Program Schedule 2009

 

 


 


MC's

Stellar Literary Festival MC's:  Susan L. Reynolds, Pres.,WCDR & James Deware, VP, WCDR

Susan L. Reynolds, President, Writers Circle of Durham Region
Susan Lynn Reynolds is a writer and an accredited writing instructor in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. She has been teaching creative writing for over 10 years. Her area of specialty is the therapeutic use of journaling and memoir, and her thesis on that topic received the Canadian Psychological Association’s Award of Academic Excellence in 2006.
www.goforwords.com  www.piquantproductions.ca
James Dewar, Vice President, Writers Circle of Durham Region
James has been organizing and hosting his reading series, Hot-Sauced Words, in Toronto and elsewhere for over three years. James enjoys hosting Literary Festivals. Through his publishing company, Piquant Press, he has edited and published six poetry chapbooks for emerging talents and is working on two new projects. James also teaches advanced creative writing at Durham College.
www.hotsaucedwords.ca and www.piquantproductions.ca
 


Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens

Saturday Program Schedule:

Please note:   times may vary slightly
 

11:30 a.m. Mayor Gray / Councilors Opening the Days events
                      Welcome Opening of the Stellar Literary Festival
 

11:45     Stellar Literary Festival - Poetry Contest Winners (Judge: Ruth E. Walker)
                     Rick Ficek, Oshawa Public Library,  will present
                                  the 2009 Poetry Contest Winners their Awards & Prizes. 
                                  Winners may read their prize winning poem.
12:20 
     Marcie Snyder, Author of Ebook
12:30 
      Emily Sams, Young Actor & Poet will be reading before the Play Demonstraton
                Mike Kashmanian, Playwright (Play Demonstration)
  1:00      Canada Cuba Literary Alliance, Richard Grove, President. Member Readings
  2:00
     Featured Playwright – Penn Kemp, London ON
                   
Sponsored by Playwright Guild of Canada & The Canada Council for the Arts
  2:45       Mary Jane Martin, Featured Author & Singer
  3:10       Michael Robert Dyet, Feature Author
  3:30       Honey Novick Songwriter / Poet
  3:50       Festival ends for the day.

 


Parkwood Estate

Sunday Program Schedule:
Please note:   times may vary slightly

11:00     Festival Opens
11:15     Welcome to the Festival
11:30     Tony Valuch, Poet
11:45
    Lynn Philip Hodgson, Featured Speaker
12:00     Heather Whaley & Kim Michele, Storytellers / Songwriters
12:30     Debbie Ouellet, Author & Poet
12:45     Trish Smith, Author, Mini Book Launch
  1:00      Richard Grove, Featured Poet
  1:20      Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch. Member readings.

            
       Bianca LakoseljacFlavia Cosma, Liisa Hypponen, Maria Pia Marchelletta
  2:15   
   Kim Grove, Poet & Writer
  2:30     
Canadian Federation of Poets. George Arnold, National Chair. Member Readings 
            
      
Cheryl Antao-Xavier, James R. Quinn, Joan Sutcliffe Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews &
            
        Saskia Maddock
  3:30       R.D. Roy  Poet
  3:40       Karen Colville, Author
  3:50       Festival Ends

 

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