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Readings
2009
Poets, Authors, Writers
Storytellers & Playwrights
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Saturday August 15 2009
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Inaugural
Stellar Literary Festival
Hastings Village ON
at the Hastings Village Marina
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Saturday Program Schedule:
Please note:
times may vary slightly
Noon Setting up of Tents &
Tables for the festival
1:00 pm Opening the Days
Events Ceremony - Wooden Boat Festival & Others
(Mayor/
Councilors / Dignitaries
1:30 pm
Stella Literary Festival Begins
During this time from 1:30 - 4:30 pm (See
participants
confirmed)
Books Available
Speakers
Poet Group
Interview(s)
Author Readings
Book Launch
4:30 pm Festival ends for the day.
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SPEAKERS
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Send an
e-mail with your question
and Mr. Grove may choose
your e-mail to answer at the
Stellar Literary Festival in Hastings ON
r.grove.publisher@stellarliteraryfestival.com
Richard M. Grove
Poet, Publisher & so much more!
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Richard Grove, Publisher
President
Hidden Brook Press
Brighton Ontario
Mr. Grove will be
speaking and answering your questions on the
subject we all want to know but find so
confusing, publishing.
He is an editor and publisher and runs a
growing publishing company called
Hidden Brook Press
from which he publishes poetry
contest anthologies and
books of every genre for authors around the
world.
Richard is the founder of the
Canadian Poet Registry.
He was an active member of the
Canadian Poetry Association for ten years
serving on the executive for seven years
including five as President. He is the
founding president of both the CCLA (2004) –
Canada Cuba Literary
Alliance -
CCLA Federation of Photographers (2006).
He is the founding president
of the Brighton Arts Council and the
co-founder of the Purdy Country Literary
Festival &
CCLA Art & Lit Fest.
Aug 5th 2007
He has been invited by a number of literary
groups as Feature Speaker on various topics
in Cuba, Germany, USA, New Zealand and
Canada. He was also the Feature Author as
publisher/poet in the October 1998 issue of
“The Treasure Chest” published out of
Virginia, USA and Feature Poet in “Poetry
Canada” in 2004. |
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Lynn Philip Hodgson
has succeeded in giving Canadians a realization of their
wonderful heritage
and history.
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Lynn Philip Hodgson,
Canadian Best Seller Author
Durham Region
Lynn will be available to sign any of his
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Lynn will be speaking about his soon to be released
book.
Lynn Philip Hodgson has dedicated half of his
life to uncovering the most detailed secrets of
Camp-X.
On March 7th 2005, Lynn won the "Lifetime
Achievement Award" for 2004. This award is
issued by the Ontario Heritage Foundation and reads
as follows:
"Presented to: Lynn
Philip Hodgson
In
appreciation of a lifetime of volunteer work to
identify,
preserve,
protect and promote our province's rich heritage."
Signed: The
Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander,
Chairman Ontario
Heritage Foundation - 2004
Lynn is also Canadian Associate Editor of
'Eye Spy Magazine'; a magazine dealing with
intelligence activities and read in thirty-nine
countries. |
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One of our anthology
book launches
"Hola Cuba"
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Canada Cuba Literary Alliance
The goal of the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance
is to advance literary solidarity between Canada and
Cuba through the creative expression of poetry, prose
and photography.
Here's a great opportunity to become involved in a
literary adventure!
by being a part of the Canada Cuba
Literary Alliance.
Membership offers you many
opportunities to be published and also receive
The
Ambassador - our literary journal and The Envoy - our
newsletter.
Check out the members trip to Cuba and what you have
missed :-)
Trip to Cuba 1
Trip to Cuba 2
Trip to Cuba 3
Hola Cuba
This anthology holds precious memories through our poems of
our trips to Cuba.
I invite you to get your hands on a copy of this book and
read what comes from
the hearts and minds of those who have travelled together.
Learn through our
poetry what is also available to you as a member of the
C.C.L.A.
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R. D. Roy, Poet
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R. D. Roy was a feature reader at the
International Book Fair in Havana (2007, 2008), the Al
Purdy People's Poetry festival, 2007, Hot Sauced Words,
Toronto (2008). He is the "Official House Poet" to the
Organic Underground Restaurant in Belleville, and a
member of The League of Canadian Poets, PEN Canada, and
the Canada-Cuba Literary Alliance. Roy is a contributing
editor to the CCLA's quarterly, The Ambassador.
June 27th he released his collaborative collection of
poems that examine
"Life & Death in Cheap Motels" with Kingston
writer/poet Jen Londry.
R. D. Roy will be
reading from his up-coming new collection "In the 4th
Person",
which has a theme of our common humanity. The book is
coming out in about 6 months. |
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Chris Faiers, Poet
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Chris Faiers, Poet
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Marmora resident Chris Faiers has
been a publishing poet for 40 years.
Chris has been a groundbreaker in the development of
English-language haibun, narrative prose interspersed
with haiku.
Chris was the inaugural recipient of the Milton Acorn
People's Poetry Award in 1978 for his book Foot
Through the Ceiling (Aya/Mercury Press).
He is currently writing short haibun about his
explorations on the wild trails in north Hastings
County, Ontario. He is also busy caretaking ZenRiver
Gardens, his meditation retreat on the upper Moira
River. |
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And Left a Place To
Stand On
Published by Hidden Brook Press
This anthology is an A-frame
fundraiser book. 100% of the profit from the sale of
this book will be donated to the A-frame Trust established
by Jean Baird.
Poems and Essays on Al Purdy
"Hidden Brook Press's anthology "And Left
a Place To Stand On" is destined to become a classic
in the emerging canon of Canadian People's Poetry.
Congratulations to all of the editor and contributors.This
collection is dynamite and deserves all the praise its
getting - doubled - tripled!!!" Chris
Faiers |
Al Purdy A Frame
The house that Al Purdy
built, an "A-frame"
on the shore of Roblin Lake in Prince Edward
County, Ontario, is an important part of our Canadian
literary heritage.
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Reading from their own
Books or Manuscripts |
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Claude La Vertu, Author
LoveDare
Claude launched his novel June 2008, LoveDare; a story about
a single man who grants
a dying orphaned boy's last wish of having a home to die in.
The story is an exceptionally compelling tale filled with
inspiration, miracles and magic.
One dollar from each copy of
LoveDare sold goes to the Homes-for-Kids organization
which improves interior living spaces of foster homes, group
homes and emergency shelters for children
For more information, visit:
www.claudelavertu.com
www.homesforkids.homestead.com
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Dorothy J. Turk, Author
Non-fiction/Paranormal
Surrounded by Spirits: Visitors From Beyond
A brief interview of Dorothy by Stella Ducker,
Festival Producer &
Co-Founder / Editor of the
Stellar Showcase Journal
will give insight on the book and Dorothy's experiences and
how it changed her perception of the afterlife.
http://dorothyturk.webs.com/
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Mary Lou Dumka, Writer
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Mary Lou Dumka began working as a photojournalist in
2003. She contributed to the Shield Newspapers,
Cobourg Daily Star, Port Hope Evening Guide, and
Colbourne Chronicle until 2007.
She’s met the NaNoWriMo challenge to write a 50,000
word novel in one month in 2007 and 2008. She attends
a Creative Writing Course at Loyalist College and is
working on a third manuscript.
Born in Toronto, Mary Lou now resides with husband Jim
in the family cottage on Rice Lake and works at the
Trent Hills Public Library. |
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