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September 23, 2008
1:00 pm

SCHOOL STAGE: Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel, masterful writer and brilliant inventor of fantasy worlds, introduces his newest work, Starclimber. This writing will grab even the most reluctant reader!

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September 23, 2008
12:15 pm

THE NOONER: Joan Thomas

Joan Thomas takes us from parched prairies to England preparing for the Second World War in her debut novel, Reading by Lightning.

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September 23, 2008
11:00 am

READING: Daria Salamon and Duncan Thornton

Daria Salamon and Duncan Thornton are both great story-tellers—one takes you into the hyper-reality of relationship struggles, the other into a magical reality of fantasy worlds.

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September 23, 2008
10:00 am

SCHOOL STAGE: Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel, masterful writer and brilliant inventor of fantasy worlds, introduces his newest work, Starclimber. This writing will grab even the most reluctant reader!

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September 23, 2008
9:00 am

TALK: Kerry Ryan

Join Winnipeg poet Kerry Ryan speaking to creative writing students about the writer’s craft and her new collection, The Sleeping Life.

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September 22, 2008
8:00 pm

MAINSTAGE: Speculating Realities

Writers create realities, even as they’re reflecting them. Kenneth Oppel and Duncan Thornton invent alternate worlds for their characters. Andrew Davidson leaves his readers straddling reality and fantasy. Elyse Friedman and Genni Gunn explore the cracks in what is apparently real. Don’t miss this ride!

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September 22, 2008
7:30 pm

RURAL TOUR: Alison Calder and Kevin Marc Fournier

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September 22, 2008
4:00 pm

READING: Genni Gunn

Poet, musician, and performer Genni Gunn brings her multi-media experience into a broader conversation about the creative process.

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September 22, 2008
2:30 pm

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Andrew Davidson and Elyse Friedman

Andrew Davidson and Elyse Friedman share a predilection for quirky characters and extreme situations.

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September 22, 2008
1:30 pm

RURAL TOUR: Alison Calder and Kevin Marc Fournier

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September 22, 2008
1:00 pm

SCHOOL STAGE: Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel, masterful writer and brilliant inventor of fantasy worlds, introduces his newest work, Starclimber. This writing will grab even the most reluctant reader!

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September 22, 2008
12:15 pm

THE NOONER: Andrew Davidson

The unconventional lovers in Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle measures their relationship in weeks - and centuries.

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September 21, 2008
7:00 pm

SOIRÉE D’OUVERTURE : VOIX D’OODENA

Comme l’ont démontré les dernières années, de nouvelles oeuvres d’écrivains manitobains établis illustrent la puissance du langage pour préciser et inventer un sentiment d’appartenance à un lieu.

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September 21, 2008
7:00 pm

OPENING NIGHT: VOICES FROM OODENA

As we’ve seen for the past few years, new work by accomplished Manitoba writers demonstrates the power of language to mark and invent our sense of place.

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October 28, 2007
12:00 am

TOUR: Joanne Arnott, Marilyn Dumont, Erroll Kinistino

Joanne Arnott, Marilyn Dumont, and Erroll Kinistino have connected with hundreds of people through writing, teaching, acting, and advocacy work. Any one of them demonstrates the power and vitality of contemporary aboriginal literature and experience—together they’ll raise the roof. For tour details, email info@winnipegwords.com.

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October 25, 2007
12:00 am

Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival

Renowned and award-winning writers featured at the Festival include: Joanne Arnott, Marie Annharte Baker, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Maria Campbell, Warren Cariou, Rosanna Deerchild, Paul DePasquale, Marilyn Dumont, Kristina Fagan, Louise Halfe, Tomson Highway, Erroll Kinistino, Emma LaRocque, Lee Maracle, Lorraine Mayer, Neal McLeod, Duncan Mercredi, Daniel David Moses, Beatrice (Culleton) Mosionier, Yvette Nolan, Eden Robinson, Armand Garnett Ruffo, Darrell Racine, and Gregory Scofield. Participating writers will be reading from their published works and talking about their work. We will be selling books by the authors and also featuring tables by Aboriginal and Métis organizations. There will be four panel discussions at the Festival, on topics ranging from “Life and Writing” to “The Politics of Aboriginal Theatre.” Most of the writers will be attending the whole Festival. There will be a musical event on Saturday evening. The Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival is hosted by the Departments of English and Native Studies and the John E. Robbins Library at Brandon University, with co-sponsorship from the BU Faculty of Arts, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Writers’ Guild, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, the League of Canadian Poets, the Brandon Friendship Centre, and the Manitoba Métis Federation (Southwest Region). For more information please call the Faculty of Arts at Brandon University: (204) 727-9790.

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October 24, 2007
7:30 pm

WORKSHOP: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Yvette Nolan, Gregory Scofield

Writer-editor-performer Kateri-Akiwenzie Damm, playwright Yvette Nolan, and poet Gregory Scofield have made a dramatic impact on the Canadian literary scene. They’ll gather to speak frankly about how they use the tools of their trade. Bring your questions.

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October 1, 2007
8:00 pm

READING: George Ellenbogen

George Ellenbogen reads from Morning Gothic, a poetry collection which confirms him as one of the most astute and eloquent readers of contemporary life.

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September 30, 2007
1:30 pm

MATINÉE AT THE RALPH CONNOR HOUSE: THE WRITERS' GALLERY

The writers are here! The historic Ralph Connor House in West Gate transforms into a gallery space to showcase 19 whimsical papier-maché busts of Canadian writers by artist Susan Longmire. Join local writers David Bergen, Lise Gaboury-Diallo, and Chandra Mayor as they read their own work alongside snippets of the work by the Manitobans in the cast: Carol Shields, Gabrielle Roy, and Margaret Laurence. On hand to represent the presiding spirit of the house, the prolific novelist Ralph Connor, is his granddaughter, Toronto writer Alison Gordon.

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September 30, 2007
11:00 am

SPOTLIGHT: WHERE DO I SIGN?

For novice and veteran alike, understanding a publishing contract and knowing your rights can be daunting. Add to that the delicate art of negotiating the best possible contract. Join the veteran negotiating team, Martha Brooks (True Confessions of a Heartless Girl) and her husband Brian Brooks, and lawyer Brian Bowman (Pitblado LLP) and learn how to understand a contract, negotiate a deal and much more. Registrants will receive a complimentary resource package. Tickets: (204)-942-6134, www.mbwriter.mb.ca, or at the door.

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September 29, 2007
10:30 pm

DJ CODA & VJ GREG HANEC

You got a rhyme? The CYRK lights up tonight with a spectacular soundscape thanks to the beats of DJ Coda and VJ Greg Hanec’s video loops. Bring your best stuff—or just come to be amazed.

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September 29, 2007
8:00 pm

MAINSTAGE: POETRY BASH!

The poets are back, spinning their linguistic webs to catch us all. Trisha Cull takes us to the west coast, while Alison Calder shows us the prairie. Niels Hav brings us a Danish sensibility, while John Havelda weaves together Hungarian and English and Portuguese. Paul Savoie and George Ellenbogen spin visions from adopted homes. Let the magic begin!

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September 29, 2007
5:00 pm

A PINT OF BITTER MURDER: Karen Dudley, Alison Gordon, Alison Preston

Take your mysteries neat with a glass of beer and a plate of fish and chips. These three mystery mavens will set you up with great stories seasoned with plenty of wit.

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September 29, 2007
2:30 pm

TRISHA CULL and GEORGE ELLENBOGEN

How do poets attach words to their world? Join two accomplished practitioners, Trisha Cull and George Ellenbogen, as they probe that process.

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September 29, 2007
2:30 pm

FAMILY STORY TIME: Roch Carrier

The writer of one of Canada’s all-time classics, The Hockey Sweater, will delight children and parents—and grandparents!—with this abiding story of a boy experiencing the collision of French and English cultures.

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