Readers & Writers
Prestigious poetry prize
Bren Simmers, managing editor of the Institute of Island Studies’ Island Studies Press at UPEI, has won the 2025 Pat Lowther Memorial Award, awarded by the League of Canadian Poets,…
Read MoreSymons Medal
Esteemed Canadian writer Miriam Toews will be awarded the 2025 Symons Medal by Confederation Centre of the Arts on October 3. The Symons Medal is one of Canada’s prestigious…
Read MoreL’Acadie de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard / The Acadians of Prince Edward Island
All are invited to attend the book launch events for L’Acadie de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard / The Acadians of Prince Edward Island by Georges Arsenault. The first event will take place on…
Read MoreThey Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy
PEI author Frank Gillan launched his book They Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy in May. This story of two remarkable widows, left with young children in harsh times,…
Read MoreFreda the Fry
Patsy Dingwell’s new children’s book Freda the Fry was released in May via Acorn Press. In Freda the Fry, when Ivy picks up her favourite treat she is in for…
Read MoreThe Sandcastle that Jack Built
Acorn Press is hosting a book launch for The Sandcastle that Jack Built, written by Judith Graves and illustrated by Maurice Bernard, will be held at Lefurgey Cultural Centre in…
Read MorePlace of Miracles
Published by Acorn Press, Place of Miracles by PEI author Linda Stewart will launch on June 8. All are welcome to attend the book launch from 2–4 pm at Plough…
Read MoreGold Cup Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Gender-Based Violence
Pownal Street Press has released Gold Cup Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Gender-Based Violence by Lynn MacNeill. All are welcome to attend the book launch and signing event on June…
Read MoreWild Foods of Prince Edward Island
Kate MacQuarrie’s Wild Foods of Prince Edward Island will be released by Acorn Press in June. All are welcome to attend the book launch on June 20 at 5 pm…
Read MoreAn evening of poetry
Bookmark, Charlottetown’s independent bookstore, will host an evening of poetry on June 3 at 7 pm, featuring Maritime poets Cory Lavender, Jessica Hiemstra, and Nick Thran. The larger-than-life characters and…
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