Our purpose is to strengthen and support a broad reading community by curating and presenting two annual festivals celebrating writers and reading, as well as by acting as a reading resource. To serve those ends, we showcase quality writing, we create forums for conversation, creativity, and learning, and we share our enthusiasm.
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What’s New
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We welcome Laura Meuckon as our new Executive Director
On behalf of Plume Winnipeg’s board of directors, the writers we celebrate, and the audience who supports us, I am delighted to welcome Laura Meuckon as our new Executive Director! When Plume Winnipeg’s beloved director Charlene Diehl retired in December 2025 after 23 years at the helm, she left a vibrant, culturally important organization with…
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SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: Writes of Spring 10th Anniversary!
2025 is the 10th year of Writes of Spring. Over 100 poems by Manitoba writers have appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, sharing their vision of who we are and where we live. To celebrate, this year there will be NO THEME. That’s right, you can submit a short poem on ANY THEME. As long…
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Thanks for coming to THIN AIR / Livres en fête 2024 !
We would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this year’s celebration of books possible. The entire THIN AIR / Livres en fête team salutes our writers, hosts, partners, volunteers, sponsors, venues, and especially to our audience and community. We couldn’t have done it without you! You can do one big favour for us…
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Find out more about all the programming we do!
Speaking Crow
Speaking Crow is our monthly poetry open mic series happening the first Tuesday of the month. Most gatherings kick off with a reading from a Manitoba poet, followed by an open mic. Most of our meetings are in person, but we also have lively international gatherings online several times each year. Bring your poems for three minutes at the mic!
Voices in the Circle
We champion Indigenous writers in all of our programming streams, and make them easier for interested readers to find by gathering under the banner of Voices in the Circle.
Writes of Spring
Writes of Spring is our April collaboration with Ariel Gordon and the Free Press, celebrating National Poetry Month. An annual open submission results in a curated group of original poems published in the Free Press with a public launch.
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Volunteers are the backbone of public events, and we treasure ours! If you are outgoing, fun, love to read, and just want to give a little something back to your community, you might be a perfect fit for us. Take a moment to register in our volunteer portal and let us get to know you!
