Category — Old Media Releases

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Selected Coverage

09-08-26 WordFest gets adventurous, Calgary Herald
09-09 La rentrée scolaire approche à grands pas, Le Chinook
09-09 Fiesta Time, WestWord
09-09 Bucks to Bravo, Westworld
09-09-13 From A to X, Calgary Herald
09-09-20 Back into the Flood, Calgary Herald
09-09-22 Eat my Words, Calgary Herald
09-09-24 Atwood returns to the apocalypse, FFWD Weekly
09-09-25 Going out, Swerve
09-09-26 Mayor’s shout-out to business and the arts, Calgary Herald
09-09-27 What’s New in Crime Fiction?, Calgary Herald
09-09-27 Atwood ‘We forget that Hitler was elected’, Calgary Herald
09-09-27 Diana Gabaldon by the Numbers, Calgary Herald
09-10 WordFest 2009 brings readers and writers together, Calgary Journal
09-10 October events, Lifestyle Magazine
09-10 The Reader, Avenue Magazine
09-10 Calgary Arts All-Stars, Swerve
09-10 Bookshelf, Alberta Views
09-10-07 Something to write home about, The Reflector
09-10-08 Melancholic mining, FFWD Weekly
09-10-08 Healin’ is a journey, The Reflector
09-10-08 Peeping ain’t easy, FFWD Weekly
09-10-08 Many Bones to pick, FFWD Weekly
09-10-08 A dark turn of style, FFWD Weekly
09-10-08 Wordy wanderings come a-callin’, The Gauntlet
09-10-08 Fagan touches up Jacob Two-Two, The Gauntlet
09-10-08 Poetry is in people’s hearts, The Weal
09-10-08 O’Hara brings alter egos to stage, The Weal
09-10-08 Word, The Weal
09-10-08 Survival story tells tale of hope, The Weal
09-10-09 We push the envelope, Calgary Herald
09-10-10 Type Cast, Calgary Herald
09-10-11 WordFest Primer, Calgary Herald
09-10-11 The Fantasy of Youth, Calgary Herald
09-10-11 Looking Ahead, Calgary Herald
09-10-13 Wordfest’s Carpenter and Ovid reader, Calgary Herald
09-10-14 Sex between the covers, Calgary Herald
09-10-14 Poet captures unease in Mexico, Calgary Herald
09-10-14 Writing without inspiration, Calgary Herald
09-10-15 WordFest in Banff this weekend, Rocky Mountain Outlook
09-10-15 Le Wordfest at le Festival des mots dévoilent leur programmation, Le Chinook
09-10-15 Friend shares passion for books, Calgary Herald
09-10-15 Life and death lessons, FFWD Weekly
09-10-15 A novel regeneration from Canadian icon, FFWD Weekly
09-10-15 Author Will Ferguson finds an unexpected taste of Ireland, Calgary Herald
09-10-15 Authors target teen market with heavy themes, Calgary Herald
09-10-15 The Voices of Haida, FFWD Weekly
09-10-15 Scan (events), FFWD Weekly
09-10-15 A daughter’s struggle, FFWD Weekly
09-10-15 Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quo, The Gauntlet
09-10-16 Hometown boy performs at WordFest show, Weekly Albertan
09-10-16 Author Gabaldon offers her secrets to success, Calgary Herald
09-10-17 Graphic language, Calgary Herald
09-10-17 A, bees and X’s of Coupland, Calgary Herald
09-10-17 Making books for small readers, Calgary Herald
09-10-17 Karen Connelly’s daring do, Calgary Herald

TV Coverage

09-10-13
OMNI TV: Interview with Rukhsana Khan
Lisha Hassanali

09-10-14
City TV: Live hit during news
Jebb Fink

Radio Coverage

09-10-09
Radio Canada: Interview with Monique Proulx
Michel Charron

Mountain FM: Anne Green Interview
Rob Murray

09-10-13
Radio Canada: Interview with Anne Green
Sandra Gagnon

09-10-14
Radio Canada: Interview with Dany Laferrière
Michel Charron

09-10-14
Radio Canada: Live at the Alliance
Interviews with Dominique Demers, Sylvain Hotte, François Barcelo and Sylvie Massicotte
Sandra Gagnon

09-10-15
Radio Canada: Live at the Alliance
Interviews with Elaine Arsenault, Monique Proulx and Pauline Quantinet, Assistante Festival des Mots
Sandra Gagnon

09-10-15
CKUA: Interview with Hal Niedzviecki
Brenda Finley, CKUA

09-10-15
Radio Canada: Interview with Sylvie Massicotte
Michel Charron

Radio Canada: Interview with Anne Green
Maxime Coutie

Radio Canada: Interview with Anne Green
Sabrina Fabian

Podcasts

CJSW: Page to Film
Joe Burima

CJSW: Word of Mouth
Joe Burima

Selected Coverage

02-21-10 Mr. Manners, Calgary Herald
04-10 10 Calgary Tastemakers: Wordfest director Anne Green, Avenue Magazine
04-06-10 WordFest nabs Palahniuk, Calgary Herald
04-20-10 Author Turow to read May 2, Calgary Herald
05-07-10 The poseur’s guide to Chuck Palahniuk, Swerve
05-12-10 Chuck Palahniuk Tells All, 5 Minute Calgary Herald
05-12-10 Chuck Palahniuk in Tell All shocker, Calgary Herald
05-23-10 Tell All #1 Bestseller, Calgary Herald
06-19-10 Bathroom with personality, Calgary Herald
07-09-10 David Suzuki book tour to hit Calgary, Calgary Herald
08-24-10 WordFest names successor for Anne Green, Quill & Quire Omni
08-25-10 Wordfest lineup, FFWD
08-26-10 WordFest books some heavy hitters, Calgary Herald
09-03-10 Always a good time, but never a cakewalk, Swerve
09-05-10 I just want people to care, Calgary Herald
09-05-10 Shifts in the wind, Calgary Herald
09-07-10 Booker boost, Calgary Herald
09-10 WordFest celebrates 15 Years, WestWord
09-16-10 Festival of words passes to new hands, The Gauntlet
09-26-10 Lighthearted moments found in dark tale, Calgary Herald
09-30-10 Visit the room, FFWD
10-01-10 Keeping alive the legacy of the famous five, Calgary Herald
10-07-10 Australian’s first novel, The Gauntlet
10-07-10 Fifteen years of literary bliss in the foothills and mountains, FFWD
10-07-10 Finding sanctuary, FFWD
10-07-10 Food and history, FFWD
10-07-10 WordFest welcomes new Director, Calgary Herald
10-07-10 Yann Martel, well written and well-read, The Gauntlet
10-08-10 020.92, Swerve
10-08-10 WordFest Director retires, The Calgary Journal
10-09-10 Better than fiction, Calgary Herald
10-09-10 Dave Bidini gets his kicks with latest sports book, Calgary Herald
10-09-10 Early rejection common, Calgary Herald
10-10 New Director at WordFest, Quill & Quire
10-10-10 Words of Wisdom, Calgary Herald
10-12-10 Gibson has an eye on the present, Calgary Herald
10-12-10 WordFest Q&A: John Boyko, Calgary Herald
10-13-10 A resident’s new home, Calgary Herald
10-13-10 tribute to a life of hope, Calgary Herald
10-13-10 This weekend Banff gets lit, Where.ca
10-13-10 WordFest Q&A: Jack Hodgins, Calgary Herald
10-14-10 Author examines family connections, Rocky Mountain Outlook
10-14-10 From rock to sports to literature, FFWD
10-14-10 Massing road trips with her friends, FFWD
10-14-10 Meet the rock’n'roll matador, Calgary Herald
10-14-10 Novelist revisits classic Beattie turf, Calgary Herald
10-14-10 WordFest Q&A: J. Torres, Calgary Herald
10-14-10 WordFest Banff weekend features Jane Urquhart, Rocky Mountain Outlook
10-14-10 Writing by the numbers, FFWD
10-16-10 Politics inherent part of aboriginal art, Calgary Herald
10-16-10 WordFest Q&A: Eleanor Catton, Calgary Herald
10-17-10 WordFeast, Calgary Herald
10-27-10 Hear storytellers up close and personal with an evening of performances at the Phoenix Theatre this Thursday, Fort Nelson News
11-03-10 WordFest visits Fort Nelson, Fort Nelson News
11-07-10 Dallaire’s new mission, Calgary Herald
11-08-10 Child soldiers’ plight in focus, Calgary Herald
11-12-10 Lost & Found, Swerve
12-10 Miquel Syjuco Interview, Mabuhay Calgary
12-10 J. Torres Interview, Mabuhay Calgary

Radio Coverage

660 News
Anne Green – October 12
Camilla Gibb – October 13
William Gibson – October 13
Peter Robinson – October 13
Rebecca James – October 15
Ian Tyson – November 17

AM1140
Will Ferguson, “Authors Corner” – October 12
Camilla Gibb, “Authors Corner” – October 13
William Gibson, “Authors Corner” – October 13
Peter Robinson, “Authors Corner” – October 13
Rebecca James, “Authors Corner” – October 15
Ian Tyson, “Authors Corner” – November 17

CBC Radio
Will Ferguson, “The Homestretch” – October 12
Camilla Gibb, “The Homestretch” – October 13
Peter Robinson, “The Homestretch” – October 13
Yann Martel, “Daybreak Alberta” – October 14
Rebecca James, “Alberta at Noon” – October 15
David Suzuki, “Daybreak Alberta” – September 21

CJSW
Anne Green – September 29
Anne Green, “The AM Mixtape” – October 12
Catherine Owen – October 12
C.R. Avery – October 13
William Gibson, with Kat Dorian – October 13
Camilla Gibb, “Writers’ Block” October 13
Rachel Zolf, “Writers’ Block” – October 13
Yann Martel, with Bruce Pollock – October 14
Susana Cook, “That’s So Gay” – October 14
Eleanor Catton, “Writers’ Block” – October 14
Rebecca James, “Writers’ Block” – October 15
Kenneth Oppel, “Writer’s Block” – October 15
Jane Urquhart, “Writers’ Block” – October 12
Dave Bidini, “Writers’ Block” – October 15
Paulo Giordano, “Radio Mezza l’una” – October 20
Claudio Magris, “Radio Mezza l’una” – October 20

CKUA
Anne Green
Weyman Chan
Kirk Miles
Ian Tyson
Val Fortney

FAN960
Will Ferguson – October 12
Dave Bidini – October 15

Radio Canada
Susie Morgenstern, with Sandra Gagnon – October 13
Marc Levy, with Sandra Gagnon – October 13
Alain Bergeron, with Sandra Gagnon – October 13
Nadya Larouche, with Sandra Gagnon – October 13
Martine Latulippe, with Sandra Gagnon – October 13
Yann Martel, with Sandra Gagnon – October 14

SAIT Radio
Will Ferguson
Conni Massing

X92.9
Chuck Palahniuk
David Suzuki
Festival Overview with Anne Green

TV

Bravo TV
Scott Turow
Chuck Palahniuk
William Gibson
Yann Martel
Dave Bidini
Ian Tyson

Channel 89, Shaw TV
Martin Solares, “Como en casa Calgary” – October 14

City TV Calgary
Dave Bidini, “Breakfast TV” – October 15
Romeo Dallaire, “Breakfast TV” – November 9
Ian Tyson, “Breakfast TV” – November 17

CTV Calgary
Romeo Dallaire
Will Ferguson

Global TV Calgary
Romeo Dallaire, “The Morning News Edition” – November 9
Ian Tyson, “The Morning News Edition” – November 17

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