CONGRATULATIONS TO CHILDREN'S WRITER CHARIS COTTER! SHE HAS WON THE ANN CONNER BRIMER AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE!! Last night in Halifax, my dear friend and inspiration Charis Cotter received a GIANT ATLANTIC BOOK AWARD for her incredible book, The Painting. (Haven't read it yet? Simply click on the link and get to buyin'!) A… Continue reading CONGRATULATIONS, CHARIS COTTER – ATLANTIC BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Category: Events
HEY HEY IT’S MAY – Upcomings!
April was packed like a punski...ponski...poonsky...paczki. You know what I mean! National Poetry Month was amazing - there were so many events and loads and loads of poetry being read and shared. I hope it continues!! A packed month makes the month fly by though! Can you believe it's May? I barely can...and May is… Continue reading HEY HEY IT’S MAY – Upcomings!
#NPM2018 – Final days: blogs, events and more!
The final days of National Poetry Month are upon us! I hope that you've taken some time this month to read poetry, write poetry, share poetry! And, of course, that this becomes a habit and National Poetry Month becomes National Poetry Forever! There are some local poetry events happening over the next few weeks, I'd… Continue reading #NPM2018 – Final days: blogs, events and more!
BE PART OF A WORLD RECORD FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH & more local events!
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH - CONTEST INFO FOR WORLD RECORD! Commaful, the on-line writer's community I posted about in August 2017, is attempting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the LARGEST POETRY CONTEST IN THE WORLD! They are attempting to beat the current world record for most poems submitted in a contest. Currently, the record amount of submissions… Continue reading BE PART OF A WORLD RECORD FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH & more local events!
VANESSA SHIELDS 