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Readings
2010
Poets, Authors, Writers
Storytellers & Playwrights
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R.D. Roy was raised and educated in Montreal, Quebec. His
mixed Anglo/Francophone heritage and working class background
are often reflected in his writing.
He has published two collections of short stories (Panegyric
Press) and a short novel, A Pre-emptive Kindness,
(Hidden Brook Press). His short stories and poems have
appeared in Canadian and international books and magazines,
including Montreal’s Matrix, the Windsor
Review, and Cuba's Ambassador. His first
book of poetry, Three Cities, was released in
March of 2008. Another collection, Life and Death
in Cheap Motels, written with Kingston poet Jen Londry,
was released in 2009. Roy's latest collection of poems, "In
the 4th Person", Panegyric Press, will be released this summer
at Purdy Fest in Marmora, Ontario.
Roy was an invited reader at Queen’s University’s Dub Poetry
festival in 2006, and the DUB Kingston-Toronto Solidarity Tour
in ‘07, and has read at the Art Bar and Hot-Sauced Words in
Toronto, and at Cooked & Eaten in Peterborough.
He was featured at the Al Purdy-People’s Poetry Festival and,
as a member of the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance, performed
at the Havana International Book Festival, the University of
Havana, in 2007and 2008, and for the Union of Cuban Artists
and writers, 2009.
Roy has been a regular contributor to Kingston's "Poetry and
Company", and his group, "The Tribe of Irritable Poets", has
been featured in two of CFRC's "Sound Box" productions.
R.D. Roy is a member of the League of Canadian Poets, the
Canada Cuba Literary Alliance, and PEN Canada. |
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FEATURED SPEAKER
John B. Lee,
Poet Laureate of Brantford
TOPIC: "So, You Want To Get
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John B. Lee is the
recipient of over 60 prestigious
international awards in poetry.
Since January 2010
* Recipient of the Professional
Achievement Award of Merit from UWO.
* Named by International Poets
Academy recipient of the 2010 Lifetime
Achievement
Award for Global Peace through World
Poetry.
* Won First Honourable Mention
in Ascent Aspirations annual poetry
competition
for the poem
"Bigger Love".
His work has been translated into
Spanish, Korean, French and Chinese.
His poetry, which has appeared in over 500 publications, has
earned Lee many grants and awards,
most significant of which
have been the CBC Tilden Award and the People’s Poetry Award
(twice).
He has also written children’s books, plays, short
stories, reviews, a writer’s guide, and memoirs,
and has
edited numerous anthologies of poetry, including Smaller than
God. In addition to writing and editing, Lee was
writer-in-residence at Kitchener Public Library in 2001 and
has given many public readings of his work and facilitated
poetry workshops for school children.
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What
can we all
individually do to help
save our heritage??
Lynn has succeeded in giving Canadians a
realization of their wonderful heritage and history.
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Guest Speaker
Lynn Philip Hodgson,
Canadian Best Seller Author
www.camp-x.com
Lynn will be available to sign any of his
books 12:30 - 2:20 pm ONLY |
Lynn, along with other key people is working
hard to save the Camp X
Collection from being auctioned !!
Save the Collection of the
Camp-X Museum.
There is nowhere else to see Camp X artifacts!
http://news.therecord.com/article/680096
Raising Money in Oshawa
for Camp-X Collection
http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/article/152536
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Lynn Philip Hodgson has dedicated
half of his life to uncovering the most detailed
secrets of
Camp-X.
www.camp-x.com
On March 7th 2005, Lynn won the "Lifetime
Achievement Award" for 2004. This award is issued by
the Ontario Heritage Foundation and reads as
follows:
"Presented to: Lynn Philip Hodgson
In appreciation of a lifetime of volunteer work to
identify,
preserve, protect and promote our province's rich
heritage."
Signed: The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander,
Chairman Ontario Heritage Foundation - 2004
Lynn is also Canadian Associate Editor of 'Eye Spy
Magazine'; a magazine dealing with intelligence
activities and read in thirty-nine countries.
http://www.eyespymag.com/consultants.htm |
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Richard Grove
Photo taken at the
Canadian Embassy in Cuba
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Richard M. Grove
Poet / Author / Writer, President of
Hidden Brook Press |
Richard Grove has
been writing poetry seriously for decades and has
had over 100 of his poems published in periodicals
and has been published in over 25 anthologies from
around the world. Including his poetry he has 10
titles to his name. His first book of poetry
titled Beyond Fear and Anger was released in 1997.
His second book titled Poems For Jack was released
in 2002. His ebook A Cuba Trip 2006 released in
the spring of 2006. He is working on two new
collections called Fictional Family Portraits of
Not So Real Family Members and A Personal Boyhood
History. He is also the author of numerous books
with metaphysical themes including The Mind-Body
Connection and Metaphysical Healing For a Secular
Age.
For his poetry and prose Richard has won prizes
and honourable mentions as well as a finalist spot
in two contest anthologies.
Richard is the founder of the Canadian Poet
Registry, was an active member of the Canadian
Poetry Association for ten years serving on the
executive for seven years including five as
President. He is the founding president of the
Canada Cuba Literary Alliance and the co-founder
of the Purdy Country Literary Festival. |
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~ Stellar Mini Book
Launch ~
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Memoirs of a
Praying Mantis
Bianca Lakoseljac
http://www.wordsalive.ca/speakers/bianca-lakoseljac/
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Bianca's short stories and poems have been
published in a number of anthologies:
Canadian Voices, BookLand Press, 2009;
Expressions, White Mountain
Publication, 2009; Canadian
Woman Studies, Inanna Publications and
Education, York University, 2007;
Stumbling Through Darkness, Wingate
Press, 2006; Verse Afire, 2007-2009
volumes by The Ontario Poetry Society, among
others.
Bianca has completed a
collection of interconnected short stories,
The Park Bench Diaries, linked by
an inscription on a bench in High Park; a
novel, The Summer of the Dancing Bear
which is set in the former Yugoslavia and
explores the “right of passage” of a
fourteen year old girl befriended by a Gypsy
clan. She is working on a historical novel,
Flower Power, a construct of two
parallel mother/daughter stories set in
present day Toronto, with a backdrop of the
1967 Art Symposium in High Park.
Bianca’s collection of
poetry, Memoirs of a Praying Mantis,
was published in December, 2009 by Turtle
Moons Press in Ottawa. Memoirs of a
Praying Mantis, is a collection of poetry
consisting of seven sections.
Memoirs of a Praying Mantis addresses a
variety of topics, be it the preservation of
the environment, legends of the past, or the
horrors of wars. The poems take the reader
from everyday life and events, linking the
concepts from art and literature, to
science, to history.
'Memoirs of a Praying
Mantis'
will be available for purchase, signage & photo opportunity.
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R. Wayne Geen
SIHR Director-at-Large
www.sihr.ca
Members / Authors
Check
their book table! |
The Society is a non-profit
organization which is entirely operated by members
who volunteer
their time.
SIHR - A Brief History
The
society was formed because it filled a need. Up
until 1990 hockey buffs were researching and
compiling information in isolation mostly unaware
of the special interests of others. Their only
networking was through the Hockey Hall of Fame in
Toronto and/or the International Hockey Hall of
Fame and Museum, in Kingston, Ontario.
The scattered work being done on hockey history
came together in 1991 when 17 members attending
the Canadian Association of Sports Heritage met in
special session at Kingston to found an
organization dedicated to specific aims and the
mutual benefit of members.
Read the full history account on the website
www.sihrhockey.org/public_about.cfm
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Kevin Shea of Ajax
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Author of Lord Stanley: The Man Behind
The Cup (with John Jason Wilson),
Barilko: Without A Trace, and
St. Michael's College: 100 Years of Pucks
and Prayers.
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Todd Denault of Cobourg |
Author of Jacques Plante:
The Man Who Changed The Face of Hockey. |
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W. (Bill) Fitsell of
Kingston
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Author of Hockey's
Captains, Colonels & Kings, Hockey's Hub:
Three Centuries of Hockey in Kingston
(with Mark Potter), and How Hockey
Happened.
Mr. Fitsell is also the founding president
of SIHR. |
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D'Arcy Jenish of Ajax
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Author of The Montreal Canadiens; 100
Years of Glory and
The Stanley Cup: One Hundred Years of
Hockey at its Best.
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Don
Reddick is an award-winning author of
historical fiction, whose novels include
Dawson City Seven and Killing Frank
McGee. Don's newest book, The Trail
Less Traveled, is a chronicle of the
great Dawson City-to-Ottawa Stanley Cup
reenactment. The culmination of all three
books and twenty years of research, it
details the legendary 1905 Dawson journey
along with a collage of research and
observation experienced during the
reenactment, which has since been described
as, "the greatest amateur hockey event ever
staged.
www.donreddick.com
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Richard
Grove, President
Hidden Brook Press |
Richard Grove, editor and publisher who operates
a growing publishing company called Hidden
Brook Press from which he publishes poetry
contest anthologies and books of every genre for
authors around the world. See website for
more info! |
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J.Graham
Publishing, President
www.jgrahampublishing.com
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J. Graham Ducker, Author & Poet
owns and operates his publishing business.
He publishes poetry chapbooks and the Stellar
Showcase Journal (for poets &
writers. He is also the co-founder of the Stellar
Literary Festival. |
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Merle Amodeo |
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Kim Grove |
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Karen Cole |
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Linda Hutsell-Manning |
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James Deahl |
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Ann Peacock |
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John Jansen in De Wal |
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Stevens
Han: Last
year’s Stellar Literary Festival lst Prize Poetry contest
winner!
Stevens
was short-listed for the 2009 CBC Literary Award
finalists. This year he was invited
to the Vermont Studio Center, Full Scholarship Residence
program. |
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Saskia Maddock
George Arnold |
Michael Dyer
Trevor Trow |
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Canadian Authors Association - Toronto Branch
Member Readings
http://www.canauthorstoronto.org/
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Stephen Colwell
Novel
The Ivory Monkeys:
Stephen Colwell resides in Toronto. He worked for
Fidelity Investments in Japan, and was inspired by the Toshugu
Shrine in Nikko, the historical setting for his novel: The
Ivory Monkeys.
Hear…Speak…See
Murder, Mayhem and missing monkeys.
Can a small-time smuggler beat the odds against the pros for
the biggest prize of his lifetime… and live?
http://www.stephen-colwell.com/home.html |
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Christopher Canniff :
Christopher mentored with MG Vassanji and David Adams
Richards, published with Tightrope Books, won a short novel
contest in LWOT Magazine (Montreal), and sold a script to the
Twilight Zone Radio Dramas.
www.christophercanniff.com
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Maria Muirhead: the author of two children's
books, Smoking = Problems (BIG Problems!) and
My Asthma Book. For more information about Maria
and these titles, please visit
www.myasthmabook.com |
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Authors, Poets & StoryTeller
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Bill Ferguson
Author & Poet |
Bill Ferguson is the
author of two books of poetry and short stories, A
View From The Passenger Seat and The Garden Path.
He is a teacher who writes in his spare time. Bill
is a good listener and uses deductive reasoning to
help him write. Bill is busy at work writing short
stories
and poems for his
third book.
Bill has also written musicals which have been
performed across Durham Region. When
not working or
writing Bill accompanies his son to the various
arenas and sports fields
where his son participates
in a variety of activities. |
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Sang for:
Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Toronto Mayor David Miller |
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Honey Novick
Poet / Singing
Poet
www.honeynovick.com |
Honey is a singer/songwriter/voice teacher/poet who lives in
Toronto. For the Luminato Festival, Summer of Love Project
Gallery of memories, she was named "Poet Laureate", for
creating the "Yorkville Memories" poem, an honour she still
finds both humbling and dizzying.
Wrote music for:
Anthems for Canada-Cuba
Friendship Day (6 years in a row) for municipal and federal Canadian governments
Composer for TVO campaign
song "Way to Go TVO"
Awards: CAPAC (Composers, Authors, Publishers
Association of Canada)
7 years in a row.
Yamaha Classical Music Competition
(vocals), Tokyo, Japan
Ben and Hilda Katz Foundation: Ossington Institute; Opportune Productions
Nominee:
Nominated for Peace Ambassador ;
Women Who Make A Difference ;
Women of Distinction |
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S. M. Carrière
Writer / Poet
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Born to an
Australian mother and Canadian father in
Quito, Ecuador, S.M. Carrière has lived in
five countries around the world including The
Philippines. The family moved to Australia
from The Philippines shortly after the
commencement of the hostilities there in 1989.
In 2001 S.M. Carrière moved to Canada, and in
2007 she graduated with High Honours from
Carleton University. She currently resides in
Ottawa, Canada with her two cats, Persephone
and Galahad and a growing collection of books |
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Debbie Ouellet
Poet & Author
www.debbieouellet.com/ |
Debbie's novel A Hero's Worth
(HIP Books, 2009) is a teen
fantasy for reluctant readers. How Robin
Saved Spring (Henry Holt, 2009) was named Book
of the Month in Cookie Magazine and on
Amazon.ca. Debbie is the chair of the
Vaughan Poets' Circle.
Debbie Ouellet lives in Loretto, Ontario. Her work has
been published in The Writers Journal, Poetry Canada,
Scholastic Academic Publishing, Azimov’s, Cicada,
About.Com Poetry Winter Anthology, various
anthologies, Cricket, Chirp, and chickaDEE Magazines,
and in the children’s book, Animals on Parade.
Her
first children’s book, How Robin Saved Spring, was release in spring 2009.
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Tony Valuch
Poet |
Tony Valuch is from Toronto, Canada. He holds
undergraduate and graduate degrees in English
Literature and Education.
His poetry is concerned
with the natural world, man’s inner nature, societal
grievances, and rites of passage.
He has had his
poetry published in magazines and journals in both
South Korea and Canada, and published his first book BLOODRUSHES in 2005.
He does poetry readings
in Southern Ontario and recently completed his
latest book is called.
Slippin' Through the Cracks. |
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Summi Y Siddiqui
Story Teller
http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/Directory_Pages/Dir_YasminSiddiqui.html
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Summi is an artist, a teacher, a
writer and an international travelling storyteller
based in
Toronto.
She carries
Canadian stories with her on her trips and brings back
tales from the places
she visits.
She is passionate
about promoting storytelling as a Performing Art.
Summi will be telling a
story called 'The
Begging Bowl' |
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Chester Stocki
being interviewed on Rogers TV
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Chester Stocki, Co-founder & Vice President of FAMEd
Chester creates real estates commercials
of residential
homes & commercial buildings for sale.
He also produces short movies, music videos, promotional
videos etc.
Chester is very active promoting the film industry
and the music community in the Durham Region / GTA.
Video-Pro-Motion
Chester is on record as being the FIRST
Canadian independent film produced 1971
"The Proud Rider"
Chester Stocki: Director / 1971 / Released / CFP
Distribution
Chester Stocki: Screenplay / 1971 / Released / CFP
Distribution
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