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September 27, 2008
1:30 pm

MAINSTAGE MATINÉE: Hockey Day in Canada!

In Canada, hockey is in our blood—and this afternoon’s writers embrace that with wildly diverse celebrations of the game. Cara Hedley’s new novel takes us on and off the ice with a university women’s hockey team. Paul Quarrington’s King Leary is an aging “contender.” Lorna Jackson invents interviews with some of the big hitters, and Randall Maggs creates the quintessential portrait of legendary Winnipeg goalie, Terry Sawchuk. All we need is a theme song!

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September 27, 2008
1:00 pm

AROUND THE CITY: Out Loud

Taking the beat to the street is one of Canada's powerhouse spoken word performers. Shane Koyczan has turned heads all over the world.

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September 27, 2008
11:00 am

AROUND THE CITY: David Bouchard : PARTOUT EN VILLE

David Bouchard secured his position as one of western Canada’s most beloved writers with If you’re not from the prairie. His new book, Qu’Appelle, explores a deep-rooted aboriginal prairie myth, and his bilingual presentation will delight children and parents—and grandparents! David Bouchard is also an impassioned literacy advocate. Please consider bringing a gently-used kids’ book to support literacy initiatives in Winnipeg.

David Bouchard a démontré qu’il était un des écrivains les plus aimés de l’Ouest canadien avec If you’re not from the prairie. Son nouveau livre, Qu’Appelle, explore un mythe autochtone aux racines profondes et sa présentation bilingue divertira les enfants, les parents et même les grands-parents! David Bouchard est également un promoteur enthousiaste de la littératie. Examinez la possibilité d’apporter un livre légèrement usagé pour soutenir la littératie à Winnipeg.

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September 27, 2008
10:00 am

SATURDAY SEMINAR: Words on Screen

BookShorts Executive Director Judith Keenan and celebrated writers Paul Quarrington and Susin Nielsen represent a wealth of experience writing, adapting, and editing for film and television. Short or long, the best adaptations go beyond merely lifting a segment of dialogue and acting out a scene. Susin Nielsen and Paul Quarrington share tips and techniques in the creative process. Judith Keenan shows how to translate that experience into viable production processes. Come prepared to share your ideas and participate in this interactive workshop! We’ll premiere “Pavane,” the BookShort adaptation from Quarrington’s new novel The Ravine.

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September 26, 2008
10:30 pm

AFTER WORDS: Shane Koyczan

One of the world’s spoken word masters, Shane Koyczan will take you over with his energy, intelligence, wit, and searing honesty. His new book, Stickboy, is a remarkable portrait of bullying.

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September 26, 2008
8:00 pm

MAINSTAGE: The City

Increasingly, Canada is becoming an urban country, and our writers are beginning to show us how cities are taking on a character role in the cast of our lives. Austin Clarke and Maggie Helwig capture the contours of contemporary Toronto. André Alexis invokes Mulroney-era Ottawa. Steven Galloway conjures war-torn Sarajevo. Larry Krotz visits the sprawl of contemporary African cities, and Charles Wilkins explores the cities where the living meet the dead.

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September 26, 2008
8:00 pm

PAROLES PIQUANTES

Un poète québécois et un poète franco-ontarien : un mélange stimulant pour le coeur et l’esprit. Les éditions l’Harmattan (France) présentent Laurent Poliquin et Lise Gaboury-Diallo, plus un extrait de Fort Mac, la pièce cinglée et cinglante de Marc Prescott.

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September 26, 2008
7:30 pm

RURAL TOUR: Cara Hedley, Lorna Jackson and Randall Maggs

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September 26, 2008
4:30 pm

ROO BORSON: Creativity

In her new essay collection, Personal History, acclaimed poet and thinker Roo Borson explores the centrality of creativity to a life lived in full consciousness.

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September 26, 2008
4:00 pm

READINGS: A Sip of Juice

The U of W’s talented writing students share new work to kick off the school year.

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September 26, 2008
4:00 pm

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 26, 2008
2:30 pm

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: André Alexis and Maggie Helwig

Masters of mood, André Alexis and Maggie Helwig pay attention to the smallest details to create a whole fabric of experience.

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September 26, 2008
2:30 pm

PANEL: Issues in Contemporary Aboriginal Writing

Canadian literature has been energized over the past few years with a surge of accomplished aboriginal writing. Rosanna Deerchild, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Richard Van Camp represent the cutting edge of contemporary aboriginal writing, and they’ll share their observations about the challenges and gifts of being part of this new renaissance.

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September 26, 2008
12:45 pm

READING: Marilyn Dumont and Jane Munro

Poets Marilyn Dumont and Jane Munro bring their spell-binding language and astute vision to the task of speaking their worlds.

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September 26, 2008
12:15 pm

THE NOONER: Charles Wilkins

Charles Wilkins' In the Land of Long Fingernails is a devastatingly funny memoir of his short stint as a gravedigger.

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September 26, 2008
10:00 am

SCHOOL STAGE: Susin Nielsen and Arthur Slade

The struggle to belong is one of the central stories of childhood. Susin Nielsen’s Word Nerd and Arthur Slade’s Jolted tell that story with rollicking good humour.

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September 25, 2008
10:30 pm

AFTER WORDS: Paul Quarrington

You probably know Paul Quarrington the acclaimed writer, but you should also know Paul Quarrington the lead singer/guitarist with “northern blues” band Porkbelly Futures. We get to hear him on his own—he’s a self-deprecating and sharp-witted lyricist with a voice to match.

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September 25, 2008
8:00 pm

MAINSTAGE: Me Sexy

Contemporary aboriginal writers are breaking stereotypes, including expectations of the kinds of stories they tell. Tonight, some of Canada’s most esteemed First Nations writers reclaim “the native lover.” When Joseph Boyden, Rosanna Deerchild, Marilyn Dumont, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Richard Van Camp speak their truth, you can expect tenderness, irreverence, and playful wit—and a few surprises!

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September 25, 2008
8:00 pm

LA PLUME ET LE PINCEAU

Joignez-vous aux improvisations littéraires et visuelles et flashes instantanés jumelant quatre écrivains et quatre artistes. Revivez les 4 premières années de La Plume et le Pinceau avec Le soleil est la première machine, un recueil en couleur regroupant des textes et tableaux de tous les auteurs ayant participé aux improvisations précédentes.

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September 25, 2008
7:00 pm

AROUND THE CITY: David Waltner-Toews

Writer-veterinarian David Waltner-Toews combines his passions with a new murder mystery, Fear of Landing, which features a Mennonite veterinarian-sleuth....

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September 25, 2008
4:30 pm

LARRY KROTZ: Aid in Africa

After several years as a journalist and documentary film-maker in Africa, Larry Krotz presents a probing analysis of foreign presence there in The Uncertain Business of Doing Good: Outsiders in Africa.

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September 25, 2008
4:00 pm

READING: Austin Clarke

Award-winning novelist Austin Clarke trains his eye and empathy on a Barbadian immigrant mother in Toronto watching her son get drawn into the city’s gang culture.

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September 25, 2008
2:30 pm

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Joseph Boyden and Marilyn Dumont

Marilyn Dumont and Joseph Boyden are helping to define Canada's burgeoning aboriginal literature scene.

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September 25, 2008
1:00 pm

SCHOOL STAGE: Susin Nielsen and Arthur Slade

The struggle to belong is one of the central stories of childhood. Susin Nielsen’s Word Nerd and Arthur Slade’s Jolted tell that story with rollicking good humour.

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September 25, 2008
12:15 pm

THE NOONER: Drew Hayden Taylor

Drew Hayden Taylor is making waves with The Night Wanderer, an adventure into "native gothic."

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