The Liar Magazine will be launching its newest issue at the ever-so-funkilicious Railway club. Readings from 6-8 p.m. Be there!
Railway club
579 Dunsmuir St (@ Seymour)
6-8 p.m.
Monday, 19 Dec 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Creative Writing news
Among the exciting news we have in the Creative Writing Associate of Arts Degree Program, is the addition, this January, of English 296: Writing for the Stage. This course, team taught by a playwright (Hiro Kanagawa) and two directors (Dawn Moore and Desmond Price), will see the students draft a short play – which will be, at the end of the semester, performed in a public festival!
In related news, we’re pleased to welcome our new Creative Writing instructor, Hiro Kanagawa (a well known playwright, screenwriter, and actor)!
As an actor, Hiro is perhaps best known as Principal Kwan from Smallville or Cyrus Xander on Caprica (he’s also currently the voice of Mister Fantastic on Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes). Hiro’s latest play, The Patron Saint of Stanley Park, premiered in 2010 at the Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver and was a Christmas hit. In film and television, Hiro was a story editor on the acclaimed CBC dramas Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall, and Intelligence and works for the gritty rez drama Blackstone, airing on Showcase and APTN.
In related news, we’re pleased to welcome our new Creative Writing instructor, Hiro Kanagawa (a well known playwright, screenwriter, and actor)!
As an actor, Hiro is perhaps best known as Principal Kwan from Smallville or Cyrus Xander on Caprica (he’s also currently the voice of Mister Fantastic on Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes). Hiro’s latest play, The Patron Saint of Stanley Park, premiered in 2010 at the Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver and was a Christmas hit. In film and television, Hiro was a story editor on the acclaimed CBC dramas Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall, and Intelligence and works for the gritty rez drama Blackstone, airing on Showcase and APTN.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Surrey International Writer's Conference.
Check out the 19th Annual Surrey International Writer's Conference, October 21-23, 2011.
Established in 1993 as a small, school-related event, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference has grown to attract hundreds of enthusiastic, dedicated writers annually. The conference holds a wide appeal to writers of all genres and skill levels, and offers exceptional
opportunities for professional development. We strive to encourage writers of every experiential level to interact with agents, editors, publishers and filmmakers to broaden their understanding of, and presence in, the literary marketplace.
One of the biggest draws for many conference-goers is the chance to meet one-on-one with acquiring editors and agents for brief 10-minute interviews (at no extra charge), during the entire weekend. The weekend is made up of workshops, panels and special events galore; all aimed at helping writers grow. This year more than 70 workshops cover topics as wide ranging as *Social Media Strategies for Writers and Boot Camp For Procrastinators*. A full description of all the workshops is available on our website: www.siwc.ca
Established in 1993 as a small, school-related event, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference has grown to attract hundreds of enthusiastic, dedicated writers annually. The conference holds a wide appeal to writers of all genres and skill levels, and offers exceptional
opportunities for professional development. We strive to encourage writers of every experiential level to interact with agents, editors, publishers and filmmakers to broaden their understanding of, and presence in, the literary marketplace.
One of the biggest draws for many conference-goers is the chance to meet one-on-one with acquiring editors and agents for brief 10-minute interviews (at no extra charge), during the entire weekend. The weekend is made up of workshops, panels and special events galore; all aimed at helping writers grow. This year more than 70 workshops cover topics as wide ranging as *Social Media Strategies for Writers and Boot Camp For Procrastinators*. A full description of all the workshops is available on our website: www.siwc.ca
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Student Vision Award
The Department of English is offering a new cash award -- and creative pieces are eligible, so polish off your pens and get to work on our current topic: Student debt.
Yeah, resonates, right?
The details are below:
One $500 award to be given annually at the end of the fall semester to a student who writes an outstanding text on a topical student issue.
Fall 2011: The issue is student debt (but isn't that always an issue? but I digress...) You can enter in any genre: Creative nonfiction, short story, poetry, essay. Length: Up to 1000 words
(but no more than 8 pages).
To qualify, you must be registered in an English course at Capilano.
You need to be nominated (but for that to happen, you need to ask your instructor to nominate you).
The English Department reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.
Yeah, resonates, right?
The details are below:
One $500 award to be given annually at the end of the fall semester to a student who writes an outstanding text on a topical student issue.
Fall 2011: The issue is student debt (but isn't that always an issue? but I digress...) You can enter in any genre: Creative nonfiction, short story, poetry, essay. Length: Up to 1000 words
(but no more than 8 pages).
To qualify, you must be registered in an English course at Capilano.
You need to be nominated (but for that to happen, you need to ask your instructor to nominate you).
The English Department reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.
Friday, September 30, 2011
LSBA + CNET Punk Panel
Roger Farr will be hosting the LSBA/CNET Punk Panel before the Oct. 4th showing of Susanne Tabata's 2010 documentary Bloodied But Unbowed at the North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts. The doc looks at Vancouver's vibrant punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s. The director and local musicians will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. In keeping with the term's theme of "life", the Punk Panel -- Roger Farr, Michael Turner and Jill Bain (aka Jade Blade) -- will provide pre-screening musings on punk and the politics of "everyday life."
Open to all.
Join us in the Lower Cafeteria at 6:30 for light refreshments and conversation. The Punk Panel will begin at 6:45 and wrap at 7:15. The film begins at 7:30. Student tickets: $6.
Open to all.
Join us in the Lower Cafeteria at 6:30 for light refreshments and conversation. The Punk Panel will begin at 6:45 and wrap at 7:15. The film begins at 7:30. Student tickets: $6.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Writing Poetry: It's a party!
As part of the Writing Centre's Fall 2011 Library Workshops, we will be offering a free poetry workshop:
Thursday 29 September
Library Classroom 119
11:30 - 12:50 p.m.
A one-off poetry bootcamp with Kim Minkus.
Come on out!
Thursday 29 September
Library Classroom 119
11:30 - 12:50 p.m.
A one-off poetry bootcamp with Kim Minkus.
Come on out!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Liar meeting
Come on out and get involved in The Liar (our student-run literary journal).
Monday Sept 26, 11:30-1, Fir 424.
The Liar publishes cutting edge new prose, poetry, and art. At this meeting, you can find out ways to get involved (from submitting to designing to editing, etc).
Hope to see you there.
Monday Sept 26, 11:30-1, Fir 424.
The Liar publishes cutting edge new prose, poetry, and art. At this meeting, you can find out ways to get involved (from submitting to designing to editing, etc).
Hope to see you there.
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