Along with some of my friends, and some people who were part of the Top 100 Canadian Singles project, several DOZEN of her friends showed up. We were getting close to a hundred in there. Pages sold all but two of the books they brought. I got hand cramp from signing.
The 2010 finalists, revealed Tuesday in Toronto, are as subject to debate as those of any other year. But this year’s panel of Canadian broadcaster Michael Enright, U.S. novelist Claire Messud and U.K. author Ali Smith, who read 98 books by 38 publishers, cannot be accused of charting a predictable course.
Vit Wagner/The Star
I’m getting ready to hit the road for promotion and publicity. This means a couple of weeks of interviews, airports, and book launches. It’s a chance to meet up with old friends, and connect with many of the people who voted in the poll to choose the Top 100 Singles
fourthirtythree is a new audio magazine. We’ll be broadcasting and podcasting short stories of around five minutes (up to 1,000 words), written and read by some of the best contemporary writers. We’re looking for edgy, engaging stories about modern life - stories which work well when read aloud.
Remember the 48Hr Magazine challenge a little while ago? The theme was “Hustle” and after it was revealed we all had one day to send in our submissions, they had one day to produce the magazine. Well the folks at Longshot are at it again… and the theme will be revealed today at noon Pacific time (I’ll let you do the math). More details, plus a reminder of issue zero, are available within.
Reminding you all that the deadliest fiction contest on the planet is coming back bigger and better than ever! While the deadline is not until December 31, 2010, there’s no reason you can start training now! Not For The Faint or Meek, this annual contest attracts over 40,000 online visitors during the 7-week competition, which sees the most brutal display of literary criticism the internet can handle live and raw.
NUTSHELL: We want to make a batch of prints, t-shirts and totes featuring the lovely artwork of Carson Ellis, that we will then sell and use the proceeds to support all the purposey but not profity things we do — like host dozens of free events for unknown and emerging authors and artists, dedicate ample space to free and local literature, and donate time and resources to kindred causes.
Chloe Eudaly/Kickstarter
Send us your tributes to P. K. Page! The Malahat Review will post a permanent tribute to P. K. Page on our website to coincide with the first anniversary of her passing on January 14, 2011. We’re looking for short pieces (anecdotes, memories, appreciations) that are between 100 and 200 words long…
via Susan Sanford Blades/The Malahat Review
Years ago, at another publication, I held a contest among our readers to identify the most boring headline published in a newspaper. There were many excellent submissions, but none beat the headline that had inspired the contest. It was over a New York Times column by Flora Lewis—the Tom Friedman of her day—and it was three simple words: “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative.” To this day, I think, it has not been topped.
Michael Kinsley/The Atlantic Wire
This is an open call for all individuals, groups and municipalities to join the movement and offer a free interactive arts or cultural activity during Culture Days in your region. Everyone is encouraged to get involved – whether you are a professional or amateur cultural creator (i.e. artist, artisan, educator, animateur, historian, curator, architect, designer, etc), group or organization, including culturally diverse, Aboriginal, urban, and rural communities.
