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Poetry Friday: "On Sundays in Summer" by Kay Smith

Poetry Friday: "On Sundays in Summer" by Kay Smith

It's SUMMER! OFFICIALLY! Goodbye, shoes! Hello, sandals! Not in the office, you say? Very well. But we'll celebrate anyway! To kick off summer, this Poetry...

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British Columbia Poet Emily Nilsen Wins the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

British Columbia Poet Emily Nilsen Wins the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, the League of Canadian Poets announced Emily Nilsen’s Otolith as the winner of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award honouring a...

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Winnipeg Author Michael Kaan’s THE WATER BEETLES Wins Two Manitoba Book Awards, Including McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award

Winnipeg Author Michael Kaan’s THE WATER BEETLES Wins Two Manitoba Book Awards, Including McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award

On  Friday, June 15, 2018, at the 30th annual Manitoba Book Awards gala in Winnipeg, Michael Kaan was announced the winner of the Margaret Laurence...

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Poetry Friday: "The Rubber Bathtub Duck and the Rubber Bathtub Bear" by William Bauer

Poetry Friday: "The Rubber Bathtub Duck and the Rubber Bathtub Bear" by William Bauer

Poems! They aren't always about camouflaged intentions and word-dappled landscapes and unspoken emotions! Granted, most of them are, but still... Anyway, this Poetry Friday we'd like to celebrate the poems...

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Poetry Friday: "This is a Post Card" by Claire Harris

Poetry Friday: "This is a Post Card" by Claire Harris

Summer is literally around the corner! It's a time of rest and vacations and fun in the sun! And post cards! (Kids: ask your parents what post cards...

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Michael Kaan’s THE WATER BEETLES Shortlisted for Three Manitoba Book Awards

Michael Kaan’s THE WATER BEETLES Shortlisted for Three Manitoba Book Awards

Winnipeg author Michael Kaan has been shortlisted for three Manitoba Book Awards: the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best...

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Poetry Friday: "Song for the Songs of the Common Raven" by Don McKay

Poetry Friday: "Song for the Songs of the Common Raven" by Don McKay

While summer is fast approaching, this Poetry Friday, something about the dark appeals to us. And is there a creature that better encapsulates the concept of...

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Poetry Friday: "A Marvel" by Dorothy Roberts

Poetry Friday: "A Marvel" by Dorothy Roberts

Spring isn't only about the world heating up to tolerable levels again. It's about clear nights, where one can go outside and enjoy the wonders...

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Michael Kaan Wins the 2018 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for THE WATER BEETLES

Michael Kaan Wins the 2018 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for THE WATER BEETLES

Michael Kaan has won the 2018 Amazon.ca First Novel Award for The Water Beetles. The $40,000 annual recognizes the best debut novels by Canadian writers.

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