The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce that Méira Cook has been selected to fill the post of Winter 2011 Writer-in-Residence.
Cook will be in residence from January 6 to April 29, 2011, and will be available, by appointment, to mentor creative writers who wish to improve their […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce the arrival of Ignatius Mabasa, its new Writer/Storyteller-in-Residence. Mabasa will hold the position through December 2010.
A poet, novelist and storyteller from Zimbabwe, Mabasa will visit classes, mentor writers and storytellers, and give several performances throughout the fall term. In addition […]

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Starting Tuesday, November 10, 2009, edna fedya, a vibrant restaurant in south Winnipeg will become a new hotspot for art and culture in the city.Between 5:00 and 6:00 pm each weekday, you can drop by to hear artists, entrepreneurs, architects, writers, academics and journalists talk hot topics and hear musicians play live.
Sunday afternoons will focus […]

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The 4th Annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival will spin some good yarns from Wednesday, May 6 to Saturday, May 9, 2009.The goal of the Festival is to promote the use of storytelling for peacebuilding and community-building, to promote student voice as a critical skill for global citizenship and for protecting human rights, and to nurture […]

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