Events
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Do you want to leave your mark by sharing your own story? Or ease the burden on those left behind by writing your obituary yourself?
Join local feature writer Jane Doucet to help you craft something meaningful and unique to you.
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The Dartmouth Open Writing Group is a supportive, monthly gathering designed for teens and adults of all experience levels who want to build consistent writing habits, meet with other writers in the community, and share techniques and…
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Be part of the fun at Canada’s only festival devoted to books that crack kids up!
Two hilarious picture book authors will provide lots of giggles for preschoolers and their caregivers at this free drop-in event.
Featuring Canadian…
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Can’t make it in person? Tune into the livestream on YouTube!
Funny Pages is Canada’s only festival devoted to books that crack kids up!
Featuring Canadian authors, illustrators, and storytellers Jeff Szpirglas, Danielle…
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Local author N.L. Blandford is back for another wonderful writing workshop!
Are you considering publishing a novel, a book of poetry, a children's book - a book of any kind? Unsure if you want to approach a traditional publisher…
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Join two Nova Scotia authors as they read from their newly-released spring books.
Jeff Miller's Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi Press) is a novel set in the DIY music and arts scene of the early 2000s. Jaime Forsythe's Yield (Wolsak &…
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Have an idea for a book, but not sure where to begin? Curious about writing, but don’t know your next step? Join Nova Scotia author Barbara Emodi for an inspiring and practical introduction to getting started.
Author of more than a…
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Join Open Heart Forgery in celebrating National Poetry Month with an open mic!
You’re invited to bring your own poetry to share (max. 5 minutes at the mic per person), or simply come to listen and enjoy.
Copies of recent Open Heart…
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It's Poetry Month and we're celebrating!
Join poets Clare Goulet, Jessica Hiemstra, Cory Lavender, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, and Margo Wheaton, along with cellist Mateo Ronderos-Zerpa, for an evening of poetry and music exploring our relationship…
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Join us for an author talk with CBC's Maritime Noon host Bob Murphy and Dr. Brian Goldman, a leading Canadian ER physician, radio personality and bestselling author.
ERs in Nova Scotia and across Canada are in crisis. From waiting room…
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In this workshop, poet Margo Wheaton invites participants to reflect, read, and write poems as a way of exploring their personal relationship and responsibility to the bodies of land and water that surround us.
In a warm, supportive…
This Creative Writing Course is aimed at the beginner and intermediate fiction writer. During these sessions, we'll take a practical approach to some of the common challenges writers face when embarking on a short story or a novel.
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Live storytelling without a net.
Please join us for the Library's second Halifax Story Slam! Inspired by The Moth and CBC's The Vinyl Cafe's Story Exchange, this event will feature curated storytellers sharing their own true tales about…
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Join three local horror authors to celebrate the launch of Tiffany Morris’ Carnalis, a novella about a wealthy party girl with a taste for human flesh.
Authors Brittni Brinn and Elliott Gish join Tiffany Morris to share from their works.…
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Calling all writers and aspiring writers! Are you thinking about publishing a book but unsure where to begin?
In this session, Gina Brown, local writer and indie publisher of three novels, will share insights on the three main paths:…
Bedford Authors is a group of writers who meet monthly to read from their work and discuss topics of mutual interest.
Writers of all levels are welcome to drop in and join us.
This Creative Writing Course is aimed at the beginner and intermediate fiction writer. During these sessions, we'll take a practical approach to some of the common challenges writers face when embarking on a short story or a novel.
…The Dartmouth Open Writing Group is a supportive, monthly gathering designed for teens and adults of all experience levels who want to build consistent writing habits, meet with other writers in the community, and share techniques and…
Join Halifax community poetry journal, Open Heart Forgery, for an open mic event!
Bring your own poetry to share, or come just to listen and enjoy. Participants will have a maximum of 5 minutes at the mic.
In partnership with Open Heart…
This Creative Writing Course is aimed at the beginner and intermediate fiction writer. During these sessions, we'll take a practical approach to some of the common challenges writers face when embarking on a short story or a novel.
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