I'll be spending a month this fall as the Writer-in-Residence at Melville Public Library in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and I'm really excited to read what you've been working on. I will be offering one-on-one writing consultations with writers across Labrador, holding a weekly co-writing session and hosting an open mic reading event. Stay tuned for all the details!
From WritersNL:
WritersNL is pleased to announce our WritersNL Year of the Arts 2024 Writers!
Two Writers-in-Schools have been selected to present activities in school classrooms aimed at enhancing student enrichment and fostering an appreciation of the literary arts.
Sheilah Roberts Lukins
· O'Donel High School, Mount Pearl
· Beachy Cove Elementary, Portugal Cove-St. Philips
· Bishop Abraham Elementary, St. John’s
Sabrina Pinksen
· Indian River Academy, Springdale
· St. Peter’s Academy, Westport
· Cape John Collegiate, Hillside Elementary, La Scie
· MSB Regional Academy, Middle Arm
· Copper Ridge Academy, Baie Verte
Four Writers-in-Residence have been selected to provide encouragement and advice to local writers and serve as literary ambassadors to the community through activities such as readings, workshops, and one-on-one consultations. The program is being offered in partnership with NL Public Libraries, which will host the guest writers.
• Sharon Bala: AC Hunter Public Library, St. John’s
• Trudy Morgan-Cole: CBS Public Library, CBS
• Sara Tilley: Melville Public Library, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• Douglas Walbourne-Gough: Corner Brook Public Library, Corner Brook
The program will roll out mid-October and run for four weeks. Anyone seeking further information about an individual residency can contact the specific library or Writer-in-Residence at the emails below.
For general information about the WritersNL Year of the Arts initiative, email yota@writersnl.ca.
For full information on all of our writers-in-schools and writers-in-residence, including biographies and dates, please visit us online:
https://writersnl.ca/programs-services/yota-writers/
I’m honoured to have been shortlisted for the first-ever Jenny Munday Atlantic Canadian Playwriting Award, presented by Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. I’m in fine company!
Event image from Persistence Theatre.
I was commissioned to write a short one-person play about Women and Work in 1921 St. John’s. The result is A NEW WORLD FOR WOMEN. Thanks to Persistence Theatre for the inviting challenge of writing this piece, and thanks especially to Sharon King-Campbell and Margot Duley for their expertise in realms dramaturgical and historical. My character, Annie, has just finished her first day of work as a shopgirl on Water Street, and she has a LOT to say about it. I'm looking forward to seeing what the production team come up with to bring her to life.
From Persistence Theatre:
On Tuesday, September 7th, join us at Royal Canadian Legion Pleasantville Branch 56 for our next Ladies' Reading Room: Women and Work, featuring the new play A NEW WORLD FOR WOMEN by Sara Tilley, directed by Alix Reynolds, performed by Michaela Sheldon, and costume designed by Melanie Mooney.
Following there will be a panel discussion on the topic of Women and Work, moderated by Dr. Margot Duley with panelists including Dr. Allyson Stokes and Mary Shortall!
This event has free in-person admission by pre-registration. Register today and learn more: https://www.votesforwomen100.ca/september-women--work.html
Well, this is a first! I was interviewed by Megan Nimigon about Pochinko Clown through Mask for the Theatre for Good podcast.
It was a pleasure to try and explain the fundamentally unexplainable nature of this work. Check it out if you dare!