NorthWord Accepting Submissions!

NorthWord is now accepting submissions for Issue #12. 

The theme is "Surprise." Deadline is October 30, 2014 at midnight. 

No late submissions will be accepted. 

Short stories or excerpts from current projects, fiction or non-fiction (3000 words maximum), verse of no more than 50 lines, along with anything surprising, original, or inventive can be submitted to the editors via northword@hushmail.com. 

For real time updates follow us on Twitter: @NorthWordYMM, or like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/northword.

NorthWord Issue #11- Superstition

Call for Submissions for NorthWord Magazine- Deadline March 30th

Do you want your art or poetry to be in the upcoming issue of Northword? Well, you better hurry because the deadline is this Sunday, March 30th!

The theme of Issue #11 is "superstitions". Are you superstitious? What do your superstitions mean to you? 
What if you're not superstitious? Then write about that. 

E-mail editors northword@hushmail.com to submit your work. 

Do you love to write? NorthWord is looking for submissions!

NorthWord Issue #11 Call for Submissions:

The theme is Superstition - and it's where "belief meets disbelief," says Buffy Close, guest editor for NorthWord's Issue #11. What does Superstition mean to you?

Short stories or excerpts from current projects, fiction or non-fiction (3000 words maximum), verse of no more than 50 lines, along with anything surprising, original, or inventive can be submitted to the editors at northword@hushmail.com. 

Follow them on Twitter: @NorthWordYMM and visit Facebook: www.facebook.com/northword for more information. 

The deadline is March 30, 2014 at midnight. 

Let's Get Sketchy! Nov. 30, 2013 at Keyano Theatre

A number of arts organizations are working together to put on a multi-disciplinary and interactive themed event at Keyano Theatre. “Let’s Get Sketchy!” will take place in Keyano Art Gallery and in the Theatre lobby on the evening of November 30th as patrons arrive for the Saturday performance of Catalyst Theatre’s new musical Vigilante. In the spirit of the production, set in the late 1800’s, actors in period garb will be posing in a number of different locations. Artists and community members will sketch the tableaus while poets and creative writers capture the scene in words. All of this will happen while local musicians create a live soundtrack to the #YMMARTS Happening.

“Let’s Get Sketchy!” is a collaborative project of Boreal Artist Institute, Brazen Elephant Productions, Full Moon Cafe, Keyano Theatre Company, Arts Council Wood Buffalo, Portrait Artists McMurray and NorthWord.

For more information contact:
Reinalie Jorolan – 780-880-0761

Russell Thomas – 780-881-3752

NorthWord magazine Issue #9 Launch and Silent Auction- Sept 28th 2013

Celebrate NorthWord magazine's ninth issue with a theme of Change. Celebrate the written word with beautiful poetry, prose, and art from local writers and artists. Join us for a silent auction and bid on delightful items! All proceeds go to support NorthWord's production of the next issue. The event will be held on Saturday, September 28that Holy Trinity High School (230 Powder Drive) from 4 pm to 7:30 pm. 

NorthWord and Events Wood Buffalo presents Shane Koyczan

NorthWord Magazine, launching issue #8 Fire, and Events Wood Buffalo presents Shane Koyczan, a virtuoso of the spoken word and one of the stars of the 2012 Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony. He will change your mind about poetry forever. 

With his rhythmic verse in high gear, he navigates his audience through social and political territory with a furious honesty and a tender humanity that has brought audiences to their feet in New York, London, Edinburgh, Sydney, and Los Angeles. Winner of the US Slam Poetry Championship and the Canadian Spoken Word Olympics, Koyczan is truley and extraordinary talent that has blown the dust off of the designation "poet".

"Shane Koyczan is electrifying. It's a rare poet who can make his audience laugh and cry; this is a writer who will break your heart then heal it." - Val McDermid, author of the Grave Tattoo.

Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 8pm
Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at 230 Powder Dr (Holy Trinity School)
All Seats: $20

Keyano Box Office is open Monday to Wednesday 12:30 pm to 4 pm, Thursday and Friday 12:30pm to 8pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm and an hour before a ticketed event. To purchase tickets call the box office at 780-791-4990 or buy online at www.keyano.ca/theatre 

NorthWord - a Local Literary Journal of Canada's North

Recently, NorthWord held their Annual General Meeting where the group elected there new officers:
Suzanne McGladdery, President,
Jane Jacques, Managing Editor/VP,
Kevin Thornton, Secretary,
Cathy Yard, Treasurer
Kiran Malik-Khan, Media Director.

NorthWord is published by the Northern Canada Collective Society for Writers, a non-profit group based in Fort McMurray dedicated to the celebration of Northern writers and Northern writing.

Including stories, verse and artwork, it is published twice-yearly, under rotating editors, offering the work of artists from the winter margins of Canada and presenting depictions of specifically Northern experience.

 You can find the magazine at local retailers:

• Keyano College Bookstore
• Sunshine Cafe by Mitchell's in Keyano's Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre
• Frames and More
• Fort McMurray Airport kiosk
• Coles Bookstore
• Heritage Park Gift Shop
Visit them on Facebook or find information about the group at:http://free.yudu.com/groups/details/2010/Northern-Canada-Collective-Society-for-Writers

NorthWord AGM 2012

NorthWord is hosting their Annual General Meeting on Sunday, November 18, 2012.

It will take place at Keyano College in room S212 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.  (This is the glass building facing Franklin Ave.)

Coffee and refreshments served. Bring a friend. 

We can really use your help! Only you can help keep your first and only literary magazine going Wood Buffalo!

Find NorthWord on Facebook!!

Alberta Culture Days 2012 - Friday Event Schedule

Wood Buffalo: Where the World Meets!

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/culturedays

Friday September 28 Events:

Wood Buffalo: Where The World Meets    

Time:  8:00PM  – 10:00PM  (doors open at 7:30PM)

Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School (Timberlea)

Free!

http://culturedays2012ymm.eventbrite.com/

The local dance schools are coming together on stage to present a show that truly reflects the cultural diversity of the community through music and dance. Belly Dance Academy Karen Savoie, Latinos Association, Fort McMurray Highland Dancers, Nrityalaya School of Indian Dance, The Brady Academy of Irish Dance, Fort McMurray Avrora Dancers.  This event will take place at Holy Trinity High School and is free.

Making Masks with Canadian Mental Health Association – Invitation Only

Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Making masks with the clients of the Canadian Mental Health Association in partnership with the Wood Buffalo Arts and Crafts Guild.

NorthWord’s Issue #7 launch and Words on Fire Poetry Contest.

Time: 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School (Timberlea)

Free!

Join NorthWord for the launch of Issue # 7 of NorthWord's Literary Magazine, with the theme of Fire during Alberta Culture Days.  The party will take place at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School.  It will include a poetry contest and is a free event

http://www.facebook.com/#!/NorthWord

NorthWord’s Issue #7 launch and Words on Fire Poetry Contest.

Alberta Culture Days 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
5:00pm - 7:30pm 

Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School (Timberlea)

Join Northword for the launch of Issue # 7 of Northwords Literary Magazine, with the theme of Fire during Alberta Culture Days. The party will take place at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School. It will include a poetry contest and is a free event

http://www.facebook.com/#!/NorthWord

Coffee with NorthWord Magazine

When: Friday, June 15, 2012

Time: 5:00pm until 8:00pm

Where: Keyano College - S212 - Glass Building - On

Franklin Ave.

Wood Buffalo's first and only literary magazine NorthWord - A Literary Journal of the North - is looking for volunteers like you! Join us for Coffee with NorthWord - an evening of mingling, getting to know the Board, the magazine, and how you can help. This is your magazine Wood Buffalo - proud to feature local writers, poets and artists. Only you keep us going.

Join us for warm beverages - there is more than coffee - and refreshments. Get to know us and we'll get to know you.

Words in Motion Launch

The Words in Motion 2012 was a pilot program that was introduced by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. This program was created to promote literacy and to allow new and existing writers an opportunity to share their poetry. Poetry was gathered from local school students and the general public.


There was a wonderful turnout for the Words in Motion launch which took place at the Fort McMurray Public Library on April 2; close to 100 people attended the event to support our local poets. Highlights of the evening included a speech by Mayor Melissa Blake, two of the selected poets shared their poetry, and a WOOSH bus was onsite, displaying two poems inside.


The launch of Words in Motion was very successful. There were 118 poetry entries from local school students and 26 entries from the general public. It was wonderful to receive such a wide array of poetry from residents of all ages. Forty poems were selected by the selection panel to be displayed inside of the buses for the month of April which is National Poetry Month.


All poetry submissions are available to be viewed at the following website: http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/living_2227/Art---Culture/Words-in-Motion/Words-in-Motion-Poetry.htm


A special thank you to our partners: the Fort McMurray Public Library, NorthWord, and the Fort McMurray Catholic and Public School Boards. Also, we would like to thank our selection panel members: Jennifer Mason, Shauna Murray, and Kiran Malik-Khan.


This April, travel to your destination via public transit and enjoy reading poems written by local poets.

NorthWord is Seeking Poetry Submissions

Harmony – what does it mean to you? How do you express it in words, photos, blogs, art? It is the theme of the next issue of NorthWord Magazine.

Please feel free to submit your poetic works. The deadline is March 30, 2012. All entries are judged blindly – so no names are on the pieces. To submit your poem, the e-mail address is: northword@hushmail.com.

Celebrate An Evening of the Arts with NorthWord at winterPLAY

NorthWord magazine and Events Wood Buffalo cordially invite you to the launch event for our sixth issue, which features a theme of Sin. Celebrate An Evening of the Arts with NorthWord at winterPLAY on Friday, February 24, 2012 at The Post Gallery – in Keyano College.

There will be musicians, readings from authors published in the sixth issue, art and an open microphone, giving everyone a chance to share their inner artist at the free event.

"Events Wood Buffalo is delighted to be part of the launch of NorthWord's latest issue. We're very excited that the launch is happening in the Post, Fort McMurray's new public art gallery, and during the 2012 Syncrude winterPLAY festival. We're very much looking forward to experiencing a 'Sinful' celebration of the arts," said David Whitelock, Executive Director of Events Wood Buffalo.

Jennifer Hemstock, President, Northern Canda Collective Society for Writers (NCCSW), publishers of NorthWord magazine echoed similar sentiments.

“The launch event for our sixth issue is a special one for the NorthWord group. For the first time we are partnering with Events Wood Buffalo and participating in winterPLAY. The Post gallery is the perfect venue for an evening of literature, music and socializing. We hope everyone will join us to celebrate our sixth issue and look forward to the next half dozen,” said Hemstock.

Local writer and blogger Kevin Thornton is the guest editor of this issue, who looks forward to meeting everyone.

Based in Fort McMurray, Alberta the NCCSW publishes NorthWord twice yearly, rotating editors and themes from issue to issue.

The group is now accepting submissions for issue number seven, to be edited by local writer and journalist Kiran Malik-Khan. The theme is Harmony. The deadline is March 30, 2012.

Short stories or excerpts from current projects, fiction or non-fiction (3000 words maximum), verse of no more than 50 lines, along with anything surprising, original, or inventive can be submitted to the editors at northword@hushmail.com.

NorthWord is available for sale at the Keyano College Bookstore, Coles, Frames and More, Airport Gift Shop, and Chow’s Varieties.

Review copies are available upon request.

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/northword.

For more information, please contact:

Kiran Malik-Khan
Media Director
Northern Canada Collective Society for Writers
780-791-8971
c: 780-880-7666
northerncanadacollective@gmail.com

Full Moon Cafe next Saturday!

Hello Full Moon Cafe friends!

The next Full Moon Cafe will be Saturday, February 18th at Waterways Community Hall. The feature will be local singer/ songwriter Selena Moss. All ages and talents welcome.

Confirmed Dates for 2012: Waterways Hall.
February 18 ( Family Day weekend)
March 17
April 21
May 26 
June 23 (Solstice weekend)  


NorthWord's release party for the 7th Issue: at the POST!
Our friends at NorthWord magazine are publishing their 7th issue of NorthWord. The release party will be at the newest art gallery in town -  the Post, which is located within the curved lower foyer of the Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre on Friday February 24th.

Also, check out the Program and media release attached from Events Wood Buffalo regarding WinterPLAY, Feb 14th to March 4th, or go to www.winterplay.ca for more information. 


 The Full Moon Cafe Live Music Stage will be included in the winterPLAYGROUND on the Snye (March 2nd, 3rd and 4th). A line up is being developed and will be revealed as details become available.


Presented by:

health, hope and happiness the Full Moon Cafe
http://fullmooncaf.blogspot.com/