styles: excerpts will include memoirs, short stories and poetry. Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served.
We’d love to see a big crowd that evening. We’ll make you laugh, we’ll make you cry and hopefully our offerings will make you donate to a library that’s been the hub of literary activity for quite some time.
Thanks to all writers who volunteered to read at our fundraiser this month. I appreciate your enthusiasm!
Muskoka Literary Trail
New in 2011, The Muskoka Literary Trail is an exciting initiative linking several different literary events and organizations around Muskoka. With events occurring throughout the district during the spring, summer and fall, literary enthusiasts can follow the trail to exciting author talks, book festivals, readings and presentations.
Go to www.muskokaliterarytrail.com for information about the literary events that will be taking place in Muskoka April-October 2011.
The 2011 is shaping up to be an exciting Literary season in Muskoka. In the early 1900’s Muskoka was known as the Literary Capital of Canada and if this year’s offerings are any indication, Muskoka is heading that way once again! Hope to see you at the Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle events and at other literary events happening all over Muskoka.
Andrea Binkle: Muskoka Chautauqua Reading CircleCommittee
Reading Circle March 2011 Newsletter
Spring Greetings
Although I haven'’t been in touch with you over the last few months, the Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee has not been idle! We have been busy choosing the books for our 2011 Book List and planning our signature literary event which will take place on the weekend of June 3-5, 2011. Get ready for another wonderful season!
PRIZE: $1,500 for the winning entry and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian children'’s publishers.
ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who have not had a book published by a commercial or university press in any genre and who do not currently have a contract with a book publisher. Original (English language) fiction or nonfiction, up to 1,500 words, not published in any format.
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES: Entries should be typed, double-spaced, and numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled. Do not send entries that have only a few sentences per page.Illustrations are not accepted. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, e-mail, word count, and number of pages of entry. Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition. Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers' Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order, $15 per submission. Entries must be postmarked by APRIL 24, 2011 to be eligible.
Mail entries to: WFC Competition, The Writers’ Union of Canada, 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 1P1.
Results will be posted at www dot writersunion.ca in July 2011. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Although I haven'’t been in touch with you over the last few months, the Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee has not been idle! We have been busy choosing the books for our 2011 Book List and planning our signature literary event which will take place on the weekend of June 3-5, 2011. Get ready for another wonderful season!
- Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle is pleased to announce the launch of their 2011 Book List. The launch will take place at the Port Carling Branch of the Muskoka Lakes Library, 69 Joseph St., Port Carling, Ontario at 11:00 am on April 2, 2011.
- On the weekend of June 3-5, 2011, Muskoka Chautauqua and Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle will hold the signature event of 2011, Literary Weekend with Linden MacIntyre and Friends. The program theme is ‘Secrets and Guilt in Literature and the Media’, and features some of our most gifted authors and personalities recognized the world over for their talent and depth of inquiry. For more information contact www.muskokachautauqua.ca or call 705-765-1048.
- From Melody Richardson melody@vianet.ca and S. McCormick muskokaink@yahoogroups.com:
PRIZE: $1,500 for the winning entry and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian children'’s publishers.
ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who have not had a book published by a commercial or university press in any genre and who do not currently have a contract with a book publisher. Original (English language) fiction or nonfiction, up to 1,500 words, not published in any format.
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES: Entries should be typed, double-spaced, and numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled. Do not send entries that have only a few sentences per page.Illustrations are not accepted. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, e-mail, word count, and number of pages of entry. Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition. Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers' Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order, $15 per submission. Entries must be postmarked by APRIL 24, 2011 to be eligible.
Mail entries to: WFC Competition, The Writers’ Union of Canada, 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 1P1.
Results will be posted at www dot writersunion.ca in July 2011. Manuscripts will not be returned.
- Brochures and prices for the June 3-5 Weekend will be available after the April 2 Book List Launch.
- Stay tuned to www.muskokachautauqua.ca for updates.
Andrea Binkle
Muskoka Chautauqua Reading Circle Committee
Reading Circle December 2010 Newsletter
All the best of the holiday season to all of you.
- The Reading Circle Committee would like to thank the Reading Circle Task force for their assistance in narrowing the list of book suggestions for 2011 from 71 titles to 16 titles. The theme for 2011 is Guilt and/or Secrets. The Long List of titles can be found on our website - have a look. There will be many that you have read, but others that you’ll add to your personal list.
- The Reading Circle Committee is in the process of planning our literary programs for 2011. Stay tuned for more details as they unfold.
- Remember to keep the weekend of June 4th, 2011 open on your calendar. Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop’s Man, will be a keynote speaker.
- “Chautauqua: An American Narrative” is a documentary that will air on PBS this January. The following is from the write up on the documentary: “The film’s producer and WNED-Buffalo chief program officer John Grant said the documentary attempts to answer the question that so many Chautauquans find hard to answer: What is Chautauqua? “When you talk to someone, … they ask, ‘What is Chautauqua?’ and you spend 30 minutes explaining what it is,” Grant said. “Then, when you get done, they ask, ‘Well, what is Chautauqua?’” To view a flyer about this documentary go to http://www.ciweb.org/today/2010/11/11/premiere-date-set-for-pbs-documentary-chautauqua-an-american.html
- WRITER’S WORKSHOP IN CUBA: Spend a week in April in Cuba getting those creative juices flowing. If you are interested contact Jenny cubanacorazon@gmail.com for more information
