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Authors listed for the 2008 Giller Prize set to read at literary festival
Sharon, ON – The Words Alive Literary Festival congratulates authors Anthony De Sa and Mary Swan for making the 2008 Giller Prize long-list.
Both authors are appearing at Words Alive on Sunday, September 21st. Mary Swan is reading from The Boys in the Trees at 2PM and Anthony De Sa is reading from Barnacle Love at 5PM.
De Sa is nominated for his first book, a collection of short stories called Barnacle Love. His writing reveals the bitterness and disappointment of the immigrant experience. Comparisons have been drawn to Wayson Choy.
Swan’s nomination is for her debut novel, The Boys in the Trees. The story examines the volatile collisions between our best intentions–how a passing stranger can leave an indelible mark on our lives even as the people we know most intimately become alienated by tides of self-preservation and regret.
If you’d like to meet these acclaimed authors and listen to their readings, join us on Sunday at the beautiful and historic Sharon Temple, located just 40 minutes north of Toronto. The Words Alive schedule also includes poetry, storytelling, music, and workshops for aspiring authors. Admission to the festival is only $4 and parking is free. For more on the festival, visit http://www.wordsalive.ca.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $50,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English and $5,000 to each of the finalists. The Giller Prize is named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller and was founded in 1994 by her husband Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch.
Metropolitan Opera Tickets on Auction
Sharon, ON – The Words Alive Literary Festival is auctioning a pair of tickets to the complete 2008 – 2009 season of The Metropolitan Opera Live in High Definition at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres.
You won’t want to miss the opening gala of the Met’s 125th anniversary season. The gala stars the extraordinary Renée Fleming in three of her most acclaimed roles. Music Director James Levine and Marco Armiliato conduct fully staged performances of the second act of Verdi’s La Traviata, the third act of Massenet’s Manon, and the final scene from Richard Strauss’s Capriccio. Tenor Ramón Vargas and baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft join the soprano for this season-opener.
The season consists of the following operas:
- Monday, September 22, 2008 – Opening Night Gala
- Saturday, October 11, 2008 – Salome (Strauss)
- Saturday, November 8, 2008 – Dr. Atomic (Adams)
- Saturday, November 22, 2008 – La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz)
- Saturday, December 20, 2008 – Thaïs (Massenet)
- Saturday, January 10, 2009 – La Rondine (Puccini)
- Saturday, January 24, 2009 – Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck)
- Saturday, February 7, 2009 – Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
- Saturday, March 7, 2009 – Madame Butterfly (Puccini)
- Saturday, March 21, 2009 – La Sonnambula (Bellini)
- Saturday, May 9, 2009 – La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Visit http://www.wordsalive.ca/opera-tickets-auction/ to place your bid for the hottest tickets in town. Hurry, bidding closes on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
Words Alive is a literary festival like no other. The beautiful and historic Sharon Temple is located just 40 minutes north of Toronto. Admission is $4, though children under 16 are free, as is parking. For more on the festival, visit http://www.wordsalive.ca
Words Alive Literary Festival is the Perfect Fall Outing for Your Bookclub
Sharon, ON – The Words Alive Literary Festival is back at the Sharon Temple on Sunday, September 21st. This family friendly event is a celebration of Canada’s rich literary heritage and provides a showcase for authors, storytellers, poets, and musicians.
The diverse festival line-up ranges from the non-fiction of Karolyn Smartz Frost writing about the Underground Railroad, to the paranormal worlds of Kelley Armstrong. Step back in time with Maureen Jennings’ Detective Murdock. Listen to the critically acclaimed and first time authors Anthony De Sa and Beverly Stone.
This is a great opportunity for you and your book club members to attend readings and then make fall and winter reading selections. We have created a handy summary chart of the authors appearing at the festival, to assist you.
Words Alive is one day of author readings, workshops for aspiring authors, contests, poetry, music and storytelling. It takes place at the historic Sharon Temple in East Gwillimbury on Sunday, September 21. The Sharon Temple is located just 40 minutes north of Toronto. Admission is $4, though children under 16 are free. Parking is also free. For more on the festival, visit http://www.wordsalive.ca
It’s a literary festival like no other.
Aspiring Authors and Poets – The Words Alive Literary Festival is for You
The Words Alive Literary Festival takes place on Sunday, September 21st at the Sharon Temple. The jam-packed schedule includes workshops for writers, such as “What an Agent Can Do for You” by literary agent, Marie Campbell. Editor Allyson Latta will conduct a workshop on memoir writing.
“Words Alive was created to encourage and support writers, as well as readers,” says Vali Stone, the festival’s Founder and Chair. As an author herself, Stone believes in creating opportunities for aspiring authors and poets and has done so, by including contests and a public reading forum. Authors and poets can bring their work to share with an audience gathered under the Maple Tree. For many, this may be their first chance to read to an audience. Aspiring poets can also participate in the On-the-Spot poetry contest for the chance to win great prizes.
There is still time for unpublished authors to enter the Words Alive Short Story contest before the closing on September 1st. Submissions can be uploaded by visiting http://www.wordsalive.ca/contests/.
Words Alive is a literary festival like no other. You can listen as Maureen Jennings brings Detective Murdock to life. Watch in awe as classical Indian dancer, Menaka Thakkar, interprets Barry Dempster’s poetry. This is one day of author readings, poetry, music, storytelling, and so much more. The beautiful and historic Sharon Temple is located just 40 minutes north of Toronto. For more on the festival, visit http://www.wordsalive.ca
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