Story Slam Niagara

The Next Slam...

Storytelling Contest -- Saturday, November 21st,

2:00pm - 4:00pm,

St. Catharines Central Library,

54 Church Street, Mills Room
Free Admission

First prize: $100.

The contest is open storytellers 14 years of age and up, and all ages are welcome as audience members.

Email Jon Parsons: jwpnfld@gmail.com for additional Information

Cipher Reading #2 - November 25, 2009

The Brock University Creative Writers' Club Presents...

Cipher Reading #2

Featuring... Oksana Berda, Tom Vaine, Robb Ellison, Rohama Basit, Rob Dimmers, Helen Tran and Phil Militec

Date: November 25, 2009

Place: Fine Grind - 37 James Street, St. Catharines

Time: 7 pm

Broken Pencil

In the summer I wrote two book reviews for Broken Pencil Magazine. They have been published in the latest issue.

You can find a link to the mag here: http://www.brokenpencil.com/

Grey Borders - Friday November 13, 2009

Grey Borders Reading Series Presents...

rob mclennan, Jenny Sampirisi and Catherine Owen

at Strega Cafe - 19 King Street

St. Catharines, Ontario

7:30 pm

http://greyborders.blogspot.com/

http://www.stregacafe.ca/

Photos from the first Cipher Reading...

Eric Schmaltz

Craig Dodman

Neta Gordon and Gregory Betts

Duncan Griffiths; an animal

Emi Morimoto

Katherine Whitehurst

Some of the crowd...

Kris Mills

Emi Morimoto

Kris Mills and some of the crowd

Amanda Grant; last year's poetry prize winner

Cassie Leigh; last year's fiction prize winner

Photo cred to Darryl Block

Story Slam Niagara

Story Slam Niagara, in association with the 25th anniversary of the 3M Teaching Fellows, will be hosting a storytelling contest at Brock University on Wednesday, November 4th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm in the Glenridge Building, room 201. We welcome all to our stage and our audience, and there is no cost involved. First prize for best story is $100.

We will also be hosting a writing workshop where writers can discuss strategies for effective narratives and test out their ideas. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21st from 7:00pm - 9:00pm in Thistle 253. You do not need to attend the workshop to take part in the contest.

For more details and contest rules, please visit our website:
http://storyslamniagara.blogspot.com

Questions or comments? Send an email to Jon Parsons (jparsons@brocku.ca)

The Cipher Reading Series Begins

The first event for the 'Cipher Reading Series' ever...

Readers include Cassie Leigh, Amanda Grant, Kris Mills, Katherine Whitehurst, Craig Dodman, Duncan Griffiths, Helen Tran and Eric Schmaltz

Wednesday October 14, 2009 - 7PM

Coffee Culture - 194 St. Paul Street

St. Catharines, Ontario

Poster Cred to Demetra Peppas

See You There.