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NewsCalling all Generations - Douglas Coupland is the 2009 Banff Distinguished Author
Coupland is the author of the Number One international bestseller JPod, which was also a TV series, and nine other novels including The Gum Thief, Hey Nostradamus! and All Families Are Psychotic. His books have been translated into 35 languages and published in most countries around the world. He is also a visual artist and sculptor, furniture designer and screenwriter. Enter to win 2 tickets to see Douglas Coupland, in Banff! Saturday, October 17th @ 7:00pm The Banff Centre, Eric Harvie Theatre Tickets are $20 in advance For tickets and information call WordFest at 403.237.9068 Margaret Atwood is Coming to Town
Tickets are now on sale! Tuesday, September 29th @ 7:00pm Knox United Church: 506 4th Street SW Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door (if available) Call WordFest to secure your tickets at 403.237.9068 WordFest hosts John Irving
Wednesday, October 21st @ 7:00pm Central Public Library, John Dutton Theatre Tickets are now on sale for $20 through WordFest at 403.237.9068 Countdown to the Line-up LaunchThe WordFest office is all in a bustle preparing for this year′s Festival. The WordFest team has been tight-lipped about the Festival′s incredible roster of first-class artists that will be wowing us this upcoming October and we can′t wait to share the line up with you!We are excited to announce the WordFest line-up on August 25th at 9:30am at The Art Gallery of Calgary and expose the 65+ events that will take place from October 13-18, 2009. If you would like to attend the launch, please rsvp by Thursday, August 20th. A Feast Fit for WordFest EnthusiastsWordFest will once again host WordFeast. This fun, once-a-year, intimate dinner allows guests to really get to know the artists while raising money for WordFest.Tickets are now on sale for WordFeast which will be held Tuesday, October 13th at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. Tickets and tables are available for sale through WordFest at 403.237.9068. WordFest Extends its CondolencesWordFest was saddened to learn of the passing of Frank McCourt, 2006 WordFest alumnus and Pulitzer-winning author of Angela′s Ashes.WordFest would like to extend our sincerest condolences to Mr. McCourt′s family and his friends, as well as his immense fan base which he undoubtedly influenced through his impassioned personal tales. Broken Pencil Magazine′s Summer Extravaganza
This summer, buy a subscription to Broken Pencil Magazine for only $10 and you could win an invite to the ultimate indie arts fantasy party! Here′s the deal: Broken Pencil, the magazine of independent and underground culture, is holding a party. Buy a subscription right now for only $10, and you could be one of 15 lucky winners who get to bring a friend to their summer extravaganza. |
Alumni NewsWordFest alumnus Mark Billingham has won the crime novel of the year award at the Harrogate crime writing festival for Death Message, his seventh book featuring London copper DI Tom Thorne.WordFest alumni Colm Toibin and Sarah Waters have made this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction longlist. Toibin, for his latest novel Brooklyn, and Waters, for her The Little Stranger, are two out of 13 authors—including many familiar names and a few newcomers—vying for the coveted honour. The shortlist will be unveiled Tuesday, September 8th and the winner named Tuesday, October 6th. With all this exciting news from past WordFest alumni, we are excited to see what successes are brought to this year′s incredible roster of artists. WordFest passes are now on sale! Book yours by calling WordFest at 403.237.9068. Early bird rates are in effect until Tuesday, September 1st only! Around TownThe Writers Guild of Alberta presents Writing About IllnessA conversation with Theanna Bischoff (author of Cleavage) and a fundraiser for the Patricia Clifford Scholarship Fund.$5.00 donation at the door Wednesday, August 19th @ 7:00pm Pages Books on Kensington 1135 Kensington Road NW RSVP by August 12th to Samantha Warwick at swarwick@writersguild.ab.ca Wayne Grady and Merilyn SimondsAn opportunity to meet one of Canada′s most accomplished literary duos.Admission is free Thursday, August 27th @ 7:30pm Pages Books on Kensington 1135 Kensington Road NW WordFest on FacebookWordFest on Facebook
Festival des mots on Twitter!Festival des mots has a new twitter account, en français!! Pour avoir les dernières nouvelles toutes fraiches du WordFest et du programme francophone Festival des mots, voici le lien : http://twitter.com/Mlledesmots.Volunteer for WordFestHelp us make WordFest a huge success (and have fun while doing it). If you love books, writers and all things ′words′ then come join our team of incredible volunteers for this year′s Festival.WordFest needs volunteers for a variety of positions both before and during Festival week October 13-18, 2009. The Volunteer Registration Form is now available! Register to be a volunteer! |
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