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THIN AIR 2022 is just around the corner!
We may have been quiet recently, but that’s only because our little team is busy building another special festival! THIN AIR 2022 will be a hybrid festival again this fall, with a handful of in-person events, a bigger handful of online events, and a unique festival website packed with terrific video content from our featured…
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Poste contractuel
POSTE CONTRACTUEL : COORDONNATEUR/COORDONNATRICE Poste contractuel, coordonnateur.trice.PDF Le Festival international des écrivain.e.s de Winnipeg, établi en 1997, est une organisation à but non-lucratif dynamique qui croit au pouvoir rassembleur des livres, des idées et des communautés. Nous sommes les hôtes de deux festivals – THIN AIR à l’automne et THIN AIR KIDS/Livres en fête en…
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Writes of Spring Launch 2022 Video & Spread
On April 23rd, the Winnipeg Free Press published poetry by Manitoba writers for National Poetry Month for the 7th edition of Writes of Spring. This year, we celebrated the launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers with hosts Ariel Gordon and Duncan Mercredi with featured readings on the theme of “intimacy” by the 2022 Writes of Spring…
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Writes of Spring Call for Submissions – CLOSED
Writes of Spring SUBMISSIONS CLOSED For the 7th year in a row, the Winnipeg Free Press will be publishing poetry by Manitoba writers for National Poetry Month in partnership with the Winnipeg International Writers Festival. As always, we’ll be taking a page from the League of Canadian Poets, which means that this year’s theme will…
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THIN AIR KIDS Festival is Now Open!
THIN AIR KIDS is now open! THIN AIR KIDS celebrates the best Canadian writing for kids of all ages! Visit https://thinairkids.ca/ now! THIN AIR KIDS célèbre l’excellence dans l’écriture canadienne pour les enfants de tous âges ! Visitez https://thinairkids.ca/ !
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Celebrating Manitoba Books!
On Sunday, October 17, as our last event of THIN AIR 2021, we celebrated the finest work from Manitoba writers and publishers, illustrators and designers, as recognized by the Manitoba Book Awards / Les Prix du livre du Manitoba. You can find the replay of that celebration here! https://youtu.be/xYICZCc0oZY
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THIN AIR 2021 festival site opens at NOON Monday, September 20!
Head on over to thinairfestival.ca starting at NOON on September 20th, 2021 to explore our roster of 60 writers!
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THIN AIR 2021 Website Registration NOW OPEN
FAQs: How does this festival website work? Again this year, you get to tailor your own festival experience according to your time, availability, interests, and curiosity. We have booked about 60 writers, and they’ve all submitted videos to introduce you to their new books. This content is posted to individual writer profiles, and as you…
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Countdown to THIN AIR 2021!
Dates: September 20th – October 18th. So, how will the festival work this year? Last year, we joined the rest of the planet in pivoting to a virtual festival, and we’re going to take advantage of all the things we learned then as we roll out this year’s version. Once again, we’re creating a lively…