The Connector The Writers' Deadline!! Events - Contributors Miscellaneous (Send us your items for broadcast through our free listserv, to the more than 340 professional writers and wannabes.) "Oh gawd... deadline!!" Home FTN Listserv (Free Mailing List) Members' Web sites News Ottawa Writing Groups/Resources Colleagues In Memoriam List contributors Other writing sites NOTE: Because of the risk of viruses, I do NOT accept attachments, be they Word, WordPerfect, graphics of event posters or text files. I want to streamline and simplify the process as much as possible... so please include ALL your events and information text within the body of your e-mails. Thanks! EVENTS - CONTESTS I find that events and contests are difficult to list on a web page because they come and go so quickly that it would take more time than I can give to update them on a timely basis. For this reason, they are sent out on our listserv. However, important ongoing contest information is provided below. If you want a comprehensive listing of Ottawa writing events that are continually updated, please visit the Bywords Website and click on "Events" in the left-hand table-of-contents.) Links to other sites that carry contest information   Links to other sites that carry events and information List of our Contributors to the WD-Listserv   Weekend Book News & Review sites Feedback   Many of the following organizations also offer contests, events and information: CONTESTS: Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar lists Canadian writing contests and awards arranged by deadline date. (Sponsored by White Mountain Publications, a small Northern Ontario press specializing in non-fiction and poetry, as well as books for the Bahá'í community world-wide.) City of Ottawa Book Awards (Ottawa lists Book Awards and "Other Literary Contests", but the page is sometimes out of date.) City of Ottawa 2011 55+ Short Story Contest now underway - For guidelines to this contest, click here. EVENTS (Sites that carry event information): Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine Northwest Passages - Canadian Literature Online (Not strictly Ottawa but a terrific Web site... "Our links page offers the largest set of Canadian literature links on the Internet." Maple Tree Literary Supplement (MTLS is mainly an online journal promoting Canadian writing, both mainstream and the not-so-prominent.) Mother Tongue Books Their e-mail is: mothertonguebooks[at]bellnet.ca "Your Independent Community Bookseller", offering local, Canadian, and International Fiction; Poetry; Feminist and Cultural Theory; First Nations and International Writings; Spirituality; Writing; Psychology; Violence Theory; Children’s Books; Parenting; Health; Childbirth; Breast-feeding; Sexuality; Lesbian & Gay Studies and Literature. Phone: (613) 730-2346. They are located at: 1067 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa International Writers Festival OttawaStart's Books, Bookstores & Libraries Guide (OttawaStart is updated daily with news and events in the Ottawa area. There's an extensive directory of local links, as well as a search engine, classifieds, free press releases, and more. This Books page offers information about local libraries, book stores as well as writing and literary events. Good stuff!) Ottawa Writing Groups & Resources -73 listed and counting! Parliamentary Poet laureate rob mclennan's links Smiths Falls Public Library - some fine writers coming up! The Spirit of Rasputin's ("We are an organization that arose from the ashes of the Rasputin’s Folk Café.") Do you have an event you would like to pass on to the more than 340 writers and wannabes that are on our list? Send us an e-mail: patrick [at] writersdeadline.ca. Weekend Book News & Review sites CBC Arts & Books, and also at CBC Words. National Public Radio (NPR), from an American source. Globe & Mail  Montreal Gazette  National Post Toronto Star  Ottawa Citizen     Citizen Literary Events Granta.com - latest literary developments, interviews, new short stories, topical commentary. Bookslut "... sharp, thoughtful, acerbic reviews, author interviews, comment on publishing trends. "One of the most provocative and erudite of the book review sites." Ottawa Poetry and Literary Events on Bywords Web site Writing-World, a great site to explore. You will love it. Here are some of our weekly/monthly/occasional contributors (Besides the many news items that we find and/or the contributions from list members, we offer the following:) Bywords - Ottawa poetry, events and deadline notices for submissions. Canadian Authors Association - Weekly and upcoming events and a weekly podcast. Capital Crime Writers - News and events Click Here - Mitchell Caplan and guests; Wednesdays on CHUO, 89.1 FM, well worth the listen. Collected Works Bookstore - Monthly events Free Pint - Freelancers are small business operators so we offer FreePint to our list members as it is an online community of information researchers, offering tips on finding quality and reliable business information on the Internet. Media Club of Ottawa - Originally the Canadian Women's Press Club, presents programs of significance to professionals in all branches of the commnications industry. Ottawa Citizen - Sunday Book Events listings - Comes out in every Sunday edition Ottawa Independent Writers - Monthly meeting notices and other OIW events Ottawa Public Library - Occasional news, updates, holiday closings, etc. Ottawa Romance Writers - News and events. Ottawa Storytellers - To promote the art of storytelling in our community... Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), Ottawa Chapter - News and events. Tony Hillerman Writers Conferences - Tony Hillerman was a former newspaperman whose evocative mystery novels set among the Navajos of the Southwest took the American detective story in new directions and made him a best-selling author. He died in 2008. His daughter Anne and Jean Schaumberg founded the Wordharvest Writers Workshops and the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference. Many of the mystery TV movies starred Canadain Aboriginal star Adam Beach. Tree Reading Series Ottawa - Notices for the 2nd and 4th Tuesday meetings Valley Writers Guild - Newsletters Worldwide Freelance Writer - Publishing information about freelance writing markets around the world. Writers' Union of Canada - News and events Writing World - "A World of Writing Information - For Writers Around the World." ALSO... - Check out the additional links below. If you want to keep abreast of many other Ottawa-related writing events and information, sign up for the FREE Writers' Deadline!! Listserv. 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