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  • PEI's Bren Simmers Wins CBC Poetry Award for Poem Suite Exploring the Connection Between Alzheimer's and Language
    PEI's Bren Simmers Wins CBC Poetry Award for Poem Suite Exploring the Connection Between Alzheimer's and Language
    November 24, 2022

    PEI's Bren Simmers Wins CBC Poetry Award for Poem Suite Exploring the Connection Between Alzheimer's and Language

    For the first time ever, a writer from Prince Edward Island has won the prestigious CBC Poetry Prize. Bren Simmers was awarded the $6,000 prize today for her poetry collection Spell World Backwards. The ...

  • "I Adore Their Fortitude, Ferocity, Verve, and Heart" Christy Ann Conlin on Her Past Characters Returning in Her Gripping New Novel
    "I Adore Their Fortitude, Ferocity, Verve, and Heart" Christy Ann Conlin on Her Past Characters Returning in Her Gripping New Novel
    March 19, 2021

    "I Adore Their Fortitude, Ferocity, Verve, and Heart" Christy Ann Conlin on Her Past Characters Returning in Her Gripping New Novel

    Coming off the success of her 2019 short story collection (not to mention her two widely-praised novels that preceded it), Christy Ann Conlin is back this season with The Speed of Mercy (House of ...

  • Contest: Travel to the East Coast with Anansi's Atlantic Fiction Prize Pack
    Contest: Travel to the East Coast with Anansi's Atlantic Fiction Prize Pack
    March 01, 2021

    Contest: Travel to the East Coast with Anansi's Atlantic Fiction Prize Pack

    No one quite knows why the East Coast consistently turns out so many great writers in Canada. Maybe it's the longstanding culture of storytelling, the inspiring landscapes, or just something in the water.Whatever ...

  • Contest! Win Celebrated Poetry in Brick Books' Atlantic Dreams Giveaway
    Contest! Win Celebrated Poetry in Brick Books' Atlantic Dreams Giveaway
    August 19, 2019

    Contest! Win Celebrated Poetry in Brick Books' Atlantic Dreams Giveaway

    Go east, young reader. On the page that is, because today's contest is all about Atlantic Canada. Each of the books included in this hefty prize pack from acclaimed poetry publisher Brick Books has won ...

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