CURRENT EVENTS

  • January 31 - February 5/12
    11am-9pm

    The Big Book Sell-off
    - all books now 50% off, with thousands marked down even further [ more ]
  • Friday February 3/12
    7pm
      $10/$5 students
    Too Much Info Tour 2012
    - Tim Eliasmore ]
  • Sunday February 5/12
    7:30pm
      $10
    ShawFest presents
    pShaw!
    A Literary Roast of George Bernard Shaw
    more ]
  • Monday February 6/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    Balkan Folk Tales CD Launch
    Dejan Rafajlovic Trio

    - featuring Julian Bradford and Curtis Nowosadmore ]
  • Wednesday February 8/12
    8pm
      $8/$5 students
    Beautiful Lies
    An Evening with Bean, Eagle Lake Owls, and Kate Ferris
    more ]
  • Thursday February 9/12
    7:30pm

    Winnipeg Marx Reading Groupmore ]
  • Thursday February 9/12
    8pm
      $6
    JohNNy SiZZle/Lloyd & Selleck Present
    A CKUW Fundraiser
    more ]
  • Saturday February 11/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    Kristopher Ulrich Band, with guests Eli Matas and Zack Kinahanmore ]
  • Sunday February 12/12
    7pm

    Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Series
    - poet J.R. Léveillé, with Katherena Vermette and Rosanna Deerchildmore ]
  • Wednesday February 15/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    The Sweet Alibi, with Marcel Desilets and Ben Wytinckmore ]
  • Thursday February 16/12
    7:30pm

    Feeling Canadian: Television, Nationalism, and Affect Book Launch
    - author Marusya Bociurkiwmore ]
  • Thursday February 16/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    Quincy Davis & Promise
    - with Niall Bakkestad-Legare, Paul De Gurse, Shannon Kristjanson, Landen Seesahai, Kristopher Ulrich and Luke Sellickmore ]
  • Friday February 17/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    Kayla Luky, with Tailwindmore ]
  • Wednesday February 22/12
    8pm
      $8/$5 students
    Primrose, with Demetramore ]
  • Thursday February 23/12
    8pm
      $10/$5 students
    Jazz Machine V
    Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years

    - the Aaron Shorr Triomore ]
  • Friday February 24/12
    8pm
      $5
    Shasta, with guests Windmore ]
  • Thursday March 1/12
    7pm

    U of M Jazz Program Student Ensemblesmore ]
  • Saturday March 3/12
    11am-5pm

    Crafty Minions
    The Handmade and Vintage Sale
    more ]
  • March 6-10/12

    Mondo!Poetrymore ]
  • Tuesday March 6/12
    7pm

    Manitoba Independent Songwriters' Circlemore ]
  • Saturday April 21/12
    11am-3:30pm
      $75
    From the Ground Up: Planning and Writing a Publishable Story
    - award-winning writer Jake MacDonaldmore ]

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The Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Series

The Aqua Lansdowne is Manitoba's largest poetry prize. Based around the award and hosted in conjunction with the Writer's Collective, this series celebrates the best in Manitoba poetry. Congratulations to this year's winner, Ariel Gordon. For the history of the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie click here, and for past readings click here.

Sunday, February 12/12 7pm


Poet J.R. Léveillé, with Katherena Vermette and Rosanna Deerchild

J.R. LéveilléNé à Winnipeg en 1945, J.R. Léveillé est l’auteur d’une vingtaine d’oeuvres (romans, poésie, essais) publiés au Manitoba, en Ontario, au Québec et en France. À la fin des années 1960, il entreprend des études de maîtrise et de doctorat en littérature française et a été boursier des gouvernements du Canada et de la France. De 1973 à 1980, il réside en Ontario et au Québec où il enseigne. En 1981, il revient au Manitoba et poursuit une carrière comme journaliste et réalisateur à Radio-Canada jusqu’en 2006. J.R. Léveillé a réalisé des portraits d’auteurs pour la télévision, dirigé des numéros spéciaux de revues littéraires et il est un conférencier invité à de nombreuses rencontres nationales et internationales. Il est directeur littéraire aux Éditions du Blé et siège au conseil du Winnipeg International Writers Festival. J.R. Léveillé est lauréat du Prix Champlain 2002 du Conseil de la Vie française en Amérique, ainsi que du Prix Rue-Deschambault 2003 de la province du Manitoba pour son roman, Le soleil du lac qui se couche; il a reçu le Prix littéraire du Manitoba français en 1994 pour sa poésie et le Prix du Consulat général de France à Toronto en 1997 pour l’ensemble de son oeuvre. En 1999, il fut intronisé au Temple de la renommée de la Culture au Manitoba pour sa contribution à la littérature et a été récipiendaire du Manitoba Lifetime Writing and Publishing Award en 2007. Un colloque international sur son oeuvre a eu lieu à Saint-Boniface en 2005.


Katherena VermetteKatherena Vermette is a Metis writer of poetry and fiction. Her work has appeared in several literary magazines and compilations, most recently, Manitoapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Portage and Main Press 2012). Vermette was the 2010-2011 Blogger in Residence for thewriterscollective.org and is currently attending the prestigious Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing program at the University of British Columbia. A member of the Aboriginal Writers Collective of Manitoba since 2004, Vermette lives, works and plays in Winnipeg, Manitoba.


Rosanna DeerchildRosanna Deerchild is an award-winning broadcaster and accomplished poet living in Winnipeg. She has wanted to be a journalist since she saw Lois Lane in the Superman movies. She has been working for newspapers and radio stations for almost fifteen years. Currently you can hear her as the host of The 204 on CBC Manitoba, Saturday afternoons at 5 p.m. Rosanna is also an accomplished poet. Her first collection of poetry, this is a small northern town (The Muses’ Company), is set in a mining town and explores issues of race, identity and family. She has been published in a number of literary magazines including Prairie Fire and CV2.


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