From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 12:21:10 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:21:10 -0400 Subject: WD - Sunday Citizen - Book Happenings for Sept. 5 (ONE TODAY!) Message-ID: <4C838B36.32177.61357E8@localhost> Hi all, Apologies for getting this out late as there was one today... -pwm (If you lose this message, they are archived on the WD site: http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline) --- Weekend Reminder... Literary Events - Book Events - Book Pages The Ottawa Citizen now includes "Literary Events" as individual items on its "Events Listings" Web page: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/events- listings/index.html (If you want an accurate and current listing of Ottawa writing events, please visit the Bywords Web site (http://www.bywords.ca/) and click on "Events" in the left-hand table-of-contents.) -- "Book Happenings" are listed and we show them below, in case you missed the Sunday Citizen... -- Links to "Book Pages" from the major Eastern newspapers are also listed below. ---- Today Signing: Jennifer Cook will sign her books at Brittons magazine shop, 846 Bank St., from 1 to 3 p.m. Cook is the author of five titles including Molly's Story: Aftermath of War and Love. Info: www.oiw.ca or 613-731-3873 Tuesday Presentation: Historian Margaret MacMillan, author of the prize- winning Paris 1919, Nixon in China and The Uses and Abuses of History, will speak on "New powers and new types of power: Is history any help in understanding the 21st century?" From 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Gallery of Canada Auditorium, 380 Sussex Dr. Her lecture is part of the the International Development Research Centre's Speakers of Renown series. Free but seating is limited, so please register. The event will be webcast live. Questions may be submitted during the talk to www.idrc.ca/events-macmillan. Info: 613-696-2101. Wednesday Presentation: Hosted by the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada, Dave Mullington will launch his book Charlotte: The last suffragette, speak of Charlotte Whitton's public and political life and read excerpts. Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., from 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission. Thursday Presentation: Guy Thatcher will present his book A Journey of Days at the monthly meeting of Food for Thought, a literary discussion group, at noon at Robbie's Spaghetti House at 1606 Walkley Rd. Friday Presentation: Phil Donnelly will be promoting his book The Eyes That Shone at a table at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa conference at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., from Sept. 10 to 12. Info: bifhsgo.ca/pdf/ConferenceBrochure2010.pdf or www.donnellycanada.com Saturday Signing: Carolyn Millard will sign her book Sparkler at Chapters Pinecrest from 1 to 3 p.m. Info: www.sparklerbooks.ca Signing: Alastair Sweeny will be signing his book, Black Bonanza: Canada's Oil Sands and the Race to Secure North America's Energy Future, from 1 to 3 p.m at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Info 613-742-5030. Coming Launch: Golin Alexander will be signing his book, The Lady Who Lassoed Me: Popular and Humorous Traditional Verse about Living, Loving & Money, on Sept. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Book+Happenings/3484623/story.html #ixzz0yflQM5yu --- WEEKEND BOOK PAGES: Here are the links to the major from the CBC, Globe & Mail, Montreal Gazette, National Post, Ottawa Citizen and Toronto Star.) CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/ http://www.cbc.ca/wordsatlarge/ Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/ Montreal Gazette: http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/index.html National Post: http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/books/index.html Ottawa Citizen: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/index.html Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books OTHER OFFERINGS TO CHECK OUT: National Public Radio (NPR): http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032&ps=lt (If you want to get some good reviews, from and American source...) --- Granta - the magazine of new writing http://www.granta.com/ (Granta.com features a wealth of additional material ? including the latest developments in the literary world, interviews, brand-new short stories and topical commentary.) --- Bookslut http://www.bookslut.com/ ("... known for offering sharp, thoughtful and acerbic reviews of fiction and non-fiction, author interviews, commentary on publishing trends and literary news." and "...regarded as one of the most provocative and, at the same time, erudite of the book review sites.") --- (NOTE: If you have any other links that you would like to add, please send them in to me: patrick at writersdeadline.ca --- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ --- From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 12:23:48 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:23:48 -0400 Subject: WD - BOOK LAUNCH - List member Dave Mullington - Sep.8 Message-ID: <4C838BD4.25265.615C212@localhost> Hi All, WD List member Dave Mullington will have his book launch this Wednesday, September 8 Presentation: Hosted by the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada, Dave Mullington will launch his book Charlotte: The last suffragette, speak of Charlotte Whitton's public and political life and read excerpts. Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., from 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission. --- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! 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Additional proposals were laid out in Vancouver and Victoria. Postmedia Network is hoping to eliminate a bundle of jobs in order to improve overall operations. A month and a half ago, Canada's largest-circulation newspaper chain exited creditor protection. -- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ Please use: patrick at writersdeadline.ca for return comments ----------------------------------------------------------------+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 12:38:28 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:38:28 -0400 Subject: WD - FTN coming up this Tuesday, Sept. 7 In-Reply-To: <4C838C4F.31385.617A123@localhost> References: <4C838C4F.31385.617A123@localhost> Message-ID: <201009051643.o85GhIHG028871@mail.storm.ca> I'll be there. Bobbi At 9/5/2010, you wrote: > >Hi All, >A reminder that the Frist Tuesday Networking session is coming up on the 7th. >More info: >http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ftn.shtml >Best! >-pwm >aka Patrick Meikle >"The Connector" >Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv >http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline >Ottawa Writing Resources at: >http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ >Please use: patrick at writersdeadline.ca for return comments >----------------------------------------------------------------+ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3112 - Release Date: >09/03/10 18:34:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 14:16:38 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:16:38 -0400 Subject: WD - Arab and Muslim Writers' Union Launch new web site Message-ID: <4C83A646.25613.9CA8976@meikle.storm.ca> Hi All, I have put a reference to this new group on the WD Web site: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ottawa.shtml#A&MWU ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Albert M. Jabara" Subject: Arab and Muslim Writers' Union Launch The Arab and Muslim Writers' Union is officially launched. http://www.arabandmuslimwritersunion.com/ We hope you will carry this great news in your news or literary section. Your support will strengthen the acceleration of this very important union; we are at the beginning of our journey, determined to make this union viable and very beneficial to all Arab and Muslim writers throughout the world. I am certain you too share the same conviction like many of us: that is to bring our thinkers and writers to the ranks they deserve; to also ensure sufficient security is available for them to continue writing. I can tell you with all honesty, even though most of us consider, "writing" is fun; it is a punishment at the same time. I stated briefly in our Home Page the immense amount of contribution writers continue to give to humanity. And they continue to give during sickness, poverty and even starvation. Thank you for giving this important launch your support and attention. Respectfully Yours, Albert M. Jabara, Chairman The Arab and Muslim Writers' Union http://www.arabandmuslimwritersunion.com/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 14:59:24 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:59:24 -0400 Subject: WD - CAA - Sep. 7 - 1st meet of new season - Preparing a manuscript Message-ID: <4C83B04C.26291.9F1AF11@meikle.storm.ca> Tuesday, September 7th is the first meeting of CAA-NCR?s 2010-2011 Program year. Our guest speaker that evening will be John Buschek of Buschek Books, who will speak on Preparing a Manuscript for Publication. This meeting will take place in Room B125 of the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, at 7:00 p.m. Don?t miss this opportunity to meet with your fellow writers and learn something about the business of writing. Note that future meetings will be held in the Auditorium on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, except for our Christmas Social which will be held on Saturday, December 4th. Check the website - www.canauthors.org for details, or read the upcoming Weekly Notices. -- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" PLEASE use this new address: patrick at writersdeadline.ca Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline A few Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------+ From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 15:01:35 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:01:35 -0400 Subject: WD - Weekly Notices - Canadian Authors Association Message-ID: <4C83B0CF.22748.9F3AF94@meikle.storm.ca> ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:44:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Sharyn Heagle Subject: Weekly Notices - Canadian Authors Association - for the week of August 30th We're back in business. Herewith the weekly notices. Weekly Notice for the week of August 31st - 5 ITEMS SPECIAL NOTICE: Tuesday, September 7th is the first meeting of CAA-NCR?s 2010-2011 Program year. Our guest speaker that evening will be John Buschek of Buschek Books, who will speak on Preparing a Manuscript for Publication. This meeting will take place in Room B125 of the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, at 7:00 p.m. Don?t miss this opportunity to meet with your fellow writers and learn something about the business of writing. Note that future meetings will be held in the Auditorium on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, except for our Christmas Social which will be held on Saturday, December 4th. Check the website - www.canauthors.org for details, or read the upcoming Weekly Notices. NOTE TO CAA-NCR MEMBERS re Job Opportunities: We frequently receive enquiries from people looking for writers with specific skills - editing, ghost writer, tutor, etc. To respond to these requests, we check our CAA-NCR Branch Membership Roster to find which of our members has the skills and/or training to fill the request. We can?t suggest you as a candidate if we don?t know that you have those skills. THEREFORE, if you have writerly skills that currently or potentially earn you income, and are looking for new clients, contact Sharyn Heagle ; and get your name on the reading list. * * * * * Tuesday, November 9th - MEETING - Writing for the travel industry SPEAKER: Laura Paquet TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. LOCATION: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Auditorium * * * * * Saturday, December 4th - Christmas Social - details to follow MEMBER NEWS: ITEM 2: Book Release - Richard Bercuson Richard Bercuson?s new book on coaching hockey - "Inside Coaching Hockey" - is now available as a free PDF download from the web site of the Ottawa District Hockey Association at: http://odha.com/Pages/development/coaching_resources.php ITEM 3: BOOK LAUNCH - Emily-Jane Hills Orford ? Award winning Ottawa author/composer, Emily-Jane Hills Orford, is releasing two new books: It Happened in Canada Book 2, and Songs of the Voyageurs. ? The author will be signing her books at: Book Stop, 1 Jockvale Road (at Cedarview, Barrhaven), on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 1 - 3 p.m. Following the tradition of the first book, It Happened in Canada 2 is a collection of stories about ten more truly extra-ordinary Canadians, including a First World War soldier, a marine photographer, a doctor, a piano builder, a gardener, a farmer, two writers, a legend and a dog. Songs of the Voyageurs is a collection of stories and music from Canada?s first explorers. The beginning of European music in this country began with the voyageurs, who opened up the land for future settlers. As these men (sometimes women) paddled across this great land, they sang for entertainment, to ease the tedium of a hard life in the wilderness, and to keep the strokes of the paddle in time with their fellow voyageurs. IN THE INTEREST OF WRITERS HELPING WRITERS ITEM 4 - Thin Air Festival: from September 19-26. About the Festival In September each year, Winnipeg welcomes writers from Canada and around the world for a week of readings, lectures, interviews, conversations, book launches, and other events. That week of literary feasting-which reaches out into the rural areas of the province as well-is THIN AIR, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival. With programming for adults and children, in English and French, THIN AIR is an infusion of energy into the thriving literary culture of this city. Authors come from all across the country and represent some of the best and brightest in Canada?s vibrant literary world. Dealing with an infinity of subjects the festival is bringing books and authors designed to appeal to readers of all persuasions. For more information please contact Michael Van Rooy, Publicist, publicist at thinairwinnipeg.ca or contact the THIN AIR office at info at thinairwinnipeg.ca or 927-7323 ITEM 5: Want to Write the Next Blockbuster? STORY MASTERY WITH MICHAEL HAUGE DATE: Saturday, September 25, 2010 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON Elevate your fiction writing skills in a full-day seminar where best-selling author and Hollywood script and story consultant Michael Hauge will present STORY MASTERY. Using clips from blockbusters and hands-on exercises, Michael will help you strengthen your story concepts, plot structure, character development and themes. Writers of all experience levels can benefit from the topics covered in the STORY MASTERY seminar: Registration deadline: Sep. 15 Ticket Price (includes lunch): non-RWA members: $105 RWA members: $95 For more information and to register, visit www.ottawaromancewriters.com ? As there is limited space, registration will close prior to September 15, 2010 if all tickets have been sold. Thanks to everyone. --- Regards, ?Sharyn Sharyn Heagle, President - National Capital Region (Ottawa) Branch Canadian Authors Association Sharyn_40 at yahoo.com Author, A Clear Range of Vision http://www.canauthors-ottawa.org/ Canadian Authors Association has federal charitable status as a National Arts Service Organization (NASO). "Writers helping Writers since 1921" ------- End of forwarded message ------- From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 15:03:06 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:03:06 -0400 Subject: WD - TONIGHT! Paul Mackan on CFRA Message-ID: <4C83B12A.13531.9F5135A@meikle.storm.ca> Sorry I missed this earlier ;-( -pwm ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Paul Mackan" To: Subject: spread the news Date sent: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:54:54 -0400 Dear Patrick, Please, "Start spreading the news ..." Rabbi Bulka will host me on air this Sunday night at 9:00pm on 580 CFRA. The subject of course is my book, Dream Girl, Dream! This was arranged by Randy Ray and I hope if enough people hear it, book sales might pick up. Peace, Paul. ------- End of forwarded message ------- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" PLEASE use this new address: patrick at writersdeadline.ca Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline A few Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------+ From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 15:32:25 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 15:32:25 -0400 Subject: WD - Staff cuts at Postmedia newspapers 'appalling', says union References: <4C8282F7.30385.20B227C@localhost> <201009051523.o85FNa6L025573@mail.storm.ca> Message-ID: <0A3090184F924E4E8E97118A61BEF703@PaulPC> The decimation of Canadian newspapers, ie: of independent Canadian news reporting, is very llikely part and parcel of Harper's vision of a demeaned nation. You may remember Mulronay saying Give us twenty years and you will not recognize this country. Well, Harper is Mulroney's next sentence. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: WD-Listserv To: WD-Listserv Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 6:10 PM Subject: Re: WD - Staff cuts at Postmedia newspapers 'appalling', says union This is obvious to anyone who reads the paper. Bylines from writers we've never heard of, with no credit line and no indication of which other paper they've come from. Bobbi At 9/4/2010, you wrote: Staff cuts at Postmedia newspapers 'appalling', says union Postmedia Network Inc. has cut jobs at the newspaper chain it recently purchased from Canwest Global Communications, and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union isn't happy. "The Paul Godfrey-led, U.S. hedge fund-backed new ownership is savaging Canada's foremost newspapers," said Peter Murdoch, vice-president of media for the union, in a release. Postmedia - Canada's newest and largest newspaper chain - bought Canwest's newspaper assets, including the Ottawa Citizen, earlier this year. For more go to: http://www.obj.ca/Canada---World/2010-09-03/article- 1724075/Staff-cuts-at-Postmedia-newspapers-appalling%2C-says- union/1 ------------------ NOTE: If this Internet address appears broken over two lines, the entire two lines of text must appear as a whole address in your Web browser address box. ----------------- Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline A few Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca Please use: patrick at writersdeadline.ca for return comments ----------------------------------------------------------------+ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3112 - Release Date: 09/03/10 18:34:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca Sun Sep 5 15:21:47 2010 From: writers_deadline at listserv.storm.ca (WD-Listserv) Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 15:21:47 -0400 Subject: WD - FTN coming up this Tuesday, Sept. 7 References: <4C838C4F.31385.617A123@localhost> Message-ID: Patrick- keep me a warm chair for I'll be there. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: WD-Listserv To: WD-Listserv Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 12:25 PM Subject: WD - FTN coming up this Tuesday, Sept. 7 Hi All, A reminder that the Frist Tuesday Networking session is coming up on the 7th. More info: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ftn.shtml Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! 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More info: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ftn.shtml Best! -pwm aka Patrick Meikle "The Connector" Moderator - Writers' Deadline!! Listserv http://listserv.storm.ca/mailman/listinfo/writers_deadline Ottawa Writing Resources at: http://www.writersdeadline.ca/ Please use: patrick at writersdeadline.ca for return comments ----------------------------------------------------------------+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: