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May 2010








 
4th The Stellar Literary Festival (Oshawa)
      Sunday June 27th 2010

                    Parkwood Estates 270 Simcoe St N
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2nd Stellar Literary Festival (Hastings)
        Sunday August 22nd 2010
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2009              
 

 
May 2009




 
The Stellar Literary Festival will be in two locations:
        Saturday June 13th at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens
                155 Arena Street
       Sunday June 14th at the Parkwood Estates
                 270 Simcoe St N
 
 



 
The Poetry Deadline extended to May 16th.  The Writer's Circle of Durham Region are
sponsoring the ADULT poetry contest!  Thank you WCDR!
All winners will be contacted once the decision of the judges are made.
 
 
  We have received a wonderful amount of Talent Registration Forms entries!
Soon we will be emailing those that have been considered and chosen to participate at the
Stellar Literary Festival. 
 
 
April 2009




 
Sue Reynold, Pres. WCDR and James Dewar, Vice Pres of WCDR will be the MC's
of the Stellar Literary Festival  taking place June 13 &14th   11 - 4 pm.

The WCDR are sponsoring the Adult Category for the Stellar Literary Festival poetry contest!
Thank you WCDR!
 
 
March 2009

 
Check out some of  last year's Photos of the Stellar Literary Festival
Will you be there this year?  Not a poet? not a writer?  Be a part of the audience and enjoy!
We all know books are not for the writers or poets.. it's for everyone who loves to read !
 
 
February 2009 Added Location for 2009 New Date - June 13&14
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens & Parkwood Estates, Oshawa
 
Jan 22 2009


 

Poetry Contest 2009
is now posted and ready to go.. so send them in!!  :-)
Please note the deadline!  April 30th 2009 sign up for the newsletter for our upcoming news  about the 2009 Stellar Literary Festival...    You'll be pleasantly surprised  ;-)
 
 
January Happy New Year !!  Wishing you the Best in 2009!  

2008

  Check out the poetry Contest Winners 2008!  and  Photos 2008  
Sept

 
Monday Sept 22 7- 7:30 pm Stella is a guest on the Garth Riley, Live @ 5 show
along with author phone calls interviews during the show.
 
 
  Stella & MC Al Nichols are guest on the new First Local Midday show doing an interview
with  Show Host, Kasia
 
 
August


 
The judges had a great time and appreciated the great talent in the poetry contestants.

The Talent is all booked.. Deadline was Aug lst.
 
 
  The results of the judging will be notified to the winners & honourary mentions the lst week of Sept.
 
 
July
 
Poetry contest judges are confirmed and are looking forward to the contest entries
The contest deadline is Aug lst.
 
     
April - June    
  The call for volunteers is open and forms are on the website.
 
 
  The location Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens is being booked,
Thanks to Winnie Chapman.  :-)
 
 

 
Emails have gone out, registration forms are in the process of being added to the website.
Poetry Contest is being posted. 
 

2007

Sept 22 / 07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inaugural festival beings with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  The location was lovely and the
weather perfect. 

L-R  John Henry, Local & Regional Councillor;  Maryanne Sholdra, Councillor;  Stella Ducker, Festival Producer;    Mayor John Grey;  Lynn Hodgson, Scugog Councillor, Ward 3; Chester Stocki, Vice Pres FAMEd (Film Arts Media Entertainment Durham)

Event Summery download Word Doc (right click your mouse, 'save target as')
.Check out our Poetry Contest Winners & Honorable Mentions

 
Sept 21 / 07 Nice write up in Oshawa This Week on the Stellar Literary Festival
 
Sept 17 / 07
 
Stella Ducker & David H. Hooker, the festival's MC are on Rogers Television Daytime Show
promoting the upcoming festival.

 
August  17 / 07
 
Great write up in Oshawa This Week on the festival!
 

July 17th


 

Stella & Graham Ducker were  guests on CHEX TV Channel 12 Durham, promoting book
writing etc and most of all The Stellar Literary Festival in Sept.  Thanks Garth Riley for
an excellent time and helping us spread the word.    Photos
 

 
JUNE 2007    
  There are Exhibitor forms or a poet  & authors wanting to read at the Festival or doing
 workshops, please check the info HERE (also applications downloads are on that page).

Volunteers are always one of the big key makers to any event.  We DO have volunteer applications
and a very experienced and great to work with, volunteer coordinator, Winnie Chapman
 

 

 
 Poetry Contest for Adults & Teens.  Yes, there will be judges for this, and
of course the winners will be presented at the Stellar Literary Festival held at the
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens
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