News - Part 3

1 Dec 2016 – Next Big Thing

Get a sneak preview of the stars of the next generation as the writers
of Nino Ricci’s Creative Writing I strut their stuff.
7-10 PM on Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ Mare Nostrum
401 Sunset Ave, Windsor ~ 519-973-7030 ~ Corner of Fanchette and Sunset

26-30 Oct Ubud Writers’ Festival

Literary star Hanya Yanagihara on friendship and on writing that which cannot be spoken. Acclaimed novelist and social commentator Lionel Shriver on the power of fiction. Cinema legend Joko Anwar on the rise (and rise) of Indonesian new-wave cinema. Undercover journalist Suki Kim on what lies behind the closed doors of North Korea’s sons. Youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied on writing your own story. Pageant Queen Anastasia Lin on beauty with a purpose. Much-loved performer Magda Szubanski on going beyond comedy, to family and a reckoning. Leading foreign correspondent Stan Grant on human dignity and the soul of a nation. Filmmaker and actress Djenar Maesa Ayu on flirting with the chaotic feminine in Indonesia. Artist and musician Jesse Paris Smith on creative activism. The Brothahood on where hip-hop intersects with faith. Stella Award-winner Charlotte Wood on writing darkness to find the light. Novelist and poet Helon Habila on staring into the hard face of the extreme. And Nino Ricci too!

6 Oct – UWin

Nino Ricci reads at the University of Windsor to launch his term as the university’s 2016/17 writer-in-residence.

18-28 July – Sage Hill Writing Experience

Summer Application Deadline Extended to May 16th

Workshop dates: July 18 – 28, 2016

Sage Hill Writing Experience’s 2016 summer programs take place at St. Michael’s Retreat Centre near Lumsden, Saskatchewan, a beautiful site in the Qu’Appelle Valley whose 220 acres feature a labyrinth, sun circle and many walking trails.