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Tanya Shirley is a Jamaica-born poet whose debut collection of poems, She Who Sleeps With Bones, was a Jamaican best-seller in 2009. Her poems have been anthologized and she currently teaches at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Tany

Claire Wilkshire is a freelance writer, editor, translator and teacher. Now she is a novelist. Breakwater Books recently launched Claire's first novel, Maxine, a book about writing and about discovery. I spoke with Claire this week.

I received a press release from MUN recently that said "As of April 1, Newfoundland and Labrador's oldest magazine, the Newfoundland Quarterly, officially became a public engagement unit of Memorial University." The Quarterly has been around for many y

Chad Pelley is one busy award-winning writer. His short stories have been published all across the country, added to textbooks, and anthologizes. He runs the literary blog Salty Ink, and his debut novel, Away From Everywhere, was a Coles Best-seller and i

Perhaps there was a moment of silence at your local cinema last night. If there wasn't, there should have been. For many people, Roger Ebert was the movies. He was the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize. His reviews appeared in over 200 newspa

At least 16 cruise ships are expected to rumble into St. John's Harbour this year. Thats a lot of tourists, and the hope, of course, is that they arrive looking to lighten their wallets. A rousing welcome never hurts, and with that in mind, the city of

It's been a rough few weeks for staff and students at the College of the North Atlantic . More than 100 jobs are being axed as a result of the recent provincial budget. That means classes and programs are being cut, including the Visual Arts Progra

Finance minister Jerome Kennedy brought down his first budget on Tuesday this past week and the effects will be felt by everybody in the province, everywhere in the province. Workers in the arts and cultural sectors prove no exception. Terry French

When Aiden Flynn, artistic director of Rabbittown Theatre took up the position of Manager of Programming and Partnerships for the Arts and Culture Centres, some of us thought he might have stepped away from Rabbittown and from acting. Well, nothing cou

Alisa Palmer is the Artistic Director of the English Section of the National Theatre School. Appointed to the position in only January of this year, Alisa is embarking on her first national audition tour, which brings her to St. John's next week. All

Painter Katie Corbett finds herself on the Trans Canada Highway a fair bit, and when you combine that amount of time driving from St. John's to Corner Brook and back with cellphone coverage that drops out somewhere around scenic Green Bay, then you can im

Do you donate money to your favourite theatre group or dance company? Do you volunteer to set up chairs for a concert or collect tickets at the door or construct sets and costumes? There are many ways to help our amateur and professional workers in th

Doug Dunsmore moved to St. John's for work, and found his home. Doug has been instructing at Memorial University's School of Music in St. John's for over thirty years. Doug has retired from the official job, but that does not mean his work is done!

You know the Summer draws closer when the year's Trails, Tales and Tunes roster is announced. It is now! Norris Point prepares! So do Shirley Montague and her crew of trailerwalkerss, tellers and tunesmiths. Intimate venues with a cast of creative l

In 1978, Maxim Mazumdar realized his dream of establishing a summer repertory theatre festival and drama academy that would engage young performers and seasoned professionals alike. The place was to be Stephenville and thirty-five years later, the Stephe