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Photos from the Launch of Oscar Of Between
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the launch of Oscar of Between and Caitlin Press’ new imprint Dagger Editions! It was a wonderful night of readings and conversation. Check out some photos from the night:
Betsy Warland reading at Incite on May 4th
“Confronting identity, art and politics in their memoirs, three outspoken female writers connect during an animated discussion. Featuring Canadian singer-song writer Bif Naked (I, Bificus), poet and writer Betsy Warland (Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas) and writer and actress Carmen Aguirre (Mexican Hooker # 1).”
New Details! Oscar of Between Launch Party on April 2nd
Join us for Betsy’s launch party for Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas on April 2nd. The event also marks the launch of Nicola Harwood’s book, Flight Instructions for the Commitment Impaired and Caitlin Press’ queer women’s imprint, Dagger Editions. Readers include Jane Eton Hamilton, Ali Blythe, and Shelagh Plunkett. RSVP required HERE.
Join us at the Launch Party for Oscar of Between
You’re invited to the book launch of both “Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity & Ideas” by Betsy Warland and “Flight Instructions for the Commitment Impaired” by Nicola Harwood, as we celebrate the launch of Caitlin Press’ new imprint, Dagger Editions.
Join the #PreOrderParty for Oscar Of Between
We've created a #PreOrderParty for Oscar of Between. Dagger Editions has teamed up with Book Warehouse in Vancouver, BC, to offer pre-order and pick-up fulfillment on all sales of Oscar of Between...
CNFC Annual Conference Registration Now Open for 2016
The Creative Nonfiction Collective member conference, Writing True 12: The Roots of Story, takes place from April 21 to 24 2016 at the Banff Centre in beautiful Banff, Alberta. This year’s conference features a keynote address by novelist, journalist, and photographer, Deni Béchard, as well as the courageous Elly Danica, in conversation with Hal Wake, noted interviewer and the Artistic Director of the Vancouver Literary Festival.
Registration also includes two concurrent workshop sessions with presentations by Camilla Gibb, recently shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize; Heather Conn, award-winning author, writing coach, and teacher; and James Fell, social media expert.
VMI’s Writer Q & A for January: When Is a Manuscript Ready to Be Submitted?
When do you know the manuscript is finished or polished enough to send it out? Nikki Hillman This is the most frequent question that plagues writers, Nikki. We tackled part of this question in my...
Mineral School Residency Accepting Applications
Mineral School is a new artists residency in a former 1940s grade school near Mt. Rainier, in Mineral, WA, a funky and forgotten fishing lake town that’s two hours southeast of Seattle or about five hours from Vancouver. During summer 2016, they are offering four two-week residency periods to 15 writers and one regional visual artist.
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