If you’re of the opinion that writers should be treated like rock stars (regardless of how uncomfortable that may or may not make them), you might consider taking in The Frye Festival in Moncton, New Brunswick. And, they have just unveiled their complete line-up of national and international others for their 19th annual celebration of all things bookish. Continue reading The Frye Festival Announces Authors For 2018 Festival Line-Up
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Canada Gets A Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Minute In Time For International Women’s Day
Future trivia champions take note. Just in time for International Women’s Day, Historica Canada have released a brand new Heritage Minute featuring the power house behind Prince Edward Island economy: Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Continue reading Canada Gets A Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Minute In Time For International Women’s Day
Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video
Fredericton-based videographer, Sophie Cormier, wants to talk about something that we’ve all been talking about. What the internet has been shouting about for months now: sexual abuse. But she wants to make sure you hear her, so she put it in a slam poetry video. Continue reading Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video
Minds Of My Own: Fredericton Comic Receives Praise But Still Lacks Publisher
Brian Conoley’s comic series Minds of My Own began, inauspiciously, with an unsuccessful pitch to a major comic book publisher. Conoley has since come to see that rejection as an integral part of getting the project off the ground. Making the pitch meant creating a rough map for the progression of the story as a whole, leaving him with a clear plan of action using independent funding, if not a publishing deal. Continue reading Minds Of My Own: Fredericton Comic Receives Praise But Still Lacks Publisher
East Coast Crafted: New Book Documents Atlantic Canadian Craft Breweries, Immediately Becomes Outdated
They say you can never step into the same river twice. Capturing the current state of craft brewing in Atlantic Canada is much the same. The ever-increasing flood of new and developing breweries across the four Atlantic provinces is hard to track. That’s why when beer enthusiasts Whitney Moran and Christopher Reynolds set out to compile their definitive guide, ‘East Coast Crafted,’ they knew it could only ever be a snapshot. It just happens to be a glorious one at an exciting time in the industry. Continue reading East Coast Crafted: New Book Documents Atlantic Canadian Craft Breweries, Immediately Becomes Outdated