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David Dalton
Jan 15, 2012, 5:41:54 PM1/15/12
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The 2012 SPARKS Literary Festival will be held at
The Petro Canada Hall in The School of Music at MUN
on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
The festival web site is http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/
and the schedule is at http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/schedule.html .
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"Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)
The Petro Canada Hall in The School of Music at MUN
on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
The festival web site is http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/
and the schedule is at http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/schedule.html .
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David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)
David Dalton
Jan 16, 2012, 2:20:21 PM1/16/12
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In article <dalton-36D332....@news.eternal-september.org>,
Sunday Jan. 22, 2012, is the date the Newfoundland and Labrador reading
community has been waiting for.
The third annual SPARKS Literary Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. in Memorial Universityąs Petro Canada Hall in the School of Music.
Once again it will feature a whoąs who of Newfoundland and Labradorąs
writing community, among them some of the winners of this yearąs main
literary awards, as well as talented students and graduates from
Memorial Universityąs creative writing program.
łThe response weąve had from the readers and the listeners is exactly
what I was hoping for when I first conceived of SPARKS,˛ comments
festival director and English faculty member Mary Dalton. łThe gathering
of people in a festive atmosphere to celebrate the written word, the
literary creations of Newfoundland and Labrador and the role of Memorial
University in the writing life of the province is just what SPARKS was
designed to do.˛ Professor Dalton established the festival in 2009 with
the support of then-Dean of Arts Dr. Reeta Tremblay.
In the 2012 incarnation of SPARKS Russell Wangersky, who appeared at the
inaugural festival, will read from the winner of this yearąs Winterset
Award, his novel The Glass Harmonica.
łIt's the kind of festival writers live for ‹ rooms full of readers,
questions with bite, rapt audiences quiet enough to hear a pin drop ‹
I'm happy to be there any time I'm asked," he says.
Among the readers is another recent award-winner, Lesleyanne Ryan, an
English graduate who has just won the Fresh Fish Award for Emerging
Writers.
The festival is organized into four major sessions, each of which will
feature readings in a variety of genres, followed by discussion with the
audience. Participating authors are: Frank Barry, Mark Callanan,
Danielle Devereaux, Marjorie Doyle, John Ennis, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Joel
Thomas Hynes, Stephanie McKenzie, Edward Riche, Lesleyanne Ryan,
Stephanie Trevorrow, Leslie Vryenhoek, Agnes Walsh, Russell Wangersky,
Patrick Warner and Shoshanna Wingate.
A vital element of the festival is the presence of book and journal
displays reflecting the variety of ways in which literature is produced
in Newfoundland and Labrador, including letterpress and audiobook
productions.
SPARKS 2012 is once again sponsoring a haiku competition, open to all;
the winner will be announced during the final session of the festival.
This yearąs festival also has some new features. In addition to the
previously announced $2500 Cox & Palmer Literary Award
(http://today.mun.ca/news.php?news_id=6652), a limited edition print
entitled Candle Burning, featuring a linocut image and last yearąs
award-winning haiku, will be available for sale at the event with
proceeds going to support the festival.
The festival will be held from 10 am to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2011
at the Petro-Canada Hall in the School of Music. Books and other
materials will be available for sale. An evening reception will follow
the day-long event. A lunchroom will be provided for the use of
audience members between 12 and 1 p.m. and food will be available for
purchase. Admission is free. Parking (at no charge) will be available in
Lot 15B.
Further details on the festival and a complete schedule can be found at
www.mun.ca/arts/events/SPARKS_2012.php. An active Facebook page is also
available at www.facebook.com/sparksliteraryfestival2012.
For further details, please contact Janet Harron, communications
coordinator, Faculty of Arts on 709-864-8292 or jha...@mun.ca.
David Dalton <dal...@nfld.com> wrote:
> The 2012 SPARKS Literary Festival will be held at
> The Petro Canada Hall in The School of Music at MUN
> on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
>
> The festival web site is http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/
> and the schedule is at http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/schedule.html .
Here is the SPARKS press release:
> The 2012 SPARKS Literary Festival will be held at
> The Petro Canada Hall in The School of Music at MUN
> on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
>
> The festival web site is http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/
> and the schedule is at http://www.arts.mun.ca/sparks/schedule.html .
Sunday Jan. 22, 2012, is the date the Newfoundland and Labrador reading
community has been waiting for.
The third annual SPARKS Literary Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. in Memorial Universityąs Petro Canada Hall in the School of Music.
Once again it will feature a whoąs who of Newfoundland and Labradorąs
writing community, among them some of the winners of this yearąs main
literary awards, as well as talented students and graduates from
Memorial Universityąs creative writing program.
łThe response weąve had from the readers and the listeners is exactly
what I was hoping for when I first conceived of SPARKS,˛ comments
festival director and English faculty member Mary Dalton. łThe gathering
of people in a festive atmosphere to celebrate the written word, the
literary creations of Newfoundland and Labrador and the role of Memorial
University in the writing life of the province is just what SPARKS was
designed to do.˛ Professor Dalton established the festival in 2009 with
the support of then-Dean of Arts Dr. Reeta Tremblay.
In the 2012 incarnation of SPARKS Russell Wangersky, who appeared at the
inaugural festival, will read from the winner of this yearąs Winterset
Award, his novel The Glass Harmonica.
łIt's the kind of festival writers live for ‹ rooms full of readers,
questions with bite, rapt audiences quiet enough to hear a pin drop ‹
I'm happy to be there any time I'm asked," he says.
Among the readers is another recent award-winner, Lesleyanne Ryan, an
English graduate who has just won the Fresh Fish Award for Emerging
Writers.
The festival is organized into four major sessions, each of which will
feature readings in a variety of genres, followed by discussion with the
audience. Participating authors are: Frank Barry, Mark Callanan,
Danielle Devereaux, Marjorie Doyle, John Ennis, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Joel
Thomas Hynes, Stephanie McKenzie, Edward Riche, Lesleyanne Ryan,
Stephanie Trevorrow, Leslie Vryenhoek, Agnes Walsh, Russell Wangersky,
Patrick Warner and Shoshanna Wingate.
A vital element of the festival is the presence of book and journal
displays reflecting the variety of ways in which literature is produced
in Newfoundland and Labrador, including letterpress and audiobook
productions.
SPARKS 2012 is once again sponsoring a haiku competition, open to all;
the winner will be announced during the final session of the festival.
This yearąs festival also has some new features. In addition to the
previously announced $2500 Cox & Palmer Literary Award
(http://today.mun.ca/news.php?news_id=6652), a limited edition print
entitled Candle Burning, featuring a linocut image and last yearąs
award-winning haiku, will be available for sale at the event with
proceeds going to support the festival.
The festival will be held from 10 am to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2011
at the Petro-Canada Hall in the School of Music. Books and other
materials will be available for sale. An evening reception will follow
the day-long event. A lunchroom will be provided for the use of
audience members between 12 and 1 p.m. and food will be available for
purchase. Admission is free. Parking (at no charge) will be available in
Lot 15B.
Further details on the festival and a complete schedule can be found at
www.mun.ca/arts/events/SPARKS_2012.php. An active Facebook page is also
available at www.facebook.com/sparksliteraryfestival2012.
For further details, please contact Janet Harron, communications
coordinator, Faculty of Arts on 709-864-8292 or jha...@mun.ca.
David Dalton
Jan 20, 2012, 8:45:25 PM1/20/12
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Here is the schedule:
10 a.m. - Opening remarks:
Dr. Lisa Rankin, Dean of Arts
Mary Dalton, Director, SPARKS
10:10 11:40 a.m. - Session 1
Chair: Joan Clark
Readers: Edward Riche, Stephanie Trevorrow, Marjorie Doyle, Mark Callanan
11:40 a.m. 12 p.m. - Mingling with authors and exhibitors
12 1 p.m. - Lunch break in the Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032)
1 2:20 p.m. - Session 2
Chair: Ramona Dearing
Readers: Danielle Devereaux, Lesleyanne Ryan, Patrick Warner, Joel Hynes
2:20 2:30 p.m. Coffee Break
2:30 4 p.m. Session 3
Chair: Stan Dragland
Readers: Agnes Walsh, John Ennis, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Leslie Vryenhoek
4 4:20 p.m. Coffee Break in MU-1032
4:20 6 p.m. Session 4
Chair: Rob Finley
Readers: Russell Wangersky, Shoshanna Wingate, Frank Barry
Haiku competition announcement
Cox & Palmer SPARKS Creative Writing Award announcement
Closing remarks: Mary Dalton
6 p.m. Reception in Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032)
Authors are available to sign books after their reading sessions.
The festival is open to all. Free parking is available in Lot 15B, next
to (and east of) the School of Music.
10 a.m. - Opening remarks:
Dr. Lisa Rankin, Dean of Arts
Mary Dalton, Director, SPARKS
10:10 11:40 a.m. - Session 1
Chair: Joan Clark
Readers: Edward Riche, Stephanie Trevorrow, Marjorie Doyle, Mark Callanan
11:40 a.m. 12 p.m. - Mingling with authors and exhibitors
12 1 p.m. - Lunch break in the Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032)
1 2:20 p.m. - Session 2
Chair: Ramona Dearing
Readers: Danielle Devereaux, Lesleyanne Ryan, Patrick Warner, Joel Hynes
2:20 2:30 p.m. Coffee Break
2:30 4 p.m. Session 3
Chair: Stan Dragland
Readers: Agnes Walsh, John Ennis, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Leslie Vryenhoek
4 4:20 p.m. Coffee Break in MU-1032
4:20 6 p.m. Session 4
Chair: Rob Finley
Readers: Russell Wangersky, Shoshanna Wingate, Frank Barry
Haiku competition announcement
Cox & Palmer SPARKS Creative Writing Award announcement
Closing remarks: Mary Dalton
6 p.m. Reception in Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032)
Authors are available to sign books after their reading sessions.
The festival is open to all. Free parking is available in Lot 15B, next
to (and east of) the School of Music.
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